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Reviewer Skewers Book’s Political Bias

In his review of Stanley Kurtz’s Spreading the Wealth: How Obama is Robbing the suburbs to Pay for the Cities, Eric Miller notes in Sustainable City News how the right has set up a straw man just to smash it down. Miller points out the suburbs were subsidized in the …

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Developer: Change Zoning from Single-family to MH

CapeGazette VillageSoup informs MHProNews from Georgetown, Delaware Captain’s Way Development LLC has requested a zoning change for a 155-acre parcel of land from single-family site built to manufactured home community. Developer Pret Dyer, saying it is an opportunity for Sussex County to achieve its affordable housing quota, also stated he …

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Homeward Bound Partners with Blu

A Novato, Calif. non-profit that operates Marin’s three homeless shelters will partner with modular builder Blu Homes to site 14 one and two-bedroom compact homes to be rented to low-income, formerly homeless families with children. According to marinij, Marin-based Homeward Bound, which also operates transitional housing, has raised one third …

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Modernizing Property Laws State to State

The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) states manufactured housing is considered personal property in most states because its origins as a home on wheels (trailer) being towed led to its taxation and licensing as a vehicle, but new MH today generally moves only once–from the sales lot to the site. The …

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Abandoned MHC to be Cleared Up

WSBTV reports residents of Tara Mobile Home Park in Jonesboro, GA just south of Atlanta have endured the abandonment of neighboring Maria Mobile Homes community and the subsequent collection of dumped furnishings and trash, as well as squatters living in the decrepit homes. The water was turned off last year …

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KMHI Director to Serve on Buildings Committee

LaneReport tells MHProNews Kentucky’s Governor Steve Beshear has reappointed Betty C. Whittaker to serve on the High Performance Buildings Advisory Committee. Executive director of the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute (KMHI), Ms. Whittaker is scheduled to serve until her term expires Aug. 22, 2014. (Photo credit: Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute)

Palm Harbor Sues Insurers

MHProNews has learned from Courthouse News Service Palm Harbor Homes (PHHMQ) is suing three insurers that refused to defend it from 15 disgruntled homeowners in Nevada going back to 2005 and 2006. Palm Harbor alleges American International Group (AIG) issued a commercial liability policy for a Palm Harbor entity in …

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Nobility and Housing Composite Rise, Skyline Falls

Although the Dow has risen over seven percent for the year, investors’ current caution in advance of next week’s corporate earnings reports and ongoing concerns about China and Europe led to a two percent + drop in the Dow this week. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose a …

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Affordable Modular Multi-family Rises in Oregon

OregonLive tells MHProNews the first modular multifamily affordable apartment project in the Northwest was sited in Portland, Oregon Thurs. Oct 11. Built in Aumsville, OR, Kah San Chako Haws–”East House” in Chinook— took 13 months to design and construct and cost $1.7 million, about $190,000 each unit. Architect Stuart Emmons …

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City Petitions State to Change Law

The newburyportnews reports from Salisbury, Mass. manufactured houses cannot be considered affordable housing to help meet the state’s requirement because state law considers MH as temporary. The Town Meeting will petition the legislature to alter the definition to include MH, which will then be sufficient to meet the mandated ten …

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Mod Banned from MHCs

KOTARadio in Rapid City, South Dakota tells MHProNews the Legal and Finance Committee denied a proposed ordinance to allow modular homes into manufactured housing communities, without discussion. In limbo for a number of months, at a previous committee meeting members expressed concern the ordinance might allow manufactured housing into other …

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Foreclosure Filings Fall

According to nationalmortgagenews foreclosure filings dropped seven percent in Sept. to the lowest reading since the fourth quarter of 2007, a total of 180,427 properties. RealtyTrac tells MHProNews filings fell year-over-year 16 percent. For the third quarter 2012, the 531,576 foreclosure filings amount to a five percent decline from the …

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Indiana MH Shipments Spike in August

According to the Manufactured Housing Institute, the shipment of manufactured homes reported by Indiana increased 19.7 percent Aug. 2012 over the same month of 2011. On the year, shipments have risen 39.9 percent, from 2,286 homes Jan.-Aug. 2011, to 3,207 for the same period of 2012. As MHProNews reported Oct. …

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Patrick Spikes, Nobility Slides, Three Indexes on Fence

Stocks rose on lowered reported jobless claims, but then fell on news the numbers were incorrect, leaving the three major indexes to move less than 0.15 percent in either direction. Trading is not anticipated to be particularly active in advance of the presidential elections next month. CNNMoney reports the Dow …

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Jobless Benefits Numbers Skew Reporting

A larger than expected drop in jobless claims last week was the result of one large state not filing their quarterly report, not the result of more jobs being filled. YAHOO! Finance reports the Labor Department said jobless claims fell by a seasonally-adjusted rate of 30,000 last week, resulting in …

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MHI Honors DJ Pendleton

The Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) tells MHProNews TMHA Executive Director DJ Pendleton received the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) Jim Moore Excellence in Communication Award at the recent MHI meeting and awards ceremony in San Antonio. Last October he was mentioned as a replacement for outgoing Executive Director of MHI …

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Starbucks Going Modular

Fastcodesign reports the new Starbucks in Denver looks more like something from the TV show Bonanza. Made of old Wyoming snow fencing, the modular unit is a drive-thru and walk-up only with no indoor seating, no internet connection, 500 square feet in size, LEED Certified and just large enough for …

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Rezoning would Site MH in Private Enclave

Salisbury Patch informs MHProNews from Allentown, Pennsylvania the Salisbury Township has proposed zoning changes that would allow manufactured homes to be sited inside Waldheim Park, which is a privately-owned community of 80 Victorian cottages. Originally a summer retreat for the Evangelical Congregational Church, only nine people live there year around. …

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Mortgage Apps Fall

In the latest weekly report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), nationalmortgagenews says mortgage applications dropped 1.2 percent for the latest weekly reading Oct. 5 following a 16.6 percent spike for the previous week ending Sept. 28. Refi applications accounted for 83 percent of the apps, much the same as …

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Free MH for Vets

From Vero Beach, Fla. tcpalm reports five manufactured homes have been donated for qualified veterans in need of housing. All of the homes are two-bedroom multi-section and ready for immediate occupancy. Home Depot is partnering with the Veterans Council to help repair the one home that needs work. MHProNews has …

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