The MHCV closed down, and only Sun Communities rose while other tracked stocks slid or stayed even. The Dow and other exchanges continued their modest retreat. The U.S. markets normally rise in December, but so far this year, that’s not so, says CNN Money. Oil is one factor, and it …
SUI sole bright spot; MH Composite down, major exchanges continue slide Read More
Director Robert Matthew Perry says, “To expect a night of laughs as residents of Armadillo Acres of Stark, Florida’s premier mobile home communities hunker down for the redneck Christmas ahead.” So reports, The Herald News (THN) to MHProNews, about the Little Theatre of Fall River, MA, featuring “The Great American Trailer …
City Attorney William Wynder from Carson City, California has stepped down after 35 years. Along with his wife, they plan to do mission work next. Wynder said: “It has been way harder to leave than I thought it was going to be, I have loved working in this city. …
Carson City Attorney’s Mission to Stop MH leads to Mission work for LDS Read More
Sun Communities (SUI) bucked a down trend among MH tracked stocks today. CNN Money reports that some in Big Oil are feeling the heat caused by the downward pressure by OPEC on crude prices. Some are saying prices at the pump could be under $2 a gallon in many part …
SUN bucks MH stocks downtrend. Big Shale/Oil/DOW getting spooked by OPEC? Read More
Sun Communities rose today on the news of their 7 MHC buy near Orlando. An apparently positive jobs report, and millennials poised to increase their presence in the home buying market are among the factors MarketWatch shared with MHProNews that could have spurred investors back up for Friday’s close. …
Sun Shines on Acquisition announcement, MHCV rises along with Dow, NADAQ and S&P Read More
“Customers come first. Starting with a resort-style level of maintenance, to adding amenities that meet the ever changing resident profile,” says Steve Adler, President and CEO of Murex Properties. Adler is the new Chairman of the National Communities Council (NCC). He is currently the most read article on MHProNew, in …
Wall Street Scope included UMH Properties, Inc (UMH) in their December 3, 2014 dividend report. UMH is in part the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sector, and are a leader in manufactured home land lease communities. The firm is currently a high dividend stock with a dividend yield of 7.62% today and …
The Scope says UMH Properties Inc. a High Dividend Stock Read More
Marketwatch spotlights a debate for MHProNews about which economy is bigger, the U.S. or China. They also question the argument that low gas prices are good for the economy. Whatever the case, the markets retreated from record highs today. MH Communities, builders and suppliers were mixed. For your ticker-tape pleasure, …
Is US or China #1 Economy? Markets retreat, including MHCV Read More
Marketwatch says that T. Boone Pickens predicts a return to $100 a barrel, but in the short term the slide of oil caused by OPEC is having an impact on Russia and their rubble. MH community connected stocks, producers and suppliers closed mix. Today’s results by-the-numbers… Dow 17,912.62 +33.07 +0.18%. …
Liberty’s big Rise, Oil and Ruble slide, MHCV and DOW on upward glide Read More
Marketwatch points to the the opinion by some that America can win and ‘oil war’ with OPEC, which for now is leaving more money in the hands of U.S. and other consumers. Liberty Homes took the biggest dive in today’s factory-built housing connected stocks tracked by the Daily Business News, …
Skyline and Sun Rise, Ditto MHCV, Dow, Nasdaq and S&P Read More
ABC News tells MHProNews that Massachusetts Democratic Senator, Elizabeth Warren is admired by liberal loyalists and doesn’t mind taking on anyone – including President Obama – when she thinks they are wrong. Warren is known as a key supporter – or Mama – of the agency that became the Consumer Financial …
While manufactured and modular housing is far from shale oil- and gas-dependent, certainly there are boom markets where shale development created additional demand for workforce and other housing. In the big business of big oil, OPEC nations voted to squeeze U.S. shale oil producers, by seeking to move oil prices …
OPEC votes to seeks to squeeze U.S. Shale, MH Composite Value Slips Read More
Families in the Lake Elmo, Minnesota manufactured home community of Cimarron Park are getting a much desired center for youth. The area is mainly occupied by low-income families which have struggled for housing. The Twin Cities StarTribune tells MHProNews that the building space for community activities which includes a day …
Equity Lifestyle teams up with agency in Twin Cities Suburb for a youth recreation center Read More
As was previously reported on ManufacturedHomeLivingNews and in the Daily Business News, the RV industry is pursuing legislation to remedy concerns with HUD over regulations they feel hampers their business. As shown at the links above, Congressmen Marlin Stutzman (R-3 IN) and Jackie Walorski (R-2nd IN) introduced House Resolution 5658, entitled …
Seeking Alpha claims millions of followers in the investment world, and they questioned the value of Drew Industries (NYSE:DW) in a report Thursday. By contrast, Citigroup issued an investors note, increased the target price from $51 to $57 a share and rates Drew a Buy. Drew CFO Joseph S. …
Alpha questions Drew, but Citigroup rates stock a Buy Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C., NOVEMBER 20, 2014 — Danny D. Ghorbani, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) will be retiring effective December 31, 2014. A 46-year veteran of the manufactured housing industry who has served since 1985 as the first and only President & CEO of MHARR, Ghorbani was asked …
The Wall Street Scope (WSS) said in a report on 11.19.2014 that UMH Properties Inc., a Real Estate investment Trust (REIT) focused on manufactured housing communities, currently providing a high dividend yield of 7.45% today and a return on investment of 1.40%. WSS tells MHProNews that “UMH Properties Inc. (UMH) …
Marketwatch tells MHProNews that divisions inside the Federal Reserve about the timing of rate hikes and other financial issues moved investors in the down direction in trading today. Dow 17,685.73 -2.09 -0.01%. Nasdaq 4,675.71 -26.73 -0.57%. S&P 500 2,048.72 -3.08 -0.15%. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV): 566.9 Today’s …
Release of FED minutes send stocks lower, Skyline rises while most others slide Read More
The markets continued to advance overall in the wake of the mid-term election results. Marketwatch says “Main Street” is unhappy with the Fed, which should be more focused on getting more people back to work rather than propping corporate profits up. MHCommunities tended to slide today, while Skyline was a …
5th Straight record on Dow, Skyline up 2.5%, but MH Composite value slips Read More
Darryl Searer, chairman and president of the RV/MH Hall of Fame tells MHProNews he’s encouraged by early support of the “Kevin Clayton Debt Elimination Challenge” fund raising campaign. The money being raised and/or pledged is to eliminate remain debts on the Hall. Searer said, “Our goal is to raise $1 …
