In Weimar, Texas, a situation at a city council meeting this week spurred a bittersweet commentary regarding low income, manufactured home community residents, and the struggles that city officials often have in trying to solve related challenges. “This past Thursday Weimar council had a real challenge on their hands. There …
Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Residents Face Challenges Read More
A new survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that a combination of job gains and economic optimism are igniting consumer confidence across the country, particularly in rural and middle America. The ongoing quarterly Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey from the NAR asked respondents about their …
Economic, Financial Optimism Surges – Trump Effect? Read More
Town officials in Prescott Valley, Arizona approved the expansion of the Orchard Ranch RV Park last week, in what is being seen by the town as a new trend. “We used to segregate mobile homes [sic] from RVs,” said Prescott Valley Community Development Director Richard Parker. “We’re seeing an emergence …
In Lake Isabella, California, an issue with winter water run-off at a manufactured home community has prompted state officials to issue a violation notice to the owners. According to Bakersfield Now, residents of the Lake Ridge Mobile Home Park say that water started running into their yards and under their …
Is there a correlation between the recent “day without immigrants” and the building of fewer new homes? According to CBS News, it’s an open secret that many unauthorized immigrants work in the construction industry, and while they represented a five percent share of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2014, they …
Fewer New Homes – Opportunity for Manufactured Housing? Read More
An upcoming presentation in Sandyston, New Jersey, takes a fun and interesting look at the impact that Sears Roebuck had on prefabricated or “kit-homes” as they were called at the time. The popular homes also, in part, inspired the Chevy Chase neighborhood just outside of Washington, D.C. “The houses that …
In a period of rapid innovation, anything and everything, including the manufactured housing industry, is ripe for disruption. For Ecocor, a construction firm that manufactures, delivers and assembles high-performance buildings, they hope that their time is now. MHProNews has learned that from the company that has started production on what …
Are Emerging Building Technologies Poised to Supplant Manufactured Housing? Read More
In a story that the Daily Business News has followed closely, mortgage company PHH is taking its battle with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to a new level. According to HousingWire, the company is asking the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to not simply declare …
In San Diego, California, the city is cleaning out a now abandoned manufactured home community. According to SD News, city officials say that the De Anza Cove Mobile Home Park clean up, as part of the De Anza Revitalization Plan, a three-year comprehensive outreach and planning program, continues to be …
City Clears a Manufactured Home Community – What’s Next? Read More
In a recent meeting with community bankers from around the country, President Donald Trump said that reducing Dodd-Frank regulations would benefit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that are struggling to get access to financing. According to Pymnts, in the March 9th meeting, which also included National Economic Council Director Gary …
New data from Redfin shows that more consumers than ever before are in the market for a home. While sales are picking up, new home construction is well below levels prior to the recession of 2008. Could manufactured housing be the solution? According to National Mortgage News, there are key …
Constraints on New Home Construction – Is MH the Answer? Read More
South of Eugene, Oregon, in the community of Saginaw, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County is working to utilize manufactured housing to help those in need. According to the Register Guard, the organization has acquired the Saginaw Park community, furthering its efforts to buy and rehabilitate manufactured …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells MHProNews that it has formally called upon the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Gov. Rick Perry, to withdraw its proposed manufactured housing energy rule. MHARR says that the proposed rule is “rooted in climate change activism and advanced …
MHARR to Secretary Perry: Withdraw Unnecessary MH Energy Rule Read More
In Calaveras County, California, the Butte Fire had a significant impact on the area, putting a number of area residents into temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) housing. Eighteen months later, some residents are still in their FEMA homes, looking for permanent housing. And now, FEMA says they are out …
In Coldwater, Michigan, a rezoning proposal for the expansion of a manufactured housing community was rejected. According to the Daily Reporter, rezoning for the 10-acre expansion of Tall Grass Mobile Home Park failed, ending in a 3-3-tie vote after presentation and discussion before the Coldwater Planning Commission. Residents of the …
Our theme for this month is The Manufactured Housing Industry’s March Madness, and our featured articles are now live on the MHProNews.com home page. To see the line-up of over three dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals …
In Mount Vernon, Illinois, what appears to be another case of NIMBY (Not-In-My-Back-Yard) has reared its head. According to the Register-News, a first reading of an ordinance to annex property for a manufactured home community was held this week, and several residents in attendance voiced their concerns. “We would like …
In Lawrence County, Ohio, the county land bank is making a very strong statement with regard to manufactured homes that are delinquent on their taxes. According to an editorial board letter in the Ironton Tribune, the land bank is looking to clean up abandoned and run-down properties across the county, …
Land Bank Pursues Tax Delinquent Manufactured Homes Read More
Even with over 300 households currently in manufactured home communities in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the tried and true solution to the challenge of affordable workforce housing does not appear to be a priority. According to Steamboat Today, the Yampa Valley Housing Authority, with city and county support, owns the Fish …
Manufactured Housing and Workforce Housing, Practical Partners Read More
In Allenstown, New Hampshire, officials have formally approved the sale of 166 acres of town-owned land to a Canada-based manufactured home developer, Hynes Group. The company, which already manages the 300 unit Holiday Acres community in town, plans to expand it by an additional 210 units, which will be age-restricted. …
Multi-Acre MH Expansion Approved, Residents Concerned Read More
