In data reported by Calculated Risk Blog, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) tells MHProNews the price of framing lumber has declined since 2013 when lumber prices approached housing bubble highs because of higher demand and supply constraints. In the first quarter of 2014, prices did not rise as …
While the Housing and Planning Bill now working through Parliament in the United Kingdom has the intent of increasing the housing stock, the rising demand for housing calls for more radical activity to meet the need. As huffingtonpost.uk reports, the architectural firm of Rogers, Stirk, Harbour + Partners, which is …
Residents questioned the Upper Township Planning Board in Upper Township, New Jersey about two manufactured home communities (MHC) for seniors, one with 110 home sites in Seaville and another one that is proposed in Palermo. Ground was broken last month for the community in Seaville, planned by Ocean City developer …
Three New Senior Land Lease Communities Rising in New Jersey Read More
Another Cup of Coffee with…Don Glisson, Jr.
Who, What and Where: (Your name and your role/job title at Triad Financial Services).
Don Glisson, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Triad Financial Services, Inc.
In the news from CNNMoney: Ben Bernanke is no fan of Bernie Sanders, and the feeling is mutual. Manufacturing giant 3M cuts 1,500 jobs. Skechers is winning the sneakers war. 401K contributions will remain at $18,000 for next year. Obama administration interested in helping Puerto Rico with its $72 billion …
Several Manufactured Housing Stocks Rise Three Figures; Dow Gains 320 Points Read More
Mountain View Estates manufactured home community (MHC) in Rossville, Georgia now has an FEMA-compliant above ground tornado shelter that can hold up to 200 people in the event of severe weather, according to wrcbtv. Made of quarter-inch thick steel, it is welded and bolted to a concrete slab and can …
“What is wrong,” said the brilliant G.K. Chesterton, “is that we don’t ask what is right.” Let’s apply this principle to Doug Ryan, the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) and the utter need for the quality affordable living millions could find in today’s modern manufactured housing. Doug Ryan, CFED …
Doug Ryan, CFED, Manufactured Housing and Financing – What’s Wrong, What’s Right Read More
Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California is this year’s site for the U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) biennial Solar Decathlon 2015 which begins Oct. 8 and runs for ten days. The “competition challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. …
Solar Decathlon Competition opens in California, runs Oct. 8-Oct. 18, 2015 Read More
New Mexico’s Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) has set up a new program, Next HOME, which expands down payment and closing cost assistance, inclusive of buyers who already own a home, according to lcsun-news. Teri Baca, with MFA, says, “Next HOME allows move-up buyers with annual incomes up to $75,000 to …
Manufactured Homes Included in New Mexico Home Buyer Assistance Program Read More
Realizing that a ten-year restriction on manufactured homes (MH) brought into Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico was not realistic because, as Planning and Zoning Director Steve Dunigan said, “You could have a two-year old home that is a disaster versus a 27-year old home that has been kept up,” the …
MHProNews has learned from the Wisconsin Housing Alliance that the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Final Rule that allows manufacturers to complete the construction of manufactured homes on site instead of in the factory with gaining permission. The rule will eliminate the need for time-consuming approval under the …
HUD Finalizes Rule Regarding Onsite Completion of Manufactured Homes Read More
In 2013 the Montana Community Development Corporation (MCDC) helped the 68 residents of River Acres manufactured home community (MHC) in Missoula become a resident-owned community, as themissoulian tells MHProNews. The residents faced eviction because the owner wanted to sell, but now they have long-term, stable housing and control of their …
Montana non-profit Helps Manufactured Home Community Residents Form Co-ops Read More
MHProNews has learned from Nasdaq that Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) has bright prospects for future growth but is dependent in the near term on housing construction, which is not consistent. The company earns top grades for expanding and improving its product line, and expects to generate sales of $3 …
In CNNNews: HP to cut another 25,000 to 30,000 jobs. Federal Reserve leaves interest rate near zero. Wealthy blacks the next big target for marketers. Trump does not define how he would make America great. 23 million people watched debate, a record for CNN. Doritos produces rainbow chips to support …
Stocks Relatively Quiet as Federal Reserve Backs off from Interest Rate Hike Read More
In a letter to the editor of Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, Joan Finn, noting the loss of housing for 55,000 Ocean County residents due to Hurricane Sandy, many of whom were low-income renters who did not receive rebuild assistance, she asks where did they go. She says over …
New Jersey Citizen suggests Manufactured Homes for Hurricane Sandy Survivors Read More
HUD, in the September 8, 2015 edition of the Federal Register, has finally published its long-delayed final rule for the on-site completion of certain manufactured home construction. Under the rule, homes that are “substantially completed” in a manufacturer’s construction facility will be eligible for final completion at the home installation …
According to seekingalpha, manufactured home community (MHC) owner UMH Properties, Inc. has a high concentration of its communities in Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania, and 80 percent of them are within the Marcellus and Utica Shale regions where energy companies have stepped up drilling for natural gas. UMH says same …
UMH Properties has High Concentration in Energy Development Region Read More
Following the news that 173,000 more Americans found work in August, and the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.1 percent, the lowest rate since 2007, do take note here of MHProNews Publisher L. A. “Tony” Kovach’ Shocking Labor Day Facts and Statistics. The Federal Reserve admitted the unemployment rate has …
The U. S. Unemployment Rate Revisited–with a Vengeance Read More
A public-private collaboration between the Maryville-Alcoa-Blount County Parks and Recreation Commission and Clayton Homes has resulted in a first class 18-hole disc golf course being developed on the 240-acre campus of the nation’s largest builder of manufactured and modular homes. The facility, called The Claytons, covers 120 acres, and has …
Clayton Homes Opens Campus to Public Disc Golf Course Read More
Of the forty-three manufactured homes in the Foothills and Riverbend Mobile Home Parks that were devastated in Lyons, Colorado by eight days of torrential rain and subsequent flooding, none have been replaced, dailycamera tells MHProNews. In fact, there is nothing to indicate that the disaster did not happen last week …
Manufactured Home Communities Wiped Out Forever by Raging River Read More
