Following up on a story MHProNews posted Jan. 20, 2014 regarding a possible grant for water system improvements at the Centennial Estates Manufactured Housing Community (MHC) Cooperative in Derry, New Hampshire, the town council voted to apply for the $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The application will compete against …
Manufactured Home Community Co-operative Applies for Block Grant Read More
The 125,000 square foot industrial space in Bend, Oregon at one time occupied by Fuqua Homes, Inc. has been sold to a hedge fund manager and his wife for $2.7 million. The couple will likely develop it into a multi-tenant facility, according to bendbulletin.com. Fuqua Homes built manufactured and modular …
The Monticello (Arkansas) City Council passed an ordinance effective May 1, 2014 that limits manufactured homes sited be no more than 15 years old, and they must meet all city building and occupancy codes the same as other homes. According to mymonticellonews.net, building permits for manufactured homes are only good …
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As follow-up to a story MHProNews posted Jan. 16, 2014 regarding three variance requests for the siting of manufactured homes in Magnolia, Arkansas, the Magnolia Planning and Zoning Commission denied all three, according to magnoliareporter.com. Although all three requests were from parties who own the land, and the commissioners support …
Placement Denied for Three Manufactured Home Variance Requests Read More
Following a story we first posted Oct. 21, 2013 regarding the proposed redevelopment of Vineland Vista Mobile Home Park in St. Helena, California owned by Vintner Hall Wines, the Napa Valley Planning Commission has delayed approval of the modification because the old ordinance does not allow for multifamily modular housing. …
Inmate overcrowding is a major issue in the race for sheriff in Stockton, California, pitting incumbent Sheriff Steve Moore against Sgt. Pat Withrow. While a state panel approved $33.3 million for a new, higher-security facility to replace the Honor Farm, Withrow wants to add modular jail units on an “as …
The Magnolia (Arkansas) Planning Commission will deal with the placement of several manufactured homes at its next meeting on Mon., Jan. 20, 2014. As magnoliareporter.com informs MHProNews, Aaron Thomas and Shari Palmucci have each requested a variance to site a manufactured home in an R2 zone (single-family homes and duplexes). …
Alberta, Canada’s New Home Buyer Protection Act will offer more consumer protection when the mandatory warranty protection takes effect Feb. 1, 2014. The Canadian Home Builders’ Association-Alberta initially offered coverage on new homes beginning in 1974, and the new act ensures all builders meet the same standards. Modular and manufactured …
Factory-built Homes Covered by New Mandatory Warranty Read More
Capping a 14-year legal battle between the city of San Rafael, California and Contempo Marin manufactured housing community (MHC), the United States Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that favored the city’s rent control ordinance. A U. S. district court ruled in favor of the Contempo, owned by …
U. S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Equity LifeStyle Properties Appeal Read More
In Mayes County, Oklahoma, any 62 year-old (or older) head of the household whose gross annual income for the preceding year did not exceed $22,000 or 50 percent of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) median family income for the county may receive a Manufactured Home …
Manufactured Home Owners to Receive Property Tax Exemption Read More
Following up on a story we first covered Jan. 9, 2014 regarding a dispute over the rewarding of a debris removal contract in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, a subsidiary of Santee Modular Homes in South Carolina is suing the county for failing to comply with federal guidelines and county guidelines …
The town board of Richmond, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, has passed a series of ordinances governing the placement, licensing, age, size, and structure of manufactured homes and the manufactured housing communities in which they might be sited in the city. The newrichmond-news.com reports violations could draw fines ranging from …
Mel Watt, the new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director, is appointing four special advisors to assist him with policy and strategic decisions, MHProNews.com has learned from nationalmortgagenews.com. Megan Moore, who worked at the Treasury Department’s Office of Legislative Affairs, will be special advisor for intergovernmental affairs; Bob Ryan served …
The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) will hold a hearing Tuesday morning, Jan. 14, 2014, on the effects of the Qualified Mortgage rule that became law two days before the scheduled session. HSFC Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) has long opposed the Dodd-Frank Act, saying the regulations unduly tighten credit for …
Effects of Qualified Mortgage Rule Discussed Two Days in Read More
Former North Carolina Democrat Melvin Watt was sworn in Jan. 6, 2013 as the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), replacing the acting head since 2009, Edward DeMarco. The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) says Watt was instrumental in the passage of the Manufactured Housing …
Melvin Watt : New Light at the Federal Housing Finance Agency? Read More
Speaking to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray said the new mortgage regulations that take effect today, Jan. 10, 2014 will protect consumers from the type of risky loan products that contributed to The Great Recession and housing bubble. Reminding NAR members …
CFPB Director Cordray Addresses the National Association of Realtors Read More
The Wildhorse Estates subdivision in Florence, Arizona has 84 large lots designated for manufactured homes (MH), but there are only 15 MH sited, and the remainder are site-built homes, making it out of compliance with county zoning. Many homes have horses and other farm animals, some of which have more …
Housing finance reform is expected to be at the top of the agenda in Congress at the beginning of the new session, but unless the initiatives move forward quickly, chances increase they will stall as the mid-term elections approach in November. The bi-partisan proposal introduced in the Senate will pare …
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A Cody, Wyoming couple was denied a variance to site a modular home on their land by the Park County Commissioners. The current ordinance prohibits mobile homes in the North Fork Planning Area where their land sits. MHProNews has learned “mobile home” includes manufactured and modular homes in their definition. …
The owners of Santee Modular Homes, Inc. in Orange County, South Carolina protested the county council’s decision to award a contract for debris removal to an out-of-state company instead of their firm, Santee Debris Removal. As part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) guidelines for disaster preparation, local jurisdictions …
Modular Home Builders Protest South Carolina Decision Read More
