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Are Manufactured Home Communities Good or Bad?

The answer to that question throughout Western North Carolina comes down to something simple: it depends on whom you ask. Manufactured housing in the region, on average, accounts for between 15 and 30 percent of overall housing. According to the Citizen Times, opponents of manufactured housing in the area say …

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Minority Manufactured Home Builder Helps Sandy Victims

In New York State, the Governor’s office of storm recovery (GOSR) has been hard at work assisting property owners who have been impacted by Superstorm Sandy. According to BlackNews, the Poospatuck Reservation, the smallest reservation in the state, is one of those groups, having eight families that were in needed. …

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Sam Zell calls Obama plan “half ass-d”

When it comes to the wisdom of Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) Chairman and billionaire Sam Zell, there’s never a shortage of fireworks. “Obama’s $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was a ‘half-ass-d stimulus bill,’” said Zell on CNBC this week, as he promoted his new book, “Am I …

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Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News May 7th 2017 to May 14th 2017

Our theme for this month: Magnificent May. Our featured articles will be available on the MHProNews.com home page. Our May theme will be available mid-week this week.  To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular and …

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Major Media Coverage for Manufactured Housing

Last Sunday evening proved to be a big one for the manufactured housing industry veteran, Paul Bradley President of  ROC USA. Bradley appeared on NBC Nightly News in a segment on manufactured home communities. The feature focused on those 55 and over, who are downsizing in retirement and choosing manufactured …

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Chinese Firm to Provide Modular Homes in U.S.?

In Delaware last week, a group of economists, investors, and housing experts got together to discuss a business venture that raised some eyebrows. According to the Delaware Business News, the group met to discuss a business venture that would leverage Chinese investment and manufacturing to produce modular housing units at …

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UPDATE: Appeals Court Ruling in MHC Case

In a follow up to a story the Daily Business News originally covered in December, a Minnesota State Appeals Court ruled in favor of the new owners of the Lowry Grove Mobile Home Park in St. Anthony, in an ongoing dispute over the site’s future. The story began back in …

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Are Mobile Home Fires Burning the Manufactured Housing Industry?

The battle between the office of Ohio Governor John Kasich and the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA) over the Ohio Manufactured Housing Commission (OMHC), shined a bright light on a large, ongoing challenge related to the industry and terminology. When you type “mobile home fires” into Google, you get over 3 …

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Where Manufactured Homes are the Senior Rage

In the land down under, Australians 55 and over are now opting for something that’s “all the rage.” It happens to be manufactured homes. According to the Daily Telegraph, improvements in technology and design over the last ten years have been the driving force behind the evolution and increasing popularity …

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Passages: Curt Hames

After nearly half a century of selling factory-built homes, and according to his daughter, “a walking encyclopedia of the manufactured home industry,” Curt Hames passed away Sunday, April 30 at age 92, in Hiawatha, Iowa. After retiring from the army in 1969, having served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam, he …

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Town Takes Up Manufactured Home Ordinance

In Kilgore, Texas, an ordinance that has stopped the inclusion of new manufactured homes outside of specific communities is now under scrutiny. According to the Longview News-Journal, the ordinance was front and center for officials during a council workshop last week. In 2008, the city council approved an ordinance that …

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Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News April 30th 2017 to May 7th 2017

Our theme for this month: Magnificent May. Our featured articles will be available on the MHProNews.com home page. Our May theme will be available beginning mid-week next week. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular …

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State Adds Requirements for Manufactured Home Community Owners

In Oregon, the recently passed House Bill 2008 adds a number of new responsibilities for manufactured home community owners when residents are required to relocate. According to KTVZ, the bill increases the fees MHC owners are required to pay residents if they require residents to relocate, and mandates the Office of …

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New Data from NAHB on Cash Sales for Homes

New information from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows an interesting dynamic taking place with cash sales for homes. According to MPA Page, NAHB’s analysis of recent census date showed that cash sales accounted for only 4.7 percent of new home sales, down from a peak of 9.5 …

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State Moves to Ease Restrictions on MH Sellers

The state of Arizona has taken steps to ease restrictions on the transfer of manufactured homes to simplify the process for potential sellers. According to the Arizona Business Daily, the decision is tied to an effort to better compete with surrounding states in the manufactured home sales sector. Until the …

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New Player Enters Manufactured Home, Communites, RV Game

Gelt Inc., a Tarzana, California based real estate investment firm, has announced the formation of a new subsidiary to purchase and manage manufactured home and RV communities. According to the San Fernando Valley Business Journal, the new company, called Happy Home Communities, will buy and manage various communities in a …

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Analyst, Investor Action at Skyline – What’s Happening?

For Skyline Homes, a recent rough patch has analysts and investors making moves. According to the Cerbat Gem, TheStreet downgraded shares of the company from a “c” rating to a “d” rating, in a research note issued to investors late last week. The move comes as Skyline’s stock price has …

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MH Village Announces New Industry Service

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based MHVillage, the nation’s number one website for buying, selling, and renting mobile and manufactured homes, tells MHProNews that it has introduced a new text notification feature, MHVfastLead™. MHVfastLead will allow MHVillage.com professional account holders to receive a text message when there is a new sales lead from …

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NIMBY? Fear? Ignorance? MHC Proposal on Hold

In Smyrna, North Carolina, landowner Carolyn Floyd-Robinson thought she had “checked all the boxes” when she was ready to contribute to the community. The response she received from city commissioner was not what she expected. According to the Red Springs Citizen, Robinson appeared before the commissioners this week, seeking a …

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Big Win for OMHA/OMHC in House, Senate Vote Next

In a story that the Daily Business News has followed closely, the Ohio Manufactured Housing Association (OMHA) saw the Ohio House of Representatives pass Substitute HB 49, the “State of Ohio budget bill” on May 2nd, restoring the Ohio Manufactured Homes Commission (OMHC), consistent with present law. As we reported …

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