In Mountain View, California Rod Fox and Emily Gwynn left their $2,540/month, 800 square-foot apartment and moved to a 1,370 square foot manufactured home (MH) in Adobe Wells Mobile Home Park in Sunnyvale, CA. In the Bay Area, where median home prices hit $782,000, they are paying about the same …
Karen and Tom Rogers live in a 420 square foot tiny house, built by Lil’ Lodges, in Bruton Park manufactured home community (MHC) in York County, Virginia. The county cited them for a violation because it is not a manufactured home, but following an appeal to the zoning board, they …
Tiny House in Manufactured Home Community Sparks Legal Debate Read More
HUD Code production continues rising, China going modular, Cavco Acquisition, Affordable housing lags, New MHC in Arizona, Inmates Building Modular Homes, Champion Partners with Winnebago, MHCC Suggests Multifamily HUD Code Homes and more. Mon., March 30 Rising Land Values Force Older Manufactured Home Communities Out China Choosing Modular for Hotels, …
From Elkhart, Indiana insurancenewsnet informs MHProNews Skyline Corp. reports net sales from continuing operations for fiscal Q3 2015 increased 26 percent to $38,109,000 from $30,169,000. The company reported net loss from continuing operations fell from $3,906,000 a year ago in Q3 to $2,911,000. The net loss from discontinued operations dropped …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews that the General Subcommittee of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) conducted a conference call to consider a proposal that would provide construction for up to three multifamily dwelling units. Responding to an October 2014 memorandum from HUD that HUD Code labeled homes …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform tells MHProNews that industry production of HUD Code homes continued to grow during Feb. 2015. According to statistics from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 4,803 homes were produced in Feb. 2015, a 10.1 percent increase over the 4,361 …
Manufactured Home Production Continues its Ascendancy Read More
A bill before the North Carolina Senate, S.577, filed March 26, 2015, clarifies retitling of a manufactured home (MH) after it has been removed from real property. According to what ncleg tells MHProNews, if a certificate of title has been canceled and the owner of a manufactured home desires to …
North Carolina Bill would Clarify Retitling of Manufactured Homes Read More
From Freehold, New Jersey, President of UMH Properties, Inc. Samuel A. Landy tells MHProNews that Regina Beasley and Robert “Bob” VanSchuvyer have been appointed as vice presidents. According to prnewswire, Mr. Landy said, “Both Robert and Regina have added significant value to the manufactured home communities acquired by UMH and …
UMH Selects Vice Presidents, Declares Cash Dividends Read More
MHProNews has learned from NASDAQ that Sun Communities, Inc. has closed on the $256.2 million deal for seven manufactured home communities comprised of 3,130 homesites, and 60 percent of which are age-restricted communities. Ninety-six percent of the sites are occupied, and there are 380 additional sites that could be developed. …
Sun Closes on Orlando area Manufactured Home Communities Read More
A proposed manufactured home (MH) development for 70 MH in the town of Oneonta, New York has run into stiff opposition from 100 people who have signed petitions opposing Hemlock Village. The 29 acres would need a zoning change from residential-agricultural, which requires one home per acre, to Planned Development …
Residents have Garnered Signatures Opposing Manufactured Home Community Read More
A ten percent hike in site rents at Wild Meadows manufactured home community (MHC) in Dover, Delaware was ruled unjustified by an arbitrator appointed by the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority. The December Corporation, manager of the MHC, sought to raise site tents from $437.15 to $482.89 on 185 member …
Site Rent Increase Denied at Manufactured Home Community Read More
Manufactured and modular home (MH) and Park Model recreational vehicle (RV) producer Champion Home Builders, Inc. has entered into a licensing agreement with RV maker Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) to manufacture a line of Park Model RVs. Champion will introduce the first Park Model RV at Winnebago’s Dealer Days in …
Champion to Partner with Winnebago for RV Park Models Read More
The RV/MH Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for the Class of 2016. The Selection Committee will receive nominations from all recreational vehicle (RV) and manufactured housing (MH) sectors, including dealers, campgrounds, manufacturers, retailers, trade media, associations, user groups. As rvbusiness informs MHProNews, to be eligible the nominee must be, …
According to what newsobserver reports from North Carolina regarding deadly tornadoes, “While the perception might be that tornadoes target trailers, the reality is that manufactured housing is the least safe place to be in severe weather, second only to an automobile. It’s just that simple.” In fact, it is not …
Article on Manufactured Homes and High Winds Gets it Wrong Read More
While investopedia sets the record straight in noting “mobile homes” were built before HUD Code standards were established n 1976, it nevertheless uses the term in the article’s title: “Are Mortgages Available for Mobile Homes?“ It does use the correct phrase in the article. It says 32 percent of manufactured …
Twisting Terminology about Manufactured Home Financing Read More
A proposal to develop twenty acres of vacant land at the Kotzin Ranch just outside Tusayan, Arizona is set for affordable housing and will likely include manufactured housing. According to what grandcanyonnews tells MHProNews, the acreage is located at the southern tip of the Grand Canyon National Park, and the …
MHProNews has learned from nationalmortgagenews a recent report by Zillow states that population growth has outpaced the growth of housing in many areas across the country, especially affordable housing. The cities that are in step have either experienced low population growth or have maintained a steady growth of new housing. …
Drew Industries, Inc. Chief of Financial Operations (CFO) Joseph S. Giordano III sold 19,500 shares of Drew stock on the market March 24, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to what dakotafinancialnews tells MHProNews, the stock was sold at $64.75 per share, totaling $1,262,625.00. …
MHProNews has learned from mtsandard the Butte-Silver Bow Planning Board in Montana voted 5-0 that no more pre-HUD Code homes (MH) be allowed to site in the county, although those already existing would be grandfathered in and allowed to stay. MH built between 1976, when the federal government mandated construction …
Montana County Tightens Restriction on Manufactured Homes Read More
According to rvbusiness, Phoenix-based Cavco Industries, Inc. has acquired Chariot Eagle, Inc. of Ocala, Florida, a manufacturer of Park Model recreational vehicles (RVs) and manufactured homes. This will add to Cavco’s current line of park model RVs, and extend the company’s each into the southeastern U. S. Cavco’s CEO and …
Cavco Industries Acquires RV and Manufactured Home Producer Chariot Eagle Read More
