MHProNews has learned from blueridgenow.com as of Jan. 1, 2014 that the North Carolina sales tax on manufactured homes will increase from two percent to the general rate of 4.75 percent, and on modular homes from 2.5 percent to 4.75 percent. Neil Carter, owner of Carter’s Homes in Fletcher says …
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Custom modular home builder Excel Homes, a subsidiary of Innovative Business Solutions of Wexford, Pennsylvania, has purchased Keiser Homes of Oxford, Maine to accommodate growing demand in the Northeast. Excel employs over 800; Keiser has about 100 employees. According to mainebiz.biz, Excel has built more than 28,000 homes since its …
The National Modular Housing Council (NMHC) reports 3,840 new modular homes were shipped in the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 0.8 percent from the same quarter in 2012. Compared to Q3 2012, 16 states showed increases in shipments for Q3 2013, 17 experienced decreases and one state had …
The SMART2 (Superfast Modular Affordable Robust Transportable) buildings by JAYZ Building Solutions of Melbourne, Australia were created to support affordable housing development, either as a permanent home, an addition to an existing structure or for workforce development sites requiring temporary housing. The Butterfly model can be folded out and installed …
A modular senor-living community is being built in western New York state overlooking Keuka Lake, according to chronicle-expess.com. The 15 single-family, single level residences, comprised of three quadplexes and one triplex, will each include two bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace, kitchen and laundry appliances, front porch, single attached garage and …
Algeco Scotsman announces the acquisition of Chard Camp Catering Service Ltd., a provider of remote modular workforce housing and catering services, by its subsidiary, Target Logistics. With significant space for future expansion to accommodate steam-assisted gravity drainage operations, Chard owns and operates a 278-bed workforce camp just south of Fort …
Algeco, Modular Workforce Provider, Acquires Chard Read More
When John Samples received $750,000 funneled through the Osage City City Council and the Kansas Department of Commerce in 2006 for his Kan Build modular housing business via a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), it was considered a safe gamble. Samples was a successful businessman who had received accolades including …
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As part of their Prefabricated Housing—Global Strategic Market Report, researchandmarkets.com states the manufactured homes segment of the industry accounts for ten percent of housing starts in the U. S., and contributes significant revenues to the entire housing industry, especially since shipments began rising in 2011. While low housing costs particularly …
A group of ten families from the Basalt, Colorado Pan and Fork land lease community, which is scheduled for redevelopment, have formed an action committee seeking better relocation options from the owners, which includes the Roaring Fork Development Corp. (RFCDC) and the town of Basalt. The “Workers for Justice and …
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MHProNews has learned the Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) for the District of Willow Creek north of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada has approved the application for a couple to move their 2,280 square foot modular home. North of Nanton, it is the second residence on the same parcel of land. Also …
While the New Orleans City Council is sparring with Sheriff Marlin Gusman over how large the new jail will be, debate is continuing over whether the sheriff (who is running for re-election) intended to comply with an ordinance that limits the number of inmates due to budgetary constraints. Inmates are …
The Woolrich area of South London, once thought of as a dangerous region, is experiencing an “embryonic reinvention” of housing under development, including 60 one and two-bedroom modular apartments with occupancy priority going to households working or living locally earning $62,000 to $81,000 annually. Woolrich Central is comprised of a …
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DesignMiami/ is an international marketplace of collectibles, lighting and objets d’art from around the world emphasizing museum-quality works as well as a broad spectrum of cultural programming with lectures and panels focused on the discipline of design. MHProNews has learned from miamiherald.com, this year’s inspiration comes in part from Miami’s …
Canadian modular builder Britco has sent senior executive Chris Gardner with British Columbia’s Premier Christy Clark on a trade mission to China promoting B.C’s natural gas to the growing economies of Asia. Three liquid natural gas facilities will be working by 2020 which will generate thousands of construction jobs, and …
Workforce Housing Developer Promoting Natural Gas in Asia Read More
Three modular townhomes each with three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and energy-efficient features will be sited Dec. 2 and 3 cross from the West Seattle Golf Course. Designed by Chris Pardo Design and built by Method Homes at their Ferndale, Washington plant, two of the units have a shared wall and …
Modular home builder Fusion Modular Green Construction LLC of Maryland allegedly accepted payments and deposits from customers and then did not fulfill contracts, and was unwilling to refund deposits. State Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced the company and its owners, Joshua Samuel Sims and William E. Sims III, are …
The Jump Start federal housing program is credited for backing the construction of seven modular homes in the PrairieView subdivision of Forest City, Iowa in the north central part of the state. A qualified candidate can receive a grant up to $37,500 towards the purchase of a home valued at …
County commissioners in Butte, Meade and Harding Counties are in different stages of preparation for the possibility of modular workforce mancamps should the 36-inch Keystone XL pipeline be approved to move oil from Canada to Texas. Neither Butte nor Meade has a zoning ordinance, and Harding County’s is for “conditional …
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Champion Home Builders opened a second manufacturing facility at its 30-acre Lake City, Florida location this week (Nov. 18, 2013), adding 45 new jobs, according to digital-journal.com. The 70,000 square foot facility re-establishes the Redman Homes manufactured housing brand that has a respected name in the Southeast, but closed in …
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SeekingAlpha.com reports manufactured housing community (MHC) proprietor UMH Properties owns 74 communities comprised of 13,400 developed home sites with an average occupancy rate of 82 percent. Forty-three of the communities, representing 46 percent of the holdings, are in the Utica and Marcellus Shale acreage that is being developed by energy …
