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Council over-rides zoning, Manufactured Homes permitted in residential zoned areas

By / December 1, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Council Members in Osage City, Kansas met and overrode the unanimous decision of their local zoning board about placement of manufactured homes in residential zoned areas. The discussion revolved around concerns by neighbors vs. the law. Bob Fairbanks, City Building Inspector, explained that “Cities were not allowing manufactured homes in …

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Relaxed lending standards to go into effect December 1, 2014

By / December 1, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The Wall Street Journal  (WSJ) and HousingWire  are among the media sources telling MHProNews  that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will ease requirements on a variety of mortgage loans. The move is not thought to impact personal property (home only) manufactured home (MH) lending, but would apply to those MH loans …

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“Fearless” Senator Elizabeth Warren, the CFPB’s ‘Mama’ buttresses potential 2016 presidential cred

By / November 30, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

ABC News tells MHProNews that Massachusetts Democratic Senator, Elizabeth Warren is admired by liberal loyalists and doesn’t mind taking on anyone – including President Obama – when she thinks they are wrong. Warren is known as a key supporter – or Mama – of the agency that became the Consumer Financial …

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Sunday Morning Recap for week November 23-29, 2014

By / November 29, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

We’re starting another new Sunday Morning Weekly Recap. With your favorite morning beverage in your hand, you’ll see news on Skyline, ELS, DOE and their MH standards, allegations of falsified numbers on new home starts, luxury homes in Michigan MHCs, Louisville Show news and much more. Check out your headlines …

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Skyline Enters Indemnification Agreement

By / November 29, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

MHProNews has learned that on November 25, 2014, the Skyline Corporation entered into an Indemnification Agreement with each of the directors of the Corporation. The Indemnification Agreement requires the Corporation to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Indiana law. According to a PRNewswire release, such agreements are subject to “certain …

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2015 Louisville Show adds 2 more Free Business Building & Educational Seminars!

By / November 29, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Dennis Hill and the Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation (MMHF) have announced two new seminars have been added to the 2015 Louisville Show business building and educational line up. The current plan is for there to be 6 sessions total. In 2014, most sessions were standing room only, so arrangements for …

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OPEC votes to seeks to squeeze U.S. Shale, MH Composite Value Slips

By / November 29, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

While manufactured and modular housing is far from shale oil- and gas-dependent, certainly there are boom markets where shale development created additional demand for workforce and other housing. In the big business of big oil, OPEC nations voted to squeeze U.S. shale oil producers, by seeking to move oil prices …

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2015 could be year first time buyers return to housing market

By / December 1, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Many factors in the broader housing market directly or indirectly impact manufactured and modular housing, pointing to challenges as well as opportunities. Builderonline (BO) says that 2015 could be a turn around year, an “inflection point” for more first time buyers entering the home buying market. BO cited the National …

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Gizmag says top sustainable housing includes prefabricated homes

By / November 28, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Having a sustainable green home in today’s housing market can mean more than just having solar panels. It can often mean technology and better quality building components. With sustainability and energy key buzz words, homebuyers are often looking to minimize environmental impact and total financial outlays. This can be done …

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Who Speaks for You in MH? Manufactured Housing’s Industry Voices 

By / November 27, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Who speaks for you in manufactured housing (MH)? Associations? Individuals? Corporations? There are many voices in MH, and with the Industry Voices (IV) guest blog, any MH Professional, enthusiast or aficionado can submit a letter to the editor or an OpEd guest column. Industry Voices  is one of our most …

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Incoming MHARR president calls on DOE Secretary to Reject Proposed MH Energy Standards

By / November 27, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

M. Mark Weiss, JD, the incoming president for the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), laments the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) stance on the proposed Department of Energy (DOE) standards for manufactured housing. The essence of MHARR’s position is that the DOE’s standards are far more costly than the …

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Senator Elizabeth Warren agrees with Chuck Schumer – Democratic mandate was Economy first, health care later

By / November 26, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Jobs and economic properity go hand in glove with home sales. What President Bill Clinton and his advisers understood, “It’s the economy, stupid,” may slowly be sinking into Democrats today after their mid-term electoral thrashing. New York Senator (D) Charles “Chuck” Schumer, speaking at the National Press Club this week was …

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HousingWire’s Trey Garrison accuses Obama Administration of “cooking the numbers” on new home sales

By / November 26, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The fig leaf offered by HousingWire  senior financial writer, Trey Garrison, is that both political parties have done the same thing; namely, use their influence to cause a false or misleading report to be issued by an agency of the federal government. In this case, Garrion’s pointing the finger squarely …

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Webalizer says Numbers Soaring for Manufactured Housing ePublisher

By / November 26, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

MHReadership continues to rise! According to facts released early today by Webalizer, the number of readers on MHProNews exceeds the monthly totals of others publishers’ readers in just 2 or 3 days. To rephrase, from facts available, MHProNews has 10 to 15 times more readers (visits) logon during a month …

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Homebuilders auctioning green Tiny Modular Home on eBay

By / November 26, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

What’s all the buzz about a tiny green house up for auction on Ebay in Austin Texas? With a starting bid of $37,800, but you can skip the bid and buy the home for $49,800.  Austin’s BizJournals  tells MHProNews that this 288-square-foot green modular home is supported by the Home Builders …

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Manufactured Housing closes up before Thanksgiving, DOW rises too

By / November 26, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

MarketWatch  reports that housing is normalizing and with low rates and credit may ease, so there should be a tail wind behind continuing housing recovery. But a Daily Business News story that will go live on Thursday suggests, not so fast. There are allegations that federal officials are “cooking the …

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Realtor, Contractor Moving into Manufactured Housing – Sign of more to come?

By / November 26, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Jesse Harrell and John Vaught have joined forces to what may seem to them – and may be for others – a sign of things to come for manufactured and modular home sales. The GCDailyWorld’s  Rick Curl tells MHProNews  that Solsberry, Indiana’s Harrell has done contracting and excavating for some …

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Mobile and Manufactured Homes Dropped from HOME Program

By / November 26, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The Tennessean  tells the tale of the HOME program, $250,000 in federal grants going to each of three TN counties, Gallatin,Portland and Westmorelan. The program is designed to repair – or in the past, even replace – homes that had update needs, up to $40,000 per qualifying resident. Deemed a lifesaver …

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Luxury Manufactured Homes in Michigan attracts Buyers

By / November 26, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Michigan’s HomeFirst is an innovator in offering luxury manufactured homes (MH) rather than “shade and shelter” models, as is more often seen in the current MH market environment. Their motto is simple, “Affordability and Luxury.” BroadwayWorld  tells MHProNews  that HomeFirst Director of Sales and Marketing, Danya Mallad said: “We’ve always …

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