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 …
Noting that manufactured housing can provide affordable housing to many low and moderate income families, especially in non-metro areas, several nonprofits are working to reverse the negative image of factory-made homes and their occupants by establishing programs to replace the dilapidated homes with new, high efficiency models. According to Matthew …
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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. …
Following a story MHProNews last posted Sept. 4, 2014 regarding the acquisition of Deer Valley Corporation (DVLY) by software developer Peerless Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:PRLS), streetinsider.com reports Peerless has consummated its agreement to purchase 80 percent of Deer Valley common stock for $3.7 million. Through its manufacturing plant in Guin, Alabama, …
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The Lamar County Board of Supervisors in Mississippi accepted a “Petition for Action” from residents asking that an unzoned area be designated a residential estate district for single family detached dwellings and only one dwelling per lot, according to hattiesburgamerican.com. Placement of a manufactured or modular home on the property …
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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 …
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Following up on a story MHProNews posted Sept. 20, 2013 regarding damage to 560 manufactured homes (MH) in Vermont by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) is funding ten MH by the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation as part of the Manufactured Housing Innovation Project. …
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The Lloydminster City Council in west central Saskatchewan, Canada, just over the line from Alberta, voted for a 97 percent increase for daily manufactured home (MH) licensing fees over the next two years, according to wireservice.ca. The province’s Greens leader, Victor Lau, noting this is sending the wrong message to …
While Skyline Corp. of Elkhart, Indiana is determining what suitor, if any, will acquire all or part of the company, founder Art Decio has agreed to donate $20,000 for high definition movie equipment for the Roosevelt Center gymnasium in Elkhart, where he and Mayor Dick Moore played basketball some 60 …
Skyline Founder Art Decio Donates Movie Equipment to Boyhood Gym Read More
In response to Cavco Industries, Inc. attempt to acquire Skyline Corporation following Skyline’s announcement it will spin off its RV division to Evergreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC, as MHProNews reported Sept. 29, cnnmoney.com reports the company’s board of directors issued a statement: “Our Board has established a special committee tasked to …
Mario Gabelli, with over $19 million invested in stocks, has reduced his position in Skyline Corp., a producer of manufactured homes and recreational vehicles, by 3.21 percent. He now holds 406,700 shares, which represents 4.85 percent of the company, according to yahoofinance.com. Gabelli has decreased his holdings in the company …
Marcus & Millichap’s Manufactured Housing Research Report says rising home prices, improving job outlook and an expanding baby boomer population are adding to increased occupancy in manufactured home communities (MHCs), a trend the real estate investment services company reports will continue. Concurrently, investors looking for large, top quality communities with …
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In honor of Manufacturing Day, with over 1,500 events scheduled around the nation the first week of October, six Deming, New Mexico businesses are leading tours of their facilities, according to demingheadlight.com. Participants in this town in southwest New Mexico will board a morning bus Oct. 2, 2014, and one …
The Franklin County (Missouri) Planning and Zoning Commission rejected a conditional use permit (CUP) plan to replace a series of duplexes, senior apartment and Korean-syle huts with single and multi-section manufactured homes for a 110-acre retreat complex for the National Association of Intercultural Family, Inc. (NAICFM). Initially approved in 2007, …
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A request by the owner of residential property in Pierce City, Missouri to re-zone the land as a manufactured home community (MHC) was denied by the city’s aldermen, which is keeping the owner from filling two vacant home sites. A local ordinance requires an empty slot to have a replacement …
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Four members of the manufactured housing industry were honored at the recent Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) annual meeting Sept. 14-16 for their outstanding contributions to the industry. Dick Ernst, president of Financial Marketing Associates, received the MHI Chairman’s Award from MHI Chairman Nathan Smith. A longtime member of the MHI …
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The Upson County Planning Commission in west central Georgia conditionally approved rezoning of a manufactured housing community (MHC) to allow the community to expand. The 51-acre site has been zoned legal nonconforming for single-family residential, but did not allow any new manufactured homes to come in, nor be replaced if …
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Following a story MHProNews last posted Oct. 23, 2013, the Shoreline Trailer Court in Branford, Connecticut may lose its license to operate if a new management company is not brought on board by Oct. 1, according to nhregister.com. A proposal submitted by community management Renaissance Collaborative last fall did not …
As the U. S. Border Patrol doubled its staff in Ajo, Arizona nine miles north of the Mexican border, the government bought land and sited 20 manufactured homes and built 21 two-and-three bedroom homes for the expansion, spending $17 million, about $680,000 per home in a town of less than …
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Following a story MHProNews posted Sept. 16, 2013 regarding the disastrous flooding in Colorado, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it distributed $61,634,523 to uninsured homeowners hit by the flooding and rain, including $31,900 each to nearly all the residents of two manufactured home communities (MHCs) along the South …
Colorado MH Owners Float with FEMA Funds, while MHC Owners Sink Read More
