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Pat Withrow, a candidate for sheriff of San Joaquin County, just east of San Francisco, says modular housing for inmates would ease overcrowding at the main jail, and could be built quicker than traditional construction. As centralvalleybusinesstimes.com informs MHProNews.com, Withrow says the county has the highest recidivism rate of all …
The Nasdaq continued its eighth day advancing, closing at its highest level since Jan. 2000, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped and the S&P moved up slightly. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -23.99 points, -0.15 percent, to end the day at 16,130.40. The Nasdaq added …
Nobility Homes Spikes; Nasdaq Gains for Eighth Straight Day Read More
Following a story MHProNews.com last posted Jan. 20, 2014, the board of directors of Killam Properties, Inc. (TSX:KMP) once again announces it has declared a dividend of $0.05 per common share, to be paid on March 17, 2014 to shareholders of record Feb. 28, 2014. As wsj.com reports, Killam continues …
Following a story MHProNews.com posted earlier today, Feb. 18, about a boil water order for Ripley’s Manufactured Home Community in Muscatine, Iowa, muscatinejournal.com reports that the boil order remains in effect through today until the water can be tested for bacteria. The well malfunction has since been repaired, although several …
The mayor and city council of Midvale, Utah, just south of Salt Lake City, sent a letter to ICO Multifamily Holdings LLC, owner of Applewood Park manufactured housing community (MHC), asking that Applewood not be closed to make way for an apartment complex. Most of the residents of the 56 …
Residents Fear Manufactured Housing Community Will close Read More
The Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VAMMHA) tells MHProNews.com legislation in the House of Delegates, SB363, supported by VAMMHA, will streamline the titling process of manufactured homes and allow for the re-titling of homes severed from real property. If the measure passes through the subcommittee of the House Transportation …
Legislation could Affect Titling of Manufactured Homes Read More
About 320 residents of Ripley’s Manufactured Home Community (MHC) in Muscatine, Iowa are under a boil order issued Feb. 17 due to a well malfunction in the community. While the well has been repaired, as muscatinejournal.com informs MHProNews, staff at the community are waiting for results of water testing before …
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A collaboration between Strachan Group Architects (SGA) and the Unitec School of Architecture in Auckland, New Zealand on behalf of non-profit VisionWest Community Trust is set to build affordable and sustainable housing in Henderson, Auckland. The government’s Social Reform Housing Bill is pushing for private funding of building these modular, …
According to a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey of mortgage companies owned by homebuilders, sales of new homes rose 35 percent in January following two months of tepid sales. The survey estimates builders sold 38,000 new homes in January, indicating strong demand in some parts of the country, and bodes …
The Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) reports revised figures for October indicate new manufactured home sales were 913 units, marking the fifth highest monthly total on the year. While the new sales percentage change from Sept. was -7.84 percent, change from same month last year was up +2.62 percent, and …
Representatives from Clayton International Homes in Middlesboro, Kentucky and members of the Claiborne Planning Commission (CPC) in Clairborne County, Tennessee discussed new regulations governing manufactured homes being sited by their owners on privately-owned land. CPC Chairman Jerry Brooks wants to make sure roads in the developments are adequate for emergency …
Regulations Proposed for Manufactured Home Communities in Tennessee Read More
The Emmet County Board of Supervisors in Estherville, Iowa has granted a $448 tax abatement to the Green Acres manufactured housing community (MHC) for an abandoned home no one has lived in or paid taxes on for four years. As the esthervilledailynews.com tells MHProNews.com, Treasurer Vickie Jurrens attempted several times …
MHProNews.com has learned from Joe Kelly, executive vice-president of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA), that the Iowa Legislature is considering House Study Bill (HSB) 638, which would provide for the creation of first-time home-buyer savings accounts. First-time manufactured home purchasers, whether in real estate applications or in communities, would …
MHProNews.com has learned from fredericksburg.com in Virginia the Colonial Beach School Board told the Town Council it needs $1.26 million to renovate the elementary school that were devastated by a fire Jan. 6, 2014, while students use modular classrooms that have been sited near the current Colonial Beach High School. …
School uses Modular Classrooms until Rebuild is Completed Read More
While the S&P is closing in on its record high, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up two percent on the week and the Nasdaq is up three percent, and all three closed in positive territory to end the week. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +126.8 points, …
Manufactured Housing Composite Unchanged Third Day Read More
MHProNews.com has learned the stock of manufactured housing component provider Louisiana Pacific Corp. (LPX) saw its shares of stock rise nearly six percent yesterday (Feb. 13), with the volume much higher than normal trading days. Noting the stock is up 9.05 percent since Feb. 3, zacks.com reports it has had …
Sources with ties to Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) tell MHProNews that the number of sponsors and co-sponsors for S 1828 has jumped from 4 to 9 as a direct result of the recent visits by members to their U.S. Senators. Dan Coates (R-IN), Rand Paul (R-KY), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Joe …
S 1828 Co-Sponsors grow in wake of MHI Legislative Session Read More
Due to a number of factors, manufacturing has declined in Australia, especially in the food and automobile industries, and two staff members of Curtin University have suggested resources be turned to the modular housing market. Jemma Green and Peter Newman say the off-site housing market is a $90 billion industry …
The 70th annual Seattle Home Show, which runs Feb. 15 through Feb. 23 at Century-Link Field Event Center, will include a modular home among the several homes on display. As theolympian.com informs MHProNews.com, Timberland Homes will have an 1,800 square foot modular beach house, the Kingston. ## (Image credit: Timberland …
