RV/MH historian, lecturer, author and librarian Al Hesselbart is retiring after serving the RV/MH Hall of Fame & Museum in Elkhart, Indiana for 20 years, MHProNews has learned. Carl Ehry, then president of the RV/MH foundation, which at the time was nearly bankrupt, was told if he wanted to be …
While the Great Recession took the wind out of the sails of Elkhart County, Indiana’s two largest industries – manufactured housing (MH) and recreational vehicle (RV) – RV manufacturers are now cheering their great recovery while the MH industry continues to slowly move forward, locally as well as nationally. The …
Indiana RV Industry Recovering Well; MH Industry Recovering Steadily Read More
The Surrey Manufactured Homeowners Association in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada wants the city council to better protect owners of manufactured homes (MH) and provide more rights. Specifically, as nownewspaper tells MHProNews, the association wants more remuneration for residents when communities close and standards created for management upkeep of communities. The provincial …
Canadian Manufactured Homeowners Seek Added Protection Read More
Following a story MHProNews posted Oct. 22, 2013 entitled Will Texans take to Tiny Homes, a recent story about small homes on BillMoyers.com, asked if respondents could live in a tiny home, drew a series of responses. Gordon Billingsley said he lived in a 920 square-foot passive solar home and …
Tiny Homes/Factory-built Housing could Replace the Blight Read More
While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent report on financing the purchase of manufactured homes (MH) notes buyers of MH are often poor, elderly, rural and vulnerable to high-cost “chattel” (“home only,” personal property) loans, the bureau wants to ensure consumers have access to “responsible credit.” Their report, comments and …
Following up on a story MHProNews last covered Sept. 22, 2014 regarding a 16-year battle between residents of Naples Estates MHC and the owner, Norton Karno, over residents’ attempt to buy the community in Florida, a settlement, if approved, would leave the community in Karno’s hands but he would add …
Residents Reject Community Owner’s Offer, Go Back to Court Read More
Co-founder and operator of Modern Manor and Lake Ridge manufactured housing communities in Iowa City, Iowa, Erma Jane Wolf passed away Sept. 24, 2014 at age 76. She and her husband, Bob, also owned Wolf Construction Company. He passed away Aug. 18, 2014. She leaves a daughter, Brandy Egli, and …
Manufactured housing community (MHC) owner UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) will present to the Philadelphia Securities Association on Oct. 15, 2014 at the Union League of Philadelphia, according to marketwatch.com. UMH president and CEO Samuel A. Landy will deliver an overview of the company followed by a question and answer session. …
Michigan H. B. 5513 would require a written explanation of the responsibilities of local jurisdictions over manufactured homes (MH) and manufactured housing communities (MHCs), seasonal and year round. The Department of Manufactured Housing needs to notify the local government of a technical bulletin if an MHC is open, or seeking …
State races and federal ruling highlight latest Manufactured Housing Grass Roots Report Read More
The California homeownership rate for Hispanics was 41.9 percent in 2013 versus 62.7 percent for non-Hispanic whites, according to U. S. Census records. The Hispanic rate in 2006 was 47.9 percent. A 2013 study by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, noting homeownership continues to be a significant source …
California Home Prices Rising above Affordability for Hispanics Read More
The RV/MH Hall of Fame has issued a reminder that the deadline for nominations for inductees into the Class of 2015 will end Oct. 31, with selections made in Jan. 2015. Nominees must have 25 years experience in any segment of the manufactured housing or recreational vehicle industry in order …
The Renew Collection of Deltec Homes of Asheville, North Carolina offers homes with net-zero level of efficiency, reducing energy consumption by two-thirds compared to a traditional site-built home, according to sbcmag.info. Featuring double-stud walls, solar panels, triple-paned windows, exterior insulation and fresh air ventilation, their first net-zero home was delivered …
During the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) 78th annual meeting, Darryl Searer, chairman and president of the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Barry Cole, president of MH Insurance Services and past chairman of the Hall, urged assistance from the attendees to help retire the Hall’s debt, which has resulted from prior …
RV/MH Hall of Fame Kicks off New Fundraiser Challenge Read More
Frank LaCrosse and Jib Turner are building small, modular homes in Little Current, Ontario, Canada—inexpensive to heat, maintain and afford. The 600-1,000 square foot homes have safe spray foam between the lightweight steel studs, in advance of the drywall, and the outside is an exterior insulation and finishing system, called …
Builders Betting on Small Modular Homes in Northern Ontario Read More
Harvard University’s Joint Center on Housing report on senior housing notes an American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) study focuses on four areas: hunger, isolation, housing and income. Of the four, housing is a linchpin for overall well-being. Many older adults sacrifice food, health care and transportation to maintain a …
Adequate Senior Housing Lacking in many Communities Read More
In a story MHProNews has been following since earlier this year, and last posted an article July 30, 2014, regarding Wyoming Homes owner David Valenti being charged with theft for selling modular homes and not delivering, a Freeland, Penn. women was awarded $59,060.28 in damages for a home that was …
Penn. Women Awarded $60k over Mangled Modular Home Deal Read More
The RealShare Conference Series is sponsoring a RealShare Apartments conference of 2,000 multifamily professionals in Los Angeles, October 15-16, 2014, according to globest.com. The following presenters at the conference represent companies that have all been involved in the manufactured housing industry: John Sebree, Vice president of Marcus & Millichap. Laurie-Lustig …
Multifamily Conference to Attract 2,000 Professionals Read More
Heiden Homes Realty has added Kathy Tompkins as a realtor to the staff in Grand Junction, Colorado, according to gjsentinel.com. Tompkins owns Manufactured Home Parts, established in 2000, and as an unlimited general contractor, specializes in manufactured home sales and construction at Royal T’s Construction, LLC. The company also remodels, …
Realtor Adds Manufactured Home Specialist to Staff Read More
The new head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Julian Castro, in his first major policy speech, said lending standards have become too tight and policymakers need to find ways to expand the housing market. Speaking at a housing summit sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center, the former …
HUD Head Castro Supports Johnson-Crapo Reform Bill Read More
According to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 27 percent of those purchasing a home for the first time last year received a cash gift from relatives—such as the Bank of Mom & Dad– or friends, an increase from 24 percent in 2012. Meanwhile, rising stock and property …
