A humanitarian solutions company for refugees of the Syrian conflict has built 1,000 modular homes, in addition to modular schools, hospitals and mosques on the border with Turkey. Modular and Mobile Solutions of Ras Al Khaimah, an emirate that is part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) located on the …
The Tri-State Housing Task Force mini-summit held June 19 in Keokuk, Iowa heard Dan Eberhardt of the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) say “You cannot thrive unless you pay attention to your residential homes.” Representatives of Northeast Community Action Corporation of Missouri (NECAC) state they have helped over 1,500 …
While the number of employees in the manufactured housing (MH) industry in Ore. dropped from 2,000 in 2007 to around 600 by the end of last year, factory-built housing producer GreenFLEX intends to hire some of those workers at a facility in Stayton, Ore. that once made modular homes. The …
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Updating a post MHProNews published June 18, in which a modular builder announced the availability of furnished units for emergency housing in tornado ravaged Okla., the company is donating one of the homes. MODS (Modular On Demand Structures) International Marketing of Appleton, Wis. converts shipping containers into modular housing, as …
Shares of Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) stock have been commented on by three different analysts, going in different directions each time, in the last seven weeks. On May 1 The Street downgraded Cavco from a buy rating to a hold rating; May 28 The Street upgraded shares from hold to …
The transportation package that was passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Bob McDonnell includes tax increases that go into effect July 1, 2013. The titling tax for manufactured homes remains at $10, but the retail sales and use tax, which covers modular homes, will …
MODS International Marketing of Appleton, WI is set to deliver shipping containers converted into modular housing for the tornado victims in OK. MODS (Modular On Demand Structures) specializes in providing emergency housing for long and short term. The units arrive fully furnished, as MHProNews has learned from newson6.com. Costing $40,000 …
The North East Community Action Agency (NECAC) in Hannibal, MO has joined the Next Step Network which gives them the opportunity to buy modular homes from Clayton Homes at 10-15 percent below market price. The goal is to provide low cost housing for people of modest means. Carla Potts, NECAC’s …
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According to what hibbingmn tells MHProNews, Minnesota State Representative Jason Metsa has been recognized by the Manufactured & Modular Home Association of Minnesota (MMHA) with its 2013 Friend of Affordable Housing Award for his efforts during this year’s legislative session. MMHA President Mark Brunner said, “Rep. Metsa was particularly effective …
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Phoenix, AZ-based Cavco Industries, Inc., which owns 50 percent of Fleetwood Homes, Inc., has agreed to acquire the other 50 percent from Third Avenue Value Fund and an affiliate, according to nasdaq.com. Cavco will issue common stock to Third Avenue in consideration as per their original 2009 agreement in forming …
MHProNews has learned from charlotteobserver the North Carolina state senate has approved a tax reform plan on second reading with the third and final reading—and likely approval– set for Tue., June 18. The Republican-dominated senate bill includes a tax hike for factory-built homes. Under the new measure the sales tax …
MHProNews has learned from the seguingazette in Seguin, TX the planning and zoning commission denied a special use request by Cavco Industries, Inc. for the temporary storage of flatbed trailers used to transport modular homes. According to Keith Alexander of Cavco the trailers were used to transport modular barracks to …
According to thetimes-tribune, a modular house built by some 50 students at Johnson college in Scranton, Penn. is scheduled to move up a winding road today where it will be sited and prepared for its new inhabitants. Although the school has been building modular homes as part of the construction …
MHProNews has learned from brandoninfo the Brandon (Minn.) City Council has upheld the decision of the city’s Planning and Zoning Board of Adjustment to approve the siting of a modular home. Neighbors, claiming the residence will harm property values, had complained that the structure was a manufactured home and was …
To meet the growing demand for housing in Atikokan, Ontario, Canada, Dave Bjorkman is opening Northwestern Modular Homes to provide an affordable alternative to stick-built homes. He says modular homes from the U S. are less expensive than Canadian models, so he buys from Skyline in Lancaster, Wis., Highland Manufacturing …
The wacotrib informs MHProNews the city of West, Tex., that was hit with the April 17 fertilizer explosion, is exploring the feasibility of bringing modular units to house the residents displaced by the blast. Each structure would house two families, but would cost $10,000 to haul from Killeen, Tex., not …
Updating a story MHProNews published April 23, 2013 concerning guidelines for homes in residential districts in Brooksville, Hernando County, Fla., tampabay reports the planning and zoning commission passed the ordinance 3-2. It resembles the “similarity ordinance” that was enacted in 2000 but then repealed in 2010 at the request of …
A guided bus tour sponsored by the Madison (WI) Trust for Historic Preservation will explore the history of residential architecture and their neighborhoods from the 1850’s to the 1950’s in Madison, Sat., June 10. Included on the tour will be a neighborhood of modular metal Lustron houses, built for returning …
MHProNews has learned from buffalonews students at Erie 1 BOCES’ Harkness Career and Technical Center in Cheektowaga, just east of Buffalo, NY, have completed a 1,200 square foot modular home that will be auctioned off Fri., June 7. “If you see this house, you would be surprised that twenty 17-year-old …
Contrary to the common focus of too many weather reports, MHProNews has leaned that no one in a pre-HUD Code mobile home or a modern manufactured home died as the result of the May 20 and May 31st EF5 storms in Oklahoma. While thousands of conventional homes were leveled or …
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