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MHCV Gains +1.02 Percent, Cavco Edges Up Read More
The Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) report released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo reveals U. S. housing affordability rose in the final quarter of 2015. Reflecting both new and existing homes sold during the quarter, 63.3 percent of them were considered affordable to families making
Housing Affordability Rose in Q4 2015 Read More
Updating a story MHProNews last posted Dec. 19, 2015 regarding an addition to an MHC at the edge of Smith Field airport, with a retention pond attracting waterfowl that can interfere with airplanes, owner Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) will build a ‘dry pond,’ one that will dry out within 48
Final Plans Approved for Expansion of Manufactured Home Community Read More
Following a story MHProNews last posted Feb. 15, 2016 regarding the (much applauded) proposed rule change by HUD that would draw a clearer distinction between manufactured homes and recreational vehicles, U. S. Representative Jackie Walorski, as co-founder of the Congressional Recreational Vehicle Caucus, led congressional attempts to clarify the distinction.
Rep. Walorski Elaborates on HUD Rule Change Read More
At the meeting of the Madison County Board in Edwardsville, Illinois, new rules for siting manufactured homes in unincorporated areas were adopted, according to what the altondailynews tells MHProNews. In addition to a $300 fee each time the property changes residents, the new rules include: A manufactured home in any
County Sets Hoops for Manufactured Home Owners to Jump through Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: Venezuelans gasoline price rises 6,000 percent, but is still the cheapest in the world. Earnings declined 4% at the largest 500 publicly-traded companies in America in the last quarter of 2015. Unemployment claims fell seven percent to 262,000 last week. James Bond’s Aston Martin sells
Patrick, UFPI and Carlyle post Solid Gains Read More
Manufacturer and distributor of building and component products for the manufactured housing (MH) and recreational vehicle (RV) industries, Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) reported net sales for the fourth quarter of 2015 rose 31 percent, $59.1 million, to $248.7 million compared to $189.6 million for Q4 2014. The increase was attributable
Patrick Industries Notches Strong Q4 and Year-end Financials Read More
The Humboldt Mobilehome Owners Coalition is seeking a ballot initiative to put rent control in manufactured home communities (MHC) to the voters in Humboldt County, in far Northern California, according to times-standard. The group has to obtain 3,000 signatures to be on the Nov. ballot. The Mobile Home Park Space
Manufactured Home Community Residents seek Rent Control in Northern CA Read More
MHProNews has learned from investors that single-family housing starts dropped -3.9 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 731,000, but up +3.5 percent from last January. Multi-family starts dropped -2.5 percent on the month but slipped -3.8 percent for the year. Despite housing starts being down,
Housing Starts, Home Builder Confidence Fall; Building Permits, Mortgage Apps Rise Read More
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Deer Valley, Carlyle Group, Patrick Industries Post Significant Gains Read More
Following a topic we last covered Nov. 5, 2015 regarding the numbing effect of mandated sprinkler systems on home building in Maryland, lawmakers held a hearing to determine if counties can opt out of a new state law requiring all new homes, including manufactured homes (MH), to have sprinkler systems.
Maryland Counties want to Opt out of Mandated Sprinkler Read More
Millions of manufactured home MH owners and thousands of MH professionals are being adversely impacted by the current state of CFPB regulations. Yet the fog created by interest groups that oppose changes to Dodd-Frank or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) current policies have slowed the progress in the Senate
Cutting through Media Fog for Manufactured Home Owners and Pros Read More
The town of Snowflake, Arizona has signed off on an agreement for Navajo County to be responsible for enforcing installation standards of manufactured housing and factory-built buildings. The county has a previously signed agreement with the AZ Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety Office of Manufactured Housing for the
Responsibility for Enforcing MH Installation Standards Passes from Snowflake to County Read More
“There is a chronic housing shortage in many parts of the country: demand exceeding supply has resulted in property values increasing to unaffordable levels, owner occupation rates are decreasing. Market rents, being a function of property value, have also increased as more families look to the rented sector for housing,”
Who Else has an Affordable Housing Problem? Read More
Rob Ripperda of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) informs MHProNews the Stat Tracker indicates Texas continues to lead all states in the sales of manufactured homes. The state notched 14,861 total MH sales in 2015 through Nov., 2015. There is a 60-day window for submission of sales, and with
Texas Manufactured Home Sales Statistics Read More
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Nobility Gains +7%, Berkshire Hathaway Slips, NASDAQ Advances +2.27% Read More
Thirteen additional modular units have been added to the Tabanovce refugee transit center in Macedonia, where thousands of refugees cross almost every day as they head toward the European Union countries, as independent.mk informs MHProNews. The added housing will accommodate the most vulnerable refugees, and will provide office space to
Macedonia Refugee Center Importing more Modular Units Read More
A measure before a Kansas House committee would provide vocational training and equipment for inmates at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility to produce up to five homes a year that would then be sold or donated to a needy family. Current law restricts the sale of prison-made goods like dormitory and
Kansas Manufactured Housing Association Opposes Home Building in Prison Read More
Two tri-state off-site home builders in Iowa are seeing improvements in their respective housing markets, according to thonline. Doug Stimpson, vice president and general manager of All American Homes in Dyersville, in northeastern Iowa told MHProNews that business has increased 30 percent in the last four years, and already this
Northeastern Iowa Growing the Off-site Homebuilding Market Read More
MHProNews has learned from insideindianabusiness that Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) is spending over $1 million in new information, technology and facility improvements at two leased buildings in Mishawaka, Indiana comprising 140,000 square feet of space, with plans to create 84 jobs. Patrick has a five-year lease for the two buildings,
Patrick Expansion to Add 84 Jobs Read More
