As follow-up to a story MHProNews last posted June 3, 2016 regarding the possible misuse of funds by the city of Minot, North Dakota when it moved over 30 homes out of Odds Mobile Home Park to make way for a flood protection project. The homes were placed on blocks …
Manufactured Homes Damaged During Move to New MH Community Read More
Saying people have forgotten President Reagan’s line: “The government is not the solution, it is the problem.” The larger the government grows, the slower the economic growth, writes Richard W. Rahn in washingtontimes. The article MHProNews posted June 9, 2016 reports Donald Trump promises to end Dodd-Frank and its chokehold …
As Government Grows, Regulations Impose, the Economy Slows Read More
Although the Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro called manufactured housing a “vital solution” to the nation’s “affordable housing crisis,” the federal manufactured housing program for forty years has been one set of wasted opportunities after another, according to M. Mark Weiss, president and CEO of the …
MHARR’S Mark Weiss says Happy Anniversary HUD Code?? Read More
A commentator for modularhomecoach was at the bank on a matter related to buying a car when he spied a five-inch stack of papers on a desk behind the lender, and casually asked about the stack. The woman replied, “Those are for a mortgage application for a new home,” adding …
Loan Officer calls Dodd-Frank a Huge Impediment to Lending Read More
Dubbed “A Better Way,” House Republicans stated the red tape of bureaucracies has gotten out of hand, and they have proposed rules easing the drilling for oil, coal mining, governing internet traffic and promoting small business employment, according to what washingtontimes tells MHProNews. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), in presenting …
House GOP Aiming to Lift Crippling CFPB Regulations Read More
Waterhouse Management Corp. of Roseville, California, which runs the Pinto Lake Mobile Estates in Watsonville, CA, has asked for a $211 a month across the board increase for all the homeowners at the 177 site manufactured home community (MHC). Waterhouse contends the county’s formula for determining annual rent increases does …
MH Community Owner Seeks $211 Month Increase per Site Read More
Coinciding with Republicans and business groups hollering for the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to be a five-person commission instead of a single director, make the agency’s funding in some way subject to congressional oversight, with lawsuits challenging its very authority, the CFPB is pitching a substantial …
Just as CFPB’s Authority is Challenged, it Binges on Big Ad Dollars, Read More
In a video presentation, Frank Rolfe, a partner with Dave Reynolds in Mobile Home University, RV Horizons and MHP Funds, says he can call his congressional representative in Missouri and find out the chances of legislation passing that could positively affect the manufactured home industry, like altering Dodd-Frank. Since it …
Frank Rolfe, Bob Crawford Video Comments on Current and New MH Association Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Media Should Re-Visit Dodd-Frank Reporting in Light of Congressional Testimony Modular Versus Manufactured Homes: Which Is Right for You? What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Lake Villa MH community sells for $11.3 million. HUD Code production climbs 9.9% in April. …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News June 5-June 12, 2016 Read More
With all the negative publicity swirling around alleged predatory lending for purchasers of manufactured homes by the Seattle Times, National Public Radio and BuzzFeed within the last year, it’s time the media paid attention to congressional testimony that refutes these notions, according to L. A. “Tony” Kovach, publisher of MHLivingNews …
Congressional Testimony Negates Sensationalized Charges of Predatory Lending Read More
Updating a story MHProNews last posted March 22, 2016 regarding the acquisition of Carefree Communities, Inc. from Centerbridge Capital Partners II, LP for $1.68 billion, Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) announces it has closed on the transaction. Sun issued Centerbridge $225 million in shares of common stock priced at $67.57 per …
Sun Communities Closes on Acquisition of Centerbridge’s Carefree Communities Read More
The Courtland (Alabama) City Council’s proposed zoning ordinance limits the siting of manufactured homes (MH) to the R-1 district, and prohibits manufactured home communities from siting within the city limits, as moultonadvertiser informs MHProNews. MH are also prohibited from being sited in the Historic District. Pre-existing MH within the city …
Ala. City Ordinance Limits Siting of Manufactured Homes Read More
From eaglevalleynews in southeast British Columbia, Canada MHProNews has learned Sicamous, BC developer Darrel Trouton is seeking municipal approval to site manufactured homes in an area targeted to affordable housing, but requiring rezoning from R1A, urban single-family home to include CSA-approved Z240, which is for manufactured homes (MH), but would …
The Mohave County Board of Supervisors (Arizona) approved by a vote of four to one the development of an age-restricted manufactured home community south of Chloride near the Old Boulder Dam Highway, despite opposition from neighbors who fear low-income residents that may be involved in crime. Neighbors Judy and Norm …
Arizona MH Community Destined to Move Forward Despite Neighbors’ Opposition Read More
The Kittitas County Commissioners approved a $1.45 million purchase agreement for the Shady Brook manufactured home community in April in order to expand the fairgrounds and event center, according to dailyrecordnews, reporting from central Washington state. Although there was no entry on the agenda, several people spoke suggesting ways for …
Hometown Trying to Preserve Manufactured Home Community in Washington Read More
Craig Hillis, executive director of the Manufactured Housing Communities of Washington (MHCW), says with the median price of a traditional home hitting $260,000 in the Seattle area, an increase of 11% in the last year, time should be ripe for the onset of manufactured homes to fill the void of …
Affordable Housing Crisis hits Seattle, as Manufactured Homes are Said to be Waning Read More
Joe Kelly of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA) tells MHProNews the free seminars for community managers/owners regarding the array of laws and regulations affecting communities has drawn over 100 members in three different cities. Open to members and non-members alike, the next gathering will be Wed. June 15, 2016 …
Iowa MHA Leading Seminars on Community Regulations Read More
As part of Dublin, Ireland City Council’s drive to house homeless families that continue to increase in number quarterly, as MHProNews last reported March 3, 2016, work has begun preparing an open green space in Cherry Orchard for up to 24 modular homes. Rife with anti-social behavior in the past, …
Modular Homes Building Underway in Ireland for Homeless Families Read More
An appropriations bill approved by the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee would seriously alter the workings of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in two ways, a move opponents of Dodd-Frank/CFPB would welcome. Firstly, the agency would be funded through the annual Congressional …
Bill would Eliminate CFPB Czar, Clarify and Funnel Funding Read More
The North Dakota Manufactured Housing Association (NDMHA) is questioning the city of Minot’s decision relocating manufactured homes out of Odd’s Mobile Home Park to make way for a proposed flood protection project, according to minotdailynews. Kent French, association member in charge of governmental affairs, said the city used state and …
City Moves Manufactured Homes, Installs them Improperly Read More
