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The owners of Logan’s Crossing Manufactured Home Community in Dallas, Georgia, in conjunction with the Paulding Education Foundation, encourage excellence in attendance and achievement by offering awards to students who live in the community. According to neighbornewpapers, Dr. and Mrs. Ron Cobb established the Logan’s Crossing MHC Fund with the […]
Owners of Manufactured Home Community Honors Resident Students Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: Asia’s richest man, Wang Jianlin, has lost about $13 billion in Chinese stock crash. NRA sues Seattle over $25 gun tax. Oil prices fall below $39. Chinese government acts to stem the falling markets. Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV) fell -2.35 percent
Dow Continues Sliding; Manufactured Housing Stocks Close Mixed Read More
If Zad Roumaya has his way, the Cedars in south Dallas, Texas will be the site of a complex of 320 square-foot modular container homes in an area currently undergoing a transformation, according to dallasobserver. Once an area known for its stately Victorian homes, in the 1960s many of the
Minimalist, Modular Container Homes Develop in Dallas Read More
According to the U. S. Census Bureau, home ownership fell to 63.4 percent in Q2, the lowest rate since 1967. Concurrently, renter-occupied units rose by two million from the previous year. MHProNews has been informed by bloomberg that BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager, is jumping in to the
Association leaders are telling MHProNews that there has been a notable ‘quiet’ during the first month of the implementation of the CFPB imposed Appraisal Rule on HPML loans. One association leader told us off the record that “I’ve had no reaction whatsoever, so I must assume everyone is coping.” Mary
Appraisal Rule on HPML Manufactured Home Loans – 1 Month Impact? Read More
Sherkston Shores manufactured home community (MHC) in Ontario, Canada is a 560-acre resort south of Niagara Falls owned by Carefree Communities, with 1,700 manufactured homes that owners occupy from May to October on the shores of Lake Erie. There are also 80 rental cottages and 40 rustic cabins as well
Canadian Land Lease Community Offers Lake Erie Vacationing Read More
According to themortgagereports, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) says rising rents, a favorable lending environment and low mortgage rates are driving the market for homes nationwide. In January, the median time for homes to be on the market was 69 days—half the homes sold in less than 69 days,
Homes Selling Quicker than Six Months Ago Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: China stocks plunge but the government still has ability to stop the fall. Will market plunge affect the interest rate hike? Donald Trump to appear on cover of Rolling Stone. Airbnb valued at over $25 billion. Stock market is down, but job growth and home
Deer Valley Shines; Dow, Nasdaq, S&P Continue Tarnished Fall Read More
In the wake of the Dow Jones’ precipitous fall of 530 points last week, Brett Arends, writing for marketwatch, says while the “perma bulls,” as he calls them, are gloating while the stocks continued ascending with barely a hitch, to characterize this as another buying opportunity he says is nonsense.
Could the Dow Jones Drop 1,000 Points? History says Maybe Read More
A decision by the owners of Burt Estates manufactured home subdivision in Diamond, Illinois to install water meters on each property has angered some of the residents of this 187-home site community, according to morrisherald-news, to the extent they intend to form a homeowners association. Residents also mentioned old electrical
Manufactured Home Community Installing Individual Water Meters Read More
Goleta, California-based Community West Bancshares reported a loss of $2.3 million in Q2 2015 in the wake of a $7.2 million settlement to resolve litigation regarding residential mortgage loans sold to Residential Funding Company, a real estate investment firm. Otherwise, the company’s net income would have been $1.9 million, up
Community West Bancshares to Focus on Manufactured Home Loans Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Stan Dye talks Manufactured Home Lending and MH Site Preparation Do-It-Yourself Heat Tape Video! Prevent Winter Freeze Ups for Manufactured Homes and Houses over Crawl Spaces What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News PBS Story on MH Finance Due. Sun, UMH, Adding
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Aug. 16-Aug. 23, 2015 Read More
The owners of the Hillcrest Estates manufactured home community in Portsmouth, NH received unanimous approval from the Portsmouth Planning Board for conditional use permits to upgrade the community, much to the delight of some 50 residents who stood and applauded the vote, reports seacoastonline. First developed in the 1960s, attorney
New Owners of Land Lease Community Bring Applause from Residents Read More
Kingsley Management Corp. of Provo, Utah has acquired two Manatee County, Florida 55+ manufactured home communities (MHC) for $27.8 million. The 244-home site Palm Bay was sold for $13.1 million, while the adjacent 235 home site Colonial Mobile Manor went for $14.7 million. Both communities, according to businessobserverfl, are in
Two Age-Restricted Manufactured Home Communities sold to Kingsley Read More
MHProNews has learned PBS News will soon be doing video interviews focusing on manufactured home lending. Sources tell us the interviewer will do a balanced report with views from both sides of the issue. Dr. Lesli Gooch from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) writes how Dodd-Frank is harming the very
PBS Segment on Manufactured Home Lending; MH Pros Need to Work Together Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: Oil falls below $40. for the first time since 2009. China’s slowdown may be worse than first thought. Over 1400 days since the last correction. Dow is down seven percent from its May high. Same sex couples get Social Security benefits. Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured
MHCV Inches Up, while Dow, Nasdaq and S&P Plunge Sharply Read More
China-backed CIMC Modular Building Systems has signed a contract with Pindan, a property and construction company based in Western Australia (WA), for the redevelopment of Agricola College in Kalgoorlie, which houses students for the Western Australia School of Mines. As businessnews.au informs MHProNews, the 180-room project, comprised of 89 modules,
Commercial Modular Housing Taking Root Down Under Read More
The City Council of Sanger, California is holding a public hearing to consider amending the municipal code to allow manufactured homes on property zoned for conventional single-family residences. The change would bring the code up to date with state law, according to thesangerherald. In a related public hearing, city council
CA City to Allow Manufactured Homes Among Conventional Housing Read More
Only two weeks after Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria led a trade delegation to the Republic of Ireland, he has announced plans that would lead to the building of 5,000 affordable modular homes across the state, as reported by nationalaccordnewspaper. Representatives of Affordable Building Concept
Irish Modular Homes Planned for Affordable Housing in Nigeria Read More
According to what businessinsider tells MHProNews, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports existing home sales in July rose two percent at an annualized rate of 5.59 homes, the highest in eight years. Sales of single-family homes rose 2.7 percent to an annual rate of 4.96 million, the highest since
Existing Home Sales Hit Highest Level in Eight Years Read More
