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Mainstream newspaper shares the love for MH, compares favorably to trendy Tiny Houses

By / August 10, 2016 / Business, Factory-Built Homes, home buyers, Manufactured Homes, regulation, tiny house, Zoning

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 …

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UMH leads gainers, Skyline slips as MHCV trails the broader markets

By / August 9, 2016 / Canada, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Stocks, Trends

MarketWatch informs MHProNews that Treasury yields are drifting lower as summer trading cools. The dollar weakens as domestic productivity falls for 3rd month. Oil prices are said to be heading towards $30 a barrel. Gasoline prices may fall below $2 a gallon nationwide before year-end. Gold closes higher to end …

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UMH Properties Q2 Conference Call Reveals a Winning Strategy in Manufactured Home Communities sector

By / December 26, 2017 / Business, Communities, Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, Stocks

MHProNews was privy to the August 5th conference call conducted by UMH Properties, Inc. Participants included corporate management, members from UMH’s Board, as well as analysts, advisors and investors familiar with the community and retail segments of the MH Industry. Nelli Madden, Director of Investor Relations hosted the call, as key …

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Skyline 4Q Leaps Skyward, MH Composite Index rallies despite Dow’s slide

By / August 8, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

MarketWatch  informs MHProNews  that the Fed’s job-market index has the first gain of year in July. Consumer spending and income expectations rise. Wal-Mart announces $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com. Dow tripped downward, as did the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ. The Dow Jones Industrial Average receded -0.08 percent with a loss of -14.24 …

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An American August in MHVille – New Feature Articles Alert

By / August 2, 2016 / Announcements, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular

The new featured articles for MHProNews  will begin to go live later today, on August 1. Because of the size of this issue, new articles will continue to be added to the featured articles module until completed, which is expected to be August 2, 2016. A new Cup of Coffee with… …

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Hedge Funds Trading in Shares of Sun Communities

By / July 13, 2016 / Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured Homes, mobile home, Trends

MHProNews has learned from fidaily that GW&K Investment Management LLC purchased 15,805 shares of common stock of manufactured home community owner, Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) for the quarter ending June 30, 2016, increasing its stake to 2.3 percent.  According to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), GW&K’s investment is now …

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Newby Management considered for Fort Meade’s MH Community

By / July 12, 2016 / Announcements, Business, Communities, Manufactured Homes, regulation

Mayor Jim Watts of Fort Meade, Florida was surprised when only one management firm responded to a request to operate the city’s manufactured home community, theLedger tells MHProNews.  Newby Management was the only respondent.    While the city has managed the 250-home site MHC over the years, city commissioners thought …

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Revolution Pre-Crafted Properties launched Classy Modular Homes for Masses

By / July 12, 2016 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Filipino real estate developer “Robbie Antonio defines the art of living by living with art,” writes Keren Blankfeld in Forbes. Antonio launched Revolution Pre-crafted Properties with the aim of offering designer class to his nation’s middle class. “I want the homes to be perceived as art pieces,” Antonio says of …

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Manufactured Housing Composite Value passes 1525, but Investors Keep selling

By / July 12, 2016 / Business, Company News, Economy, Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Marketwatch’s Joseph Adinolfi points out that as new highs are hit on the Dow, that investors have actually been selling for months. “Investors have pulled the equivalent of $133 billion from global equity funds so far this year, according to a weekly fund flows report from Bank of America Merrill …

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Tim Connor’s heart procedure looms, prayers requested

By / July 6, 2016 / Announcements, People

Following a recent and successful hip replacement procedure, veteran speaker and writer Tim Connor faces what doctors are calling a “very serious” heart procedure in the next 24 to 48 hours. The procedure will be performed at Charlotte NC’s Novant Hospital branch, in their ICU specialty unit. At one point, …

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American Banking News – Key MHI Staff “Excoriated” for Failing Their Mission, Members

By / June 30, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

With Dodd-Frank, financing and CFPB related issues routinely on the minds of manufactured housing industry professionals, The Daily Business News  has learned from American Banking News the following report on the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), which is made available below. “The Manufactured Housing Institute has been leading the campaign to bring more …

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40th Anniversary of HUD Code Manufactured Housing

By / June 15, 2016 / Announcements, Events, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, mobile home, regulation

June 15, 1976 marks the formal start for the first manufactured homes built to the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards passed in 1974. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the manufactured home standards are thus commonly called the HUD Code. Here on MHProNews and …

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40th Anniversary of Manufactured Housing Approaches

By / June 9, 2016 / Announcements, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, mobile home

MHLivingNews.com will be doing a celebration feature to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the first factory-built homes constructed to the HUD Code for Manufactured Housing. The “big 4-0” is on June 15, 1976. MHLivingNews.com already has a new video that features a ‘walk down memory lane,’ reflecting the advances from …

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Manufactured Housing Institute members react-Allegations of Misleading MHI Housing Alert

By / June 5, 2016 / Advocacy, Finance, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

MHProNews has been fielding industry responses via email, phone and text to the report and analysis linked below. Why did 4-9-2016 MHI Housing Alert mislead Association and industry members? Based upon early feedback, MHProNews sent the following inquiry to MHI members for their response. The inquiry included the link above, …

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June Featured Articles Scheduled to Go Live Thursday

By / May 31, 2016 / Announcements

The June 2016 Featured Articles for MHProNews are scheduled to go live on Thursday, June 2nd. The new issue will feature interviews, special reports, videos, financing, Fair Housing, Legal business building and that compliment our industry leading array of topics and issues that impact your bottom line. Its the Industry …

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Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) 2016 Congress and Expo Flash Report

By / May 7, 2016 / Communities, Events, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, Trends

The Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) 2016 Congress and Expo held at Caesar’s Palace Conference Center in Las Vegas Nevada is now in the rear view mirror. For a pictorial ‘flash report’ of some of the people and sights, please click here. ## (Image credit, MHProNews)

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Judy Carr – Rest in Peace – November 24, 1944 – April 2, 2016

By / April 6, 2016 / Obituary, People

Judy Mc Intosh Carr, of Davenport, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 2, 2016 from complications following surgery. In addition to being a loving wife, a generous mother and a devoted grandmother, Judy was a pioneering business woman in the Quad Cities opening her consulting firm – Judy Carr & Associates …

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No April Fooling! New MHProNews Featured Articles Go-Live Weekend April 2nd-April 3rd, 2016

By / April 1, 2016 / Announcements, Events

As a programming note, the new featured articles which will appear on the home page of MHProNews.com immediately below the Daily Business News modules will go live this weekend, perhaps as soon as Saturday night, April 2nd. The Amazing April 2016 issue will feature: more videos, MH Industry politics, a …

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