Bella Vista Estates in Boardman, Oregon, with 127 homesites, has become the largest resident-owned manufactured home community (MHC) in Oregon, according to eastoregonian.com. The non-profit Community and Shelter Assistance Program (CASA) of Oregon helped the residents form the co-op and obtain the $3.15 million financing, and continues to provide technical …
Former Land Lease Community becomes Resident-Owned Read More
The original geodesic Dome Home of architect Buckminster Fuller in Carbondale, Illinois, listed in 2006 on the National Register of Historic Places, will be restored and preserved beginning with a ground-breaking ceremony April 19 to initiate the project. Made of 60 wood triangle panels by the Pease Manufacturing Company of …
Buckminster Fuller’s Original Modular Home being Restored Read More
Santa Ana, California’s Hart King law firm will present their annual briefing on operating manufactured housing communities (MHCs) Thurs., March 27, 2014 at the DoubleTree Club by Hilton in Santa Ana beginning at 9 AM. The panel of attorneys versed in MHC affairs will discuss the American Disabilities Act (ADA) …
Manufactured Home Community Legalities on Tap at Briefing Read More
MHProNews.com has learned that Canada’s Killam Properties, Inc. has chosen Ms. Karine MacIndoe to serve as a director of the corporation. Chosen for her experience in finance, capital markets and real estate, she is currently an independent consultant but previously worked for BMO Capital Markets, NM Rothschild & Son and …
MHProNews.com has learned residents at Hickory Hill manufactured housing community (MHC) in Klecknersville, Pennsylvania, just north of Allentown, are forming a homeowners association and considering taking the owner to court for allegedly overcharging them on their utilities. They also claim the owner, Albert Jinks, requires them to buy upgrades—decks, garages …
Maryville, Tennessee-based Clayton Homes announces it is partnering with the Si Robertson clan in the Duck Commander 500 NASCAR® Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway April 6. Noting family Robertson has endorsed Clayton Homes as a “Good Call” for American homebuyers, Si and his wife, Christine, live in …
Clayton, Robertson Clan Partner on Duck Commander Stock Car Race Read More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) chairman Kevin Kelly, a homebuilder from Wilmington, Delaware issued a statement lauding the Senate Banking Committee’s announcement that they had reached an agreement on a housing finance reform proposal, as MHProNews.com has learned. He said: “NAHB commends Sens. Johnson and Crapo for reaching …
National Association of Home Builders Welcomes Housing Finance Reform Read More
Encore Wire Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Frank J. Bilban, will be presenting at Sidoti & Company’s annual Institutional Investor Forum, Mon., March 17 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, according to wsj.com. Encore (NASDAQ:Wire) produces a broad spectrum of electrical building wire for commercial and industrial …
Manufactured Home Wiring Provider Presenting at Sidoti Forum Read More
In Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where the median sales price has grown to $647,000 for a single-family home, the growth of food stamp usage has risen dramatically 324 percent, from 260 people in 2003 to 1,104 in 2013, while the population has only increased 23 percent, reports delawareonline.com. While beach vacationers …
Many Seniors in Manufactured Homes Receive Food Stamps Read More
MHProNews has been informed that officials at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and industry leaders are cheering the appointment of Pamela Beck Danner as the new Administrator for the Office of Manufactured Housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In the 1980’s Ms. Danner served as counsel …
Pamela Beck Danner to Head the Office of Manufactured Housing at HUD Read More
MHProNews.com has learned that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, has become the tenth U. S. senator to sign on as a co-sponsor of S 1828, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act. Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-IN, introduced the legislation in the Senate Dec. 16, 2013. The other senators who have signed …
Now that responsibility for enforcing the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) has been transferred to to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the question of whether the agency would sue alleged violators or accept a monetary settlement with the promise that it cease its errant ways has been decided—at …
Frank Williams, father of Tim Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Manufactured Housing Association (OMHA), passed away in Akron, Ohio March 1. Having served in the Army during the Korean War, Frank retired from Ohio Bell as marketing manager, and was very active as a coach during his childrens’ sports …
The manager of Clayton Home Sales in Lumberton, North Carolina, along with her husband and co-workers, won the title of Best Overall Chili at this year’s Rumba on Lumber’s Bud Light North of the Border Chili Cook-Off, held in Lumberton. Hunt, who also won a chili cook-off in South Carolina, …
A member of the Mississippi Manufactured Housing Association’s (MSMMHA) Hall of Fame , Jeffrey Duane “Doc” Bell, 53, passed away Feb. 21, 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas. His nickname came from his stint as an athletic trainer at the University of Mississippi. A district manager for American Modern Insurance Group, …
Tiny homes, many made from recycled materials, are springing up in cities across the land to house the homeless, combining sustainability with social reform. In Olympia, Washington, thirty 144 square-foot homes have been constructed in a safe, street-light lined lane called Quixote Village, according to inhabitat.com. Occupy Madison, a non-profit …
M.J. (Michael Joshua) Thomas passed away this past Saturday, Feb. 22, after being hospitalized for breathing issues. M.J. had been living in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and began his manufactured housing retail career in Tulsa, OK. Thomas had made arrangements to attend the Tunica Manufactured Home Show just before being …
Following a story MHProNews.com posted Feb. 24, 2014 regarding assistance the state of Michigan is offering to repeat homebuyers, including those buying manufactured homes, we have been informed the Mi Next Home program offers $7,500 maximum assist, or four percent of the purchase price, whichever is lower. Northern Homes Executive …
More than 100 modular homes previously used by the U. S. military are now home to residents of the Apache Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico, where the lack of adequate housing has been a long-standing issue, according to ruidosonews.com. On March 7, at the invitation of tribal president Danny Brueninger, …
Military Modular Homes now Accommodate Apache Native Americans Read More
The U. S. Senate Banking Committee leaders have made a housing finance overhaul bill one the committee’s top priorities, and ranking member Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) says he and Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) hope to produce their long-awaited housing bill by the end of March, according to POLITICO Pro. Sen. …
