MHProNews has learned from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Affairs (MHARR), statistics released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development reveal production of HUD Code homes grew 5.3 percent in June 2014 over last June, 5,624 homes over 5,338. Industry production for the year now totals 30,675 homes, …
Rick Robinson, General Counsel in Governmental Affairs at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), congratulates Brad Lovin, Executive Director of the North Carolina Manufactured and Modular Homebuilders Association (NCMHA), on working to reduce the sales tax on manufactured and modular housing by half in NC. The amendment is attached as a …
The Holly Village Council in Michigan has voted unanimously to install a master water meter to service Holly Village and Hawaiian Gardens manufactured home communities (MHCs), both owned and operated by Sun Communities, Inc., as MHProNews has been informed. Sun is responsible for distribution to the individual homesites, each with …
Encore Wire Corporation (Nasdaq:WIRE) is building a 250,000 square-foot addition to its existing aluminum manufacturing plant at McKinney, Texas, at a cost of $40 million plus, which includes upgrades to the entire complex, according to wsj.com. Encore offers a broad range of interior wiring for manufactured housing as well as …
Chicago-based Zeman Homes acquired the former Touhy Mobile Home Park in Des Plaines, Ill. and renamed it Blackhawk Estates, as MHProNews reported Jan 15, 2013. Following a story we posted July 23, 2014 regarding allegations that Zeman Homes managers are fining residents for leaving items outside, at a meeting with …
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The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) has endorsed the current standards for glass windows and doors in manufactured housing as recommended by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), according to thomasnet.com. Says Rich Rinka of AAMA: “This is a major victory. Without MHCC’s blessing, there would be no changing from …
HUD Adopts Architectural Assoc. Standard for MH Glass Read More
The 32 residents of M & W Mobile Home Park in Alta Vista, West Virginia may have to vacate the community if the town council upholds its ruling to deny renewal of the permit to operate. Neither the community owner nor the residents were aware the council was holding a …
Elkhart, Indiana-based Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI) has signed a multi-year contract to supply custom school bus windows to Blue Bird Corporation, a long-time manufacturer of school buses, according to stonline.com. Phil Horlock, President and CEO of Blue Bird, says, “Through significant collaboration, we’ve developed a best-in-class window complete with a …
MHProNews has been informed that Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) has agreed to acquire a portfolio (the “ALL portfolio”) of 59 manufactured home communities from Green Courte Partners, LLC (GCP) comprising over 19,000 homesites for approximately $1.32 billion, including the assumption of $560 million debt. Nearly 14,000 of the sites, 73 …
A proposal to allow recreational vehicles to occupy manufactured home sites in land lease communities until a manufactured home is delivered passed the Coaldale, Alberta, Canada Town Council, according to sunnysouthnews.com. Town officials will include in the ordinance that only the owner of the home site can place an RV …
MHProNews has learned that Oliver Technologies Inc. (OTI), which provides components for the manufactured housing (MH) industry has moved into the former Southwestern ColorGraphics building in Keene, Texas, just south of Fort Worth. Headquartered in Hohenwald, Tennessee, OTI develops, manufactures and distributes foundation products for MH primarily throughout the Southwest. …
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A request to change zoning from manufactured housing to light industrial in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, forcing the closing of Rolling Hills Mobile Home Park and displacing the residents of the 33 homes was put on hold by the county commissioners until the Sept. 22 meeting. The owner of the property, Marty …
Developer wants to Close Manufactured Housing Community Read More
MHProNews has been informed that Freehold, NJ-based UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) has completed the acquisition of two Ohio manufactured housing communities (MHCs) for $5,400,000, according to marketwatch.com. With an average occupancy of 91 percent, the all-age communities contain a total of 258 developed homesites set on 40 acres. The public …
The Huntington Beach (California) City Council voted 4-3 to bring the issue of rent control for residents of the city’s manufactured housing communities (MHCs) to a ballot measure for voters. MHC residents have complained recently that rents have risen as much as 50 percent in the last six months, according …
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Southern Energy Homes (Sehomes), a subsidiary of Clayton Homes, reports it has moved from its facility in Double Springs, Alabama and hired 270 people at its new 176,000 facility in Russellville, Ala. where it will average 1,500 manufactured homes per year. With plans to hire an additional 50-75 workers, the …
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Patrick Industries, Inc. (PATK) reports net sales for the second quarter of 2014 hit $188 million, an 18 percent increase over the same period in 2013, and net income per diluted share of $0.86 as compared to $0.70 for Q2 2013. President and CEO Todd Cleveland says manufactured housing (MH) …
Cavco Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:CVCO) will release its financial results for Q1 2015 on Thurs., July 31 after the close of the market, as MHProNews has learned from money.cnn.com, followed by a webcast the next day at 12:00 PM eastern time with discussion of the results led by senior management. Headquartered …
With revenue up 15.2 percent compared to the second quarter last year, Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) reports earnings per share of $0.78 beat analysts’ estimate of $0.76 by $0.02 for Q2 2014. Earnings per share for Q2 2013 were $0.69 per share, as watchlistnews.com informs MHProNews . The company’s $115.40 …
In an attempt to determine the most cost effective and energy efficient home, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) is sponsoring a performance test administered by the Systems Building Research Alliance (SBRA), using three separate test homes built by Southern Energy Homes (Sehomes), each at a different level of …
Clayton Subsidiary Testing Homes for Energy Efficiency Read More
MHProNews has learned from insidehalton.com the Canadian Manufactured Homes Institute (CMHI) reports eleven percent of new single-family homes in 2012 were factory built homes, just one percent off an historic high of 12 percent the previous year. The CMHI envisions eco-conscious consumers see off-site home construction as a green way …
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