Following MHProNews‘ post Jan. 28, 2016 regarding the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform’s criticism of HUD for increasing the inspection of on-site manufactured homes, which also increases the cost to the consumer, the Sept. 8, 2015 rule is set to take effect March 7, 2016. Presented during the Louisville …
MHARR Presses MH Administrator to Retract New On-site Rule Read More
CMH Homes of Belfry, Kentucky, dba Oakwood Homes, is the target of a lawsuit by a West Virginia couple who claim the manufactured home they purchased and had installed on their land was defective, and/or improperly installed. Deba and Zachary Hubert purchased the home in June, 2014, according to what …
Couple suing Oakwood Homes for Alleged Defective Home Read More
The Community Action Partnership of North Alabama (CAPNA) announced local residents who have not been able to fully recover from the devastating April 27, 2011 tornadoes that wreaked havoc across a broad swath of the state may be eligible for new federal funding through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) …
Second Round of Assistance Available for Ongoing 2011 Tornado Damages Read More
According to statistics from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells MHProNews HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,657 homes in December 2015, a 20.1 percent increase over the 4,707 homes produced in the same month in 2014. HUD Code …
HUD Code Production for Year Ends on a Strong Note Read More
A home in Lowell, Massachusetts that, says a neighbor who saw it delivered, is a manufactured home, is causing consternation at city hall, accoding to lowellsun. Mayor Ed Kennedy says it is a trailer and since they are not allowed by law, he wants it removed. At the Jan. 26 …
Terming it one way to solve the housing crisis in the UK, 24dash tells MHProNews manufactured housing could be a quick, affordable fix as opposed “to some developers who are still sitting on land and developing slower than the erosion of a cliff face.” Andrew Partridge, Rogers Stirk Harbour + …
UK Architect Advocates Manufactured Homes to Solve Housing Shortage Read More
Hitting a record high of nearly $90 billion in multifamily lending in 2015, the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are poised to hit another new lending record this year as their volume lending caps are adjusted by the government. Freddie Mac topped the two multifamily lenders …
Four-and-a-half months after the Valley Fire swept through portions of south Lake County in California, in Sept., destroying 1,280 homes and devastating over 76,000 acres, James Westrich, 82, has become the first home owner to be issued an occupancy permit, which allows him to move in, and it is for …
Manufactured Home is First Permanent Wildfire Replacement Read More
The featured articles on the home page of MHProNews for the month of February are as follows. You Have A Bad Review! by Wayne Coakley. Marketing Category. Fair Housing Hunt! by Nadeen Green, JD. Fair Housing, Legal, Communities Category. MHPark Safety Inspections and Pride of Ownership, by Kurt Kelley, JD …
Fearless, Fix-It February 2016 Featured Articles and new Videos on MHProNews Read More
MHProNews has learned from wabi.tv the 28th Maine Manufactured Housing Show was held the weekend of Jan. 29–Jan. 31 at the Augusta Civic Center with an expected turnout of 5,000 partaking of the goods and services of over 30 vendors. Many of them assert that business is returning following several …
Maine Manufactured Home Show Held this Past Weekend Read More
Writing for nationalmortgagenews, the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) senior vice president for government affairs, Lesli M. Gooch, noting the average price of a new manufactured home is $64,000 as compared to a new site-built home price of $374,100, states manufactured housing presents the single most affordable option for lower income …
MHI’s Lesli Gooch Underscores the Need for GSE’s Purchase of Chattel Loans Read More
MHProNews has learned from thenewsstar, the Hope for the Warriors organization, a national non-profit that provides support for members of the military and their families, including families of the fallen and military caregivers, received a check for $33,600 from Clayton Homes President Keith Holdbrooks and CEO Kevin Clayton at the …
The American Action Forum (AAF) has determined there has been a 20.5 percent drop in community banks with assets under $1 billion dollar in assets since Dodd-Frank became law five + years ago, according to data supplied MHProNews by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC). That is a substantial increase …
Following a story MHProNews published Jan. 25, 2016 regarding the siting of a spec home in Crookston, Minnesota by Homark Homes, the Crookston City Council has, at least temporarily, pulled the plug on the proposal. As the grandforksherald reported, the Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority had earlier approved the …
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Not “Beer Cans on Frames,” they’re Modern Manufactured Homes! What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Interview with Don Glisson, Jr. of Triad Financial Services. Another media attack on manufactured housing? Residents of Florida city opposes modular homes. HUD sets up more …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Jan. 24 -Jan. 31, 2016 Read More
A number of informed sources are telling MHProNews that the Seattle Times is about to launch their next story targeting Berkshire Hathaway companies and through them, the manufactured housing industry. According to the most recent of these sources, their next story on manufactured housing could be published “any day now.” …
Next Negative Media Freight Train is Coming towards Manufactured Housing Read More
As some 1500 attendees know, it was cold outside, but climate controlled inside the 2016 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show. MHProNews caught up with Don Glisson Jr., Chairman of Triad Financial Services during the show, and found a quiet room to do the exclusive video interview you see below. Triad originates …
The 4,000 home site Country Squire Lakes (CSL) subdivision in Jennings County, Indiana is a mix of manufactured homes, site-built homes and campsites, with a series of different owners of the properties, as MHProNews has learned from therepublic. The subdivision has been going downhill for a number of years, and …
MHProNews has learned from analystratingreport that Cavco Industries, Inc., reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for its third quarter fiscal year 2016, beating the analyst consensus by $0.09 EPS. The company’s revenue of $181.40 million for the quarter also beat analysts estimates of $174.10 million. Compared to the same quarter …
Thirty-three years before Harlan Dirks and his son, Dave, bought the Arrowhead Mobile Home Park in 1992 in Toledo, a town of nearly 2,300 pop. in central Iowa, Harlan opened the Dirks Real Estate office in town. Fifty-seven years later, the Dirks Real Estate banner still flies, representing residential, business, …
The Dirks Tripled the Size of their Manufactured Home Community Read More
