The Gadsden Times in Alabama reports that U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) will introduce CJ’s Home Protection Act requiring manufactured housing producers to install weather alert radios in their new homes. Named for C.J. Martin, a young boy who died with his grandmother and great-grandmother during a tornado in Indiana …
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From Pennsylvania, Lancaster Online spoke with emergency management officials concerning tornado preparedness in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the wake of the devastating tornadoes in the southern U.S. The area has several land lease communities, and is the single area in the state where tornadoes historically have struck. The Lancaster County Emergency …
From North Carolina, the Fay Observer reports the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide manufactured homes in North Carolina counties hardest hit by the April 16 tornadoes. In the 18 counties declared disaster areas by the federal government, there are almost 1,000 homes destroyed or uninhabitable that will receive …
Las Vegas, NV – April 27, 2011. At the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)’s 2011 National Industry Awards in Las Vegas today, the honor for the best Production Manufactured Home of 1800 square feet or less went to Steven Lefler and Gary Brown of Modular Lifestyles, Inc. The Irvine, California, company …
Modular Home Wins National Award, Uses Very Little Energy Read More
Every year severe weather strikes certain regions of the U.S. wreaking havoc on local economies and families, and can result in the tragic loss of life. The manufactured housing industry takes severe weather incidents very seriously and urges all Americans to always consider their own personal safety, and take all …
Earlier this week, MHI submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) recent request for information regarding Executive Order (E.O.) 13563. The E.O. requires federal agencies to seek more affordable, less intrusive ways to achieve policy goals and give careful consideration to the benefits and costs of …
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently released an unscientific, generic, report entitled Safety and Health in Manufactured Structures. The report provides an overview of health and safety issues associated with “manufactured structures”; highlights factors that distinguish “manufactured structures” from site-built structures; and presents advice about what steps manufacturers, purchasers, …
The New York Times reports that while a number of factory-built homes were demolished, the series of tornadoes that swept through North Carolina flattened a Lowe’s home improvement store in Sanford, and knocked down the back wall and tore the roof off of a State Employment Security Commission brick building …
The Daily Oklahoman reports the 2011 Great Southwest Home Show (GSWHS) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, begins Thursday, April 28, at 9 AM, open to the trade until 1 PM Friday. At 3 PM Friday, April 29, the doors will swing open to the public for FREE, through Saturday and Sunday. The …
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BusinessWire reports that the Dublin-based Research and Markets firm has added manufactured housing (MH) to the list of industries included in its reports. The article says the $3 billion MH industry comprises 200 companies, but is dominated by eight firms accounting for 60 percent of revenue. Four of the largest …
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APRIL 14, 2011 TO: MHARR MANUFACTURERS MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG) MHARR AFFILIATED STATES FROM: DANNY D. GHORBANI RE: MHARR COMMENTS ON HUD PROPOSED SUBPART I RULE Attached for your review and information is a copy of MHARRs comprehensive comments on HUDs February 15, 2011 proposed rule to amend …
LJWorld reports that modular home retailer Webster’s, Inc., in Lawrence, Kansas, is closing after 44 years in business. Jonathan Becker, attorney for Webster’s, said that University National Bank called in its note on the company’s financing. He said the bank has been under federal regulatory control to straighten out some …
Modular Dealer Closes Suddenly after Bank Calls in Note Read More
Exclusive MHMSM.com Industry In Focus Report The March 2011 IBISWorld report that cited manufactured home dealers as a ‘dying industry’ has made news inside and outside of the manufactured housing industry. MHMSM.com has contacted a variety of Industry leaders and personalities from coast to coast to get their comments. On-the-record …
The IBISWorld Controversy and the Manufactured Housing Industry Read More
The Chicago Tribune reports that the Four Seasons manufactured home community in Belvidere, Illinois, has not been the same since Beverly and Richard Roeschel moved there 11 years ago. After retiring from their jobs a few years ago, they turned their attention to the community, which has a number of …
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports that Wesco Financial (AMEX: WSC), of Pasadena, California, will be acquired by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Berkshire has offered $389.01 in cash and Berkshire stock for each of the 1.4 million shares of Wesco it doesn’t already own, a total of $551 million. Wesco …
Berkshire Hathaway to Complete Acquisition of Wesco Financial Read More
According to RV Business, RVPro magazine has responded to the cash-strapped Elkhart, Indiana-based RV/MH Hall of Fame Museum & Library, and will donate 25 percent of its June advertising revenues to the museum. Publisher Dana Nelsen said, “We want to help the museum, plain and simple, because it really is …
HousingWire reports that the Treasury Department will begin grading mortgage servicers in April as to their performance through the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Assistant Treasury Secretary Tim Massad said a scorecard will be issued quarterly on the compliance of the ten largest HAMP servicers. Through February, 600,000 modifications to …
Mortgage Servicers to Get Scorecard on Their Performance Read More
HousingWire.com reports Elizabeth Warren telling the Independent Community Bankers Association that the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will reduce regulatory costs for smaller financial institutions. Warren, the builder of the CFPB and likely first director, said the first order of business will be to combine the Trust in Lending …
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In a follow-up to a story we ran March 10, the WausauDailyHerald.com confirms that Wausau Homes of Wisconsin does not benefit from a tax exemption law proposed by Governor Scott Walker. The earlier report had stated Wausau Homes donated $25,000 to the governor’s campaign, and in return received an exemption …
As reported in the Oakdale Patch, the City Council of Oakdale, Minnesota, is considering a resolution to force 29 Pines Manufactured Home Community to construct an on-site Civil Defense rated shelter for its residents. State law requires either an on-site shelter or one nearby. Previously, in a letter to residents …
