When it comes to “California Dreaming,” most thoughts instantly go to sunshine, the beach, Hollywood and mansions. Even so, it turns out the even the biggest Hollywood stars and those who are upwardly mobile see the incredible value in manufactured, prefab and modular housing. The numerous misconceptions about “trailers and …
Oh Paradigm Shift: Million Dollar Manufactured Homes for Rich and Frugal Read More
A big day is coming up for UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH: NYSE). The company tells the Daily Business News that it will celebrate its 50th anniversary at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 19th. “The Company is honored to celebrate its 50th Anniversary at the NYSE. We will be …
UMH Properties Celebrates Major Milestones, Recent Growth and Announcements Read More
West Partners, a San Diego, California based investment firm, has acquired a majority stake in Milwaukee, Wisconsin based manufactured housing services provider Asset Development Group. Asset Development Group owns and operates 53 communities with more than 5,400 sites in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan. Additionally, the company provides insurance brokerage, …
West Invests in 50 Plus Manufactured Home Community Deal Read More
Republican Senators Bob Sasse (Neb.) and Mike Lee (Utah) penned a strongly worded letter to Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Monday, urging President-elect Donald Trump to remove Director Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB). “It’s time to fire King Richard,” said Sasse, who also serves as …
GOP Senators to President-elect Trump: Fire CFPB Head Richard Cordray! Read More
As outgoing President Barack Obama prepares to give his farewell address from McCormick Place in Chicago this evening. White House officials say it’s not a victory lap. “It’s a passing of the baton,” said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki. Senior Obama advisor Valarie Jarrett says the speech is about action. …
Presidential Sunset to Sunrise: Obama Looks to Solidify Legacy, Trump Sets Action Agenda Read More
The so-called “tiny home” movement has received quite a bit of coverage, both good and bad. Some call them sustainable and affordable, while others say that they are an impractical, illegal and an ineffective solution. Nevertheless, the media tends to love tiny houses. In Palm Springs, California, realtor Paul Kaplan …
Beginning of the Smaller Manufactured Home Revolution? Read More
A new year, a new month, and a new set of featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for will be posted on the Masthead blog Tuesday. More Featured Articles will be posted Tuesday, including addtional ones that are upcoming trade show related. To see the …
In an op-ed by Robert Romano, Senior Editor at Americans for Limited Government, addressed three ways that incoming HUD Secretary Ben Carson could end public housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). To set the stage for Romano’s column, recall that in selecting Carson for the role …
A Montana and Idaho nonprofit agency has launched a program to help people who live in what they called “mobile homes” to make repairs and improvements without having to resort to taking out high interest loans. Missoula based Montana and Idaho Community Development Corp. (MICDC) is rolling out the new …
Agency Offers “Mobile Home Improvement Loans” for Communities and Homes Read More
The Elkhart, Indiana based RV/MH Heritage Foundation (Foundation) board of directors of the have announced the names of those who will be inducted into the RV/MH Hall of Fame (Hall) as members of the Class of 2017. Foundation President Darryl Searer told MHProNews that “The Class of 2017 is historic …
First Canadian to be Inducted in RV/MH Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Read More
Security Mortgage Group – a national award-winning MH Community lending broker – provided $40,853,000 in financing for several manufactured home communities nationwide, the Daily Business News has learned. Managing Director, Gerard D. DiMarco, Jr., secured financing for a portfolio of Manufactured Home Communities & Apartments – located in Newark, NY …
Security Mortgage Group Finances $40,853,000 for Communities in a Week Read More
AOL Small Business, and the Washington Post are two of several mainstream media sites reporting an anticipated surge of millennials into the housing market. “The millennial generation is now the nation’s largest age group, according to the U.S. Census Bureau,” Arkansas State University said in a marketing report. “These young …
2017 Millennial Housing Revolution. What About Manufactured Housing? Read More
Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) executive director, DJ Pendleton, will be part of a January 23, single-day 2017 Houston Market Area Event and forum for manufactured home community owners. Pendleton will be discussing TMHA’s role during the 2017 Texas Legislative Session, what bills TMHA is working to pass and defeat, …
Texas Manufactured Housing Association Houston Metro Community Owners Event Approaches Read More
We are in the promise keeping business, said Vice-President-elect Mike Pence at a Capitol Hill News conference today. Pence told reporters that in keeping with President-elect Donald Trump’s classic three-part agenda for the American people, “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs” that the House and Senate Republicans were already planning moves to scale …
VP Elect Pence Vows Promises Will Be Kept, Jobs, ObamaCare and Regs in Video Read More
The Digital Journal, International Business Times and dozens of other mainstream media outlets have picked up the following MHLivingNews press release that refutes the slanted claims made in a recent “All Things Considered” radio broadcast and related articles. The Inside MH Road Show and Manufactured Home Living News have featured experts and professionals, but homeowners …
“Jail Him!” NPR’s “Mobile Home Park Owners Can Spoil An Affordable American Dream” Refuted Read More
Deer Valley Homebuilders is a HUD Code manufactured and modular home producer and is traded as an over-the-counter (OTC) stock. In recent months, it’s only periodically traded, as those who regularly follow the Daily Business News market report with a keen eye know. The DVLY stock has had two sizable …
A Closer Look at Mover – Deer Valley Homebuilders Corp (DVLY) Market Data Read More
“The demand for affordable manufactured housing in Florida and the U.S. is improving,” said Nobility Homes President Terry Trexler. “According to the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, shipments in Florida for the period from November 2015 through October 2016 were up approximately 18% from the same period last year.” Trexler stated …
As a series of business and economic reports last week reflected, 2016 ended on several positive notes that could bode well for a good 2017. Small Business Optimism Soars Post-Election Consumer Confidence Soars Post-Election – 2017 Outlook Nevertheless, the factory built home industry still faces some old, familiar challenges. The …
Ed Shukle is the City Administrator of the City of Landfall, in Oakdale Township, near the Twin Cities. With an eye to history and the future, Shukle has weaved an account that points-the-way that affordable housing was created and preserved, first with pre-HUD Code mobile homes, and later with post-code …
Movie Stars & Quality Affordable Homes – How a Park became a Community and “City” Read More
Gene Alderson said, “never ever buy a home on some elses [sic] land.” To which Marquis Allen replied, “So true, and yet sad.” While those posted comments on Delaware Online’s story, “Residents feel forced out of Magnolia development” might have been by community activists. But their comments have the look …
“Residents feel forced out of Magnolia development” says USA Today Network Read More
