UMH Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT) operator of manufactured housing communities, has filed an 8-K disclosure form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to report the change of an officer. Allison Nagelberg has served as the General Counsel of UMH and its affiliate, Monmouth Real Estate …
Shirley Checca, of Stafford, Virginia, wife of Laurence Checca, Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VAMMHA) past president and Hall of Fame member, passed away Jan. 2, 2014. Former teacher, United Airlines flight attendant and beauty consultant, she passed away peacefully at her home. MHProNews extends its deepest condolences to …
Members of First State Manufactured Housing Association (FSMHA) of Delaware donated thousands of dollars worth of food items to restock food pantries in Sussex and Kent Counties, according to capegazette.villagesoup.com. Held in conjunction with Caroling on the Circle in Georgetown DE, Todd F. Lawson, Sussex County administrator, says, “Caroling on …
Food Pantries Stocked by Delaware’s Manufactured Housing Association Read More
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Americans’ views of current economic conditions climbed higher than expected in December, gaining 6.1 points from the previous month to 78, hitting the highest consumer confidence level since April 2008, according to what Bloomberg reported on the Conference Board index. As unemployment falls and household finance rise, people become more …
Led by resident Brooke Mathers of Lazy Wheels Mobile Home Park in Bothell, Washington, over 90 residents of manufactured housing communities (MHCs) from around the state met with dispute resolution personnel from the Washington attorney general’s office, local officials, representatives of manufactured homeowners organizations and Linda Garcia, co-owner of Lazy …
Manufactured Home Community Residents Air Complaints Read More
A one-time drug dealer who built a profitable music business from his illegal gains and served three years in prison has rebounded back into the music business, very successfully, and is now promoting a modular home production facility that will revitalize a distressed community, according to post-gazette.com. Lee Davis cut …
Former Felon Bringing Modular Home Business to Neighborhood Read More
Following up on a story MHProNews posted Dec. 24, 2013 regarding a family in Kansas who requested a variance to allow them to temporarily site a manufactured home on their property while their fire-damaged home was rebuilt, the request was approved, according to cjonline.com. Randall and Monica Rose and their …
County Commission Approves Manufactured Home Request Read More
Industry groups are questioning the Federal Housing Finance Administration’s (FHFA) raising of fees as a means to encourage private capital back into the mortgage market. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) president Steve Brown says homebuyers are being charged excessive fees “due to questionable agency goals.” The FHFA intends to …
Will Raising Mortgage Fees Bring Back Private Capital? Read More
The Shawnee County Commission in Kansas just south of Topeka is considering a zoning exception to allow temporary siting of a manufactured home (MH) for a family whose home was seriously damaged by a fire. The family, whose property is zoned rural agricultural, need to be close in order to …
Family Seeks Temporary Siting of Manufactured Home Read More
UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) will be presenting at the 2014 Sidoti & Company’s Annual New York Micro-Cap Conference, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, UMH’s Chairman of the Board Eugene W. Landy and President and CEO Samuel A. Landy will offer an overview …
Eugene Landy and Samuel Landy will discuss UMH in Jan. 2014 Read More
The manufactured homes in Marina Park manufactured housing community (MHC) in Newport Beach, California were bought by the city for $35,000 each in 2007 as the result of a settlement agreement after the MHC closed. Set to become a public park, the city had awarded a $405,000 contract to a …
Repairable Manufactured Homes Saved for the Wrecking Ball Read More
According to dailyfinance.com, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett is as good a CEO as he is a savvy investor. He bought Clayton Homes, the largest producer of manufactured homes (MH) in North America, in 2003 because Clayton incentivizes its dealers, rewarding them by splitting the profit 50/50 with the …
Wise Warren Buffett Bought Motivating Clayton Homes Read More
Tamara Holland of Altavista, Virginia spent five years making the interior of her manufactured home into a gingerbread wonderland. Her daughter moved her into her own home and secretly had her mother’s home painted a gingerbread color, and bedecked the outside and the yard with gingerbread decorations. Ms. Holland was …
According to kdhnews.com, Joseph and Chris Dillow’s Christmas display earned first place and the People’s Choice award in the manufactured home category for the 14th Annual Heights Lights on Parade Outdoor Lighting and Decorating Contest in Harker Heights, Texas. Their decoration has several moving parts choreographed to music, MHProNews has …
Couple Wins Top Prize for Christmas Decorated Manufactured Home Read More
City officials in Port Lavaca, Texas have imposed a six month ban on the development of new manufactured housing communities (MHCs) to allow the creation of new regulations. In the wake of the oil boom in the area, according to victoriaadvocate.com, two developers had applied for permission to build MHCs, …
Architect Stuart Emmons of Portland, Oregon has designed a 265-square-foot, modular, mini-studio for homeless people called I’mHome. After seeing shipping containers converted into living quarters in China, Emmons, realizing a container could not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), took a different approach, designing the modular nine-unit Kah …
Portland Architect Designs Modular Studio Unit for the Homeless Read More
Following up the story MHProNews posted Dec. 11, 2013 regarding workforce housing and recreational vehicle (RV) regulations in Richland County, Montana, County Planner Marcy Hamburg says any parcel of land that is also rented/leased as temporary housing–RVs, park models, modular, campers, travel trailers, skid units—is considered a subdivision. As such …
Montana County Enforces Workforce Housing Regulations Read More
Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) introduced S. 1828, The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act in the Senate as a companion to House Bill 1779 of the same name that protects the ability of manufactured home owners to buy, sell and refinance homes. The new guidelines issued …
Following up on a story we posted Dec. 11, 2013 regarding the confirmation of Rep. Mel Watt to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), MHProNews has learned from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Rep. Watt has favored measures that require GSEs (government supported enterprises) to support affordable housing. This …
New FHFA Head has Supported Duty-To-Serve in the Past Read More
