Houston County, MN commissioners chose to opt out of a recently enacted state law at their meeting on September 20th. Minnesota statute 394.307 (signed into law on May 12) “defines and regulates temporary family health care dwellings on residential property,” Houston County zoning administrator Aaron Lacher told the commissioners. According …
County Zoning Administrator Aaron Lacher Opting Out “Granny Pod” Law Read More
Home prices in the Vancouver, British Columbia (B.C.) metro are expensive. The average price for a detached home in the Fraser Valley, for example, is $900,000. A typical condominium can set you back $248,000. Compare that to the typical manufactured home in B.C., which sells for around $80,000. According to …
An already tumultuous relationship between Denver Meadows Mobile Home and RV Park owner Shawn Lustigman and the community’s residents has only gotten worse in recent weeks. “In two years, I’ll be homeless,” resident Petra Bennett told The Aurora Sentinel. “I need two tractor trailers to move it at $10,000; I …
A full-blown battle over rent control is on in Humboldt County, CA, reports the Lost Coast Outpost’s Ryan Burns. The Humboldt Mobilehome Owner Coalition established a ballot measure, Measure V, that would regulate rent hikes on manufactured home land-lease sites. It aims to prevent a community’s owners from making what …
When retiree Lois Requist decided to downsize from her two-story condo to a manufactured home community in the San Francisco metro area, she was met with some resistance by friends and neighbors—some unfortunately threw the awful “T” word – “tr—lr trash” – at her. Despite the criticism, Requist is happy …
As the U.S. population rises, the steady growth of the mainstream housing market probably comes as a surprise to few. What may come as a surprise to veteran HUD Code manufactured housing professionals is that an affordable housing option –– manufactured homes! – has had a suddenly flurry of positive …
Emerging Mainstream News Trend? Are Positive Manufactured Home Reports Increasing? Read More
“It does not appear that DOE grasps the unique challenges that small manufacturers encounter.” — U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy A controversial proposal by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for manufactured housing has drawn support as well as growing opposition. An arm of the United States Small …
SBA, George Washington University, Blast Proposed DOE Energy Rule for Manufactured Housing Read More
The saga of the legality of placement of tiny houses continues to play out throughout the United States. Coconino County, in north-central Arizona, is one such place. Amanda Acheson, Sustainable Building Program Manager for Coconino County, said she is contacted an average of once per day by someone either interested …
New Rules for Tiny Houses crafted, Manufactured Housing Connections Read More
Ventura, California based Anacapa Homes received positive local media coverage by announcing that they are the new area representative for Skyline Homes. The company touted how the addition of Skyline Homes adds to a mix that also includes California and Arizona based producer Redman Homes. Anacapa Homes is owned and …
Manufactured/Modular Home Retailer Grabs Positive Local Media Coverage Read More
“No one should be forced to carry on a business that they want to close,” said Pacific Legal Foundation Attorney Larry Salzman. “The city is treating the Jissers as an ATM to solve a problem they didn’t cause — the lack of affordable housing in Palo Alto. That’s not just wrong, it’s …
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 …
Bloomberg – Manufactured Home Industry is the Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis Read More
The Oregonian and KATU News were among the area media covering the controversy surrounding Cal-Am Properties Heritage Village manufactured home community in Beaverton, OR. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR1) sounded off on the matter. Some of the media there did not promptly report that Cal-Am President Cory Sukert responded to Bonamici’s letter …
Two sides of Protest, Controversy at Cal-Am’s Heritage Village, Beaverton, Oregon Read More
3D printing of homes is an area getting global attention, as regular readers of the Daily Business News know. A recent 3D home report is linked here. Specifically, we covered the rollout of the BigDelta 3D printer one year ago, today. So, what’s happened? According to Futurism the world’s largest …
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
Thousands are homeless in the storied city by the bay, and cardboard boxes are a clearly undesirable option. Developer Patrick Kennedy of Panoramic Interests has his sights set on developing inexpensive, modular supportive housing for the throngs of homeless, which he will then lease back to the city, according to …
According to the Daily Quint, analysts at Scotiabank has increased the price target for Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP.UN) from C$13.00 to C$13.25 in a research note issued on Friday. The firm currently has a “Sector Perform” rating on the stock. In addition to Scotiabank, other research firms have commented on …
Scotiabank ups Killam Properties Price Target to C$13.25 Read More
MarketWatch’s bullets for today include: Stocks end flat ahead of Fed, BOJ decisions. Sen. Warren calls Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf ‘gutless’ for not resigning over scandal. George H.W. Bush will vote for Hillary Clinton, says report. CNNMoney’s bullet headlines for today include: Bubble or bargain? Tech stocks surge like late …
Cavco and Third Ave and US Markets Rise, but MHCV falls 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 broader factory-built home industry of the present and future are definitely not the mobile home industry of pre-June 15, 1976. For the progress that’s been made, the factory-built home industry is still facing perception and narrative challenges with the public and the media. When combined with the rising …
What Does the Future Hold for Hybrid Prefab Homes? Read More
Architect Joshua Woodsman (Pin-Up Houses) designed a tiny house, named “France,” that can snap together in three hours or less, reports Inhabitat’s Lucy Wang. Woodsman’s Pin-Up Houses supplies Do It Yourself (DIY) plans for tiny houses like “France,” along with cabins, sheds, cabins, cottages and playhouses. His hope is that …
Prefabricated “France’ – tiny house is cheap, cheap and sets up in 3 hours Read More
