Beverly Williamson, longtime member of Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA) and owner of Williamson Mobile Home Park in Cleves, Ohio passed away suddenly on March 29, 2016. Her son, Guy Williamson, and daughter-in-law, Brooke Williamson, will continue her business affairs. Also, Bob and Marge Dunnington, who owned Oakwood Acres MHC …
Passages: Beverly Williamson, Bob and Marge Dunnington Read More
John Kalec, Clayton Homes Executive Vice President and CFO, has announced his retirement after 20 years with the company, according to a press release reported by thedailytimes to MHProNews. Focusing on strategic and operational activities, Kalec led the accounting and financial teams at Clayton. “Specifically, he has helped lead the …
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In 1993, Taunton, Mass. Democratic State Senator Marc Pacheco was the lead sponsor of a bill that gave residents of a manufactured home community (MHC) first right of refusal if an MHC came up for sale, according to tauntonwickedlocal. On March 31, the 247 homeowners of Oak Hill MHC exercised …
Resident-owned Community Members Thankful for Right of Refusal Law Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Realtors and Builders Warm Up to the Wonders of Manufactured Housing What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MA town wants exemption from state’s 40B ruling. Sun Communities to expand King’s Court MHC. Fannie Mae funds $5MM refi of MHC. New MHProNews …
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As Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway approaches ten percent ownership in Wells Fargo & Co., mostly through several of Berkshire’s subsidiaries, he will have to pass a Federal Reserve review if he intends to acquire more than the 9.9 percent he currently controls, about 506 million shares valued at $24 billion, …
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Knoxville’s local8nowwvlt tells MHProNews that Jim Clayton, the founder of Clayton Homes donated $10,000 in a matching grant for students studying philanthropy at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The Haslam College of Business focuses on nonprofit leadership and social entrepreneurship to learn charitable giving. The students will distribute a …
Clayton Homes Father & Son Support Educational Efforts Read More
Tom Scott, the California Executive Director of the National Federation for Independent Business (NFIB), writing in ocregister, says President Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, has a history of ruling against small business, siding overwhelmingly with regulators, labor unions, trial lawyers and environmental activists. Noting Judge Garland would …
Judge Garland has Ruled against Small Employers in the Past Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com What Others Say about Sunshine Homes, Manufactured/Modular Homebuilder Tragedy and Triumph – Widow shares her Celebration of Manufactured Home What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Tunica was tremendous, say attendees. Proposal would merge Fannie, Freddie. MHC to receive free wastewater system. …
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As MHProNews publisher L. A. “Tony” Kovach told the Daily Business News, “Uncertainty hurts business. When people are afraid, spending slows. Anything that can harm business is noteworthy for a business or investment professional.” Writing in breitbart, Raheem Kassan tells MHProNews every time there is another Islamist terrorist attack that …
Uncertainty hurts business – no more Teddy Bears and Flowers Read More
Word has come from Joe Kelly of the IAMHA that Margaret Dubil, owner/operator of the Glendale Mobile Home Park in Bettendorf, Iowa has passed away at the age of 99. A member of IAMHA for many decades, she was very supportive of the organization’s efforts. A world traveler and Gray …
Following MHProNews post from this morning regarding the MHI’s Mr. F. R. Jayar Daily’s testimony before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance regarding the impact of government policies on housing cost, realestaterama reports on the other witnesses who spoke, giving one scant paragraph from Mr. Daily’s statement about manufactured …
MHI’s Daily Testifies about Government Regulation on Housing Costs Read More
MHI Board of Directors Member F. R. Jayar Daily told a congressional subcommittee on housing and insurance that “Manufactured homes are the most affordable homeownership option in the market today,” but the regulatory burdens and the lack of a secondary market for chattel loans reduce financial access for millions of …
MHI’s Daily tells Congress MH is Affordable Housing, Give us a Green Light Read More
An ex-offender who served time for mail fraud is now hiring other former inmates for positions in ten different start-ups, including one, Work Pittsburgh, that is building modular homes in the Pittsburgh area. Daniel Bull founded Zero Six Eight as a for-profit incubator with one distinct qualification: you have to …
In insider trading, Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) insider Nick C. Fletcher sold 878 shares of Drew at an average price of $63.93 for a total value of $56,130.54. The company reported a quarterly dividend for shareholders of record April 1, 2016 of $0.30 per share to be paid on April …
As newsmax informs MHProNews, The New York Times reports Donald Trump supporters defy typical, political norms. A demographic study released by The Times said, “The places where Trump has done well cut across many of the usual fault lines of American politics — North and South, liberal and conservative, rural …
Trump Support Strong among Manufactured Home Residents Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Surprising Solution, Roadblocks to U.S. Affordable Housing Crisis What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Manufactured home communities sell in VA, FL and MN. MHI insists GSEs make individual chattel loans. Letter to editor compliments MH. Community fined for violating Fair Housing …
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MHProNews has been notified by the Department of Justice the owner/operator of Mere’s Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Park in North Fort Myers, Fla. has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle claims he discriminated against African-Americans in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Owner and operator Thomas Mere allegedly told …
MHC Owner Fined for Discriminatory Practices at his Community Read More
Following their primary wins, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hold commanding leads in New York, ahead of the April 19 primary, that could determine their ultimate candidacies, according to a survey by the Emerson College Polling Society, reports media.wix. The Society, a Department of Communications Studies at Emerson College, …
Franklin Homes of Russellville, Alabama has informed MHProNews that Joel S. Logan II has been tapped to serve as General Manager of Franklin, a post he assumed March 14, 2016. With over 20 years in the manufactured housing industry, Logan led the founding of Pinnacle Homes of Alabama in 1996, …
Tim Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA), will be the featured speaker tonight, March 15 at 6:00 PM at the Spring Joint Chapter Meeting of the OMHA in Kent, Ohio. He will discuss industry updates, as MHProNews has learned from OMHA. Back by popular demand this …
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