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Oil fell to $45 a barrel, according to what CNNMoney tells MHProNews, sending the Big Board on a see-saw trajectory of highs and lows for the week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 145.91 points, -0.82 percent, to 17,749.31. The NASDAQ dropped 21.53 points, -0.44 percent to end the …
MHProNews has learned from rvbusiness that Mark Bowersox, executive director of the Recreational Vehicle Indiana Council and the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association (RVIC/IMHA), has been honored by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) with the National Legislative Award. Bowersox was recognized for his leadership in addressing the Department of Housing …
In the company’s year end and Q4 conference call, UMH’s president and CEO Samuel Landy says the company acquired 14 manufactured home communities (MHC) comprised of 1,600 developed homesites for $42.6 million, representing an increase in home sites of 12 percent. In addition, UMH acquired an MHC in Erie, Pennsylvania …
UMH Properties Reports Sustained Growth for Q4 2014 Read More
A 254-room modular pod hotel slated for the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York will be built in Poland and shipped to the city later this summer, according to what rew-online tells MHProNews. Developer Charles Blaichman, working with Waterbridge Capital and Irongate Development, says he picked Polcom Modular because of …
In a sign that the home-building industry is set for a busy spring season, John Burns Real Estate Consulting Inc. reports a survey of home builders indicates Feb. 2015 sales were up 12 percent from the same month last year. Gains were strongest in the West and Northwest, he says …
The Clayton Homes manufacturing facility in Rutledge, Tennessee has become the first homebuilder among members of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to receive the ISO 14001 Certification. This achievement is based on reducing waste through the recycling of building materials and lowering energy consumption. According to Wikipedia, ISO 14001 sets …
Clayton Homes Reaches International Standard for Reducing Waste and Energy Usage Read More
The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value climbed +3.30%, to end the day at 613.30, while stocks we cover related to the manufactured housing industry all closed up or even, with UFPI gaining the most at +3.71 percent. CNNMoney tellls MHProNews the Dow Jones Industrial Average regained some of the …
MHCV Rises; Dow Recovers Lost Ground, All Tracked Stocks Gain or Remain Even Read More
According to rejournals, Capital One Multifamily Finance arranged for a $9.5 million fixed-rate loan to refinance Burkhart Ridge Mobile Estates, a 306-homesite manufactured home community in Howell, Michigan, near Detroit. The ten-year loan has one year of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization. Damon Reed, director of MHC finance for …
Capital One Scores another Manufactured Home Community Refinance Read More
MHProNews has learned from Andy Gallagher, executive director of the West Virginia Housing Institute (WVHI), that prominent speakers will grace this year’s WVHI convention, June 22-24, to be held in Roanoke, WV at the Stonewall Resort. Pamela Beck Danner, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) administrator for manufactured …
Manufactured Housing Head, Pamela Beck Danner, to Speak at W.VA. Convention Read More
Updating a story about the reintroduced Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing bill in the U. S. Senate, co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), CEO Dick Jennison of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) calls Sen. Donnelly a “champion” of the industry. Donnelly has high hopes for this measure which did not …
Sen. Donnelly Foresees Passage of Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews in its monthly economic report that the 4,942 shipments of HUD Code manufactured homes in January 2015 represents an increase of 14.7 percent over January 2014. MHI reports shipments of single-section homes rose by 28.8 percent over the same month last year, and …
HUD Code Production Rises; Number of Producers Declines Read More
The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value gained slightly, +0.62%, to end the day at 593.7, while stocks we cover related to the manufactured housing industry closed mixed or even, with Cavco Corp. gaining the most at +1.91 percent, while Skyline Corp. dropped the most, -2.78 percent. CNNMoney tellls MHProNews …
A professor of hospitality management at the University of South Carolina, Beaufort, is planning on developing 1.6 acres in Bluffton, South Carolina into ten single-family modular homes targeted to young professionals who work in the Old Town area of the city. Sean Barth intends to use three modular home plans …
MHProNews has learned from abladvisor that Capital One Multifamily Finance has arranged a $7.3 million Fannie Mae fixed-rate loan package to refinance Rodeo Mobile Estates, an age-restricted 55+ community of 204 homesites in Soquel, California. “Having operated this seniors community since 1998, the owners wanted to provide funding to maintain …
Capital One Arranges $7.3M Fannie Mae Loan for Manufactured Home Community Read More
Manufactured home communities around Midland, Texas where the oil industry has been bustling are not suffering despite the drop in international oil prices. Chase Gardaphe opened the 171-homesite Stonegate Manufactured Housing Community in Jan. 2014 and filled up in five months. He plans to open a larger community, saying a …
Oil Price Drop not Affecting Manufactured Home Communities in Texas Town Read More
The Santa Clarita, California City Council is expected to approve a second hearing on rent increases for residents of manufactured homes following a Feb. meeting that saw dozens of MH residents oppose the minimum increases. Erin Lay, housing program administrator for the city, said one change from the first hearing …
City Council sets Rent Increases for Manufactured Home Communities Read More
This 130 square-foot modular wood shelter, built as part of the Salt Siida Architectural Workshop in northern Norway, celebrates the history and culture of the indigenous peoples who have inhabited the Arctic for many centuries. The structure takes its form from the fiskehjelle, fish rack, that has been used for …
Posting the worst day in 2015, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 332.78 points in today’s trading. Falling oil prices, uncertainty about Chinese manufacturing and falling bank stocks made investors worried. In addition, the dollar is trading at a 12-year high against the Euro—great if you are traveling abroad, but …
Dow Jones Plummets, MHCV drops, most Tracked Stocks Slip Read More
A bi-partisan group of U. S. senators have reintroduced the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act so fewer manufactured home loans are classified as high cost. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.VA), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) filed the bill that will alter the thresholds under the …
Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act Reintroduced in Senate Read More
MHProNews has learned from crainsnewyork that a current proposal would allow for more diverse architecture and taller buildings in some New York City neighborhoods, a plus for developers who build modular. Floors in modular units are thicker than on site-built construction and thus require more overall height. In this city, …
