In 1821 Charles Bulow purchased nearly 5,000 acres of land in northeast Florida, in what is now Flagler County. According to Florida Today, local historian Al Hadeed said, “The Bulow Plantation was one of the largest plantation enterprises in territorial Florida. It was very successful because its major crop was …
Former Sugar Plantation Sees Reallocation of Manufactured Homes Read More
More than two dozen homes in Greenwood Estates manufactured home community just south of Indianapolis, Indiana will have to relocate while Worthsville Road is expanded to accommodate increased traffic and development from U. S. 31 to State Road 135. The first leg of the expansion, from U. S. 31 to …
Road Construction will Require Manufactured Home Residents to Move Read More
Noteworthy headlines on CNN Money: United CEO Oscar Munoz: No one has been fired over passenger incident. Brexit: U.K. election makes a painful breakup more likely. Jared Kushner is still selling off his business assets. French presidential candidate wants a 100% tax on the rich. Some key bullets from Fox …
Skyline Shakes Slide, Tops MH Risers. Major’s Down, MHCV Up Read More
MHProNews has learned from TheRealDeal that Washington, D. C.-based Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest investment firms with over $178 billion of assets, according to its website, has added 437-homesite Royal Manor Mobile Home Estates in Boynton Beach, Fla. to its portfolio of MHCs. Financing the deal with a $26.4 …
Carlyle Group Adds to its Manufactured Home Community Portfolio Read More
In California, the recent floods have wreaked havoc throughout the state, causing issues for businesses and homeowners alike. Manufactured home communities throughout the state were affected as well. According to the San Jose Mercury News, residents of the Golden Wheel Mobile Home Park were hit hard. Resident Lam Tran, a …
Manufactured Home Community Residents Receive Helping Hand Read More
Our theme for this month is: Manufactured Housing Industry Politics – Complicated Cross Currents, or April Fools? and our featured articles are now live on the MHProNews.com home page. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, …
In a follow up to a story that the Daily Business News originally covered in December, residents of the Trailer Haven community in San Leandro, California, will be receiving assistance for home repairs, via a one-time $150,000 grant, approved unanimously by the San Leandro City Council last month. Per the …
MHC Residents to Receive Assistance for Home Repairs Read More
Good news and analysis writers don’t begin with the punch line, but some rules were meant to be periodically broken. Most manufactured housing professionals would far prefer not to deal with politics or complex regulatory issues. They are in business or working for a company to earn a good living. That …
Flashback Friday – Political Obstacles, Reality Checks, Industry Cohesion and Successe$$ Read More
Just south of Portland, Oregon, residents at the Angel Haven Mobile Home Park had a wild weekend. According to KATU, a major windstorm knocked out power to the community last Friday, leaving over 100 homes in the dark. A major concern for officials was that more than 120 residents suffer …
In Iberia Parish, Louisiana, an area the Daily Business News has covered prior, new laws are going into effect for manufactured home communities related to trash collection. And some residents and owners are not pleased. According to KATC, the Iberia Parish city council approved ordinances last month, making manufactured home …
UPDATE: New Manufactured Home Community Laws Take Effect Read More
The Mt. Vernon, Illinois Zoning and Planning Commission has once again tabled conversation on a proposed zoning change that would clear the way for a manufactured home community. According to the Register News, the decision came after a two-and-a-half hour hearing, which featured a number of residents speaking out against …
NIMBY in Action – Commission Delays Zoning Ordinance Read More
An Honorary Lifetime member of the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA) and the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), Ralph Pardieck, of Seymour, Indiana passed away at age 88, Friday, April 7. A self-made businessman, he and his wife, Ruth, founded the Village Green Manufactured Home Community, and also established a winery, …
In McCrory, Arkansas, manufactured home residents were faced with an incredibly difficult situation. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, officials in the city passed an ordinance that placed a ban on manufactured homes that were worth less than $7,500. If owners were non-compliant, they faced fines of up to $500 per …
Our theme for this month is: Manufactured Housing Industry Politics – Complicated Cross Currents, or April Fools? and our featured articles are now live on the MHProNews.com home page. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, …
In the Little Saigon area of Westminster, California, the Green Lantern Village & Mobile Home community has served as an affordable beacon, including veterans of the Vietnam War. Now, its days may be numbered. According to the LA Times, property owner Walsh Properties LLC informed residents last week about plans …
California Dreamin’ – Another Manufactured Home Community Under Siege Read More
In Jacksonville, Florida, residents of the Ortega Village community say that they are tired… of the smell. But it turns out that some residents may be causing the issue. Per First Coast News, behind an attractive entrance to the community, lies a smelly, and potentially hazardous problem. Sewer lines continue …
Stinking Up the Place: Manufactured Home Community Issues Read More
In a story that the Daily Business News originally covered here, the battle between the office of Ohio Governor John Kasich and the Ohio Manufactured Housing Commission (OMHC) has heated up yet again. And, the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA) is firing back. According to the Dayton Daily News, Governor Kasich …
UPDATE: OMHA Fires Back in Manufactured Housing Commission Battle Read More
Stories on manufactured home community owners being put through the pain of being uprooted from their property, and often having to make life-altering adjustments, are common in the U.S. But the U.S. isn’t the only place where cases like this occur. They even happen in “the land down under.” According …
Whether or not truth is reported, or distorted, reality – the truth – is. Truth exists. That is so on any issue you care to mention: sports, fashion, politics, religion, health, fitness, business — including manufactured, modular, and prefabricated housing. Factory-home building – says John Bostick, Sunshine Homes president – …
What’s the Truth About the Manufactured Housing Industry’s Potential? Read More
Our theme for our April 2017 issue is: Manufactured Housing Industry Politics – Complicated Cross Currents, or April Fools? These articles will go live on the MHProNews.com home page on April 5th. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that how a home got to its location should not define a person …
