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Faulty Water and Sewer create problems for some MHC Residents and community owners

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Aging and improperly maintained infrastructure can lead to drinking and waste water problems in any kind of neighborhood, manufactured home communities (MHC) included. Besides the hassles for residents, media accounts of health violations in MHCs tend to fuel the ‘troubled mobile home park’ image. A recent example of this took […]

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New Year’s eve – MHCV slides again, as does oil and broader market – but 2014 overall good for investors

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The Manufactured Housing Composite Value and most tracked MH stocks lost ground today. Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, hovered around a new low of $56 a barrel, heading for its largest annual decline since 2008. Oil inventories declined more than expected last week.  CNN Money  points out that

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Will Jeb Bush advance family dynasty, seeking 2016 Republican Presidential candidacy 2016?

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The race for the presidency began months ago for Hillary Clinton and others who have been testing the waters. What will the business community and manufactured housing professionals be looking for as the 2016 campaign unfolds? Who will emerge as the standard bearers for the two major parties? Undoubtedly, Bill

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Wisdom Homes Celebrates new East Texas Retail Center with 11 pending sales

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Wisdom Homes Of America, Inc., has a lot to be happy about. The company opened its fourth and largest retail center located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, in December with a total of 11 pending transactions. “We began receiving home purchase applications immediately after the bulk of our inventory started arriving

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MHCV and Dow slips – NASDAQ and S&P dips

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The MHCV slid over 5% today. Marketwatch  tells MHProNews  that “cheaper gasoline, faster job creation and previously rising stock prices cheered up Americans during the holiday season. Consumer confidence rebounded in December to the third-highest level since the end of the recession more than five years ago.” So what happened?

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Older Americans Provide Strong Support to U.S. Housing Market

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Studies show that older Americans in the 65 to 74 age group have the highest percentage of home ownership. This has provided valuable support to the American housing market in the last several years and is important for factory-built housing sellers too. If studies like the one done by Foremost

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Negative Factors Affecting conventional housing could benefit Manufactured Home Market

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Several articles published recently in Marketwatch  tell a forlorn tale about the sad state of the average American’s personal and family finances. However, there may be a silver lining to the middle class dilemma that can benefit manufactured housing. According to a recent report from the Pew Research Center in

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RV/MH Heritage Foundation Announces Manufactured Housing Class of 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees

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The RV/MH Heritage Foundation in Elkhart, Indiana, has informed MHProNews of the names of those who will be inducted into the RV/MH Hall of Fame in August as the Class of 2015. Foundation President Darryl Searer congratulated the honorees, saying “All of them have had or are having outstanding careers

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Manufactured Home Industry accomplishments in Virginia include those good for home buyers and industry professionals

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Tyler Craddock, Executive Eirector of the Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VAMMHA), provided a snapshot of good news accomplished via that organization’s collective efforts. In reviewing what VAMMA achieved during the past year, Craddock tells MHProNews  that the most significant success was an important legislative victory that benefits home

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Skyline Leaps, Suppliers Sleeps, Dow breaks 7 day streaks

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The MH Composite Value rose today, as most producers did too. Manufactured Home Communities (MHC) were generally up, while suppliers were mixed. The Dow broke its winning streak by dropping a fraction. MarketWatch  tells MHProNews that King Oil, which MH pros know can help factory home builders, is off by

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Manufactured Home Community closure creates concerns for Human and Feral Cat Residents

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As residents of the Evergreen Village Mobile Home Park near Sycamore, Illinois, move out, a local non-profit, Fixin’ Feral Felines, is trying to save the approximately 150 feral cats who have been living on the premises. Finding homes for the cats and the displaced residents is causing some concerns. Evergreen

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Tax Credit Extended for Energy Star rated Manufactured Homes

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The Indiana Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA) tells MHProNews that tax credits for ENERGY STAR ® rated Manufactured Homes has been extended through 2014. A few days ago, President Obama signed into law the Tax Increase Prevention Action, a.k.a. “Extender Bill,” retroactively extending the $1,000 per home tax credit for producers of ENERGY

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Sunday Morning Weekly Recap – Manufactured Housing News – for 12-21 to 12-27, 2014

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Who says the holidays bring a slow down in news? We’ve seen two gestures of manufactured housing Christmas kindness hit the media this week, each featuring a home being given away. Nobility Homes kicked off our week with big news about their 2014 results. The 14th Anniversary of the Manufactured

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14 Years – Time to Revisit the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000?

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14 years has gone by since Congress passed what is styled as, PUBLIC LAW 106–569—DEC. 27, 2000 114 STAT. 2997. Congress found that: ‘‘SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— ‘‘(1) manufactured housing plays a vital role in meeting the housing needs of the Nation; and ‘‘(2) manufactured

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U.S. Home Resales Hit Six-Month Low, Implications for MH?

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Reuters  tells MHProNews  that “U.S. home resales declined to a six-month low in November after two straight months of strong increases, underscoring the uneven nature of the housing market recovery.” Their information comes from a National Association of Realtors (NAR) report revealing that “existing home sales dropped 6.1 percent to

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Most Manufactured Housing Stocks rise and broader markets inch up after Christmas

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The MHCV closed down slightly in today’s trading, however, most tracked MH Communities, Builders and Suppliers stocks rose. MarketWatch  tells MHProNews that the last week of the year is often a weak one for the markets. Falling unemployment and fuel prices raised holiday sales, which sent the general markets up

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Encouraged by Recent Victory in Changing Dodd-Frank Ruling, Republicans Say ‘This Was Only The Appetizer’

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Elated over their success in slipping a change on Dodd-Frank rules concerning derivatives into a last-minute budget bill before Congress adjourned, Republicans feel that this may be the start of something bigger. Manufactured housing professionals, hoping to successfully modify Dodd-Frank, are watching these developments with keen interest. Representative Kevin Yoder

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COO Jeff Fannon and Zeman Homes team give Christmas gift of manufactured home to homeless woman

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A few days ago, a homeless woman in the Chicago area, came to believe that there really is a Santa Claus.  Jeff Fannon, says WGN TV,  is the CEO of Chicago-based Zeman Homes.  But in fact the company confirmed that he is the COO of the operation.  Dee Pizer is the

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GA Operation slapped, Licensing Is Required for Everyone Who Negotiates Mortgages

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In and out of manufactured housing, there seems to be some lack of understanding about who can legally broker or transact a mortgage. A recent case in Georgia illustrates this situation and its risks. Georgia’s Department of Banking and Finance has finalized a cease-and-desist order against Community Legal Center LLC,

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Looking for Holiday Manufactured Housing Industry Focused Reading?

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Is the wrapping paper off the presents that are no longer under the tree? If you’re an MH pro looking for holiday business reading, then grab your favorite drink and check out some of these options. In the Industry Voices guest blog you’ll find… > Wow! > How to advance the manufactured

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