Manufactured and Modular Housing News Archives

Jul 29 2015

Federal Emergency Management Agency Seeking Manufactured Home Suppliers

By Matthew Silver / July 29, 2015 July 29, 2015 / Business, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

The General Services Administration has issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Standardization of Floor Plan Design for Manufactured Housing Units which is solely for information and planning purposes, and MHProNews understands is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Any solicitations will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) …

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Jul 29 2015

Modular Becoming more Mainstream in UK

By Matthew Silver / July 29, 2015 July 29, 2015 / Business, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular, Trends

A survey conducted by Inside Housing magazine in the United Kingdom says that over the next three years, 58.6 percent of the 22,544 homes planned by 17 of the UK’s largest housing associations will be constructed using offsite methods, including modular construction. Heathrow Airport’s Terminal T2A was modular construction, and …

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Jul 29 2015July 29, 2015

Manufactured Housing REITs Yield a Strong Return

By Matthew Silver / July 29, 2015 July 29, 2015 / Business, Communities, Company News, Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

Baby boomers, rising rents, retirees and rising home prices are driving demand for affordable housing, which in turn is propelling the manufactured housing real estate investment trust (REIT) sector, pushing it to a year-to-date return of 13.13 percent, far above the -1.07 percent average for the FTSE NAREIT All Equity …

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Jul 29 2015July 28, 2015

Manufactured Home Community Owner ELS has Investors’ Attention

By Matthew Silver / July 29, 2015 July 28, 2015 / Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, RV

With a target price set at $64.00, Zacks has upgraded shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc (NYSE:ELS) from a hold rating to a buy rating, according to lulegacy. Shares of the real estate investment trust (REIT) opened at $56.87 on Monday, and closed Tuesday, July 28 at $57.07, approaching the …

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Jul 29 2015

Chilean Modular Home Offers Expansive View of Surroundings

By Matthew Silver / July 29, 2015 July 29, 2015 / Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular

Chilean Felipe Assadi Arquitectos has designed an 80 square meters (860 square foot) prototype modular home constructed of locally-sourced pine with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, requiring just 45 days to assemble. Offering a sustainable design as a less expensive alternative to a more permanent dwelling, the home is made so additional …

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Jul 28 2015

S&P Rises 1.24%; MHCV Moves Up +0.48

By Matthew Silver / July 28, 2015 July 28, 2015 / Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Stocks

In the news from CNNMoney: Oil prices have fallen nearly 20 percent this month. No stock market correction has occurred in four years, even though the crises in China, Greece, falling commodity prices and the threat of rising interest rates smack of danger. Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value …

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Jul 28 2015

City Council Rejects Current Plan for Manufactured Home Community Expansion

By Matthew Silver / July 28, 2015 July 28, 2015 / Business, Communities, Company News, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Small Business

Following a story MHProNews last posted June 25, 2015 regarding a request for expansion of a manufactured home community (MHC) on what was once part of the Southgate Estates MHC in Bloomington, Illinois, the city council denied the proposal. Although the planning commission had recommended approval, the city council voted …

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Jul 28 2015

City to Demolish Abandoned Manufactured Homes

By Matthew Silver / July 28, 2015 July 28, 2015 / Canada, Communities, Company News, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

An order by the Prince George City Council of British Columbia, Canada for the Lombardy Mobile Home Park to clean up unsightly property has only been partially adhered to, so city crews will go in and make sure the remainder of the order is fulfilled. A report indicates abut half …

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Jul 28 2015July 27, 2015

State MH Associations: New Face in Wis., New Address in Ohio

By Matthew Silver / July 28, 2015 July 27, 2015 / Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

MHProNews has been informed by Ross Kinzler, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Housing Alliance (WHA) that his Assistant Executive Director, Amy Bliss, has hired Laurie Mercurio as their new communications director. An AMS certified meteorologist, she has been an on-air weather and news reporter at WKOW-TV in Madison, WI. A …

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Jul 27 2015

HUD Manufactured Housing Program may Increase State Payments; MHCC to Meet

By Matthew Silver / July 27, 2015 July 27, 2015 / Advocacy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

Consistent with what the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has been asking for since 2000, MHARR informs MHProNews that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) manufactured housing program may be increasing payments to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs). Currently, the SAAs receive $2.50 per floor for each …

