The Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) informs MHProNews of the new and used manufactured homes sold retail for the first quarter of 2015, based upon the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) statistics. There is a 75 day window for gathering and processing the information so accurate figures …
Updating a story MHProNews posted June 10, 2015 regarding the closing of Gerry Park for Mobile Homes in Gary, Indiana, and residents concerns of having to move, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson says a meeting between company officials and residents has resolved some of the issues. No company representative was at …
Residents of Closing Manufactured Home Community have Concerns Addressed Read More
Residents of manufactured homes with a taxable value under $61,000 in Lakeland, Florida will have to pay a disproportionate amount of the proposed fire assessment fee policy compared to other residents of the city, according to a methodology used to determine the fee. Bill Brent of the Federation of Manufactured …
Fire Fee in Florida Disproportionately Affects Manufactured Home Residents Read More
With the population of La Plata County, Colorado expected to increase by 52 percent over the next two decades, 790 dwelling units will need to be built annually to meet the demand, according to a study by the La Plata County Regional Housing Alliance (RHA). Using data from the Colorado …
Manufactured Homes Planned for Durango, but More could be Justified Read More
New Jersey continues to deal with the rebuilding of homes along the Atlantic Coast as a result of Hurricane Sandy, the Oct. 2012 storm which killed 117 people in the U. S., leveled thousands of homes and left a path of destruction costing $65 billion. The Christie administration has set …
Manufactured Homes Still on Assistance List in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy Read More
Residents at Riverbend Mobile Resort in Reedsport, Oregon are concerned because the ground under their homes is shifting, and in some cases damaging the homes in the community. Riverbend Residents Committee Chair Randy Osborn says, “Homes continue to sink. As they sink, people can’t afford to have them jacked up. …
In manufactured housing news, L. A. “Tony” Kovach defines path to revitalize the MH industry, while one MH supplier picks new head, another MH producer closes, HUD Code production continues rising, MHC reverting to stick-built homes, Cavco seeks tax abatement, AZ MHC closing, Sen. Donnelly and MHI’s Jennison defend H.R. …
MHProNews has learned from kota tv that Magnolia Homes in Gering, Nebraska has closed its doors, and area development officials are looking for a new tenant. Citing large job losses and difficult finance problems in North Dakota due to the drop in oil prices, owner Harry Karsten sent a letter …
In his fourth installment on General Manufactured Housing Industry Topics, MHProNews and MHLivingNews publisher L. A. “Tony” Kovach says getting Realtors ® involved in the sale of manufactured homes can be a mutually profitable proposition. “We believe there is obvious value in having real estate agents who already know manufactured …
Realtors ® and Manufactured Home Dealers should develop a Symbiotic Relationship Read More
Champion Home Builders, Inc. of Troy, Michigan announced today that Keith Anderson, interim CEO since Jan. 2015, has been named President and CEO of the producer of manufactured and modular homes and commercial buildings. Having joined the company’s Board of Managers in 2013, he served as president and CEO of …
The Manufactured and Modular Home Association of Minnesota informs MHProNews its 2015 Spring Conference kicks off the evening of June 8 in Plymouth, MN with an outdoor reception. Workshops during the Conference include: 2015 Session Update and Special Session Manufactured Home Sales, Required Forms, Laws, Installation Standards, and Licensing Reqirements …
MHLivingNews and MHProNews publisher L.A. “Tony” Kovach follows the time line formation of renter households versus homeowner households, from the New Deal’s attempts to increase homeownership in 1933 to present day attempts, correlating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac expansion with economic programs, artificially induced interest rates and subsidies to stimulate …
The phone at the Home Center rings or a customer walks in and asks for information about “trailer houses” or “mobile homes,” phrases which smack of thin walls and floors, cheap paneling, fire traps, unsafe, low rent occupants, etc., imagery that goes back nearly 40 years. Returning to that era, …
MHProNews has learned from logandaily the 2015 manufactured home (MH) tax statements for Hocking County, Ohio have been mailed. Diane Sargent, Hocking County Treasurer, says closing date for MH is Fri., July 31, 2015. Payments postmarked after the due date may be subject to penalty. The treasurer’s office is now …
Capital One’s Manufactured Housing Finance has engineered a $5.9 million Fannie Mae fixed-rate loan to refinance Rio Plaza Mobile Home Estates (MHC) in King City, California. MHProNews has learned from multihousingnews the community is located in Monterey County 50 miles southeast of Salinas. The 110 homesite all age manufactured home …
Through a series of interviews with manufactured housing industry professionals, politicians and consumers and a bevy of statistics and graphs, MHLivingNews and MHProNews publisher L. A “Tony” Kovach documents the pitfalls and stumbling blocks that prevent manufactured housing from becoming a major player in meeting the growing need for affordable, …
The Path to the Rebirth of the Manufactured Housing Industry Read More
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) informs MHProNews that, based on statistics released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HUD Code production for April, 2015 hit 6,085 homes, a 7.6 percent increase above the 5,653 produced in April, 2014. Total production for the year is …
HUD Code Production of Manufactured Homes Continues Climbing Read More
Following a story MHProNews posted May 5, 2015 regarding Cavco Industries, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:CVCO) acquisition of Fairmont Homes, the Nappanee (Indiana) City Council took the first step towards a tax abatement for Cavco’s proposed economic development and expansion of Fairmont, which would bring added growth to the area. Noting that the …
Cavco Seeks Tax Abatement to Upgrade Fairmont Homes Read More
On the heels of the Seattle Times/Center for Public Integrity’s stinging criticism alleging predatory lending practices by the manufactured housing industry in general, and Warren Buffett/Clayton Homes in particular, MHProNews reached out to Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), who introduced the bipartisan bill S 682, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing in …
Back in the early 1980s when interest rates were running around 15 percent, veteran North Carolina builder Homer Wright constructed Northridge Mobile Home Park in Eden, North Carolina so those of modest means could find an avenue to affordable homeownership. The manufactured home community has 130 home sites, and at …
Manufactured Home Sites Transitioning to Stick Built Read More
