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Patrick Completes Acquisition of BHE, another Thermoformed Producer

By / August 1, 2016 / Announcements, Business, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, RV

Component supplier to the manufactured home and recreational vehicle industries, Patrick Industries, Inc. has finalized the acquisition of BH Electronics, Inc. (BHE) of Munford, Tennessee, according to what prnewswire tells MHProNews. From five facilities in the southeast, BHE designs and produces custom thermoformed dash board and console assemblies, as well …

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An American August in MHVille – New Feature Articles Alert

By / August 2, 2016 / Announcements, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular

The new featured articles for MHProNews  will begin to go live later today, on August 1. Because of the size of this issue, new articles will continue to be added to the featured articles module until completed, which is expected to be August 2, 2016. A new Cup of Coffee with… …

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FEMA Providing Manufactured Homes for CA Wildfire Victims

By / July 31, 2016 / Events, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

With some 285 homes torched in the Erskine Fire in the Kern River Valley, in Calif., near Bakersfield, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is set to bring in 71 manufactured housing units (MHUs) to be used by survivors of the wildfire that has burned over 52 square miles. The …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News July 24-July 31, 2016

By / July 30, 2016 / Advocacy, Announcements, Business, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, regulation, RV, Stocks, Zoning

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com NIMBYism? Debunking Myths About Manufactured Home Communities (aka ‘Mobile Home Parks’) What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News FEMA moving manufactured homes into four W. VA. Counties. CFPB proposes clarification of Know Before You Owe. Patrick’s revenues rise 35%. Sun’s stock projected …

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Patrick’s Sales Rise 35% in Q2; NOI Increases 37%

By / July 29, 2016 / Business, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, RV

Patrick Industries, Inc., a component supplier to the manufactured housing (MH) and recreational vehicle (RV) industries, reported a 35 percent increase in net sales for Q2 2016 over the same period of 2015, $233.5 million to $315.2 million. While the increase was mostly attributable to a 33% rise in the …

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FEMA Moving Manufactured Homes into two Additional West Virginia Counties

By / July 29, 2016 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

Following a story MHProNews last posted July 18, 2016 regarding the devastating flooding in West Virginia and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) attempts to find housing for the displaced, a Temporary Housing Authorization Memo was issued July 5 authorizing Greenbrier and Kanawha Counties to receive Manufactured Housing Units (MHUs). …

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Sun Communities Stock hits New High, but Projected Higher

By / July 29, 2016 / Announcements, Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, RV

As the stock of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) reached a new 52-week high on Wed., July 28 of $77.90, it has a forecasted target of $130.09, a 67 percent increase over today’s closing, a value that would increase the worth by $3.56 billion, giving it a total value of $8.88 …

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MHARR Braces for EPA’s New Formaldehyde Ruling

By / July 28, 2016 / Announcements, home buyers, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is prepared to publish the final rule for national formaldehyde standards for composite wood products like particle board, hardwood plywood and MDF board (medium-density fiberboard), as the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells MHProNews. The final EPA standards are important for manufactured housing …

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While Negative Perceptions of MH Persist, the Industry Grows says Seeking Alpha

By / July 29, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Communities, Company News, Economy, home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, RV, Trends

The glitz and glamor that attach to an ownership interest in businesses such as hotels, a race track or a small chain of upscale restaurants suddenly tarnishes for some when the investment being considered is manufactured home communities (MHCs).  While many think of them as “mobile home parks,” or in …

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Pennsylvania MH Community Owner Sued for not Paying Relocation Costs

By / July 28, 2016 / Company News, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

The owners of a manufactured home community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania have been sued by the state attorney general for engaging in unlawful and deceptive business practices. According to akvnews, the civil lawsuit alleges violations of the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act, and the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection …

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Tiny Homes Arrive in Muncie, IN to House Homeless

By / July 27, 2016 / Advocacy, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

Six Amish-built tiny homes, each 96 square feet, have arrived in Muncie, Indiana to house the homeless, according to what thestarpress tells MHProNews. “It’s going to let us reach a population that no one has been able to serve yet,” said Susie Kemp, director of the non-profit Bridges Community Services. …

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Planning Commission Approves Siting of Two Manufactured Homes

By / July 27, 2016 / Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

The Sterling, Colorado City Council will hold public hearings on conditional use applications for two lots on which the owners want to site manufactured homes that will be rental properties, as journal-advocate informs MHProNews. Lillian and Ed Buck, appearing at at a Sterling Planning Commission meeting earlier this month, and …

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Maine Manufactured Home Community Expanding

By / July 27, 2016 / Business, Communities, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

The Belfast, Maine Planning Board will consider the expansion of Penobscot Mobile Home Park from 20 homes sites to 34, as waldo.villagesoup informs MHProNews. The new owner of one year, Connecticut Property Management LLC, has 21 acres, including a large wetlands area, and intends to use part of the property …

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Commodore Corporation Acquires Canadian American Homes of Wis.

By / July 27, 2016 / Announcements, Business, Canada, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular

MHProNews has received word from Goshen, Indian that The Commodore Corporation (TCC) has acquired the assets of Canadian American Homes of Dorchester, Wisconsin, and will begin production of HUD Code and modular homes under the MidCountry Homes brand. Now in its 65th year serving 32 states, TCC is a family-owned …

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Resident: Site Manufactured Homes on Vacant lots for Hillcrest Neighbors

By / July 26, 2016 / home buyers, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

In a letter to the editor of Corpus Christi’s Caller Times, Nick Milam reinforces Andy Taubman’s previous suggestion that the city site manufactured homes on the numerous vacant lots they have seized for back taxes, and give them or sell them to public housing clients. Residents of the Hillcrest community …

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MHARR Continues Tirade over HUD/MHI/DOE Collusion

By / July 26, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, home buyers, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells MHProNews the manufactured housing division at HUD waited beyond the last minute allowed to call for an Aug. 9 conference call of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) to discuss the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed rules. The Federal Advisory Committee …

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Sun Communities Draws Hedge Fund Investors

By / July 25, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, RV

MHProNews has learned hedge fund Geode Capital Management LLC upped its stake in shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) by 7.2 percent in Q1 2016, as reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to cerbatgem. After buying an additional 31,936 shares during the first period, Geode now owns 473,079 …

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One Percent Down Could Put You in a Home

By / July 25, 2016 / Business, Finance, home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

According to nationalmortgagenews, Chicago-based retail originator Guaranteed Rate has been offering 1% down mortgages through a new nationwide program. Called Double Match, the additional two percent is available through a down payment assistance program, and is completely forgivable for qualified borrowers. MHProNews understands the plan is applicable to condos, town …

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Habitat Teams with Air Base to Replace Special Needs Caregiver’s Manufactured Home

By / July 25, 2016 / Business, Events, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

A Tularosa, New Mexico man and recent cancer survivor who works as a caregiver for individuals with special needs will receive a new manufactured home compliments of a partnership between White Sands Habitat for Humanity and Holloman Air Force Base’s Big Give program. White Sands Habitat for Humanity Executive Director …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News July 17-July 24, 2016

By / July 24, 2016 / Advocacy, Announcements, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, regulation, RV, Stocks, Trends, Zoning

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