Although an abandoned, burned out manufactured home in Spout Springs, North Carolina has been declared a public nuisance, the stench, feral cats and cockroaches have plagued its neighbor, Jim Redgate, for five years. “The only change is every year more cockroaches crawl out of there, and more feral cats move …
As we enter national Fire Prevention Week through Oct. 12, 2013, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) says the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) “Final Rule” for smoke alarms in new manufactured homes (MH) requires factory-installed hardwired or ten-year battery source, interconnected smoke alarms with battery back-up. As …
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In the wake of Hurricane Sandy last October that ravaged over 100 factory-built homes in Moonachie, New Jersey’s Vanguard and Metropolitan Mobile Home Park, of the 3,500 people statewide awarded rebuilding grants, only ten were for manufactured homes. The 400 residences in the two communities comprise one of the most …
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With home sites priced from $14,900 to $34,900, 23 out of 32 sites have been sold in Phase 2 at Country Estates manufactured homes subdivision in Fort Myers, Florida, says LeeCorp Homes. The 55-plus deeded lot development, according to naplesnews.com, offers lot and home prices from the low-$100,000s. MHProNews has …
Creative Concrete Products, LLC of Mount Vernon, Washington produces and installs Duraskirt, a concrete re-leveling skirting for manufactured and factory-built homes produced before 1995 that rest on steel frames supported by piers instead of a foundation. A change in leveling may be caused by the ground settling, resulting in doors …
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As follow-up to a story MHProNews posted July 29, 2013 regarding a reality TV show about a backwoods Louisiana family that built a dynasty selling a duck call and hooked up with Clayton Homes, Clayton is now offering a limited edition home inspired by one of the show’s stars. Si …
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A 100 home site manufactured housing community has been listed for sale in New South Wales, on the south east coast of Australia. Residents of Acacia Ponds Village near Mirambula pay $85 a week for site rent, and it is 83 percent occupied, making it a good investment because of …
Board Chairman Leigh Abrams of Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) sold 10,000 of the company’s shares on the market at an average price of $44.09 for a total haul of $440,900.00. Abrams now owns 73,287 shares with a value of $3,230,827, according to northforkvue.com. Dated Sept. 26, the transaction was disclosed …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform reports official statistics from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reveal production of manufactured housing rose to 5,886 HUD Code homes for Aug. 2013, a 5.5 percent increase over the 5,580 homes produced in August, 2012. For 2013, cumulative …
HUD Code Manufactured Housing Production Rises in Aug. Read More
Freehold, New Jersey-based UMH Properties, Inc. has acquired manufactured home community (MHC) Rolling Hills Estates in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The 91 homesite community, situated on 34 acres, sold for $1,720,000, and brings the company’s holdings to 69 MHCs comprised of 12,900 sites, according to marketwatch.com. Samuel A. Landy, President, …
Killam Properties, Inc. (TSX:KMP) of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada will present its financial results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2013 after the market closes Tue., Nov. 5. A conference call and live webcast will be held the following day, Wed., Nov. 6, at 11 AM EST. The dial-in …
The government shutdown will immediately stifle approval of thousands of mortgages because lenders cannot access Social Security numbers and tax transcripts. If it lasts longer than a week or two it could dampen the slowly recovering housing market, according to what Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) CEO David Stevens tells bloomberg.com. …
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence attended the ceremony welcoming Drew Industries’ move of its headquarters from White Plains, New York to Elkhart County, IN. The parent company of Lippert Components, Inc. and its sister company, Kinro, Inc., Drew has 50 factories in the U. S. and 5,500 employees nationwide—4,500 in IN—and …
Updating a story MHProNews last posted June 24, 2013 regarding claims of manufactured home sales fraud against JoLeigh Ares’ Park Girl Sales in La Feria, Texas, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Manufactured Housing Division (MHD) received a total of 228 complaints. Ten of these were referred to …
MHProNews has learned provider of commercial real estate and capital market services HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler) has arranged $52 million in financing for Audubon Estates in Alexandria, Virginia. Working on behalf of Hometown America, HFF secured a ten-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. The 701-home site, all-ages manufactured …
Manufactured Housing Community Receives HFF Financing Read More
Updating a story we posted Sept. 26, 2013 regarding temporary manufactured housing for victims of the flooding in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in June, 2013, people with special needs or disabilities will begin moving in to the homes first. The work camp-like site is being established in the Great Plains Industrial …
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Manufactured housing community owner Sun Communities, Inc (NYSE:SUI) announces it will release its third quarter 2013 earnings results Thurs., Oct. 24, 2013 prior to the opening of the market. A conference call will follow that same morning at 11 AM eastern standard time, according to marketwatch.com. Call toll-free 888 549 …
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We last posted a story June 29, 2013 regarding the closing of manufactured housing (MH) slum Duroville and the opening of modular development Mountain View Estates, where many of the Duroville residents moved. Sept. 30, two nonprofit representatives, a handful of county employees, and three Riverside County (California) supervisors went …
The Ohio Manufactured Homes Association tells MHProNews manufactured homes are the fastest-growing type of housing in the U. S. because of affordability and value. The average cost of a site-built home is $164,217, not including the land, a price most people of low-to-moderate incomes can ill afford. Although senior adults …
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In a program the energy company has conducted in other Washington state counties, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is offering free energy upgrades to residents of manufactured homes (MH) who have electric forced-air for their primary heat source around Kittitas County in the central part of the state. With up to …
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