Updating an MHProNews posting from March 27, 2013 regarding the modular home being assembled on the Empire State Plaza for the New York Housing Association Spring Symposium and Legislative Summit in Albany April 30-May 3, alloveralbany has a photo of the 1,300 square foot home. Stating manufactured housing is a …
Noting that baby boomers are poorer than their parents, with half of those facing retirement having less than $10,000 in the bank and one of six of them living in poverty, psmag informs MHProNews the residents of the 333 factory-built homes at Pismo Dunes Senior Park in central Calif. have …
The estevanmercury tells MHProNews the city council in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada is considering two proposals to help ease the housing shortage in the city. One is a modular subdivision with room for 474 homes proposed by developer Kurtis Dmuchowski of Regina-based West D Construction. He has offered to buy the …
According to tampabay, the Hernando County Commissioners meeting in Brooksville, Fla. are considering reinstating an ordinance similar to one originally passed in 2000 that required homes in single-family residential neighborhoods to look the same. The ordinance was eliminated in 2010 because it was an unnecessary regulation that necessitated too much …
A modular home builder with operations in Aberdeen, South Dakota is hoping to open a facility in Fort Yates, North Dakota to provide housing for the Bakken Oil Field boom. As bismacktribune tells MHPronews, the ATechBuilder Corp. expects to hire 45 full time employees to build the 1,100 to 2,500 …
Zanebenefits informs MHProNews that the 53 employees of modular builder Cardinal Homes of Wylliesburg, Vir. are getting a tax deductible health care plan that saves 76 percent on health care benefits. The Defined Contribution ZaneHRA plan gives employees a choice for their medical care while continuing to give corporate control …
Individuals and companies were honored for outstanding achievement in the manufactured and modular housing industry at the 2013 National Congress and Expo awards luncheon held in Las Vegas April 17, 2013. Those recognized for their contributions are as follows: LAND-LEASE COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR (Northeast/Mid-Atlantic)—Calverton Meadows, Calverton NY (South) – …
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Wired tells MHProNews the Dutch city of Nijmegen is collaborating with over 20 architects to provide a range of 29 modular flat pack affordable homes for first-time homebuyers. Targeted to those with annual incomes of $40,000 to $60,000, the stylish designs are far better than the block homes that were …
Architectural Record notifies MHProNews on May 9 the magazine in conjunction with the Architectural League of New York will host a panel discussion about the most recent developments in the design of modular multi-unit housing. Set for 7:00 PM at the McGraw Hill Auditorium, 1221 Avenue of the Americas in …
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SevenDaysVermont tells MHProNews two small Vermont schools will be competing against 18 mostly larger schools in the U. S. Dept. of Energy’s biennial Solar Decathlon to be held in October at Irvine, Calif. While this will be Norwich University’s first trip to the competition, Middlebury College placed fourth in its …
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PrairieBizMag reports from Grand Forks, ND, not long after a Blue Ribbon Commission on Housing determined the city has a housing shortage, especially affordable housing, plans for new developments have been announced and a home-buyers assistance program has been created for the city. The commission determined the housing shortage was …
MarketWatch informs MHProNews manufactured and modular home builder Deer Valley Corp.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Deer Valley Financial, Inc., (DVF) has entered an agreement to provide CIS Home Loans with a $2.5 million line of credit to increase its portfolio of retail mortgages for buyers of manufactured and modular homes. This will …
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The Lehigh Valley Business news reports from Pennsylvania that Liberty Homes in Mount Pocono, Penn. is partnering with the U. S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) in their Total Home Performance Challenge to certify their homes have a high energy efficiency rating to maximize energy savings for their manufactured and modular …
WiscNews informs MHProNews from Baraboo, Wis., just north of Madison, that Blackhawk Home Sales is pulling up stakes June 1. In business since 1970 selling manufactured and modular homes, President Jim Loechler said the property has been for sale for five years and he intends to retire. It will be …
As marketwire reports, Baltimore-based Algeco Scotsman has inked a joint venture agreement with Beijing Chengdong International Modular Housing Company, Ltd. Under the brand name Algeco Chengdong, the collaboration will produce, lease and sell modular housing solutions in China, which has emerging needs for flexible, onsite, temporary accommodations in the energy, …
According to pegasusmarkets, East Dallas (TX) entrepreneur Jeremy Turner is transforming a 1955 Spartan trailer into a mobile art gallery to provide emerging artists with an outlet to display and sell their work. Called CART, the interior will be gutted and outfitted with white walls, gallery lighting, and air conditioning. …
As fastcoexist.com informs MHProNews, a group of Stanford University students in Calif. have developed a modular home “Core” concept—the plumbing and most of the mechanicals are basically in a 12′ X 15′ X 10′ box, with wires and ducts fingering out. Start.Home has a kitchen on one face of the …
As themercury tells MHProNews from Australia, modular homebuilder EMAC Systembuilt Group announces it has acquired Mornington Park Homes Pty Ltd, an affiliate of the now defunct Park Homes group. Mornington was placed in receivership last month after it defaulted on loans. The new venture will be called System Built Homes, …
IMSoup reports from Austin, Texas more people are interested in modular homes this year than in 2012, as the traditionally strong home-buying season begins. Modular Homes Network reports a nearly 25 percent increase in interest in modular homes for March 2013, especially in Houston, Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. As …
According to paloaltoonline, 15 people share three houses, a trailer, a vegetable garden and household tasks in an intentional community, called Greenwave, along a small Palo Alto (Calif.) side street. Owned by three of the members to whom the others pay rent, the three homes are manufactured housing to keep …
