American Market & Business News reports Drew Industries, manufacturer of components for the manufactured housing and RV Industries, announced their quarterly revenue gained 15.80 percent for the first quarter 2011 over the same period 2010. The company said earnings for 2010 were .30 cents per share, as opposed to .42 …
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The Daily News of Massachusetts reports that officials in Salisbury are trying to include pre-HUD code housing that has not been moved in 20 years in their housing stock in order to meet the requirements for affordable housing under Chapter 40B housing laws of 1969. The state has said in …
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From Alabama, the Birmingham News reports that Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) has initiated legislation that would require new manufactured homes to have weather alert radios installed in them by the manufacturer. The same bill passed in the House in 2007, but it did not make it out of the Senate. …
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From Pennsylvania, Lancaster Online spoke with emergency management officials concerning tornado preparedness in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the wake of the devastating tornadoes in the southern U.S. The area has several land lease communities, and is the single area in the state where tornadoes historically have struck. The Lancaster County Emergency …
From North Carolina, the Fay Observer reports the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide manufactured homes in North Carolina counties hardest hit by the April 16 tornadoes. In the 18 counties declared disaster areas by the federal government, there are almost 1,000 homes destroyed or uninhabitable that will receive …
Fox Business interviewed Warren Buffett, of Berkshire-Hathaway, and Kevin Clayton, CEO of Clayton Homes. Buffett remarked that it is good new housing has not gotten better because of the excess inventory of housing. He says when new home construction returns, employment will improve more than many people think. Kevin Clayton …
On strong earnings from blue chip manufacturer Caterpillar, the Dow gained 62.19 points to close at 12,810.16. In housing stocks, Equity Lifestyle Properties was up .10 percent, and Skyline Corporation gained .46 percent. Others closed down or flat: Sun Communities was minus .72 percent, Cavco dropped .68 percent, and both …
Following up on a news story from March 4, 2011, WSLS10 in Roanoke, Virginia, says the modular dormitory Ferrum College ordered in the spring was completely assembled in three days, as workmen set in place the last of the 42 units that comprise the building. College President Jennifer Braaten says, …
Forty-two Unit Modular Dormitory Assembled in Three Days Read More
From California, The Sun of San Bernardino County says that the City Council of Yucaipa released a 49-page report on new methods to monitor homesite rents at manufactured communities. The report was criticized for being twice as long as the ordinance itself, and also for pitting residents against community owners. …
Senior News reports that the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is trying to determine what kind of housing Boomers will want in the next 20 years, and what they can afford. The average age of people needing assisted-type care is 85, so that leaves a potential 20-year span for …
In a communication from Allen Hutto, General Counsel of the Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina (MHISC), MHMSM.com learned that the Institute has received a $20,000 grant from the state’s Energy Office to publicize Energy Star certified manufactured homes. The publicity begins next week on TV. Recently, the state legislature …
Energy Star Rating Gets Support from South Carolina Read More
Las Vegas, NV. At the recent MHI National Communities Council (NCC) Pre-Conference Forum in Las Vegas, NV, Dr. Henry Fishkind, one of Florida’s premier economic consultants, expressed to the attendees his perception of a three percent economic growth, retail sales rising and jobless rates going down. Noting that everyone is …
The Daily Times of Blount County, Tennessee, reports Clayton Building Solutions, a division of Clayton Homes, walked away with three very impressive awards from the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) Congress & Expo for Manufactured and Modular Housing in Las Vegas, April 28. The Fort Sam Houston project in San Antonio, …
The Dow rose 72.35 points to close at 12,763.31 as investors ignored mixed earnings reports and disappointing economic news. Housing stocks closed mixed, with Sun Communities gaining 2.18 percent, Nobility Homes moved up 1.69 percent and Equity Lifestyle Properties gained .35 percent. Palm Harbor lost 3.33 percent, Skyline Corporation moved …
Dow Moves Up Again, But Housing Stocks Not as Strong Read More
Housing Wire reports that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been ordered by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to synchronize their methods of dealing with delinquent mortgages, requiring the mortgage servicer to begin engaging the borrower as soon as they become delinquent. The foreclosure process cannot begin if both …
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Speaking at the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) annual Congress & Expo in Las Vegas, Dr. Mark T. Dotzour, of Texas A & M’s Real Estate Center in College Station, said the federal government is swinging by a long rope that is near the bottom of its arc. The government is …
Tulsa’s 3rd annual Great Southwest Home Show will take place at the QuikTrip Center at Expo Square, April 28-May 1. It is the largest indoor manufactured home show. The show begins April 28 and 29 for the industry and the doors will swing wide for the public Friday afternoon through …
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Business Wire reports that Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) has been chosen for the fifth year in a row as Community Lender of the Year by the Manufactured Housing Institute ((MHI) at their annual Congress & Expo in Las Vegas. Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital has originated over $4.7 billion in community loans …
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Benzinga reports Xactware has developed software that incorporates cost data for over 6,000 manufactured and pre-HUD code homes from 1972 to 2011 for insurance purposes in case of loss or damage. From NADA Appraisal Guides, Inc., 360Value determines depreciated cost-replacement guides for manufactured and pre-HUD code homes. Xactware says it …
At the Manufactured Housing Institute’s 2011 Congress & Expo in Tulsa OK, Robin Crow, musician, author, and developer of Dark Horse Recording Studios, said regardless of what business you are in, creating an environment for employees and customers to make them feel better is the most important thing you can …
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