ECT.COOP, published by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), says that many manufactured homes are wasteful when it comes to using electricity. A new report, Retrofitting Manufactured Homes for Improved Energy Efficiency, can help in many cases, but Brian Sloboda, of NRECA’s Cooperative Research Network (CRN), says there is …
MountainXpress reports that students from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A B Tech) in Asheville, North Carolina, have built a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified house that they are selling to raise money for the school. The 280 square foot modular home, from the school’s Construction Management and …
The Prescott Daily Courier states the report of a Chino Valley contractor noted faulty drainage hook-ups in a recent conversion of septic tanks to sewer lines in Chino Meadows 2 manufactured home community. Of 171 homesites inspected, eleven needed extensive repair due to sewage back-up and sagging drain lines, 105 …
Conversion from Septic to Sewer Results in Problems Read More
CityBiz in Philadelphia reports that MHC operator UMH Properties, Inc., based in Freehold, NJ has passed a resolution to increase the size of its board of directors from nine to ten members. According to Eugene W. Landy, UMH Board Chairman, the tenth spot will be filled by Stuart Levy, vice …
UMH Adds Board Member with International Banking Ties Read More
On Sept. 22, Danny Ghorbani of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports a joint delegation of MHARR and MHI (Manufactured Housing Institute)-member executives and staff met with Ms. Carol Galante, the new Acting HUD (Housing and Urban Development) Federal Housing Commissioner-Assistant Secretary for Housing. As reported previously …
Industry Association Members Meet with HUD Housing Commissioner Read More
Humans Invent reports that architect David Morton, of the UK, took his inspiration for building modular housing from his love of the Mini Cooper automobile, which was originally built in response to the Suez Oil Crisis of 1956, and the subsequent oil shortage. His BoKlok UK modular houses respond to …
Architect Develops Modular House with Ideas from Small Car Read More
The Dagger Press reports from Aberdeen, Maryland, that Bruce E. Garner will seek re-election to the Aberdeen City Council in the municipal election balloting in November. A 35-year veteran of the manufactured housing industry, Garner served ten years as general manager for a large manufactured home retailer in the northeast, …
The New York Times reports when Pilar Proffitt and Robert Bristow received estimates of nearly $1 million for building a home for their family of five in rural Connecticut, they opted instead for a customized modular home that fit in with the dairy farm surroundings, and cost under $500k. The …
Modular House Customized to Blend with Rural Setting Read More
The Minot Daily News reports the apparent standoff in resolving the issue of who is responsible for removing the damaged manufactured housing in Minot following the ravaging floods of last spring has led to frustration on the part of city government, residents, and community owners. Mayor Curt Zimbelman said, “We …
Standoff in North Dakota: Who Will remove the Flood-damaged Homes Read More
Bloomberg News reports sales of previously owned homes rose to 7.7 percent in August, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Sales of existing single-family homes rose to their highest level since January, rising 8.5 percent to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 4.47 million. The August figures compare to the …
MHMSM.com has recently learned of the death on Sept. 10th of Dan Nix, 54, General Manager and Sales Manager of Economy Homes in Tulsa, OK. A veteran of the manufactured housing business over 15 years, Dan had spent the last nine years at Economy, and died after a brief illness. …
Following up on a prior story about building inexpensive homes for the multitude of poor people across the globe, Eco-Business notes the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) grad student Ying chee Chui’s modular design incorporates hollow brick walls, reinforcing steel bars, wooden box beams, and includes a central courtyard within …
Modular House Emerges from MIT’s Affordable Housing Initiative Read More
First State Manufactured Housing Association of Delaware announces the winners of its Manufactured Housing Scholarship Award for 2011. Jennifer Lauren Ashwell is a 2011 graduate of Sussex Central High School, and she will be majoring in communications at Notre Dame of Maryland University in the fall. She will be seeking …
In an op-ed piece in the Minot Daily News in Minot, North Dakota, Lance Kennedy, president of the North Dakota Manufactured Housing Association, says eight manufactured home communities, representing 800 homesites, were wiped out by the flooding of the Souris River earlier this spring. He says the government removed trash …
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) says its monthly survey of builders’ confidence in the new home market showed a decline of one point from August’s rating of 15. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) has not gone above 16 nor dropped below 13 …
The Vermilion Standard reports the Vermilion Town Council in east-central Alberta, Canada, has voted to retain the 14 residential lots along 44 Avenue for manufactured housing, instead of changing it to R2 single family residential. The proposal to change the zoning came after several years lack of interest in developing …
PRNewswire states that global tax services provider Ryan reports Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker signed the Assembly 40 budget bill that will change certain tax laws. Included is a provision that specifically exempts manufactured and modular housing from sales tax when it is sold in Wisconsin but used beyond state borders. …
New State Law Exempts HUD and Mod Homes from Sales Tax Read More
The Rome News Tribune reports from Floyd County in northwestern Georgia that the Floyd County Board of Commissioners will pass an ordinance extending the time manufactured housing may be used in times of declared disaster. Following a disaster in the county, the amendment will permit a person to live in …
County Approving Amendment to Allow MH Following Disaster Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) newsletter this week states Henry Czauski, the new Acting Deputy Administrator of the HUD Manufactured Housing Program, spent several hours visiting a manufactured housing plant and retail store in Pennsylvania. Accompanied by MHI staff as well as officials from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy …
HUD’s Manufactured Housing Program Director Tours MH Plant Read More
Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers reports that Philip R. Lochmiller, Sr., has been convicted by a jury in Denver, Colorado’s Federal Court on charges of defrauding 400 people out of $30 million. Convicted of conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, money laundering and mail fraud, Lochmiller engineered a Ponzi scheme using manufactured housing …
Jury Finds Philip Lochmiller, Sr., Guilty as Charged Read More
