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Eastern Ohio Home Show (produced by the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association)

With 15 homes already committed, OMHA anticipates 20 or more fully furnished and landscaped homes for display to the public. 26 indoor exhibitors from all over the country have already purchased exhibit booth space including lenders, MH communities, retailers and service/suppliers. Local businesses and organizations throughout eastern Ohio have also asked for […]

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Crisis of Misinformation, Fact Checks, and Manufactured Housing

America and our industry are suffering under several interrelated issues. Let’s do a quick survey with links to details, and then push onto a specific and time sensitive example for manufactured housing. One is arguably the problem of monopoly, impacts many industries, not only ours.  That is not today’s focus,

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Searer Commits to Remain at Helm of RV/MH Hall of Fame for Two More Years

ELKHART, Ind., — RV/MH Hall of Fame (Hall) President Darryl Searer has agreed to continue leading the Hall for an additional two years, according to Barry Cole, chairman of the board.  In August 2014, Searer will take on the additional responsibilities of chairman of the board when Cole’s term expires. 

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Donnelly, Coburn Introduce Bill to Preserve Access to Manufactured Housing Pushes for mortgage rules to protect affordable homeownership

Yesterday Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) introduced the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, legislation that would maintain important consumer protections while also protecting the ability of manufactured home customers to buy, sell, and refinance homes. Donnelly said, “For many Hoosier families, the decision to purchase a

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MHI Increases Government Affairs Presence

MHI President & CEO Dick Jennison this week announced changes to the organization’s Government Affairs department aimed at strengthening the manufactured housing industry’s presence on Capitol Hill. In recognition of the excellent work he has performed over the past three years while representing MHI, Jason Boehlert has been promoted to

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Your invitation for the KMHI and MHI reception at the Louisville Show

Message From The Chairman Dear Retailer, Builder/Developer, or Community Owner/Operator: I’d like to ask you to think a minute about “Taking Technology To The Next Level”. There has never been a time in our industry when we weren’t evolving and improving. It might have started slowly back in the 50s.

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UMH Properties, Inc. Announces New Acquisition

FREEHOLD, N.J., Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE: UMH) announced that on November 6, 2013, it closed on the acquisition of five manufactured home communities for $11,800,000. These five all-age communities contain a total of 519 developed home sites that are situated on approximately 200 total acres.  This

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New Manufactured Home Now Open to Public at the RV/MH Museum

ELKHART, Ind., –Visitors to the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum now have a new manufactured home exhibit to tour, thanks to the generosity of Nappanee, Indiana-based Fairmont Homes, according to Barry Cole, RV/MH Heritage Foundation chairman of the board. The exhibit, located east of the museum complex, is a

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Industry Members Honored During 2013 MHI Annual Meeting

Arlington, Va., October 8, 2013 — Four members of the manufactured housing industry were honored for outstanding service during the 2013 MHI Annual Meeting, held on September 29 – October 1, 2013 in Carlsbad, CA. David Tompos, President and CEO of NTA, Inc. received the Frank Walter Standards Award which is selected

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Consumer Confidence High Heading into Holidays, Per Conference Board, Retail Sales Surge

The Conference Board has released its latest data, which dipped slightly, but is still near its historic high for the past decade.   Consumer confidence is periodically cited by publicly traded manufactured home producers as important for buyers to make that major purchasing decision. Other recent data reflects what could

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Russelville’s Matt- White Inducted into Arkansas Manufactured Housing Association ‘Hall of Fame’

Little Rock, AR – Matt White, owner and president of American Homes of Russellville, was recently recognized for a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedicated service and generous support of the state’s factory-built housing industry with induction into the Arkansas Manufactured Housing Association’s “Hall of Fame”. The Association’s highest individual honor

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Green Court Partners Names Susan A. Rowe Vice President

Lake Forest, Illinois, October 8, 2013 – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today that Susi Rowe has joined the firm as a Vice President with responsibility for leading Green Courte’s sustainability initiatives. Ms. Rowe will focus

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Green Court Partners Acquires Age- Restricted Land-Lease Community in Florida

Lake Forest, Illinois, August 22, 2013 – 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 acquisition of Lamplighter Manufactured Home Community, an age-restricted land-lease community, containing 260 home sites, located in Port Orange, Florida. Green Courte has

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Crean Foundation Donates Four Historic Fleetwood RVs and Memorabilia to RV/MH Museum

ELKHART, Ind., — The RV/MH Hall of Fame Museum in Elkhart, Indiana, recently received a collection of historic Fleetwood RVs from the early days of now out-of-business Fleetwood Enterprises of Riverside, California, according to Darryl Searer, president, RV/MH Hall of Fame (Hall). These RVs, now on display in the museum,

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“Caped Crusaders Prevail in IP Dispute – Batmobile Safe.”

Do you have a favorite Batmobile? Possibly the classic 1960’s version with the open canopy and the rocket engine made famous by the campy television series with Adam West and Burt Ward?  Or, maybe the sleek black, monsters from the Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher, or Christopher Nolan Batman films?  Regardless of

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