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In Laconia, New Hampshire, the Lakemont Cooperative-owned Briarcrest Estates manufactured home community is in a unique position. According to the Laconia Daily Sun, the story dates back to July 2013, when community owners Mark and Ruth Mooney tentatively agreed to sell the Briarcrest Estates to Hometown America for $10 million. […]
Hometown America Trying to Buy Resident Owned Community, Rift Results Read More
Informed sources tell MHProNews.com that December 2016 industry production report “just came in.” The total new HUD Code manufactured home shipments for 2016 is 81,136. That compares to 70,544 in 2015. That represents the highest totals since 2009. A more detailed report will be planned for the Daily Business News,
2016 Manufactured Housing Production Totals are In Read More
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) President and CEO Juanita Duggan and small business leaders from across the U.S. met with President Trump this week, to explain why small business owners have such a big stake in Supreme Court justice nominee, Neil Gorsuch. The NFIB tells MHProNews that its
Recent Victories, More Hard Work to Do: NFIB’s Duggan Speaks Read More
The Western Catskills Community Revitalization Council, Inc. (WCCRC-New York) announced last week that they will be hosting a Homeownership Academy for residents who are interested in the WCCRC manufactured home replacement program. A number of topics associated with homeownership will be covered at the academy, including information for owners of
Grants to Replace Manufactured Homes Announced Read More
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Trump wants to speed up NAFTA talks. SCOTUS reveal was Tuesday’s most-watched. Will Trump break up the big banks? Uber suspends its service in Taiwan as fines mount. Some bullets from Fox Business – No Federal Funds? Trump’s Berkeley tweet may ruffle other public universities.
ELS Up, Manufactured Housing CV Down, Broader Markets Mixed Read More
A tragic event in Champaign County, Ohio, on Monday shined a bright light on the differences between mobile and manufactured homes, and why terminology matters. The mobile home fire left Kalleen Emmons, 23, in critical condition and Robert Garringer, 31, in serious condition. Two children were also injured. According to
Mobile, Manufactured Home Fire Myths go Up in Smoke Read More
In what could be considered a case of “don’t believe everything you hear,” it turns out that single women are active when it comes to home buying in a big way. According to Newsmax, new research about women is revealing. Women earn less than their male counterparts, pay harsher workplace
Single Women Dominate Men in Home Buying Read More
Enerdynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp. (EHT) provided an update this week on their Letter of Intent to build 50,000 homes in Ivory Coast for a branch of its military. In a story covered by Daily Business News writer Matthew J. Silver on December 16th, Maple Leaf Holdings SA, of which EHT
Canadian Modular Home Builder Provides Update on African Market Launch Read More
Thanks to a combination of a deal between steel giant U.S. Steel and prominent developer Dan McCafferty going bad, and a new joint venture between Barcelona Housing Systems and WELink, Chicago could be in a position to not only get a manufacturing plant along the city’s iconic Lakeshore Drive, but
12,000 Modular Homes Could Be Coming to This City Read More
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Apple has $246B in cash, nearly all overseas. No Fed rate hike in first meeting of Trump era. 400 Wells Fargo workers’ severance payments held up. Why business is excited about Neil Gorsuch. Some bullets from Fox Business – Senate confirms Tillerson as Secretary of
AMG Soars, Manufactured Housing CV Down, Broader Markets Rise Read More
The final numbers are in for the 2017 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show, and they show another increase in attendance. “We had 1,933 people representing 753 companies in these four categories. If you add in the additional representatives in these categories, it comes to 346 more people in 2017 than came
2017 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show Attendance, Insider Feedback Read More
A recent op-ed by Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, puts a new spotlight on the coverage provided by NPR and poses serious questions about how the organization covers news. “Is National Public Radio’s description of an Obama urban directive as something that merely ‘links [government] funding
NPR and Fair Housing: Is “Liberal Bias” Creating Fake News? Read More
Clayton Homes, one of the nation’s largest builders of manufactured housing and a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A), is celebrating. “I’m so proud to continue the tradition my father, Jim Clayton, started – making the dream of homeownership a reality,” said CEO Kevin Clayton. “Over the past 60 years,
60th Anniversary Home, “Proud to carry on tradition of Jim Clayton” Read More
What a difference a storm can make. According to the Palm Beach Post, a tornado that ripped through the Juno Beach Condo Mobile Home Park last week put the issues surrounding manufactured home communities in Palm Beach county front and center again, as a combination of developers buying up communities
The End of MHC’s in Palm Beach County? Read More
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – ACLU is participating in elite Silicon Valley accelerator. Dems boycott vote for Treasury pick Mnuchin. Exxon profit falls 40 percent. Oprah joins “60 Minutes” as a contributor. Some bullets from Fox Business – Warren Buffett: I bought $12 Billion of stock after Trump won. Trump’s
LPX, Manufactured Housing CV Up, Broader Markets Mixed Read More
Northpoint Commercial Finance has announced the addition of three Directors of Business Development. The addition of industry veterans Bob Swien, Rick Myers and Adam Stout is designed to strengthen the existing field sales team, provide enhanced regional coverage to service customers, and help further facilitate Northpoint’s robust growth across a
Northpoint Commercial Finance Expands Team Read More
Students at Norwich University in Vermont have taken affordable housing into their own hands, by developing the CASA (Creating Affordable Sustainable Architecture) 802, a 324-square-foot micro home that provides sustainable housing for people from all income levels. In a conversation with MHProNews and MHLivingNews, Norwich University Professor Tolya Stonorov shared
University Students Develop, Build Tiny Home Design Read More
Washington, D.C. – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports to MHProNews that, at a Duty to Serve (DTS) “listening session” conducted by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in Chicago, Illinois on January 25th, it advised FHFA officials and representatives of the FHFA regulated Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), that the
MHARR to FHFA: Duty to Serve Without Chattel is Unacceptable Read More
A vision for modular housing has made a huge impact at the recent STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Spotlight Awards in Vancouver, Canada. According to the Vancouver Sun, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) civil engineering student Stephen Cohos won the $20,000 grand prize during the inaugural edition of the
Top Prize for Residential Modular Visionary Read More
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Treasury pick Mnuchin faces committee vote. Starbucks unveils chatbot app for ordering. What is ExxonMobil doing in Iraq? Why NY’s “tuition-free” colleges will still cost $14k. Some bullets from Fox Business – Trump to add CIA Director to National Security Council. Does Verizon want to buy
AMG Soars, Manufactured Housing CV, Broader Markets Down Read More
