Updating a story MHProNews last posted Dec. 19, 2015 regarding an addition to an MHC at the edge of Smith Field airport, with a retention pond attracting waterfowl that can interfere with airplanes, owner Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) will build a ‘dry pond,’ one that will dry out within 48 …
Final Plans Approved for Expansion of Manufactured Home Community Read More
Following a story MHProNews last posted Feb. 15, 2016 regarding the (much applauded) proposed rule change by HUD that would draw a clearer distinction between manufactured homes and recreational vehicles, U. S. Representative Jackie Walorski, as co-founder of the Congressional Recreational Vehicle Caucus, led congressional attempts to clarify the distinction. …
At the meeting of the Madison County Board in Edwardsville, Illinois, new rules for siting manufactured homes in unincorporated areas were adopted, according to what the altondailynews tells MHProNews. In addition to a $300 fee each time the property changes residents, the new rules include: A manufactured home in any …
County Sets Hoops for Manufactured Home Owners to Jump through Read More
Manufacturer and distributor of building and component products for the manufactured housing (MH) and recreational vehicle (RV) industries, Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) reported net sales for the fourth quarter of 2015 rose 31 percent, $59.1 million, to $248.7 million compared to $189.6 million for Q4 2014. The increase was attributable …
Patrick Industries Notches Strong Q4 and Year-end Financials Read More
The Humboldt Mobilehome Owners Coalition is seeking a ballot initiative to put rent control in manufactured home communities (MHC) to the voters in Humboldt County, in far Northern California, according to times-standard. The group has to obtain 3,000 signatures to be on the Nov. ballot. The Mobile Home Park Space …
Manufactured Home Community Residents seek Rent Control in Northern CA Read More
Following a topic we last covered Nov. 5, 2015 regarding the numbing effect of mandated sprinkler systems on home building in Maryland, lawmakers held a hearing to determine if counties can opt out of a new state law requiring all new homes, including manufactured homes (MH), to have sprinkler systems. …
Maryland Counties want to Opt out of Mandated Sprinkler Read More
Millions of manufactured home MH owners and thousands of MH professionals are being adversely impacted by the current state of CFPB regulations. Yet the fog created by interest groups that oppose changes to Dodd-Frank or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) current policies have slowed the progress in the Senate …
Cutting through Media Fog for Manufactured Home Owners and Pros Read More
The town of Snowflake, Arizona has signed off on an agreement for Navajo County to be responsible for enforcing installation standards of manufactured housing and factory-built buildings. The county has a previously signed agreement with the AZ Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety Office of Manufactured Housing for the …
Responsibility for Enforcing MH Installation Standards Passes from Snowflake to County Read More
Rob Ripperda of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) informs MHProNews the Stat Tracker indicates Texas continues to lead all states in the sales of manufactured homes. The state notched 14,861 total MH sales in 2015 through Nov., 2015. There is a 60-day window for submission of sales, and with …
A measure before a Kansas House committee would provide vocational training and equipment for inmates at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility to produce up to five homes a year that would then be sold or donated to a needy family. Current law restricts the sale of prison-made goods like dormitory and …
Kansas Manufactured Housing Association Opposes Home Building in Prison Read More
Two tri-state off-site home builders in Iowa are seeing improvements in their respective housing markets, according to thonline. Doug Stimpson, vice president and general manager of All American Homes in Dyersville, in northeastern Iowa told MHProNews that business has increased 30 percent in the last four years, and already this …
Northeastern Iowa Growing the Off-site Homebuilding Market Read More
MHProNews has learned from insideindianabusiness that Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) is spending over $1 million in new information, technology and facility improvements at two leased buildings in Mishawaka, Indiana comprising 140,000 square feet of space, with plans to create 84 jobs. Patrick has a five-year lease for the two buildings, …
Currently in Corpus Christi, TX, the city owns a number of vacant lots it wants to site with homes, according to what caller tells MHProNews, and intends to infill with affordable housing. Streets Committee Chairman Andy Taubman is in favor of using manufactured homes as infill, and to this end, …
City may Infill Vacant Property with Manufactured Homes Read More
Following a story regarding the proposed rule by HUD that would draw a better distinction better manufactured housing and Park Model RVs, as MHProNews posted Feb. 13, 2016, two national RV associations issued a joint statement which reads, “This proposed rule provides a critical solution to the regulatory uncertainty that …
According to financialspots, President Obama has appointed Carlyle Group partner Jerome Powell to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Powell was undersecretary for finance under the George H. W. Bush presidency. One of the largest defense contractors in the world, Carlyle includes among its ranks some of the …
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Manufactured and Mobile Homes Aren’t Just for Millionaires – Main Street, Middle America Too What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News High rents tough on low-income families. Residents of co-ops save money. Drew notches record revenues. New HUD rule supported by U. …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Feb. 7-Feb. 14, 2016 Read More
Following a story MHProNews posted Feb. 8, 2016 regarding the exemption of recreational vehicles (RVs) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) definition of manufactured housing (MH), proposed new rules would not exempt RVs that are used as a primary residence or for permanent occupancy. According to realestaterama, …
As dailydemocrat tells MHProNews, a 2006 study by the University of New Hampshire compares resident-owned manufactured home communities (MHC) to those owned by investors. The research revealed those who live in a community owned by the residents, called cooperatives, have lower site rents, higher average home sales prices as well …
Study Reveals Resident-Owned Communities pay less for Sites Read More
MHProNews has learned from financial-market-news that Skyline Corp. (NYSE:SKY) Director John C. Firth purchased 5,000 shares of company stock Feb. 5, according to a disclosure filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Acquired at an average cost of $4.16 per share for a total transaction of $20,800, the director …
The following letter to the editor of TCPalm is expressed tongue-in-cheek to make the writer’s point that manufactured homes are neither mobile nor vehicles. Quoting in its entirety: Jerry Nashel, Vero Beach Letter: Manufactured homes have to be registered as ‘vehicles’ Once upon a time, manufactured homes were mistakenly called …
