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House Republicans, led by Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Tex., Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, are getting set to introduce mortgage finance reform legislation that will totally eliminate government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and replace them with a private system. Knowing all the features are not likely to pass, the …
Sustainable design is woven into the Nicholson modular housing development in Coburg, Victoria, Australia. Combining 110 privately owned units with 89 affordable rental dwellings, the offset building height of the stacked modules provides access to light and views, and maximizes winter sun and cross ventilation. The greenery in the shared …
199 Unit Modular Building Breaks Up the Skyline Down Under Read More
A semi towing a manufactured home in Stevensville, Mont., south of Missoula, tipped over, closing part of the highway for several hours. The home was a total loss and the driver was transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. As nbcmontana tells MHProNews, the trailer hauling the home was …
Adding to a story we posted July 4, 2013 from Harvard University’s annual Joint Center for Housing Studies, the report reveals 42.3 million families (37 percent of the nation’s total) pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing, including 20.6 million who pay more than 50 percent of …
U. S. stocks responded positively to the growth in the jobs market, despite concerns the Federal Reserve may slim down its monthly stimulus, as the Dow gained nearly 150 points. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced +147.29 points, +0.98 percent, to close at 15,135.84. The Nasdaq rose +1.04 …
Three Major Indexes Rise; Tracked Housing Stocks End the Week Mixed Read More
While the unemployment rate remained at 7.6 percent, job growth in June hit 195,000, 40,000 more than economists expected and equal to the revised rate for May, 2013. While construction and manufacturing changed little, the biggest gains were in leisure and hospitality (up 75,000), professional and business services (up 53,000) …
Citizen SAFE (Smoke Alarm and Fire Education) is a proactive program involving firefighters going door-to-door to check residential smoke alarms and batteries, and offer to do a free home safety inspection. The St. John’s Fire and Rescue Dept. conducts the inspections on the first and third Saturdays of each month …
Smoke Alarms Compulsory in South Carolina Manufactured Homes Read More
Title 25 California Code of Regulations, which apply to the construction, use, maintenance and occupancy of manufactured homes will be the topic at the next North Santa Barbara County Manufactured Homeowners Team meeting. City of Santa Maria and Santa Barbara County inspectors will be the speakers for the July 22 …
California Manufactured Housing Code to be Presented Read More
Having recently spent $55,000 to upgrade infrastructure at the Country Squire Mobile Home Park in Harker Heights, Tex., that he acquired last fall, and another $30,000 for a new manufactured home model, Kip Lewis’ plans to rehabilitate the community are being stymied by the city council. He wants to replace …
Ordinances Prevent Rehabbing of Land Lease Community Read More
According to the State of the Nation’s Housing report released by Harvard University’s Joint Center on Housing Studies, the housing recovery is well underway, but the millions of borrowers delinquent on their mortgages or underwater continue to pull at the edges of the recovery. In addition, the number of renter …
Harvard Study Cites Critical Shortage of Affordable Housing Read More
Hive Modular of Minneapolis suffered mightily during the recession, but the company has been growing in Canada, enough to have three locations: Altona in Manitoba, Toronto, and one will be set to the east in Quebec. Hive started as a “night job” in 2005 by Paul Stankey and two friends, …
Modular Designer begins in U. S., Flourishes in Canada Read More
According to the Commerce Department, of the 45,000 new houses sold in May, construction has not begun on 16,000, nearly 36 percent, up from 26 percent a year ago, and over two times the 14 percent rate from 2008 during the recession. Total new home sales in May rose to …
New Home Construction Continues to Stimulate Economy Read More
Flood waters that displaced up to 900 people in Calgary, Alberta, Canada caused over $250 million in damages and led to the issuance of a state of emergency by Mayor Naheed Nanshi. According to Bruce Burrell, head of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency, “We’re in conversation with the province about …
The U. S. stock markets are closed today in honor of the Fourth of July. They will reopen tomorrow at 9 A.M.
Originally developed in 1953, the 256-unit Pacific Mobile Home Park in Huntington Beach, Calif. was sold to a private investor in Orange County for just under $50 million. Set on 18.19 acres, the single and multi-section community of manufactured homes includes a pool and a clubhouse. Greg Sullivan of WD …
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s statistics reveal manufactured housing production rose in May, 2013 to 5,622 homes, an increase of 7.8 percent over the 5,211 HUD Code units produced in May of 2012. As the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) informs MHProNews, total …
Although investors were concerned by rising oil prices and turmoil in Egypt, the three major indexes managed to make minor gains in trading today. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced +56.14 points, +0.38 percent, to close at 14,988.55. The Nasdaq nudged up 0.30 percent, +10.27 points, …
Three Major Indexes Manage Small Gains; Tracked Housing Stocks Close Mixed Read More
The Spinelock Group in Mansfield, England is planning its first development of 18 energy efficient, modular homes in the central part of the country. Each home is comprised of four modules and when finished will be 30 percent larger than neighboring houses, bright, airy and spacious with energy bills below …
Modular Housing Development Planned for United Kingdom Read More
Updating a story that began in 2006 when Garden Homes Management Corp. initially proposed a 124 site manufactured housing community in Oxford, Conn. that has been fraught with numerous hearings, court rulings, wetlands studies, appeals and professional reviews that we last covered Nov. 29, 2012, Garden Homes has a new …
Developer Continues its Pursuit of Manufactured Housing Community Read More
Manufactured home community owner UMH Properties, Inc. has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 a share on the company’s common stock payable Sept. 16, 2013 to shareholders of record Aug. 15, 2013. In addition, the board of directors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.51562 per share for the company’s …
