MHProNews has learned from townhall.finance that based on the U. S. government’s data, from 1984 to 2013, Americans have increased their household share of annual expenditures on housing, life insurance, pensions, education, health care and charitable contributions. Meanwhile, the per household share spent on transportation, apparel, food and alcoholic beverages, …
All across Florida many manufactured home communities (MHCs), often filled with pre-HUD Code homes, many of which are too decrepit to move or do not meet construction standards required in other communities, are being re-purposed and developed into more lucrative uses. Some are on scenic waterways that were out of …
Rising Land Values Force Older Manufactured Home Communities Out Read More
The Tunica Manufactured Housing Show in Mississippi shared the spotlight this week with the House Financial Services Committee passing the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act out of committee and headed to the House floor for a vote. Additionally, IKEA prepares to ship 10,000 durable modular shelters to Iraqi homeless …
Sunday Morning News Re-Cap March 22 to March 28, 2015 Read More
The 2015 Tunica MH Show is now in the history books. While final numbers need to be cross checked and adjusted for accuracy, the first word heard is that the new location at the Hollywood and Resorts Hotels and Casinos near Tunica MS drew more attendees than the previous year. …
2015 Tunica Manufactured Housing Show Flash Report Read More
In response to the Kevin Clayton Debt Elimination Campaign challenge established last September to help the RV/MH Heritage Foundation become debt free in five years, donors to the manufactured housing sector have raised $522,573, following Clayton’s kickstart pledge of $200,000. With a goal of $1 million, Clayton has issued a …
RV/MH Foundation Issues Challenge for Debt Elimination Campaign Read More
The House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 650, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 that will help millions of Americans have better access to financing options for manufactured housing. The vote was 43 in favor and 15 opposed. In addition to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), H.R. …
H.R. 650 Passes out of House Financial Services Committee Read More
MHProNews has learned from cnnmoney that Elkhart, Indiana-based Skyline Corp. (NYSEMKT:SKY) has obtained a three-year secured revolving line of credit with First Business Capital Corp. The agreement will allow Skyline to borrow up to $10 million. Secured by the company’s assets, the funds will be used for working capital, and …
A manufactured home community co-operative may be in the works for Wahpeton, North Dakota, according to a feasibility study read to the Wahpeton Finance Committee by Wahpeton Economic Development Director Jane Priebe. The town’s Economic Development Commission would develop the project after receiving financial support from a series of partners …
City is Developing Manufactured Home Community Co-op Read More
KW Communications has informed MHProNews that Federal Capital Partners and Horizon Land Co. LLC have purchased eleven manufactured home communities (MHCs), primarily in western New York, for $88 million. This 2,413 home site transaction brings to 32 MHCs the two companies own with a total of 5,600 home sites. The largest …
Demand, Sales Rise for Manufactured Home Communities Read More
LaDonna Sue Smith, wife of Stephen Smith of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away suddenly March 20, 2015. An innovative hairdresser, LaDonna was a Bible study leader, involved in prison ministry, and sang in a band called AudioSilver. Her husband, Stephen, is vice-president of Durham Supply, a leader in the manufactured …
On March 16, a delegation of Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) executives met with U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency Dr. Kathleen Hogan, and other officials, to discuss manufactured housing (MH) energy rules under consideration by DOE. MHARR tells MHProNews the rulemaking …
MHARR Questions Energy Department rules Governing Manufactured Housing Read More
MHProNews has learned from Benzinga that 2015’s best performing real estate investment trusts (REITs) are manufactured home community owners. Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS), Sun Communities, Inc.(SUI) and UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) averaged a 9.4 percent growth rate this year through mid-March. Sun owns and operates 242 MH and RV …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews the Ohio Supreme Court struck down a zoning law as unconstitutional that was designed to eliminate manufactured housing from Lodi, Ohio. The zoning code states any property considered noncomforming that is vacant for six months is considered abandoned. In the case of manufactured …
State Court Strikes Down Law that Harms Community Owners Read More
A Senate bill before the North Carolina General Assembly, to improve the safety of roads in the state, addresses the accountability of professional housemovers, specifically applied to manufactured, modular and mobile homes over 15 feet wide. The proposal states the transporter shall be held liable for damages of any kind …
Legislature Defines Blame for Manufactured Home Delivery Damage Read More
The Indiana Manufactured Housing Association/Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA/RVIC) informs MHProNews that not only has Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) sponsored Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing in the Senate, but also three IN House members have signed on to HR 650. Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), who represents the third congressional district …
Indiana has Three House Members Supporting Manufactured Housing Bill Read More
Virginia Bufkin’s request to the Aransas Pass City Council in south Texas to rezone a single family district to a manufactured home district so she could build a recreational vehicle (RV) community brought a mix of yeas and nays to the meeting. Bufkin’s daughter explained that although it would be …
Petitioner asks Land be Rezoned to Manufactured Home District Read More
MHProNews has learned from ngnews.ca that Blair van Veld was chosen vice president of the Manufactured Housing Association of Atlantic Canada (MHAAC) in February. He and his father, Tony, own Twin Rivers Properties and Home Sales in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada near the Northumberland Strait. The company recently acquired its …
Atlantic Canada Firm Acquiring Manufactured Home Communities Read More
A group of community members and elected officials have organized a summit to discuss crime, lease violations and illegal rentals at Lakewood manufactured home community in Riverhead, New York on Long Island. Promoted as a 55-and-over community, residents have complained to management as well as local officials of drug sales, …
Long Island Manufactured Home Community gets Low Marks from Residents Read More
MHProNews has learned from insurancejournal that Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in Florida is now accepting alternative valuation methods from owners of manufactured homes to ensure they are properly covered. Manufactured home owners are encouraged to speak with their insurance agents to discuss possible improvements and upgrades to their homes as …
Insurer Offers Alternative Valuation on Manufactured Homes Read More
The citizen-times tells MHProNews elected officials are considering lifting the ban on manufactured homes throughout Buncombe County, North Carolina, which includes Asheville. They are allowed in outlying areas where the topography does not always lend itself to siting them. Resident pushback over fears of poor aesthetics and inferior quality have …
North Carolina County may Relax Ban on Manufactured Homes in Urban Areas Read More
