Following a story MHProNews last posted May 11, 2016 regarding the sudden end of operations for Innovative Building Systems (IBS) and the fall out that closed Excel Homes, and Mod-U-Kraf Homes in Rocky Mount, VA, roanoke reports the Franklin Center in Rocky Mount held a support and job-seeking gathering for …
Employment Services Offered to Former Mod-U-Kraf Workers Read More
A team of designers and engineers from Daytona State College (DSC) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Florida–known as Team Daytona Beach–is building a solar-powered home as one of 14 international teams chosen to compete in the 2017 U. S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The competition requires students to …
Modular Home on Tap as Students Partner to Prepare for Solar Decathlon 2017 Read More
Claiming senior managers within her office bullied and demoted her for filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) office, Angela Martin said in testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) had a “pervasive” culture of intimidation and hostility within the …
CFPB Director Cordray tells Whistleblower to have her Attorneys “Back Down” Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com NeighborWorks, Clayton Homes Partner with Next Step Homes in Waco, Texas How a Professional Couple saved $100,000 on a New Home in Tennessee What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MH Communities closing in Minnesota, New York. Cavco stock closes above $100. …
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The one-time site of a manufactured home community in Caversham, United Kingdom will soon see 28 modular homes for homeless families, as MHProNews has learned from getreading.co.uk. The goal of the Reading Borough Council is to address the chronic lack of temporary housing in the borough and reduce the use …
Former MH Community Property will Host Modular Homes for Homeless Read More
Harking back to a post MHProNews published Feb. 23, 2016 regarding Wyoming Homes owner David Valenti pleading guilty to 19 counts of theft for not delivering modular homes for which he had been paid, he has now pleaded guilty to 21 counts of theft, alleging he stole over $240,000 from …
Modular Home Dealer Ordered to Jail on 21 Theft Charges Read More
Following a story MHProNews last posted May 5, 2016 regarding the planned closing of Lowry Grove manufactured home community (MHC) in suburban Minneapolis, theuptake reports the 96-home site community residents, mostly people of color, are attempting to raise $6 million to counter the offer of Continental Property Group (CPG)—but they …
MH Community Closing, Residents trying to Stave off Displacement Read More
Four Latino families have alleged that Waples Mobile Home Community and its management company, A. J. Dwoskin & Associates in Fairfax, Virginia, violated the Fair Housing Act, the Virginia Fair Housing Law and the Manufactured Home Lot Rental Agreement. They claim the community owners refused to renew the leases of …
VA MH Community Charged with Violating the Fair Housing Law Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Illinois Professional Couple Discover their Getaway Home near Florida’s top Beaches What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MH Community adding 46 homes. Malibu manufactured home goes for $3.5 million. Oregon MHC sets new record. Oklahoma City has first modular hotel. Americans …
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In an attempt to encourage communities to be more diverse, the Obama administration is tying federal community grants to the demographic make-up of communities, according to what washingtonexaminer is telling MHProNews. An amendment from Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) would have defunded President Obama’s “The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule,” but …
Attempt to Block Funding of Federal Housing Program Fails Read More
The Clayton Building at the Knoxville Museum of Art in Tennessee, named for the founder of Clayton Homes and building benefactor, Jim Clayton, is undergoing an HVAC upgrade and will be closed May 22 through May 25, 2016. With its exterior of locally-quarried Tennessee marble, the 53,200 sq. foot four-story …
The Yellowstone County Commission in Montana unanimously voted against a zone change request from residential tracts to residential manufactured homes (MH) on some 30 acres of vacant land outside Laurel, just south of Billings, but within the city’s zoning jurisdiction following neighborhood complaints against the proposal. Remonstrators allege the development …
County Commissioners deny Request to Rezone Land for Manufactured Home Community Read More
Rick Cantu, of Emerald Acres Cooperative, one of 119 resident-owned manufactured home communities in New Hampshire, was honored by ROC-NH’s (resident-owned communities-New Hampshire) Co-ops Celebrating Community for his outstanding volunteer work in his community, receiving the Above and Beyond award. He was nominated by his neighbors, one of whom wrote: …
Manufactured Housing Co-operative Member Honored for Outstanding Community Service Read More
Following a story MHProNews last reported Feb. 25, 2016, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada will soon be witnessing the arrival of modular housing units, each 250 square feet, for homeless singles and families. The city has pinpointed two sites for the homes. One site will accommodate 40-80 micro units, each with …
Vancouver Chooses Sites for Modular Homes for Homeless Read More
Three-and-a-half years after Hurricane Sandy ripped up the east coast of the U. S. in Oct. 2012, leaving 7.9 million businesses and households without power, causing 147 deaths in the U. S., Canada and the Caribbean, families are still facing obstacles in resolving housing issues. An information session will be …
Manufactured Housing Issues Remain from Hurricane Sandy Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Possible American Dreams! Engineer Skip VanZant on Evolving U.S. Housing What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Innovative Building Systems said to be filing for bankruptcy, closing Maine’s Keiser. UMH wins community award. Clayton defies criticism, turns $706M profit. Alberta fire pushing …
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The Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) 2016 Congress and Expo held at Caesar’s Palace Conference Center in Las Vegas Nevada is now in the rear view mirror. For a pictorial ‘flash report’ of some of the people and sights, please click here. ## (Image credit, MHProNews)
The Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA) reports Marcia Janie “Marnie” Sinclair Carabell, entrepreneur and one time owner of four manufactured home communities, passed away at her home in Hudson, Ohio, May 2, 2016. She was the owner of Oak Leaf Mobile Home Park in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, which she purchased …
MHProNews has learned from thegatewaypundit that anti-Trump groups spent $75.7 million on 64,000 television ads against Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency, according to ad tracking firm Kantar Media/CMAG. This figure does not include ads that appeared on cable and satellite channels as those are not part of the tracking …
Trump’s Opponents Spent over $75 Million Trying to Defeat Him Read More
Following a post MHProNews published April 30, 2016 regarding the planned closing of Lowry Grove manufactured home community (MHC) in St. Anthony, a suburb of Minneapolis, tcdailyplanet reports residents of the community have gathered to discuss their options in trying to maintain Lowry as their home. They would have to …
MH Community Residents Organizing to Prevent Closing of Lowry Grove in Minnesota Read More
