Black Friday sales slipped, which retailers say was actually a good sign, because buyers aren’t pressured to get the best deals. While the drop in crude oil has helped consumers to the tune of about $1,100 a year, OPEC pressure on North American shale production could hurt job creation too. […]
Manufactured Housing Composite slips, Black Friday and Dow Dips, big Oil drips Read More
Jim Pakulis, CEO of SearchCore, the parent company of manufactured housing retailer Wisdom Homes of America, announced today what one industry commentator called a “bold growth” vision.. Globewire carried Pakulis’ open letter, which says that after they spun-off the technology sides of their operations earlier this year, they made the
Jim Pakulis proclaims bold growth plan for manufactured housing retailing Read More
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
Council over-rides zoning, Manufactured Homes permitted in residential zoned areas Read More
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
Relaxed lending standards to go into effect December 1, 2014 Read More
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
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
Sunday Morning Recap for week November 23-29, 2014 Read More
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
Skyline Enters Indemnification Agreement Read More
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
2015 Louisville Show adds 2 more Free Business Building & Educational Seminars! Read More
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
OPEC votes to seeks to squeeze U.S. Shale, MH Composite Value Slips Read More
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
2015 could be year first time buyers return to housing market Read More
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
Gizmag says top sustainable housing includes prefabricated homes Read More
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
Who Speaks for You in MH? Manufactured Housing’s Industry Voices Read More
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
Incoming MHARR president calls on DOE Secretary to Reject Proposed MH Energy Standards Read More
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
The Manufactured Housing Industry is into year 5 of its recovery. For the next few moments, we will focus on a few facts like which should cause us to be grateful. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into
Happy Thanksgiving, Markets Closed Today Read More
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
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
Webalizer says Numbers Soaring for Manufactured Housing ePublisher Read More
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
Homebuilders auctioning green Tiny Modular Home on eBay Read More
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
Manufactured Housing closes up before Thanksgiving, DOW rises too Read More
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
Realtor, Contractor Moving into Manufactured Housing – Sign of more to come? Read More
