In a video address to the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) National Communities Council (NCC) Fall Leadership Forum, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro, calling HUD “The Department of Opportunity,” praised the manufactured home industry for “giving more families access to quality, safe and affordable housing.” The …
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In an attempt to help keep illegal activity off rental property, the Cañon City (Colorado) Police Department (CCPD) Crime Prevention Unit became licensed to implement Crime Free Programs to bolster partnerships between law enforcement and owners and managers of rental properties. According to what canoncitydailyrecord tells MHProNews, the Crime Free …
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Following complaints that a newly-issued building permit would allow a manufactured home to be sited on property specified for single-family permanent homes, doverpost reports the Dover (Delaware) City Council agreed to amend city ordinances. While the permit will not be amended, council was asked to change the definition of “one-family …
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A proposal that adds a definition for the 19 manufactured home communities (MHC) to the city’s Comprehensive Plan, and was passed by the Spokane (WA) City Council, was vetoed by Mayor David Condon. An hour later, the council overrode his veto, as spokesman tells MHProNews. Councilman Jon Snyder, who helped …
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Following the San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion in California, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation to improve safety of the lightly regulated natural gas and propane distribution piping systems at manufactured home communities (MHC), of which there are 5,000 in the state housing one million people. The first conversion of …
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According to financialmagazin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) Andy Nemeth purchased 8,000 shares of company stock at $38.20 per share for a net value of $305,797. Nemeth now owns 76,999 shares which comprise 0.50 percent of the outstanding shares of the company. Meanwhile …
MHProNews has learned from Capital One that it arranged a $3.1 million fixed-rate loan package through Ladder Capital Finance to refinance the Orange Grove manufactured home community (MHC) in San Fernando, California. Senior Vice President Chad Thomas Hagwood, the head of Capital One Multifamily’s Birmingham, Ala. office, brokered the transaction …
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In the fifth edition of its shale economic development chart, Bricker and Eckler report a 51 percent increase in total investments since a year ago in Ohio’s oil and gas-related projects, amounting to nearly $33.7 billion. In information provided to MHProNews by Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA), there has been …
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in California adopted an temporary urgency ordinance to prevent eight manufactured home communities (MHCs) from closing or converting for the next 45 days in an attempt to keep affordable housing available in the Bay Area. The Bay Area is one of the most …
CA County Issues Ordinance to Ban Manufactured Home Community Closure Read More
MHProNews has learned from insidertradingreport that UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) director Matthew I Hirsch purchased 1,053 shares of the company, a transaction disclosed Nov. 17, 2015 to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr Hirsch acquired the shares at $9.50 per share for a total transaction of $9,999.99. UMH shares have …
Rob Ripperda of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) tells MHProNews stats for August 2015 indicate new manufactured home titles rose 4.44 percent over last August, and increased 1.69 percent over July, 2015, with multi-section home sales outpacing single section homes. On the year, multi-section home sales are up 7.18 …
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Updating a story MHProNews posted from Mohave County, Arizona Nov. 16 regarding an ordinance that would restrict manufactured homes (MH) older than seven years from unincorporated areas of the county, the Mohave County supervisors voted to send that section back to planning and zoning, and not enforce it until P&Z …
The Delaware Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against Chicago-based Hometown America Communities Inc., the owner of three Delaware manufactured home communities (MHC ) for allegedly pressuring tenants into waiving their right to arbitrate rent increases, according to delaware1059. Residents at Angola Beach Estates, Rehoboth Bay and Barclay Farms …
President and CEO of Clayton Homes, Inc. since 1999, Kevin T. Clayton is a board member of Ruby Tuesday, Inc., and on Tue., Nov. 10, 2015, purchased 20,000 shares of company stock at $5.20 per share for a total value of $104,000. As wkrb13 reports, in a document filed with …
Following a story MHProNews posted Nov. 13, 2015 regarding a new ordinance in Mojave County, Arizona that restricts siting of manufactured homes (MH) to no older than seven years, kdminer tells MHProNews the County Board of Supervisors will weigh a request from the Manufactured Housing Industry of Arizona to delay …
In a transaction dated Nov. 11, 2015, Drew Industries (NYSE:DW) Director Leigh J. Abrams sold 6,000 shares of Drew stock at $59.27 per share for a net value of $355,620.00, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Abrams now owns 74,506 shares valued at $4,415,970.62, according …
What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News $25k can apply to MH in Ala. and Long Island. Insider trading: Cavco, UMH, Sun, Drew. MH securitizer beats Zacks consensus. Ordinance allows newer homes only. Log cabin builder honored. Former Ginnie Mae head says mortgage reform unlikely. One Fed Head says …
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According to americantradejournal, on Nov. 5, 2015 Eugene W. Landy, Chairman of the Board of UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) purchased 5,000 shares of UMH stock at $9.92 per share for a total of $49,652.62. As MHProNews reported Aug.18, 2015, Landy purchased 5,479 shares of UMH at $9.12 per share for …
According to voicechronicle, Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) chief operating officer (COO) John Bandini McLaren sold 5,000 shares of Sun Communities stock Thursday, Nov. 12 for $62.00 per share for net proceeds totaling $310,000. McLaren now owns 112,616 shares valued at $6,982,192. Sun last reported its earnings for Q3 2015 on Oct. …
Sun Community Principal Sells 5,000 Shares of Stock Read More
A new ordinance requiring all manufactured homes (MH) being moved from one property to another within the county must have been produced no more than seven years from the request date for the permit, under a zoning change that takes effect in Mojave County, Arizona, Dec. 2, 2015. The previous …
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