Peter Gallagher, vice president of sales and operations of Liberty Homes Custom Builders (LIBHA) in Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania, has been elected vice-president of the Pennsylvania Builders Association (PBA), a nonprofit trade group that offers homebuilders opportunities for networking and examining governmental issues related to the trade. Liberty is a long-time …
Liberty Homes Veep now a Veep for Trade Organization Read More
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray received criticism during a hearing Tue., Jan 28 from the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Jeb Hensarling, (R-TX), who said his committee is already hearing negative feedback from consumers regarding the Qualified Mortgage rule which went into effect Jan. 10. …
CFPB Director Cordray Grilled at House Financial Services Committee Hearing Read More
Resident-owner Doug LeFevre of the Sandpiper Resort co-op manufactured home community has requested a variance to replace his manufactured home with one that will be 25-feet, higher than the 15-foot limit now governing manufactured housing communities in Bradenton Beach, Florida. The co-op board of directors has approved the request, according …
A recent study conducted by Zillow and the National Urban League revealed that African-Americans are less likely to apply for a mortgage than any other ethnic group, and are 2.4 times more likely to be denied a mortgage than whites. Just over 25 percent of African- Americans are rejected, versus …
According to willistonherald.com, the Williams County (North Dakota) Planning and Zoning Commission denied a request for a 55 home single-family residential development to be built outside Ray, ND, just northeast of Williston in the housing-strapped Bakken Oil Field region. Limited to manufactured, modular and site-built homes, the 164 acres were …
Single-family Project to include Manufactured and Modular Housing Quashed Read More
Following up on a story MHProNews posted Jan. 20, 2014 regarding a possible grant for water system improvements at the Centennial Estates Manufactured Housing Community (MHC) Cooperative in Derry, New Hampshire, the town council voted to apply for the $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The application will compete against …
Manufactured Home Community Co-operative Applies for Block Grant Read More
American architectural firm KieranTimberlake (Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake), taking a page from Henry Ford and his numerous prototypes (the “Model T” derives from the 19th letter in the alphabet, because Henry had 18 previous failures), are working to transform architecture beyond its traditional guidelines into the domains of software …
India may be Inundated with Millions of Modular Homes Read More
Show coordinator Dennis Hill said by 1:00 PM, Wednesday Jan. 22, the first day of the Louisville Manufactured Housing Show, more people had come through the gate than for the entire show last year. The finance panel discussion, moderated by Dick Ernst and featuring most of the major lenders in …
Louisville (Slugger) Manufactured Housing Show Hits Homer Read More
Inmate overcrowding is a major issue in the race for sheriff in Stockton, California, pitting incumbent Sheriff Steve Moore against Sgt. Pat Withrow. While a state panel approved $33.3 million for a new, higher-security facility to replace the Honor Farm, Withrow wants to add modular jail units on an “as …
As follow-up to a story MHProNews last posted May 22, 2013, the Clayton-Bradley Academy, which opened on the grounds of Clayton Homes in July, has announced plans to add four classrooms to the school which currently serves 78 tuition students. Dr. Don Bruce, chairman of the nonprofit organization Innovative Education …
Clayton-Bradley Academy Adding Classrooms Ahead of Schedule Read More
Toys collected by the residents of the Rose Garden Manufactured Home Resort in Surprise, Arizona just outside Phoenix were donated in support of the Surprise Police Department’s annual toy drive, according to yourwestvalley.com. Over 130 residents each donated a new toy and a roll of wrapping paper, as MHProNews has …
Manufactured Home Residents Donate Toys to Surprise Police Department Read More
John Kozal, an engineer with Universal Forest Products, Inc. (UFPI) since 1994, has been mentoring high school students doing home design and construction since 2009, first at Union High in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and now at Central High. Seven students in particular received his undivided attention, according to schoolnewsnetwork.org, and …
UFPI Engineer Mentors High School Students in Home Building Read More
Mel Watt, the new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director, is appointing four special advisors to assist him with policy and strategic decisions, MHProNews.com has learned from nationalmortgagenews.com. Megan Moore, who worked at the Treasury Department’s Office of Legislative Affairs, will be special advisor for intergovernmental affairs; Bob Ryan served …
Building products company USG converted notes held by Berkshire Hathaway into an equity stake, making Warren Buffett’s company the largest shareholder in the company at 30.5 percent. During the financial crisis in Nov. 2008, as wsj.com reports, Berkshire invested $300 million in convertible notes at a 10% interest rate. Fairfax …
Ten new honorees will be inducted into the RV/MH Hall of Fame Class of 2014 on Aug. 4, 2014 at the Hall facility in Elkhart, Indiana. MHProNews has learned the inductees from the manufactured housing industry are: • Barry Cole, president of Manufactured Housing Insurance Services and Cole Housing Corp.(insurance …
Former North Carolina Democrat Melvin Watt was sworn in Jan. 6, 2013 as the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), replacing the acting head since 2009, Edward DeMarco. The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) says Watt was instrumental in the passage of the Manufactured Housing …
Melvin Watt : New Light at the Federal Housing Finance Agency? Read More
Speaking to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray said the new mortgage regulations that take effect today, Jan. 10, 2014 will protect consumers from the type of risky loan products that contributed to The Great Recession and housing bubble. Reminding NAR members …
CFPB Director Cordray Addresses the National Association of Realtors Read More
The Clayton Family Foundation has pledged $500,000 to the Motlow College Foundation’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) endowment fund, according to tullahomanews.com. Jim Clayton, the founder of Clayton Homes of Maryville, Tennessee, and of the Clayton Foundation, has degrees in law and engineering, and currently is director and vice-chairman …
A Cody, Wyoming couple was denied a variance to site a modular home on their land by the Park County Commissioners. The current ordinance prohibits mobile homes in the North Fork Planning Area where their land sits. MHProNews has learned “mobile home” includes manufactured and modular homes in their definition. …
The owners of Santee Modular Homes, Inc. in Orange County, South Carolina protested the county council’s decision to award a contract for debris removal to an out-of-state company instead of their firm, Santee Debris Removal. As part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) guidelines for disaster preparation, local jurisdictions …
Modular Home Builders Protest South Carolina Decision Read More
