Manufactured and Modular Housing News

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Trump’s First 100 Days: House Freedom Caucus Plans, Some Could Impact Factory Builders

By / / Election, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Politics, regulation

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), the newly appointed chair of the House Freedom Caucus, presented President-elect Donald Trump with a special report entitled “First 100 Days: Rules, Regulations and Executive Orders to Examine, Revoke and Issue,” during a meeting on December 15th. Per the popular conservative news site Breitbart, with more than […]

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Upscale Prefab Home Showcased in the Desert

By / / Announcements, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, Trends

LA-based design studio Marmol Radzinder recently shared images of their Las Vegas, Nevada prefab home completed in 2009. The home, on a hillside location overlooking the city, consists of 36 prefabricated steel frame modules, which were assembled off-site while concurrently the foundation work being done on-site. This combination cut the

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Sunday Morning Weekly Recap – Manufactured Housing Industry News – December 11th, 2016 – December 18th 2016

By / / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Announcements, Association, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, disaster, Economy, Election, Headlines - Week In Review for Manufactured, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation, research, RV, Stocks, Trends

As December rolls on, a new set of featured articles are found on the MHProNews’ home page. Our theme for this month is: DAAD = Dramatic! Advent! Adventure! December 2016! To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link

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Repairing Your Manufactured or Modular Home – Facts, Myths and Clarity

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry

“Way back in the 1940s, when Arizona’s population really took off, manufactured and mobile [sic] homes helped provide housing for new residents, and today there are still many developments of manufactured housing scattered throughout the state,” writes Rosie Romero, an Arizona based homebuilding and remodeling expert, in the Green Valley

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As Cities Zone Out, Industry Pros Ask – are HUD Code Manufactured Homes Discriminated Against?

By / / Communities, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, Modular, Politics, regulation

“The HUD Code has de facto become a discrimination code,”  attorney Marty Lavin told MHProNews some months ago. Lavin – an award-winning expert with decades of manufactured home lending, communities and retailing experience – was pointing to incidents like the one in the Meyersdale Borough Council, near Somerset, Pennsylvania. The council

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NorthStar Realty, UMH Lead Up Day for Manufactured Housing CV, Broader Markets Down to Finish Week

By / / Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Stocks

Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – CEO who voted for Trump likes what he sees. Carrier neighbor shipping 300 jobs to Mexico. Boeing: 150,000 U.S. aviation jobs depend on China. Wells Fargo account openings dive 41 percent. Some bullets from MarketWatch – Stock gains evaporate after China seizes U.S. underwater drone.

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Manufactured Home Owner or Community – Who’s Responsible?

By / / Advocacy, Association, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, mobile home, People, regulation

Some manufactured home community residents and advocates in Oregon feel there’s a disconnect when it comes to enforcement of the law. “There are more than 1,000 manufactured home/mobile home communities in Oregon,” says Rita Loberger, a volunteer resident advocate for the Manufactured Housing/Oregon State Tenants Association.   “Right now, it’s

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Warren Buffett’s Rear View Mirror & HUD

By / / Flashback, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation

“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” – Warren Buffett. We begin our new, periodic Flashback Friday series with some pithy Rearview Mirror quotes and images, starting with the one above that the Sage of Omaha has long applied in discerning where to invest. Buffett is known

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MHARR: FHFA Final Duty to Serve Rule Continues to Fail Manufactured Home Buyers

By / / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Announcements, Association, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation

Washington, D.C. – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports to MHProNews that after review of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) release of its final rule to implement the “Duty to Serve Underserved Markets” (DTS) provision of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), the organization sees

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Skyline Surges, Manufactured Housing CV Up Over Four Percent, Broader Markets Rebound After Fed Hike

By / / Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Stocks

Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Yahoo hack renews doubts about Verizon deal. Fox News’ Monica Crowley to join Trump administration. China clears key hurdle to buy Chicago Stock Exchange. Trump chief of staff Priebus: White House press briefings could be changed. Some bullets from MarketWatch – Dollar surges as Fed

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Recent Investor Moves in Cavco Industries Examined

By / / Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Stocks

Cavco Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) remains on the radar of investors, with a number of them increasing their stake in the company. In their November 8th earnings report, Cavco delivered $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.11. The company had a net

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Cajunize! State Rep Says FEMA Response “Defines Common Sense”

By / / disaster, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation

Representative Garret Graves (R- LA) is not pleased with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “FEMA’s response to the catastrophic floods that damaged much of south Louisiana in August has been unacceptable and needs to be ‘Cajunized,’” Graves told the Press Club of Baton Rouge on December 12th. The term

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DOJ, HUD Update Existing Guidance Despite Calls for a Moratorium

By / / Announcements, Association, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, regulation

The Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released updated guidance on the application of the Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) to state and local land use planning laws on December 12th. “The guidance is designed to help state and local governments better understand how to comply

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Manufactured Housing CV Hit Hard, Broader Markets Down on Fed Rate Hike

By / / Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Stocks

Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Dow falls 119 points after Fed hikes interest rates and says 3 more increases are coming in 2017. Trump meets with top Silicon Valley execs. Japan opens door to $30B casino industry. Wells Fargo faces new trouble for its “living will.” Some bullets from MarketWatch

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City Council Approves Controversial Manufactured Housing Ordinance

By / / Communities, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, mobile home, People, Politics

The Linton, Indiana City Council voted on December 12th to move forward with a manufacturing housing ordinance, which will require all future manufactured homes to be in a manufactured home community. The controversial motion passed with a 3-2 vote, with council members Tony Richards and Linda Bedwell casting dissenting votes.

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FHFA Makes Major Move, Significant Impact Expected on MH Loans

By / / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Announcements, Communities, Economy, home buyers, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, regulation

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) finalized a rule on December 13th that creates a “duty to serve” for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The action is aimed at having government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) enter the market for manufactured home loans by creating a pilot program under which they receive credit

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MHCC Recommends Significant Changes to HUD Frost Free Foundation Bulletin

By / / Announcements, Association, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Politics, regulation

The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) voted to recommend significant changes to a December 8, 2016 draft of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) “Interpretive Bulletin” (IB) on requirements for so-called “frost-free” and “frost-protected” foundations in areas with freezing climates. The action, by the full MHCC follows a

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City Weighs Repair Assistance Options for MH Community Residents

By / / Affordable Housing, Communities, Energy Saving, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, RV

Residents of a San Leandro, California manufactured home community are facing rent increases next month, but they may get assistance from city leaders through a proposed minor home repair program. According to the East Bay Times, the proposal was presented by San Leandro staff at the City Council meeting on

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Canadian Modular Home Builder Gains Foothold in African Market

By / / Affordable Housing, Business, Canada, Company News, Energy Saving, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry

Enerdynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp. (EHT) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has signed a letter of intent to build 50,000 modular homes in Ivory Coast for military families, according to what Baystreet.ca tells MHProNews. Maple Leaf Holdings SA, of which EHT is a shareholder, will construct two, three and four bedroom homes

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Business Optimism Rises with Trump’s Ascendancy, as Energy Issues take Center Stage

By / / Affordable Housing, Business, Development, Economy, Election, Factory-Built Homes, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, People, Politics

The National Federation of Independent Businesses’ (NFIB) small business optimism index rose from 94.9 to 98.4 in the wake of president-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the U. S. elections, marking the largest increase since 2009.   “This month we bifurcated the data to measure the results before and after the

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