From Alabama, the Tuscaloosa News says one of the newest housing developments is a gated, affordable manufactured housing community in a hilly area of the county. Country Ridge offers refurbished homes from the low $20,000s to the high $40,000s, with quaint street lights, underground utilities, security cameras and large lots …
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s ManuFACTured Housing News Letter announces changes in personnel. Teresa Payne, the Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) for Regulatory Affairs has been with HUD for 15 years in various capacities with the Manufactured Housing Program. She worked on HUD’s administration of the Real …
The Times and Democrat reports from Orangeburg, South Carolina, residential property that once held two factory-built homes that were demolished reverted to site-built construction, according to the zoning commission. It is located in an RS district, which means single-family site-built homes only. The owner died and his son now wants …
Yahoo! Finance reports Nobility Homes financials for the second quarter 2011 show a drop of revenue of nearly $480,000 from the second quarter 2010 to $3,229,214. The loss of $143,047 for Q2 2011 is less than the $236,928 lost in the second quarter of 2010. Nobility says it has a …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) criticized the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), as we reported here June 16, for leaving a door open that might require sprinkler systems installed in manufactured housing. MHI says it has consistently opposed mandatory fire sprinkler systems in HUD Code homes, and has …
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RealEstateRama of Michigan says Creighton Weber, with 30 years of experience in the manufactured housing industry, has been appointed to the Michigan Manufactured Housing Commission (MMHC). Appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to a three-year term, Weber specializes in manufactured housing communities finance for Wells Fargo Multifamily Capitol Group. He earned …
The Chattanooga, Tennessee, Times Free Press reports tornado survivors in a six county area of Tennessee will not need temporary manufactured homes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). According to a joint study by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and FEMA, eligible applicants are receiving rental assistance checks …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) says the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has issued a new proposal regarding sprinkler systems in HUD (Housing and Urban Development) code homes that MHARR says leaves the liability door open. MHI’s new suggestion states that sprinklers are federally preempted, but sets up …
The ADA Herald in Ada, Ohio, says real estate tax bills have been mailed this week, and the last day to pay manufactured home tax in Hardin County without penalty is July 27. In 2000, the county began taxing manufactured homes at the same rate as real property. In a …
The Williston Herald in Williston, North Dakota, reports the Williams County Commission has approved a manufactured housing complex that will accommodate 2,500 people for a Capital Oil Field Services project. Located near Tioga in the northwest part of the state, the Capital Riggers Lodge will eventually consist of 74 buildings …
The Neosho Daily News says ten Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manufactured homes have arrived at Neosho’s Camp Crowder, south of Joplin, Missouri, where they will be prepared for distribution to several sites in factory-built communities in Jasper and Newton Counties. Fifty more homes are set to arrive this week …
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The Coeur d’Alene Press in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, says since the tax credits for homebuyers expired in September 2010, the housing market from manufactured homes to waterfront properties has slowed. Compared to a year ago, home sales are down 8.4 percent, total dollar volume has fallen 11.8 percent, average sale …
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The Sulphur Daily News from Sulphur, Louisiana, says the city council has extended by six months the ban on “the construction, location or the siting of recreational vehicles, motor homes, [pre-HUD Code] homes, trailers, manufactured houses and manufactured trailers” in town. The ordinance was originally enacted in June of 2010, …
Following up on a series of stories we published about rent control ending in Oceanside, California communities, the last one being May 26, the San Diego Union reports the battle is heating up again, Southern California style. After the city spent millions to defend rent control, the Oceanside City Council …
LinkedIn states Oxbridge Ventures, Inc., a private investment company of Vancouver, Canada, will offer $100 million for manufactured housing investment in the U.S. and Canada over the next five years, proffering $30 million in equity and debt during the next 24 months. The funding is intended to augment available financing. …
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Following up on a post from June 10, Carthage Press, of southwest Missouri, reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved nearly $12 million in assistance following the May 22 tornado that devastated Joplin, MO. Nearly half of that has gone for housing assistance in Jasper and Newton …
The Greeley Gazette in Colorado states the Evans City Council has been asked by the Cave Creek land lease community (LLC) to relax their requirement that manufactured homes no older than four years old can site there. Tom Carpenter, representing the owner, Sun Communities, says changing the criteria from age …
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The Clark Fork Chronicle reports from Montana the Department of Commerce’s HOME Investment Partnership (CHIP) program is helping six low-income residents buy new manufactured homes in St. Regis, MT. The Mineral County Commissioners approved a grant submitted five years ago by District XI of the state’s Human Resources Council (HRC) …
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KOAMTV7 reports from Pittsburgh, Kansas, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now bringing in manufactured homes for those who continue to be displaced by the May 22 twister that devastated Joplin, Missouri. 8,000 homes were destroyed in the storm. FEMA officials have been sending people to rental units, …
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The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) weekly newsletter reports the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is increasing the rebate amounts for ENERGY STAR manufactured homes to $1,950 per home for customers in their seven state service area. Under the program, home manufacturing plants will receive $1,450 for each ENERGY STAR home sold …
