The Corsicana (TX) City Council unanimously approved a request from Thomas Douglas to site a manufactured home on property he owns on East Third Ave., as the corsicanadailysun informs MHProNews. “I have other property in town, but I cannot put a manufactured home on it,” said Douglas to the council. …
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MHProNews has learned from owentonnewsherald the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute (KMHI) has announced Sparta, Kentucky resident Arielle M. Columbia has been named as a 2016 KMHI Scholarship Award recipient. She received one of five $1,000 scholarships awarded to graduating high school students who currently live in manufactured housing in KY. …
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Following a story MHProNews posted July 24, 2015 regarding the need for workforce housing in southwest Louisiana where up to 54,000 workers will build an ethane cracker and gas-to-liquid facility, americanpress reports Calcasieu Parish officials are dealing with multiple requests to accommodate recreational vehicles (RV) and manufactured homes (MH). At …
Shady Acres manufactured home community (MHC) in Kittitas County, Washington will be closing after the county agreed to buy the property for $1.45 million to expand recreational vehicle (RV) parking at the Kittitas Valley Event Center, according to information supplied MHProNews by dailyrecordnews. Once the sale is finalized the residents …
Manufactured Home Community Closing, Relocation Resources Available Read More
Damon Reed of Capital One has engineered a Fannie Mae $4.7 million fixed-rate refinancing package for a 309 home site manufactured home community (MHC)in Novi, Michigan, about 30 miles northwest of Detroit. Built in two phases, 212 sites of Country Cousin Manufactured Home Community were constructed in 1966, and 99 …
MHProNews has learned from prnewswire Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) will release its financials for Q1 2016 before the market opens on May 9, 2016 followed by a conference call later that same day at 11 AM. Drew’s CEO Jason Lippert, President Scott Mereness and CFO David Smith will lead the …
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The Long County Board of Commissioners in Hinesville, GA are grappling with an application for a rural subdivision that Mike Allen wants to build, but it is unclear whether the new homes will be manufactured homes or modular homes, according to coastalcourier. Similarly, the board has little information about water …
Board Needs More info about Proposed MH/Modular Community Read More
The Henry County Board of Supervisors in south central Virginia will hold a public hearing to respond to the request of Ruben Torrres to rezone property for locating a manufactured home (MH). The property is in a 100 year-old flood plain, as designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), …
Virginia County Recommends Manufactured Home Rezoning Request Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Conventional Housing and Manufactured Homes Video Report What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MHARR Slams Danner, HUD. Clayton in line for air base homes contract. Sears Homes paved the way for prefab. Canada’s ATCO marching far South. Modulars for …
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The expansion of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island will add 3,747 people to the population of Oak Harbor, Washington, a 20 percent increase by 2036, 70 percent of whom are military or civilian personnel associated with the base. Located in the far northwest corner of the continental United States, Oak …
Clayton may get Nod to Add Housing at Growing Air Base Read More
Southfield, Michigan-based Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) announces that it will release its first quarter financial results on Tue., April 26, 2016, before the market opens. That will be followed by a conference call at 11 A. M. eastern time to discuss the results, according to benchmarkmonitor. Sun closed down -1.68 …
Sears was a pioneering mail-order company that sold watches, underwear, furniture, appliances—and from 1908 to 1940 sold 100,000 homes through a catalog. As the timesununion states, “The pieces arrived packed in boxes that contained lumber, cut to length and numbered for convenience, as well as shingles, doors, windows, molding, plumbing, …
Sears & Roebuck Homes Presaged HUD Code and Modular Homes Read More
According to seekingalpha, Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) notched its best first quarter ever, posting Q1 sales of $682.2 million, 7.8 percent over the 2015 numbers, and $3.35 million better than the consensus estimates. The unit volume increased in all markets by an aggregate of nearly 13 percent. EBITDA (Earnings …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells MHProNews a letter from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to David A. Tompos, president of NTA in Nappanee, IN indicates HUD has hired SEBA Professional Services, LLC to review installation manuals for manufactured homes (MH). The …
MHARR Criticizes Danner, HUD for Violating the MH Improvement Act of 2000 Read More
While the emphasis is clearly on recreational vehicles at the 42nd annual Puyallup (Wash.) RV Show, April 28 thru May 1 at the Washington State Fair Event Center, several manufactured homes will also be on display, as pressreleaserocket informs MHProNews. A product of the MHRV Show Association, opening day will …
Puyallup RV Show will Include several Manufactured Homes Read More
Habitat for Humanity relies on volunteers to not only build the homes but also to appraise them, as well as participate in other aspects of the build, according to daltondailycitizen, and that may be in violation of the law. Because of allegations that appraisers were open to influence by lenders …
MHProNews has learned Capital One arranged the refinancing for Lakeside Mobile Home Community just northeast of Omaha, Nebraska at Carter Lake, Iowa, providing a $6 million adjustable-rate Fannie Mae loan for the 329-home site manufactured home community. Part of Inspire Communities, the funds will be used to retire older debt, …
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Writing in nreionline, R. Byron Carlock, Jr. of Price WaterhouseCoopers reminds MHProNews of the “invention” of the suburbs 70 years ago when Bill Levitt returned from the war and steered his family home construction business into building tract housing, appealing to the millions of returning veterans.`He envisioned mass-produced housing, eventually …
National Real Estate Guru Affirms Manufactured Housing to meet Affordable Demand Read More
Joe Kelly, Executive Vice President of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IAMHA), has notified MHProNews that he will lead a membership meeting Wed., April 27th at the Blackhawk Hotel in Davenport. Although the focus of the meeting is on community issues, he will also answer questions about retail issues since …
IA Manufactured Housing Association Meeting around the State Read More
MHProNews has learned from amazonaws the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) will sponsor a teleconference meeting on Wed., May 25, 2016 from 1 PM to 4 PM Eastern Daylight Time. A public meeting, citizens wanting to comment are encouraged to register in advance, and the MHCC will strive to include …
