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MHProNews has obtained the official list of award winners from the 2011 Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) annual meeting held earlier this week in Phoenix AZ. MHI’s Chairman Award: Tim Williams, President, 21st Mortgage Corporation State Association Executive of the Year: Deanna Fields, Executive Director, Manufactured Housing Association of Oklahoma Jim …
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announces a meeting of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) will be held Oct. 18-20, 2011, at the Sheridan Suites Alexandria in Alexandria, Virginia, beginning at 9 AM on the 18th. Citizens wishing to address the committee are encouraged to contact the …
villagesoup reports a survey of 3,000 renters and home owners showed 68 percent say it is a good time to buy a home, although the tight credit and uncertain job market continue to dog actual sales. “We thought people would be soured after watching home values fall, but instead we …
Would-be Homeowners Dream, Economy Screams, “Not Yet” Read More
ArgusLeader reports modular producer Builders Choice will open in Vermillion, South Dakota, later this month adding 30 jobs initially, with expectations to double that number by year’s end 2012. Company president Mark Larson says this site was chosen for the available labor, central location, and access to transportation. The Anchorage-based …
Alaska Modular Builder to Begin Production in S. Dakota Read More
DailyItem reports from Pennsylvania that two modular home builders, Integrity Building Systems Inc., of Milton, and Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes LLC, of Selinsgrove, have agreed to merge operations by year’s end. Icon Legacy, owned by Don Stimley, has been in business four years in Selinsgrove. Stimley will lead the …
CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained for the third day in a row, moving up 183.38 points to close at 11,123.33, an increase of 1.68 percent, as investors were encouraged by the European Central Bank’s policy changes. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value fell -0.75 % to …
Dow Climbs Third Straight Day, Housing Stocks Up and Down Read More
WorldPropertyChannel reports National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) assistant vice-president and economist Robert Dietz says eliminating or reducing the mortgage interest deduction (MID) would hurt the chances for younger families to buy homes, as well as damage the already shattered housing industry and the economy in general. Testifying before the …
BerksmontNews reports the MH retail business Leo Houck began along Old Route 22 west of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, is now located in Shoemakersville, just north of Reading, and is celebrating its fiftieth birthday. His daughter, Athian Wilson, took over the business after he passed away in 1973, and now operates it …
SustainableBusinessOregon reports Ideabox is developing a five-home neighborhood community based on the small homesite idea of manufactured housing communities. Founder and CEO Jim Russell says, “The goal was to take tiny lots and see what we can do with them. We’re trying to create a small, livable community. We wanted …
REJournals reports Atlanta-based broker ARA sold a manufactured housing community in Groveport, Ohio, to October Investment Properties LLC, of Chicago. The 126 homesite Greenfield Estates, an all age community, is sited on 20.5 acres in Groveport, Ohio, 11 miles southeast of downtown Columbus. Established by David Worth in 2001, October …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that manufactured housing production for August 2011 increased six percent over August 2010, the first monthly increase in 12 months. Statistics from the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) show that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,187 homes in August. Cumulative …
MHARR Notes Increased MH Production, Continues Call for Parity Read More
CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 131.24 points (+1.21%) to close at 10,939.95, spurred on by business activity, and cautiously optimistic about the European debt crisis. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value moved up slightly to 779.20, a gain of 1.11%. Affiliated Managers Group 78.40 +0.88 (+1.14%). …
Dow Adds to Yesterday’s Gain; Housing Stocks Close Mixed Read More
Cleantechnica reports on the winners of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon held in the National Mall in Washington, DC. The homes featured were modular and prefabricated housing solar powered designs. The overall winner was Team Maryland (University of Maryland), as shown in the photo. “Maryland is a well-experienced …
2011 Solar Decatholon modular and prefab home winners Read More
MHProNews received a statement from Cavco CEO and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Chairman Joe Stegmayer, announcing the departure of Thayer Long as MHI’s executive director. Per Stegmayer’s statement, “As announced today at the MHI Board Meeting in Phoenix, Thayer Long will be leaving MHI to pursue another opportunity. Over the …
MHProNews.com has learned that the PAC drive results are in from the Texas Manufactured Housing Association’s (TMHA) annual meeting and from the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) annual meeting. Executive Director DJ Pendleton’s office at the TMHA reports that their recently concluded annual meeting raised over $50,000 for the TMHA PAC …
JapanTimes reports on the strengths of their nation’s modular and prefabricated new home industry, what they sometimes refer to as ‘manufactured homes,’ even though they don’t have any relationship to U.S. HUD Code homes. There are 10 major players in the Japanese factory built housing market. Their homes tend to …
LJWorld reports that Gaslight Village Mobile Home Park in Lawrence, KS is under contract to be sold for redevelopment, a decade after the community was split to allow construction of a Best Buy, Home Depot and other commercial development northeast of 31st and Iowa streets. Edwardsville-based Mid-America Manufactured Housing Communities, …
200+ site manufactured home community may be sold and redeveloped Read More
CNNMoney reports that the Dow closed up today at 10,821.88 +166.58 ( +1.56%). The Yahoo! Finance Manufacutured Housing Compositive value jumped sharply, closing at 770.7 (+10.30%). Affiliated Managers Group 77.57 +4.69 (+6.44%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance and other MH building, lending and housing supplier parent company Berkshire …
DJC reports that King County Housing Authority in Washington state has announced the financing of infrastructure and commons improvements at the Wonderland Estates manufactured home community. The 109 space ‘mobile home park’ will receive up to $4 million in financing by leveraging public funds with private equity. The authority …
Housing Authority to finance upgrades for manufactured home community Read More
PostandCourier reports that Nick Kremydas, Chief Executive Officer of South Carolina Realtors said: “Our national association says these next 100 days could be a real turning point, or a critical time when the government and these agencies failed to respond to the crisis.” “This is by far the most extreme …
Kremydas says next 100 days in DC critical for housing recovery Read More
