Author name: MHProNews

Dennis Hill at Show Ways Unlimited, says Louisville Show Pre-Registrations are ahead of 2014 Read More

Dennis Hill at Show Ways Unlimited, says Louisville Show Pre-Registrations are ahead of 2014

By MHProNews / December 10, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Amanda Fraser, assistant to Dennis Hill at Show Ways Unlimited, told MHProNews that “At this time last year we had 490 Attendees, and this year we are at 554.” RV MH Hall of Fame inductee, Dennis Hill, confirmed the fact that as of today, pre-registrations for the 2015 Louisville Manufactured

Consumers happier, but crude slide bad for oil companies…and impact on Manufactured Housing? Read More

Consumers happier, but crude slide bad for oil companies…and impact on Manufactured Housing?

By MHProNews / December 10, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

A steady drop in crude pushed by OPEC has been popular for consumers, but not for the oil producers and related companies. Like a domino effect, oil companies around the world have cut back on production, investment and their workforce. The New York Times (NYT) tellsMHProNews that the day

SUI sole bright spot; MH Composite down, major exchanges continue slide Read More

SUI sole bright spot; MH Composite down, major exchanges continue slide

By MHProNews / December 10, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The MHCV closed down, and only Sun Communities rose while other tracked stocks slid or stayed even. The Dow and other exchanges continued their modest retreat. The U.S. markets normally rise in December, but so far this year, that’s not so, says CNN Money. Oil is one factor, and it

Frank Rolfes, knowing how to find Limelight, touts ways to purchase and run ‘mobile home parks’ Read More

Frank Rolfes, knowing how to find Limelight, touts ways to purchase and run ‘mobile home parks’

By MHProNews / December 10, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

While there are those in the manufactured home community side of the industry that abhor the ‘t-word’ or having their properties called ‘a mobile home park,’ on the other end of the spectrum is Frank Rolfe. First, give the man and his associates their due. Their total communities would place

R rated for “Redneck” (and raunchy?) musical “Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical” uses MH for humor Read More

R rated for “Redneck” (and raunchy?) musical “Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical” uses MH for humor

By MHProNews / December 10, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Director Robert Matthew Perry says, “To expect a night of laughs as residents of Armadillo Acres of Stark, Florida’s premier mobile home communities hunker down for the redneck Christmas ahead.” So reports, The Herald News (THN) to MHProNews, about the Little Theatre of Fall River, MA, featuring “The Great American Trailer

Mixed signals on housing debated by experts as 2015 approaches Read More

Mixed signals on housing debated by experts as 2015 approaches

By MHProNews / December 9, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Homes.com tells MHProNews that 65% of their site’s visitors are searching for rentals. So it’s no surprise that even with low lending rates, many home buyers are cautious. Jed Kolko, chief economist of real estate website Trulia Inc. said: “Entry-level buyers might not yet surge back into the market. While wages

Carson City Attorney’s Mission to Stop MH leads to Mission work for LDS Read More

Carson City Attorney’s Mission to Stop MH leads to Mission work for LDS

By MHProNews / December 9, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

City Attorney William Wynder from Carson City, California has stepped down after 35 years. Along with his wife, they plan to do mission work next. Wynder said: “It has been way harder to leave than I thought it was going to be, I have loved working in this city.

Manufactured Housing Composite spikes, Oil Rebound and Jobs…well, mixed markets Read More

Manufactured Housing Composite spikes, Oil Rebound and Jobs…well, mixed markets

By MHProNews / December 9, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Manufactured housing stocks overall did well today. Oil’s slip – which can impact MH – slid up. MarketWatch reads like a press agent for the Labor Department today, touting how rapidly jobs are being snapped up. As if to respond, the Drudge Report says the labor force participation rates are

Many Voices being heard a Key to advancing the MH Industry? Read More

Many Voices being heard a Key to advancing the MH Industry?

By MHProNews / December 9, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

In an effort to push forward with political, best practices, policies, image and other issues, the Manufactured Housing Industry is wise to take a page from IBM and get many voices involved. In an article for the New York Times (NYT) by Phil Gilbert, general manager of IBM Design, he

Arizona Housing and MHIndustry firms uses AZ State Fair to showcase Manufactured Housing Read More

Arizona Housing and MHIndustry firms uses AZ State Fair to showcase Manufactured Housing

By MHProNews / December 9, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

According to the Arizona State Fair, approximately 1.14 million visitors came to their fair during the 18 days that a 2014 Manufactured Home model was on display there. While many didn’t tour the home, enough of the public did to generate 1,100 leads during that exposition. Arizona Housing tells MHProNews

PATH prefabricated homes are targeting luxury home buyers Read More

PATH prefabricated homes are targeting luxury home buyers

By MHProNews / December 8, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The Prefabricated Accessible Technological Homes (P.A.T.H.) targets the high-end, luxury home market. The PATH home produces more energy than it needs. Jetson Green tells MHProNews that these PATH houses were created by French designer and architect Philippe Starck in collaboration with Slovenian prefabricated housing specialist Riko. The two are selling these

SUN bucks MH stocks downtrend. Big Shale/Oil/DOW getting spooked by OPEC? Read More

SUN bucks MH stocks downtrend. Big Shale/Oil/DOW getting spooked by OPEC?

By MHProNews / December 8, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Sun Communities (SUI) bucked a down trend among MH tracked stocks today. CNN Money reports that some in Big Oil are feeling the heat caused by the downward pressure by OPEC on crude prices. Some are saying prices at the pump could be under $2 a gallon in many part

Mary Landrieu’s defeat, what does it mean to Manufactured Housing? Read More

Mary Landrieu’s defeat, what does it mean to Manufactured Housing?

By MHProNews / December 8, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

On Saturday December 6, Mary Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat was defeated by Bill Cassidy a U.S. House Republican. In the run-off race for the LA Senate seat, Cassidy’s win now means that the Republicans have secured a net gain of 9 Senate seats, giving them 54 senators to 46, and

The Carlyle Group’s (CG) Lows and Highs, per Recent Stock Market Reports Read More

The Carlyle Group’s (CG) Lows and Highs, per Recent Stock Market Reports

By MHProNews / December 8, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

In a recent market report, WKRB News & Analysis tells MHProNews that shares of The Carlyle Group (NYSE:CG) traded down 1.55% during mid-day trading on Thursday December 4th, hitting $28.01. The stock had a trading volume of 29,791 shares. CG had a one year low of $26.34 and a one

What does MHARR’s Danny Ghorbani and MHI’s Leigh Abrams, Randy Rowe, Steve Adler and others have in common? Read More

What does MHARR’s Danny Ghorbani and MHI’s Leigh Abrams, Randy Rowe, Steve Adler and others have in common?

By MHProNews / December 8, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

As was announced in a November Daily Business News brief linked here, Danny Ghorbani, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is retiring. Writing in The Journal, Danny shares a look back and ahead. He thanks Journal publisher Jim Visser, his industry friends, MHARR colleagues