An article in Bloomberg makes the case that manufactured homes – what they refered to as mobile homes (sic), are an obvious solution to the affordable housing crisis. It starts with a simple question: “Why Aren’t We Building More Mobile Homes?” While their terminology isn’t exactly accurate – and they admit …
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The opposition has been steady, and at times, with intense emotions on the side of those who wanted to ‘just say no’ to the redevelopment of a city park into a new, affordable, manufactured home development. “To me, Ellis Granley Park was a huge, big space that had a lot …
Northern NIMBY? Controversy, but New Manufactured Home Development Gets OK’d Read More
Tiny house heat has spread to the small community of Vineyard, Utah, where a regulator is working on ways to keep up with this housing innovation and related demand. Located about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, Vineyard is known for its rural feel, lakefront views and convenient location …
Tiny Houses on Planning and Development director’s radar Read More
Rob and Andrea Cook of Powell, Wyoming had a plan. The Cook’s bought a 26,000 square foot property. Part of the plan in buying it was to create a 7,300 square foot lot for a pre-HUD Code mobile home, to be placed on a permanent foundation on their property in …
Cooks Avoid normal Zoning Flap over “Mobile Home” placement Read More
The Controversy – two sides of rent control – are found in what looked to be a political event at an ice cream social. It began when the North Santa Barbara County Manufactured Homeowners Team (NSBMHT) gave congressional, state legislature and city council candidates a chance to talk about their …
In a stinging statement beyond the quoted headline above in a recent Mercury News Editorial, opens with these words; “The California Legislature has whiffed on the housing crisis. Increasingly, it’s up to cities and counties to solve it.” Indeed, the affordable housing crisis, as routinely reported in the Daily Business …
Dick Harris, owner of the Whitefield, NH Country Village Mobile Home Park recently received apparent good news regarding his park expansion proposal, The Caledonian Record reports. Harris was given unanimous approval from the planning board to expand his community. The first phase of this three-phase expansion will add four homes …
Manufactured Home Community Expansion Approved, But… Read More
Alan Davies, editor of The Urbanist on Crikey, has taken a unique look at U.S. “trailer parks” (sic). His provocative, yet witty, headline tees it up well, “Should trailer parks be trashed?” Davies notes the rather colorful view of “trailer parks” – which he later identifies as “manufactured housing communities” …
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“It started last fall when we issued a permit to allow a manufactured home on a regular single-family lot,” said Ann Marie Townshend, director of Dover’s Planning and Community Development. “It got some people upset so we fixed the definition of single-family dwellings so that couldn’t happen again,” reported Mike …
A recent study by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) indicates that an average of some 24.3 percent of the price of a new house can have that cost traced back to regulatory impact. The NAHB study reflects costs of regulations from all levels of government: local, state and …
NAHB Report – High Cost of Regulations Impact Housing – and Manufactured Housing Read More
After almost no debate, a new ordinance was approved unanimously by the Lowell, Massachusetts City Council which will put new restrictions on the appearance of homes outside a historic district. The new ordinance seemed to be aimed directly at “mobile” and manufactured homes by adding regulations that would keep them …
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During their Aug. 18 meeting, the Georgetown, SC city council members denied a request to rezone the West End to permit the addition of manufactured homes on more than 200 vacant lots. A petition signed by 150 residents asked to rezone that area from R5 to R3, to allow manufactured …
NIMBY strikes as council nixes manufactured housing use requested by over 100 residents Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Tiny Houses Owners face Big Legal Trouble? What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Financial Services Committee says Dodd-Frank is damaging. YES! Communities redistributes assets. Private enterprise ready to supply modular buildings to flooded LA. MHI, MHARR spar with DOE, as MHI …
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The Sicamous District Council in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, has voted to allow manufactured homes (MH) in a single-family residential zoned area, as eaglevalleynews informs MHProNews. Concerns of neighbors that their property would be devalued by these MH that do not require a foundation or crawl space failed to convince …
Canadian City Allows Manufactured Homes in Area Zoned Single-family Residential Read More
The Danielsville (GA) City Council voted to place a moratorium on any new or used manufactured homes (MH) moving into the city for the next 180 days. City Clerk Susan Payne said any existing manufactured homes and permits previously issued for the siting of an MH would not be affected. …
Northern Georgia Town Votes Moratorium on New Manufactured Home Sitings Read More
Following a story MHProNews last posted Aug. 12, 2016 regarding an application for development of a 680-site manufactured home community, the Calcasieu (LA) Parish Police Jury Planning and Zoning Board voted 10-0 to deny the request to rezone the 215 acres from agricultural to manufactured home community (MHC). The full …
Calcasieu Parish Planning Committee Nixes MH Community Development Read More
Those trendy and cute tiny houses are a potential source for real headaches, says a report by the Toledo Blade. Blade’s Janet Stengle tells MHLivingNews that, “Jamie and Kelly Rye and their children, Jonah, 6, and Jane, 3, moved into their tiny home in Spencer Township last month. Complete with …
Affordable housing is defined as housing and utility payments falling under 30 percent of monthly household income. Colorado’s Durango County Planning Commissioners see manufactured homes as being a good fit for that important need, the Pine River Times tells MHProNews. Challenges in their market include the rising costs of conventional …
Commissioner sees Manufactured Homes and Communities as Affordable Housing Solution Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Comparing Tiny Houses vs Manufactured Homes – Function and Value vs. Fashion What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Children of home owners more likely to own homes. Trump tells NAHB he identifies with them. Residents of closing community continue trying to …
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Jim Weiker at the Columbus Dispatch recently told MHLivingNews about their take on the growing popularity of “Tiny Houses,” and compared them to the manufactured home (MH) market. Factory-built home industry professionals have been aware for years of the trend. Some – like Fairmont’s President Brian Cira – have wondered …
Mainstream newspaper shares the love for MH, compares favorably to trendy Tiny Houses Read More
