A Blue Ridge Texas family who lost their home and their three-day-old baby last December to a tornado that tore through Collin County have been gifted a manufactured home (MH), donated through the efforts of two churches—First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge and Christ Fellowship in McKinney, TX. There are …
Two Tornado-struck Families Receive Gifted Manufactured Homes Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Educator, Builder Compare Conventional House to Residential Style Manufactured Home Living & Quality Illinois Professional Couple Discover their Getaway Home near Florida’s top Beaches What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Section 8 vouchers good for buying manufactured home. CBO: U. S. …
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The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded over $5 million to 42 local public housing authorities (PHAs) who are actively working to end homelessness among veterans. The additional funds will help these PHAs administer a joint program with HUD and Veterans Affairs to provide permanent …
HUD Funding Local Housing Authorities to House Homeless Vets Read More
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Director Richard Cordray dodged a legal bullet when U. S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle in Washington ruled a challenge to Cordray’s authority by Big Springs National Bank of Big Spring, Texas did not have merit. The bank filed the suit in 2012, claiming …
CFPB Director Cordray’s Rulings Pre-Confirmation Survive Challenge Read More
Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett of New Zealand says the government is moving ahead with plans to build modular social (low income) housing as part of a comprehensive plan to increase the housing supply in Auckland and provide housing for the more vulnerable. Most of the homes will be one …
New Zealand Government Providing Modular Affordable Housing Read More
While 287,000 jobs were added to the rolls in June, jobs for qualified for available construction workers continue to go begging, according to what yahoo!news reports from Ken Simonson, chief economist at The Associated General Contractors of America, who tells FOXBusiness there are available jobs. Simonson says following the housing …
Home Construction Industry Still Lacking Qualified Workers Read More
In a colossal rebound from from May when only 11,000 jobs were added to the economy, June saw 287,000 added, according to what the Labor Department tells MHProNews through CNNMoney. Unemployment rose slightly in June from 4.7 percent to 4.9 percent, in fact a good sign that more people are …
The Foremost Homes modular home factory near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania is at the middle of a custody dispute between the former and current owner, which modularhomebuilder says may be prompting the auction of equipment on July 13, 2016. Foremost is comprised of two factories, the modular home plant and the panel-making …
Ownership of PA’s Modular Builder Foremost Homes in Court Read More
Updating a story MHProNews last posted regarding the use of factory-built homes for the survivors of the flooding in West Virginia, Hoppy Kercheval writes in wvmetronews that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been very responsive to the survivors. They have inspected about two-thirds of the properties where people …
FEMA Moving Quickly to Assist W VA Flood Survivors Read More
Following a recent and successful hip replacement procedure, veteran speaker and writer Tim Connor faces what doctors are calling a “very serious” heart procedure in the next 24 to 48 hours. The procedure will be performed at Charlotte NC’s Novant Hospital branch, in their ICU specialty unit. At one point, …
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MHProNews has learned from robesonian that Tony Prevatte, owner of Prevatte Home Sales in Lumberton, NC has been elected president of the North Carolina Manufactured and Modular Homebuilder’s Association’s board of directors. A 45-year veteran of the modular housing industry, Prevatte will guide the 18-member board of directors as it …
A diversified finance company that provides flexible inventory lending and floor plan financing solutions, Northpoint Commercial Finance has hired two new Directors of Business Development to its Field Sales Organization. With a strong background in floor plan financing, and 20 years overall in financial services, Richard Derbonne comes to the …
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said earlier this month unfilled construction positions remain at a post-recession high of 200,000, and could possibly impact the larger economy, according to to the latest labor report from the Associated General Contractors of America, says constructiondive. NAHB’s survey addressed nine trades, and …
Construction Employment Lack may Impact Overall Economy Read More
Updating a story MHProNews has covered numerous times, the last being March 3, 2016 about the modular homes for the homeless families in Dublin, Ireland, Dick Brady, the Dublin City Council’s housing manager said even though the timetable was off—the homes were supposed to be ready at Christmas, but were …
Modular Homes for Dublin Homeless Finally Occupied Read More
With Dodd-Frank, financing and CFPB related issues routinely on the minds of manufactured housing industry professionals, The Daily Business News has learned from American Banking News the following report on the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), which is made available below. “The Manufactured Housing Institute has been leading the campaign to bring more …
American Banking News – Key MHI Staff “Excoriated” for Failing Their Mission, Members Read More
Engineering students at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado have built modest modular homes for the Navajo Reservation for nearly 20 years. The materials are purchased by the Southwest Indian Foundation, sergeants oversee the labor of the cadets who build the homes from the ground up, using mostly …
Air Force Academy Cadets build Modular homes for Navajo Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Entry Level v Residential Style Manufactured Homes, Modular Homes and MH Appraisals – Tom Papszycki, Arrowhead Homes – Inside What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Louisiana Approves 336 home site MH community. Polish modular builder marketing in Sweden. Oregon legislator tryhing …
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In an attempt to preserve affordable housing, Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland) convened a gathering at Portland City Hall to discuss what steps can be taken to preserve manufactured home communities (MHC), in the throes of a hot real estate market that sees them potentially jeopardized with redevelopment. Noting …
Oregon Legislator Wants to Preserve Manufactured Home Communities Read More
A new report from the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies indicates home ownership rates have fallen over the last ten years to 63.7 percent, as Millennials continue living in their parents’ basements or are renting. MHProNews has leaned from washingtontimes that 36.4 percent of U.S. households opted to …
Family Formation May Increase but Homeownership May Not Read More
As part of the USDA’s Rural Development Energy Efficient Manufactured Home Pilot Program, Dennis Miller is the first to purchase an energy efficient modular home, celebrating National Homeownership Day, in Putney, Vermont. Representatives of the USDA and Windham and Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT) were also in attendance. The program allows …
USDA Offers Low Interest Loans for Manufactured Home Purchase Read More
