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WCFCourier reports from Waterloo, Iowa, that a downtown area first platted in 1854 will be the site of a modular home development. With the exception of two homes across the street built seven years ago, the five new houses will be the first new homes built there in 85 years. …
The Star-Telegram reports that in Grapevine, Texas, an amended ordinance will impose restrictions on fences around factory-built home communities. City officials had discovered businesses operating illegally behind fences, and grass six feet tall that can harbor insects and rodents. The new ruling will allow four-feet tall fencing that is 50 …
HousingWire reports the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said residential building permits declined in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey between January and February, while nationally this figure was up 3.5 percent. Single-family permits fell 38.1 percent in Pennsylvania, 26.6 percent in New Jersey and 11.1 percent in Delaware, while rising …
Residential Building Permits Fall in Three-State Area Read More
The Dow ended the week gaining 50.05 points to finish at 12,220.59. Cavco gained 3.54 percent, Skyline Corp. was up .05 percent, and Nobility Homes lost 2.41 percent. The Manufactured Housing Composite gained 1.98 percent to end the week at 1217.
As a follow-up to a story posted here on March 24 about steel shipping containers transformed into homes by a New York firm, The Providence Journal reports a consortium of government, academia and business elements are combining forces to convert old shipping containers into homes, much like a modular unit. …
Collaboration Converting Shipping Containers into Homes Read More
HousingWire reports that in the first two months of this year, Freddie Mac completed just over 23,000 loan modifications. The seriously delinquent rate of single-family mortgages fell to 3.78 percent in February from 3.82 percent in January. Last year, delinquencies were growing. Freddie’s single-family, refinance-loan purchase and guarantee volume dropped …
Freddie Mac Says Single-family Delinquencies Decline Read More
BusinessWire reports that three of the Modular Building Institute’s (MBI) annual World of Modular Conference Achievements of Distinction went to modular builder M Space. Receiving what is considered the top honor in the commercial modular industry, M Space took first place for their two-story New York Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA) …
The Winnipeg Free Press says a Canadian company that has shipped nearly 12,000 manufactured homes to Japan in the past ten years, will send 200 temporary shelters within the next two weeks. Viceroy Homes, Ltd. is building a basic structure with a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom that normally sells for …
Canadian MH Builder Expects Japanese Orders to Spur Business Read More
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a press release announcing the six finalists that will compete for the $61 million Implementation Grant funding through the new Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI). Boston, New Orleans, Seattle, Tampa, San Francisco and Chicago submitted plans to tackle affordable housing, employment, …
HUD Announces Finalists for Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Read More
The Mount Vernon Gazette reports from Virginia that a long-awaited plan for affordable housing on North Hill will be coming to a final vote June 21 before the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The board first has to approve the $13 million bond issue to develop the infrastructure for the …
The Dow climbed 84.54 points to end the trading day at 12170.56. Most housing stocks also advanced on the day. Nobility Homes gained 5.57 percent, Skyline Corp. was up 3.65 percent and Cavco moved up 1.59 percent. Deer Valley was again unchanged. The Manufactured Housing Composite climbed 2.47 percent to …
American Banking and Market News says ATCO Structures and Logistics has received a contract to provide modular housing, dining and recreational facilities for a 1,500 person workforce for Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc.’s smelter modernization project in Kitimat, BC. The modular units, designed to withstand extreme cold and snow, will be …
Canadian Smelter Modernization to Receive ATCO’s Modular Units Read More
According to MarketWire.com, Calgary, Alberta-based Black Diamond Group will provide modular housing for the third phase of an upscale workforce housing complex for a mineral and exploration project. The second phase is nearly complete for this facility in North Central British Columbia, south of the Yukon Territory. Upon completion of …
Black Diamond Providing Modular Units for Mineral Exploration Read More
The New York Post reports the newest look on the beaches in the Tony Hamptons East End is housing made from steel shipping containers. Not terribly different from modular homes, the containers are sent to a facility in Pennsylvania for repurposing, and then sent on to their final destination. The …
Magic Wand Turns Shipping Crates into Snappy Homes Read More
According to SaveMyMortgageInterestDeduction, in the face of a possible attempt by Congress to eliminate the mortgage interest deduction (MID) as a means of budget cutting, Rep. Gary Miller (R.-CA) has introduced legislation to retain the deduction. The mortgage interest deduction allows taxpayers to deduct the mortgage interest from their income. …
NAHB Supports Keeping the Mortgage Interest Deduction Read More
Forbes reports another indicator in the slow rebound of the housing market is in California, where in January, 31 percent of all real estate transactions were in cash, up by more than double the 14 percent historical average. The article quotes First Tuesday as saying the tight credit market is …
The Dow gained 67.39 points to end the day at 12,086.02. Nobility Homes lost 3.39 percent, Skyline Corp. was down 1.97 percent, Cavco lost .28 percent and Deer Valley was again unchanged. The Manufactured Housing Composite dropped 1.07 percent to end the day at 1164.60.
From GreenBuildingPress.co.uk comes news that Haydon Bridge High School in the agricultural north of England is the first zero carbon footprint modular school building in the UK, and hopes are for many to follow. Twelve agriculture students were involved in designing the 65 square meter classroom and the 90 square …
Zero Footprint Modular School Building Rises in Great Britain Read More
Thedailyreview.com reports that modular units each weighing 51,000 pounds will soon become the newest addition to the RiverStone Inn in Wysox Township, Pennsylvania. Trucked in from Pleasant Valley Modular Homes, Inc., in Pine Valley, PA, the 27 units each measure 15 feet wide by 60 feet long and will add …
The New York Times reports that in some areas of the country, the land that manufactured housing communities sit on is becoming more valuable, and owners may be interested in selling to developers for apartments and condominiums. Residents, especially retirees, are concerned that rents may increase beyond their affordability. Several …
Resident Ownership of Communities Protects from Developers Read More
