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Drew Industries, Inc., parent company of several companies that make items for the manufactured home and recreational vehicle industries reported record sales for 2014 and a $12 million gain in income. Goshen News tells MHProNews that the Elkhart, Indiana, company had net sales for the year ended Dec. 31 increased …
In Erlanger, Kentucky, the driveway to the SSK Communities management office is in great shape. It’s clean, plowed, and salted, but it’s a far cry from the conditions found in a couple of their manufactured home communities. WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, tells MHProNews that the roads in one of the communities known …
MHCV values went down 0.41% today. In the stocks we track, there were some winners: UFPI +3.10%, NOBH +2.60%, LPX +2.03%, and AMG +1.05%. USA Today tells MHProNews that stocks closed at new highs Tuesday, February 24, as investors reacted positively to remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. …
For months residents of local manufactured home communities have appeared at nearly every Santa Clarita City Council meeting demanding that the city tighten restrictions on manufactured home community rent controls. On the other side, community owners and other business owners attend to demand that the city loosen those restrictions. Following …
California City Council to consider changes to rent control ordinance Read More
Police in North Wildwood, New Jersey, have arrested a Pennsylvania man and charged him with attempting to sell a manufactured home that didn’t exist. The Wildwood Leader tells MHProNews that on Thursday, February 19, North Wildwood Police detectives followed up on a report made to police regarding a fraud case. …
Steamboat Today tells MHProNews that the City of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and the Yampa Valley Housing Authority are advertising for bidders on a water and sewer project in Fish Creek Mobile Home Park. This project will combine replacement of the city’s sanitary sewer interceptor that runs through the community in addition to …
City and housing authority to collaborate on water-sewer project Read More
Former residents of the condemned Life O’Riley Mobile Home Park in Lansing, Michigan, are moving on with their lives, although this is very difficult for many of them. The health department condemned Life O’Riley last year for unsafe living conditions after discovering sewage backing up into the units. WILX-TV, Lansing, …
Former Life O’Riley Residents Move On With Their Lives Read More
As the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and surrounding counties continue to expand, some adjoining Denton County residents are up against a short deadline to relocate their lives. CBS Dallas tells MHProNews that the Lincoln Park Mobile Home Park was recently annexed by the city of Little Elm. The property was then rezoned as …
Texas Manufactured Home Community Residents Forced To Vacate Read More
Although MHCV values went up 1.45%, most of the stocks we track went down. Exception is SUI up 2.02%. Marketwatch tells MHProNews that U.S. stocks struggled to push higher on Monday as a drop in oil prices once again hit energy companies. A pickup in merger-and-acquisition activity in the pharmaceutical …
A smoke detector alerted residents to a fire about 3:45 p.m. Saturday, February 21, at a home in the Frenchtown Villa Manufactured Home Park, Newport, Michigan. “I just put new batteries in them last week,” Ray Bijarro said about his smoke detectors as he watched the firefighters work to put …
The impetus for a package of bills introduced by the jointHawaiian Senate and House Task Force on Housing and Homelessness is the fact that in the Aloha State, the difference between being homeless and having a home can be a razor-thin line. Hawai‘i has a chronic housing shortage and a high …
Hawaii Legislative Bills Address Affordable Housing & Homeless Read More
Failure to properly inspect and maintain a two-mile natural gas pipeline system resulted in an explosion in the Hickory Hills Mobile Home Park, Bath, Pennsylvania, that killed 65-year-old William Neith on Feb. 14, 2014. As a result, Pennsylvania regulators have leveled a $2 million fine against operators of the community. …
On Friday, February 20, the owner of Bayside Gardens in Clearwater, Florida, confirmed what residents suspected: The waterfront park with its stunning views of Old Tampa Bay is too valuable for a bunch of older manufactured homes. “We’re going to put condos there,” said Maurice Wilder of Clearwater-based Wilder Corp. …
Senior manufactured home community is closing to make way for waterfront condos Read More
It’s Sunday morning again and time to review the MHProNews articles for the week. Articles include discussion about decline in oil rig counts and how that may or may not affect manufactured housing sales. A teenager in England purchased his first manufactured housing community. Down Under in Australia, “Caravan Parks” …
Sunday Morning Recap – February 15, 2015 to February 20, 2015 Read More
The owner of a northern Idaho manufactured home community where sewage lagoon waste has been entering the South Fork Palouse River has been ordered to pay $100,000 for violating the Clean Water Act. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News tells MHProNews that on Wednesday, February 18, U.S. District Court Judge Candy Dale …
Last night, Fox News’ Special Report highlighted the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard, Carly Fiorina, in its continued focus on possible 2016 Republican presidential candidates. Carly was described by some in the mainstream media who saw this interview as “flawless.” Carly worked her way through undergraduate and …
Possible 2016 Presidential Candidates – Carly Fiorina Read More
At last! A news outlet is finally telling a more balanced story about tornado safety and manufactured homes. WJTV in Jackson, Mississippi, interviewed a resident who lost one manufactured home in a tornado last year on April 28, 2014. He now has a new manufactured home and has made sure …
MHCV values went up 0.22%. In the stocks we track, leaders today were UFPI 5.04% and ELS 1.21%. There were a lot of negatives for other companies. The weekly winner is DVLY up 27.27% on Feb. 18. Reuters tells MHProNews that the Dow and S&P 500 ended at record highs on …
U.S. Stocks Rise Slightly; MHCV Stocks Barely Inch Up Read More
Be sure to watch a video of the interview with Bill Matchneer, former HUD and CFPB official, who was one of the first HUD officials to inspect and enforce HUD regulations for manufactured housing. Matchneer says that from his experiences, he is amazed at the strength and safety in manufactured …
The increase in the number of oil and gas drilling rigs in various areas of the country provided a boost to the manufactured housing industry and others. With the decline now in oil prices and the accompanying decline in the number of drilling rigs, those who work in the manufactured …
Will the Decline in Rig Counts Affect Manufactured Housing? Read More
