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Incoming MHARR president calls on DOE Secretary to Reject Proposed MH Energy Standards

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M. Mark Weiss, JD, the incoming president for the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), laments the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) stance on the proposed Department of Energy (DOE) standards for manufactured housing. The essence of MHARR’s position is that the DOE’s standards are far more costly than the […]

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Senator Elizabeth Warren agrees with Chuck Schumer – Democratic mandate was Economy first, health care later

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Jobs and economic properity go hand in glove with home sales. What President Bill Clinton and his advisers understood, “It’s the economy, stupid,” may slowly be sinking into Democrats today after their mid-term electoral thrashing. New York Senator (D) Charles “Chuck” Schumer, speaking at the National Press Club this week was

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HousingWire’s Trey Garrison accuses Obama Administration of “cooking the numbers” on new home sales

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The fig leaf offered by HousingWire  senior financial writer, Trey Garrison, is that both political parties have done the same thing; namely, use their influence to cause a false or misleading report to be issued by an agency of the federal government. In this case, Garrion’s pointing the finger squarely

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Webalizer says Numbers Soaring for Manufactured Housing ePublisher

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MHReadership continues to rise! According to facts released early today by Webalizer, the number of readers on MHProNews exceeds the monthly totals of others publishers’ readers in just 2 or 3 days. To rephrase, from facts available, MHProNews has 10 to 15 times more readers (visits) logon during a month

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Homebuilders auctioning green Tiny Modular Home on eBay

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What’s all the buzz about a tiny green house up for auction on Ebay in Austin Texas? With a starting bid of $37,800, but you can skip the bid and buy the home for $49,800.  Austin’s BizJournals  tells MHProNews that this 288-square-foot green modular home is supported by the Home Builders

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Manufactured Housing closes up before Thanksgiving, DOW rises too

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MarketWatch  reports that housing is normalizing and with low rates and credit may ease, so there should be a tail wind behind continuing housing recovery. But a Daily Business News story that will go live on Thursday suggests, not so fast. There are allegations that federal officials are “cooking the

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Realtor, Contractor Moving into Manufactured Housing – Sign of more to come?

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Jesse Harrell and John Vaught have joined forces to what may seem to them – and may be for others – a sign of things to come for manufactured and modular home sales. The GCDailyWorld’s  Rick Curl tells MHProNews  that Solsberry, Indiana’s Harrell has done contracting and excavating for some

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Mobile and Manufactured Homes Dropped from HOME Program

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The Tennessean  tells the tale of the HOME program, $250,000 in federal grants going to each of three TN counties, Gallatin,Portland and Westmorelan. The program is designed to repair – or in the past, even replace – homes that had update needs, up to $40,000 per qualifying resident. Deemed a lifesaver

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Luxury Manufactured Homes in Michigan attracts Buyers

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Michigan’s HomeFirst is an innovator in offering luxury manufactured homes (MH) rather than “shade and shelter” models, as is more often seen in the current MH market environment. Their motto is simple, “Affordability and Luxury.” BroadwayWorld  tells MHProNews  that HomeFirst Director of Sales and Marketing, Danya Mallad said: “We’ve always

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Happy Thanksgiving from MHProNews – U.S. Markets closed Thursday

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The markets are closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving day, but you will find our routine market and other news items and blogs today; PLUS a nice helping of fresh Daily Business News stories to greet you Thursday morning, Nov 27th, 2014. For MH professionals and enthusiasts, you know this is a

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Manufactured Housing Composite Rises, Oil hits 4 year low, Dow slides

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The Manufactured Housing Composite Value rose, even as Marketwatch  explained why Oil and OPEC’s upcoming Thursday meeting contributed to a modest dip on the Dow. Manufactured home communities generally did well, as did suppliers and producers. Today’s trading, by the numbers… Dow 17,814.94 -2.96 -0.02%. Nasdaq 4,758.25 +3.36 +0.07%. S&P

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Equity Lifestyle teams up with agency in Twin Cities Suburb for a youth recreation center

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Families in the Lake Elmo, Minnesota manufactured home community of Cimarron Park are getting a much desired center for youth. The area is mainly occupied by low-income families which have struggled for housing. The Twin Cities StarTribune tells MHProNews that the building space for community activities which includes a day

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Loughborough University, Shanka Ventures developing world’s first Concrete Printing Robot for Construction

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In the new world of innovation, the construction and architectural industries have been shown how 3D printing technology can make their jobs quicker without the compromise of quality. According to Rob Francis, Shanka Ventures director of innovation and business improvement: “3D concrete printing, when combined with a mobile prefabrication centre,

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Housing Counseling and Loan Performance – what works, and others options for Home Buyers?

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  Bonnie Sinnock, writing in National Mortgage News, outlines various viewpoints on the debated topic of how much value there is to pre-mortgage counseling for borrowers versus using other options. Programs like HAWK, Home Owners Armed with Knowledge, are among those explored. Since manufactured housing lenders face the question of

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Dodd-Frank’s economic impact under-stated, says Charen in Albany Democrtic Herald

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Mona Charen, writing in the Albany Democratic Herald, said that during the 2012 presidential campaign, one of President Obama’s favorite themes was to poke fun at Republicans saying, “they have the same prescription they’ve had for the past 30 years. … Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and

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MH Industry memo to RVIA President Richard Coon aims to resolve HUD issues for both industries

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As was previously reported on ManufacturedHomeLivingNews  and in the Daily Business News, the RV industry is pursuing legislation to remedy concerns with HUD over regulations they feel hampers their business. As shown at the links above, Congressmen Marlin Stutzman (R-3 IN) and Jackie Walorski (R-2nd IN) introduced House Resolution 5658, entitled

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Manufactured Housing Composite rises, stocks hit new all time highs

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Google News  says stocks have hit an all time high, even as oil continues its recent slide. Lower fuel prices makes it less expensive for manufactured housing to be transported, which is for now a nice point for the MH industry’s producers. MH Communities traded mixed today.  Most HUD Code

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TINs and what POTUS Obama’s immigration executive action means for Lenders, manufactured housing

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Manufactured housing (MH) retail, community and lending professionals know the Hispanic market has long been a strong and growing target audience for the industry. So when National Mortgage News (NMN) gives their 411 on what the president’s controversial executive action last Thursday might mean for housing lenders, MHProNews listened. NMN‘s

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Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee to hold first meeting in 2 years

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The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) reminded industry professionals that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) is slated to meet December 2-4 in Arlington, Virginia. In a release to MHProNews, MHI said, “It will be the first in-person meeting since October 2012 and the MHCC

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