Increases Sun Communities’ portfolio to 245 communities totaling nearly 90,000 sites in 29 states with a combined enterprise value of approximately $5.1 billion Southfield, MI, July 30, 2014 – Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI) (the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio (the …
Using online articles, banner ads and video, Mountainside Financial is announcing the launch of the evolution of their direct lending platform promotion. As a division of San Antonio Credit Union (SACU), Mountainside has a unique 14 year history of making direct to consumer loans on manufactured and mobile homes. Direct …
ELKHART, Ind., — The RV/MH Hall of Fame Selection Committee has issued a call for nominations for the Class of 2015. Darryl Searer, Hall president, said, “The Hall welcomes nominations from all RV and manufactured housing sectors — manufacturers, dealers, campgrounds, housing communities, suppliers, user groups, trade media, associations, etc …
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Grand Rapids, Michigan – JLT & Associates (JLT), the nation’s #1 market research company for the manufactured housing industry, today announced a 14-year summary report of its manufactured home community rent surveys for 6 Southwest markets. Recognized as the industry standard for manufactured home community market analysis for over 20 …
ELKHART, Ind. — The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Induction Dinner Committee Chairman Mark Wasson (BlueLinx Corporation), reports reservations for the induction dinner honoring the Class of 2014 are running significantly ahead of last year’s reservations. Wasson said, “As of June 19, more than 175 friends and family of the inductees …
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On May 15th, the Senate Banking Committee approved legislation (currently unnumbered) on a 13-9 vote that would eliminate Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and overhaul the nation’s secondary housing finance market. The bill, authored by Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) and ranking member Mike Crapo (R-ID), now moves to the full Senate. …
There is more industry and other interconnected news than we could possibly cover as we are currently configured. Actually, that’s true for any news organization. The New York Times and/or Fox News could each cover more news than they do, but it would take more time, talent, and treasure. Here …
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There are some things you can’t make up. There are not many that would accuse Brad Pitt and the Make it Right Foundation he helped establish of purposefully providing modular homes that have been drawing negative media attention for the last few years. It seems like a fit for …
1) READ THE LATEST NEWSFEEDS AND HOME SHOW ARTICLES – Eyes on Akron! May 16-18th! Modern Manufactured and Modular homes are viewed by many as the key to the future of affordable housing. With that in mind, consider this rapidly approach public event. http://manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/eyes-on-akron-and-todays-surprising-factory-built-homes/ Here is the take from the Akron Beacon …
Ask anyone who is involved in manufactured housing marketing if Google influences their business, and they will tell you, “yes.” So, does the influence and power of Google help or harm our industry? Can it confuse or mislead people about the reality of manufactured homes? The distinctions between mobile homes …
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On May 7th, the House Financial Committee is scheduled to mark up H.R. 1779, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act. MHI (Manufactured Housing Institute) needs your help. Please send a message to your Representative and urge them to support H.R. 1779. MHI has made this easy – simply click here and …
Grand Rapids, Michigan – MHVillage.com, the nation’s #1 website for buying, selling and renting manufactured homes, today announced that its family of websites reached over one million unique visitors for the first time during the month of March 2014. “This represents a significant milestone not only for MHVillage, but also …
Half of all the Traffic online today is Video! Being ‘in the news’ can be as good or better than many third party testimonials, which is why companies and organizations often work hard to get news coverage. Improved Image, Earn More & Save Thousand$ During the MHI Congress & Expo …
You won’t want to miss the 2014 National Congress & Expo for Manufactured and Modular Housing to be held on April 29 – May 1, 2014 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Congress & Expo is the largest annual gathering of industry leaders featuring outstanding speakers, workshops, exhibits, …
Lake Forest, Illinois, March 20, 2014 – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today the promotions of Matthew J. Pyzyk and Chad V. Gardner to Vice President. Matthew J. Pyzyk joined Green Courte in June 2012 as …
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Earlier this month, the Daily Business News on MHProNews looked at the issue of work-life balance. It’s a handy topic to be reflecting on, as the 2019 New Year approaches. So, before diving into how CEOs use their time, readers who may have missed it should consider reading the …
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There is no joy for a pro-manufactured housing trade media to report any bad news about problematic cases. But ignoring bad news is debatably worse for the industry than not stating what the facts, concerns, and often mainstream media reports reflect. In this case, the jury has ruled. …
Meaningful and accurate history are arguably as important as accurate news. Based upon corporate and market fundamentals, the markets should be doing better than they have performed in recent months. The reasons are many, but one cause is a broad lack of economic, historic, and political understanding. Instead of whining …
Learn why super-successes like Warren Buffett and Sam Zell are investing BILLIONS in the manufactured housing sector! This session is geared for new comers to our industry and those investors or housing professionals looking to discover what modern factory built housing is truly all about! MHI Vice President and NCC Executive …
