The RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind. announces the selection of Jeff White as sales and marketing manager for the Northern Indiana Event Center (NIEC) plus other obligations within the Hall. His responsibilities focus primarily on promoting events at NIEC and booth sales in the Halls’ Supplier Hall. MHProNews …
The Magnolia (Ark.) Planning Commission approved a variance request for the siting of a manufactured home in an R-2 zoning. Virginia Ball asked for the variance so she may provide living accommodations for a relative. She has one year to site the home, after which she will have to ask …
A new modular home dealer in Jamestown, North Dakota will allow prospective customers the opportunity to tour their model homes between 5 and 9 PM, after the office is closed for the day. Jodi and Cory Bayer’s Marvel Homes will be supplied by Wisconsin Homes of Marshfield, Wis., offering cabins, …
With $1 million in financing from ROC (resident-owned communities) USA Capital, Prairie Lake Estates land lease community became Prairie Lake Estates Homeowners Cooperative, as the residents of this 70 homesite community became a Wisconsin limited-equity housing co-op corporation. The Northcountry Cooperative Foundation (NCF) provided leadership and technical support to the …
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Site development of the first of four modular homes is set for Monday, July 22 in Chambersburg, Penn., with two of the three-bedroom two-story homes ready for occupancy Oct. 1 of this year. The goal of city officials is to encourage affordable homeownership in the Southgate area where millions of …
The housing shortage in Minot, North Dakota has been exacerbated by the Souris River flooding in 2011 and the oil boom in western ND, and extends to Minot State University where a shortage of 75 beds for the coming fall semester exists. Beaver Lodge, modular housing installed in 2011, will …
Following two years of uncertainty, the U S. Senate confirmed Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by a 66-34 vote. While an outstanding lawsuit questions the original recess appointment of Cordray to the post by President Barack Obama, the confirmation solidifies the director’s position as …
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A new development that will feature affordable, manufactured housing is set to rise on Horseshoe Bay South near Spiceland, Texas, just west of Austin. Owner of Austin Star Roofing Taurino Diego bought 163 undeveloped lots that he will build out for manufactured homes, along with realtor partner Dana Martin of …
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Updating a story MHProNews last published May 27, 2013 regarding the plagued Sunset Village manufactured housing community in Glenview, Ill., new owners have purchased the property out of a three-year foreclosure. Former owner Richard Klarchek was sued by Cook County and the state for failing to adequately address water quality …
Real estate bargain-hunter mogul John Bushman of Odessa, Tex. started a used car business in Midland, in 1968 with $1,500. A year later opened he A-1 Homes, selling factory-built homes that grew to 23 locations and later included a factory making manufactured homes. The automobile business also did well, and …
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A Marine who lost both his legs and his right arm when an improvised explosive device exploded during his tour of duty in Afghanistan will likely be receiving a modular smart home that allows severely wounded veterans to live independently. John Hodge, director of operations with the Stephen Siller Tunnel …
Private equity firm Green Courte Partners, LLC, of Lake Forest, Ill. has chosen Ryan Bowie as Managing Director in charge of investor relations, portfolio management and fundraising. Having spent 13 years in public and private real estate companies, including stints with Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Strategic Hotels and Resorts, Bowie …
Joe Kelly, executive vice-president of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IAMHA), reports the Manufactured Housing Political Action (MHPAC) fund has raised $16,655 this year. He says the fund began the year at zero because all the funds had been spent on the elections in 2012 to good effect: Manufactured housing …
Iowa PAC Produces Results for the Manufactured Housing Industry Read More
Dick Jennison, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), will be keynote speaker at the annual RV/MH Hall of Fame Induction Dinner for the Class of 2013 Aug. 5 in Elkhart, Ind. With a background in advocacy and management, Jennison was chosen to lead MHI in Feb. 2012, …
Manufactured Housing Institute Head to Keynote RV/MH Induction Read More
The Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) sends a reminder that nominations for the TMHA Board of Directors are due by 5 PM today, July 10, 2013. The two-year term requires four board meetings a year. Postmark, fax, or email your nomination form to caitlin@texasmha.com. Or call (512) 459 1221. Texas …
The Watertown Plan Commission in South Dakota has received a petition from Douglas and Teresa Engels to rezone a property currently designated R-4 Manufactured Home Residential District and C-3 Highway Commercial District to C-2 Local Commercial District. The petition will be considered by the plan commission July 18, as MHProNews …
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, as part of his pledge to annually donate to five foundations, donated 17,458,431 of class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKB), worth $2 billion, to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He donated $200 million of the same stock to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, in …
Citizen SAFE (Smoke Alarm and Fire Education) is a proactive program involving firefighters going door-to-door to check residential smoke alarms and batteries, and offer to do a free home safety inspection. The St. John’s Fire and Rescue Dept. conducts the inspections on the first and third Saturdays of each month …
Smoke Alarms Compulsory in South Carolina Manufactured Homes Read More
Although the aging-in-place movement for seniors is very strong, an estimated 16 million senior households will be relocating within the next decade, while the number of 65-and-older households is estimated to increase by 9.8 million in the same time span. “Most of these households will opt to age in place …
Harvard’s Housing Study: Affordable Senior Housing may be Scarce Read More
The competition for affordable rental housing resulting from the recession, itself partly a product of the roughly 4.4 million people who lost their homes to foreclosure, has led to a shortage of homes for the extremely low-income sector. Defined as those earning less than 30 percent of the median income …
