Drew Industries, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana (NYSE:DW) will release its second quarter, 2016 financials before the market opens on Thurs., Aug. 4, 2016, according to prnewswire. A supplier of components to the manufactured home and recreational vehicle industries, Drew will hold a conference call later that same day at 11 …
MH Component Supplier Drew to Discuss Q2 Financials Read More
Following a story MHProNews last posted July 19, 2016 regarding the updating of manufactured home regulations in Laramie, Wyoming, after years of delays, hesitations and changes, MHProNews has learned the Laramie City Council passed a final reading of a set of ordinances dealing with manufactured homes (MH) and recreational vehicles …
Wyoming City Finally Settles on MH and RV Ordinances Read More
In Del Valle, Texas, near Austin, despite a zoning recommendation from city staff in favor of a new manufactured home community as requested by the applicant, members of the Zoning and Platting Commission voted against the zoning change. Neighbors complained of crime– “We don’t want that increased vandalism, that increased …
Texas Commissioners Deny MHC App, Prompting DJ Pendleton to Come out Swinging Read More
MHProNews has learned from pennlive that Pine Terrace MHP LLC, of Atglen, PA has acquired a 75 home site manufactured home community (MHC), Strohecker MHP, in Halifax Township, just north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Chuck Heller and Drew Bobincheck handled the transaction on behalf of the sellers, Curt and Janet Strohecker. …
Manufactured Home Community Changes Hands in Pennsylvania Read More
Six years after passing the Dodd-Frank Act, which was designed to avert another financial crisis, the American Action Forum (AAF) asserts Dodd-Frank has imposed over $36 billion in final rule costs plus 73 million paperwork hours. That is an increase from last year’s $24 billion in final rule costs and …
The Dodd-Frank Legacy: Billions Spent, More Designated, Questionable Gains Read More
On the old business agenda of the Madison County Planning and Development Committee in Edwardsville , Illinois, its next meeting will consider the petition of a couple requesting a special use permit to continue the siting of their multi-section manufactured home “for a period not to exceed five years.” At …
Petitioners in Ill. City Seek Special Use Permits for MH Sitings Read More
As of the close of the second quarter, 2016, Boulegeris Investments bought 248,865 shares of manufactured home community owner UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH), according to tradecalls, and now owns 1,285,191 shares valued at $15,833,553. UMH comprises 10.47 percent of Boulegeris’ portfolio. Another hedge fund, Creative Planning, upped its stake in …
Nielsen Ratings reports during the 10 PM eastern time slot when Donald Trump’s wife Melania and former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani were addressing the first night of the Republican National Convention, several cable news outlets raised their viewer audience substantially over four years ago, while one slipped in the ratings. …
22 Million Tune into GOP Convention; the Media Rundown Read More
A division of Patrick Industries, Inc.,a component supplier to the manufactured home and recreational vehicle industries, is investing $600,000 and creating 60 jobs, building a facility to produce countertops in Baldwyn, Mississippi, according to bizjournals. With a scheduled beginning of operations in Sept., 2016, AIA Countertops is a large, natural …
Patrick Industries Subsidiary Creating 60 Jobs in Mississippi Read More
MHProNews has been informed by baseballnewssource that BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. upped its stake in shares of Drew Industries Inc. (NYSE:DW) during the first quarter, adding 7.5 percent, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm now owns 661,687 shares of Drew Industries, …
Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) reports for the second quarter ending June 30, 2016 total revenues rose $8.6 million, or 4.3 percent, to $210.1 million, as compared to $201.5 million for the same period in 2015. Net income available for common share stockholders increased $3.7 million, or $0.04 per diluted common …
ELS Q2 2016 Indicates Revenue, Income and Community Growth Read More
The Indian Springs Holiness Camp in Flovilla, Georgia plays out to its estimated 5,000 expected visitors when it closes after a ten day run July 24, a gathering that has been continuous for 126 years at the camp. Its 300 acres encompasses 120 cabins owned by individuals who stay there …
Large Religious Camp Seeking Manufactured Homes for Participants Read More
A Blue Ridge Texas family who lost their home and their three-day-old baby last December to a tornado that tore through Collin County have been gifted a manufactured home (MH), donated through the efforts of two churches—First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge and Christ Fellowship in McKinney, TX. There are …
Two Tornado-struck Families Receive Gifted Manufactured Homes Read More
As kowb1290 in Laramie, Wyoming tells MHProNews, licensing of manufactured home communities (MHC) began in the 1950s, before zoning even existed, and has remained mostly unchanged as part of the zoning code since. The city council will consider the third and final reading of updated standards for MHCs on Tuesday, …
Laramie, WY Updating 50-year old Manufactured Home Regulations Read More
The Sooke City Council in British Columbia, Canada, south of the Vancouver area, is off for the summer, but when it returns in the fall, the councillors will be taking up an issue dealing with the owner of a manufactured home community (MHC) who wants to rezone 11,300 square feet …
Canadian City to Deal with MH Community Rezoning, Hold Housing Forum Read More
Following a story MHProNews last posted July 7, 2016 regarding the flooding in West Virginia that has cost 26 lives and millions in damages, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working with officials in Greenbrier and Kanawha Counties to locate suitable sites for Temporary Housing Units (THUs) for flood …
FEMA Set to Site Manufactured Homes for Flooding Survivors Read More
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The Pine Ridge Mobile Home Park in Prince George, Virginia, just south of Richmond adjacent to I-295 received the blessings of the Prince George Board of Supervisors to expand the community by 131 home sites, bringing the total to 373. Michigan-based owner Sun Pool I LLC has agreed to install …
Pine Ridge Manufactured Home Community gets Green Light to Expand Read More
MHProNews has learned from consumereagle that Gendell Jeffrey L has decreased its stake in Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) by 6.22 percent, based on its latest Q1 2016 regulatory filing, selling 86,165 shares. Gendell has been peeling off Patrick stock in periodic layers since Nov. 2014, no doubt earning a pretty …
Patrick Stock has Risen +58.35 Percent in Seven Months Read More
The Senate has passed H. R. 3700, as the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews, the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act (HOTMA), which will allow Section 8 vouchers to be used for the purchase of a manufactured home (MH). The House of Representatives passed the legislation in February, and President …
Senate Passes Bill to Allow MH Purchase with Section 8 Vouchers Read More
