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A recent ruling by Petaluma City Attorney Eric Danly has prevented a 16.7 percent monthly rent increase for residents Irene and Michael Hansen at the Sandalwood Mobile Home Estates. Owner Bill Feeney was told that the Hansens are not obligated to pay the increase without due process. “The proposed space rent […]
City of Petaluma Blocks Rent Increase at California MH Community Read More
Yahoo!Finance informs MHProNews the Manufactured Housing Composite Value dropped -0.77 percent to 595.6, while the Carlyle Group posted the largestt gain and Skyline Corp. fell the most. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost -106.47 points, -0.58 percent, to close at 18,096.90. The Nasdaq dropped -12.76 points, -0.26 percent to close
MHVC Slips; MH Stocks Split Pluses and Minuses; Dow Drops 100+ Points Read More
MHProNews has learned from napavalleyregister.com that Calistoga, California has received $500,000 from the federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program to assist low-income homeowners with needed repairs or reconstruction, offering up to $20,000 for owner- occupied manufactured homes. The housing rehabilitation loan program does not require loan payments or interest for 30
Funding Provides Repairs for Manufactured Homes Read More
Friends and supporters of a West Kelowna, B.C., Canada, couple evicted from the Jubilee Mobile Home Park have organized a yard sale to help raise money. Ross Arnott and Ed Schneider have until April 1 to move or vacate their manufactured home in the community on Westbank First Nation land
Yard Sale Planned for Evicted MH Community Residents Read More
The Delaware Attorney General’s Office is reaching out to educate residents living in manufactured home communities throughout the state about laws and regulations specific to them. Tenants and landlords are subject to many provisions included under Title 25, Chapter 70 of Delaware law. Many manufactured home communities, like Whispering Pines
Delaware AG Focuses on Manufactured Homes Read More
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) informs MHProNews that HUD Code homes producers manufactured 4,969 homes in January 2015, a 12.8 percent increase over the 4,405 homes produced in January 2014. Statistics compiled by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reveals this marks the sixth year
HUD Code Production Continues to Climb Read More
The placement of a manufactured home and a supposed drop in property value dominated much of the discussion Monday at the Hall County Planning Commission meeting in Gainesville. Residents of an adjoining subdivision say if a manufactured home is moved to where it can be viewed from their property, this
Georgia Planning Commission Upholds Decision to Allow Placement of Manufactured Home Read More
An elderly resident of a Tampa Bay manufactured home community returned home after a long absence only to learn that his home had been sold to someone else and all his possessions had been tossed out. Salaheldin Abuelenen, 88, said the trouble began when he wasn’t feeling well last March
Assumed to be Dead, Elderly Man’s Manufactured Home Is Sold Read More
MHCV values went down 1.92% today. Most of the stocks we track had losses. Exceptions: Sky up 3.47% and NOBH up 1.00%. Reuters tells MHProNews that U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday with technology stocks leading the decline a day after the Nasdaq Composite hit its highest in 15 years, while
The Dow Fell 85.19 Points; MHCV Stocks Dipped Again Read More
Many cities face a real challenge to remain affordable in the future. They’ve become so attractive as places to live and invest in that they no longer offer basic, decent housing for normal people. Increasingly, they look like preserves of the wealthy and privileged. If trends continue, cities like San
Tiny Modular Housing For Cities Where Most Housing Is Too Expensive Read More
Real Estate Journals tell MHProNews that Marcus & Millichap closed the sale of a 400-site all-age manufactured home community in Eastern Michigan. The $15.2 million sales price comes out to $37,865 per space. Jonathon McClellan, vice president of investments, and Kyle Baskin, associate vice president of investments, both in Marcus
Michigan MH Community Sells for $15 Million Read More
Green Courte Partners, LLC, Lake Forest, Illinois, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, on March 2 announced the appointments of several new officers to serve in the company. Two of the officers have previously served in the management of
Green Courte Partners Announce Promotions Read More
The Arizona Republic tells MHProNews that the number of houses in the Phoenix East Valley area under contract to sell started to surge in early February, according to a special report from Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business. The East Valley is a growing area of the Greater
Increased Home Sales Indicate Millennials Are Awakening Read More
Joe Porter of Forkston Township, Pennsylvania, had his own preconceived ideas concerning the value of modular homes. In the summer of 2013, he wanted to build a new home at an affordable cost. However, he was skeptical that building a modular would save time and money. “I thought a modular
Dispelling Myths About Modular Construction Read More
MHCV values went down 0.71% today. In the stocks we track, there were a few modest gains for some and others went down. Leaders on the positive list are: NOBH 1.52%, CVCO 1.41%, UMH 1.27%, and ELS 1.08%. According to the Wall Street Journal, Nasdaq partied like it’s 2000,
U.S. Stocks Rose Monday; MHCV Stocks Dipped Slightly Read More
The owner of a Moscow, Idaho, manufactured home community must pay damages to residents who went more than 90 days without potable drinking water. The Lewiston Tribune tells MHProNews that roughly 140 residents filed a class-action lawsuit last year against Magar E. Magar, owner of the Syringa Mobile Home Park.
Idaho MH Community Owner Ordered to Pay Residents Who Lacked Water Read More
A few days ago, a Dallas Morning News reporter traveled to Florida to research manufactured home communities located there. He showed great wisdom in the timing of this event as ice, sleet, and snow enveloped the North Texas area probably about the same time his plane left the runway. Dallas is a long
Dallas Reporter Discovers Benefits of MH Living Read More
Residents of the Deer Ridge Mobile Home Park in Augusta, Maine, purchased their community on February 10, joining more than 160 similar cooperatives across the country. Most of the residents of Deer Ridge will tell you their 13-unit community is not in the best shape. Their road has potholes and the
Residents Buy Deer Ridge Mobile Home Park in Maine Read More
In a recent election, 75% of the voters approved a conservation mandate that many fear will reduce the amount of funding available for affordable housing. Budget experts say the first year cut will be $112 million. It all depends on the consensus Florida lawmakers reach in the next 60 days.
Funding for Affordable Housing in Florida Is Threatened Read More
Long-time manufactured home community owner Frank Rolfe says that it comes as no surprise that manufactured home communities are finally receiving the type of respect they deserved years ago. “Because of the ridiculous stereotype the media created for ‘trailer park’ residents, many professional investors avoided this asset class altogether,” he
Wall Street Is Waking Up to the Value of Manufactured Home Communities Read More
