Delaware lawmakers are considering increasing the amount owners of manufactured homes (MH) will receive if they are forced to relocate. Tapping into a fund established from a monthly assessment on sites in manufactured housing communities (MHCs), the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority (DMHRA) proposes to double the maximum relocation expense …
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The St. Gabriel City Council in Louisiana has imposed a 180-day moratorium on the siting of manufactured homes within the city limits so officials can develop rules and regulations regarding their placement. This comes in response to a recent spike in permit requests, according to what postsouth.com informs MHProNews, and …
JLT & Associates of Grand Rapids, Michigan is merging with national manufactured home (MH) appraisal firm Datacomp and MHVillage, a major internet marketing website for manufactured homes in land lease communities. Appraising MH since 1987, Datacomp gathers information about home values and features of manufactured housing communities (MHCs), and maintains …
JLT & Associates Merges with Datacomp and MHVillage Read More
Members of First State Manufactured Housing Association (FSMHA) of Delaware donated thousands of dollars worth of food items to restock food pantries in Sussex and Kent Counties, according to capegazette.villagesoup.com. Held in conjunction with Caroling on the Circle in Georgetown DE, Todd F. Lawson, Sussex County administrator, says, “Caroling on …
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Led by resident Brooke Mathers of Lazy Wheels Mobile Home Park in Bothell, Washington, over 90 residents of manufactured housing communities (MHCs) from around the state met with dispute resolution personnel from the Washington attorney general’s office, local officials, representatives of manufactured homeowners organizations and Linda Garcia, co-owner of Lazy …
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Following a story MHProNews posted Dec. 10, 2013 regarding an increased sales tax that will be imposed on manufactured and modular homes sold in North Carolina, charlotteobserver.com reports the tax is being raised to 4.75 percent Jan. 1. The industry is slowly recovering from a slowdown exacerbated by the Great …
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The new developer of Georgetown Estates in Georgetown County, South Carolina has requested his proposal to alter the content of the development to include factory-built homes be put on hold by the county planning commission. The original plan included 214 single-family and patio homes on lots ranging from 6,000 square …
Following up on a story MHProNews posted Dec. 24, 2013 regarding a family in Kansas who requested a variance to allow them to temporarily site a manufactured home on their property while their fire-damaged home was rebuilt, the request was approved, according to cjonline.com. Randall and Monica Rose and their …
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As follow-up to a story MHProNews posted Dec. 18, 2013, metronews.ca in Canada reports Killam Properties, Inc. (TSX:KSM) of Halifax, Nova Scotia has increased its monthly dividend from $0.04833 cents per share to $0.05 per share. On an annual basis the increase works out to be from $0.58 to $0.60 …
Northstar Realty Finance Corp (NYSE:NRF) has announced the closing of $345 million of an approximately $400 million manufactured housing (MH) portfolio comprised of 16 manufactured housing communities (MHCs). Located primarily in Colorado and Texas, this purchase adds 5,900 homesites to the company’s stable. As einnews.com informs MHProNews.com, this REIT’s (real …
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The Shawnee County Commission in Kansas just south of Topeka is considering a zoning exception to allow temporary siting of a manufactured home (MH) for a family whose home was seriously damaged by a fire. The family, whose property is zoned rural agricultural, need to be close in order to …
Family Seeks Temporary Siting of Manufactured Home Read More
UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) will be presenting at the 2014 Sidoti & Company’s Annual New York Micro-Cap Conference, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, UMH’s Chairman of the Board Eugene W. Landy and President and CEO Samuel A. Landy will offer an overview …
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The manufactured homes in Marina Park manufactured housing community (MHC) in Newport Beach, California were bought by the city for $35,000 each in 2007 as the result of a settlement agreement after the MHC closed. Set to become a public park, the city had awarded a $405,000 contract to a …
Repairable Manufactured Homes Saved for the Wrecking Ball Read More
According to dailyfinance.com, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett is as good a CEO as he is a savvy investor. He bought Clayton Homes, the largest producer of manufactured homes (MH) in North America, in 2003 because Clayton incentivizes its dealers, rewarding them by splitting the profit 50/50 with the …
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Tamara Holland of Altavista, Virginia spent five years making the interior of her manufactured home into a gingerbread wonderland. Her daughter moved her into her own home and secretly had her mother’s home painted a gingerbread color, and bedecked the outside and the yard with gingerbread decorations. Ms. Holland was …
According to kdhnews.com, Joseph and Chris Dillow’s Christmas display earned first place and the People’s Choice award in the manufactured home category for the 14th Annual Heights Lights on Parade Outdoor Lighting and Decorating Contest in Harker Heights, Texas. Their decoration has several moving parts choreographed to music, MHProNews has …
Couple Wins Top Prize for Christmas Decorated Manufactured Home Read More
The dailytimes.com reports from Franklinton, Louisiana the Parish Council Infrastructure Committee is considering preventing manufactured homes from being moved into the parish if they were constructed over 25 years ago, but existing homes can be moved from site to site within the parish regardless of age. The goal is to …
Committee Considers Restrictions on Manufactured Homes in the Parish Read More
Following a story MHProNews last published Dec. 16, 2013, concerning the possibility of a tax on owners of manufactured homes imposed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), the proposal has been withdrawn by the ATO after an uproar from manufactured homeowners and politicians. The goods and services tax (GST) would …
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