As part of Mobile, Alabama’s Neighborhood Renewal Program, the city sited two new modular homes on property it owns and will sell the homes to a non-profit that will then offer the homes to low income families, as WSFA-TV informs MHProNews. Each home is 750 square feet with two bedrooms …
According to what bismarcktribune tells MHProNews, credit unions in North Dakota are lending at a higher rate than other financial institutions. However, in western North Dakota where affordable housing is crucial due to the rapid influx of workers in the oil fields, loans for manufactured homes (MH) are increasingly more …
Manufactured Home Loans Tough to Find in North Dakota Read More
At a public hearing Tuesday morning, April 7, the Jasper (Ala.) City Council delayed a request for a zoning change that would have allowed a multi-section manufactured home (MH) to be sited after a neighbor opposed the change to R-3, affordable housing. Sharon Harris, who lives adjacent to the property …
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A couple in Hermiston, Oregon who own four manufactured homes saw their property tax increase 65 percent from 2013 to 2014 on one of the homes, a 1970 Golden West model at Vista Park Mobile Home Park. Umatilla County Tax Assessor Paul Chalmers says it was an anomaly, that the …
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Karen and Tom Rogers live in a 420 square foot tiny house, built by Lil’ Lodges, in Bruton Park manufactured home community (MHC) in York County, Virginia. The county cited them for a violation because it is not a manufactured home, but following an appeal to the zoning board, they …
Tiny House in Manufactured Home Community Sparks Legal Debate Read More
HUD Code production continues rising, China going modular, Cavco Acquisition, Affordable housing lags, New MHC in Arizona, Inmates Building Modular Homes, Champion Partners with Winnebago, MHCC Suggests Multifamily HUD Code Homes and more. Mon., March 30 Rising Land Values Force Older Manufactured Home Communities Out China Choosing Modular for Hotels, …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews that the General Subcommittee of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) conducted a conference call to consider a proposal that would provide construction for up to three multifamily dwelling units. Responding to an October 2014 memorandum from HUD that HUD Code labeled homes …
A bill before the North Carolina Senate, S.577, filed March 26, 2015, clarifies retitling of a manufactured home (MH) after it has been removed from real property. According to what ncleg tells MHProNews, if a certificate of title has been canceled and the owner of a manufactured home desires to …
North Carolina Bill would Clarify Retitling of Manufactured Homes Read More
A proposed manufactured home (MH) development for 70 MH in the town of Oneonta, New York has run into stiff opposition from 100 people who have signed petitions opposing Hemlock Village. The 29 acres would need a zoning change from residential-agricultural, which requires one home per acre, to Planned Development …
Residents have Garnered Signatures Opposing Manufactured Home Community Read More
A ten percent hike in site rents at Wild Meadows manufactured home community (MHC) in Dover, Delaware was ruled unjustified by an arbitrator appointed by the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority. The December Corporation, manager of the MHC, sought to raise site tents from $437.15 to $482.89 on 185 member …
Site Rent Increase Denied at Manufactured Home Community Read More
MHProNews has learned from mtsandard the Butte-Silver Bow Planning Board in Montana voted 5-0 that no more pre-HUD Code homes (MH) be allowed to site in the county, although those already existing would be grandfathered in and allowed to stay. MH built between 1976, when the federal government mandated construction …
Montana County Tightens Restriction on Manufactured Homes Read More
All across Florida many manufactured home communities (MHCs), often filled with pre-HUD Code homes, many of which are too decrepit to move or do not meet construction standards required in other communities, are being re-purposed and developed into more lucrative uses. Some are on scenic waterways that were out of …
Rising Land Values Force Older Manufactured Home Communities Out Read More
The Tunica Manufactured Housing Show in Mississippi shared the spotlight this week with the House Financial Services Committee passing the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act out of committee and headed to the House floor for a vote. Additionally, IKEA prepares to ship 10,000 durable modular shelters to Iraqi homeless …
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The Financial Services Committee informs MHProNews that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing to scrutinize the role of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in shuttering legitimate businesses by closing their bank accounts. The only witness at the hearing was FDIC Director Martin Gruenberg. Termed Operation Choke Point, …
The House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 650, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 that will help millions of Americans have better access to financing options for manufactured housing. The vote was 43 in favor and 15 opposed. In addition to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), H.R. …
H.R. 650 Passes out of House Financial Services Committee Read More
MHProNews has learned from cnnmoney that Elkhart, Indiana-based Skyline Corp. (NYSEMKT:SKY) has obtained a three-year secured revolving line of credit with First Business Capital Corp. The agreement will allow Skyline to borrow up to $10 million. Secured by the company’s assets, the funds will be used for working capital, and …
In his opening statement to the full House Financial Services Committee considering 11 bipartisan bills “designed to promote a healthier economy, preserve consumer choice and help our fellow Americans achieve the American dream of financial independence,” Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) acknowledged they all passed the House and/or the Committee, …
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A manufactured home community co-operative may be in the works for Wahpeton, North Dakota, according to a feasibility study read to the Wahpeton Finance Committee by Wahpeton Economic Development Director Jane Priebe. The town’s Economic Development Commission would develop the project after receiving financial support from a series of partners …
City is Developing Manufactured Home Community Co-op Read More
On March 16, a delegation of Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) executives met with U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency Dr. Kathleen Hogan, and other officials, to discuss manufactured housing (MH) energy rules under consideration by DOE. MHARR tells MHProNews the rulemaking …
MHARR Questions Energy Department rules Governing Manufactured Housing Read More
In a measure to preserve housing affordability while shielding taxpayers from another bailout, nationalmortgageprofessional tells MHProNews three Democratic representatives on the House Financial Services Committee have reintroduced housing finance reform legislation. Reps. John Carney (D-DE), John K. Delaney (D-MD) and Jim Himes (D-CT) first introduced the Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership …
Housing Finance Reform Bill Balances Public vs Private Read More