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Jul 27 2015

NASDAQ Falls Nearly One Percent. MHCV Slips under Thousand Mark

By Matthew Silver / July 27, 2015 July 27, 2015 / Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Stocks

In the news from CNNMoney: China stocks drop eight percent: How might it affect Western economies, especially since Europe is its largest trading partner? Typical American family is 4.8 percent poorer than it was 25 years ago. Identify theft is the biggest consumer complaint. AT&T acquires DirecTV and becomes largest …

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Jul 27 2015

Modular Homes Rising in UK Neighborhood Known for Prefab Homes

By Matthew Silver / July 27, 2015 July 27, 2015 / Business, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular

As a means to deal with the high demand for housing in Liverpool, England, Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) has begun preparing home sites for 33 eco-friendly modular homes to be placed in Belle Vale in southeast Liverpool. The £3.5 million ($5.42 million) project will consist of 21 modular homes with …

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Jul 27 2015

Modular Homes Still Rising in Wake of Hurricane Sandy

By Matthew Silver / July 27, 2015 July 27, 2015 / Business, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, home buyers, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular, People

Many people have likely forgotten Superstorm Sandy, as the third anniversary of that devastating storm that ripped up the Eastern Seaboard approaches, but in Connecticut, Westchester Modular Homes of Fairfield County has opened an office in Bethel, CT to continue dealing with the victims of that storm. As courant informs …

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Jul 27 2015July 26, 2015

Appeals Court Rules Challenge to CFPB’s Existence can Move Forward

By Matthew Silver / July 27, 2015 July 26, 2015 / Business, Company News, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

According to reuters, the U. S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled the State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas has legal standing to challenge the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as well as the appointment of its director, Richard Cordray. Being …

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Jul 26 2015July 27, 2015

Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News July 19-July 26, 2015

By Matthew Silver / July 26, 2015 July 27, 2015 / Business, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, People, regulation, RV, Stocks, Trends

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com > A Hunter and Native American Decorator’s Dream! John Howard’s Home, Inside MH Road Show Video > How A Manufactured Modular Home Production Center Achieves Savings and Quality – Inside MH Video with Mike Stone > 4 Easy Ways to Keep Your Home Clean What’s New …

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Jul 25 2015July 24, 2015

Temporary Modular Housing being Restricted in Bakken Oilfield

By Matthew Silver / July 25, 2015 July 24, 2015 / Business, Communities, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular, regulation, Trends

The Williams County Commission in Williston, North Dakota voted to adopt new guidelines putting restrictions on new or renewed applications for temporary housing as of August 1, 2015, as willistonherald reports. As the price of oil has fallen and the demand for oilfield workers has subsided, the commission is phasing …

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Jul 24 2015

The Avoidance of the Rule of Law by Dodd-Frank

By Matthew Silver / July 24, 2015 July 24, 2015 / Business, Economy, Finance, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, regulation

Writing in wsj, former Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Phil Gramm, noting the effects of Dodd-Frank on the banking system, says although the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing has increased bank reserves, lending has barely risen. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reports that 1,341 commercial banks have closed since 2010, …

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Jul 24 2015

Dow Falls -163 Points, Most Tracked Manufactured Housing Stocks also Drop

By Matthew Silver / July 24, 2015 July 24, 2015 / Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Stocks

In the news from CNNMoney: New home sales fall. Dunkin’ Donuts CEO says $15 minimum wage is outrageous. Anthem Healthcare to acquire Cigna following Aetna’s acquisition of Humana, covering a total of 86 million members. Gates Foundation’s $200 million resulting in malaria vaccine. Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value …

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Jul 24 2015

Modular Workforce Housing Planned for Southwest Louisiana

By Matthew Silver / July 24, 2015 July 24, 2015 / Business, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular

A variance request by Ridge Park LLC to allow for the placement of 28 modified shipping containers for worker housing was passed by the Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board in Louisiana. The property had been re-re-zoned in 2013 from Agricultural and Mixed Residential to R-MHP — Manufactured Home Park, …

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Jul 24 2015

Help Ensure Passage of The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act

By Matthew Silver / July 24, 2015 July 24, 2015 / Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, regulation

The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews on Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, which includes the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (S. 682/H.R. 650) per Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) request. While passage of the …

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