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Reuters reports Sun Communities, Inc. is purchasing four eastern Michigan manufactured housing communities from a group of Rudgate affiliated entities for $70.8 million comprised of 1,996 manufactured home sites. Sun is also financing two other Rudgate communities, which it will then manage, also in eastern Michigan, comprising 1,598 manufactured housing […]
According to Senior News Weekly, the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) reports Baby Boomers 45-64 are experiencing high mortgage and health care expenses while their retirement and savings dwindle, leaving them short of sufficient income to retire. Real incomes for those middle-aged to older have stagnated in the last
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The mailtribune reports from Medford, Oregon the city council is considering a request to not only protect older homes from demolition, but to preserve homes that are older than 50 years in neighborhoods where factory-built housing or apartments can be excluded. Medford State Representative Sal Esquivel, noting a manufactured house
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According to dl-online in west central Minnesota, Homark Homes of New York Mills, MN is building two modular bunkhouses for a gold mine in Musselwhite, Ontario, Canada. Each building will measure 28 feet by 282 feet and will house 76 mining workers in two-man units. While their focus remains on
Man Camps from Minnesota to Musselwhite Read More
The Monette (AR) City Council unanimously passed an ordinance regarding the placement, appearance and age of manufactured homes newly sited within the city limits. The Town-Crier says the homes must be no older than five years, contain 720 square feet, have underpinning around the base of the dwelling and be
Ordinance Spells Out MH Siting Read More
Speaking at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, HousingWire tells MHProNews Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke says the 1.6 million vacant houses across the nation are stalling a housing recovery, as well as harming surrounding house values. Those not on the market in particular present a danger because they
Vacant Houses a Real Drag Read More
Despite rather good news in the U.S. last week about job growth and falling unemployment rates, the World Bank predicted a slowdown in growth in Asia, encouraging investors to stay against the wall, as all three indexes slid slightly. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -0.19 percent, -26.5
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The Daily News reports housing permits for Gloucester County, Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay from Aug. 2011 to Sept. 2012 increased to 128, including 97 single-family, 14 multi-family and 17 manufactured housing permits. The previous 12 months total was 108 permits, with the Gloucester County Planning Commission issuing 79 single-family,
Housing Permits on the Rise Read More
The Sydney Morning Herald in Australia tells MHProNews a building system called Klik can manufacture everything from single houses to high rise apartment buildings. Using either square, linear, L-shape or C-shape bases that support up to 14 different single and three-bedroom apartments, four Melbourne apartment buildings have been constructed recently
Modular High Rises Down Under Read More
The Wall Street Journal reports billionaire investor Sam Zell is expected to choose Thomas Heneghan, now CEO of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS), to replace Gary Garrabrandt as head of Equity International, Zell’s global real estate investment arm. Investors in Equity International (EI) must approve Zell’s choice, but could also
Zell Taps ELS CEO to Lead Global Firm Read More
Augusta, Georgia’s WBJF-TV tells MHProNews Augusta businessman Donnie Thompson and a New York City developer are proposing dozens of modular homes on a six acre tract that Thompson recently bought from the city for $300,000. Mayor Deke Copenhaver says, “We need to bring more residents into downtown Augusta. Our loft
Downtown Modular Home Development Proposed Read More
Investors tells MHProNews the stocks of Patrick Industries (PATK) and Drew Industries (DW) surged this past week. Drew advanced seven percent, and Patrick, which jumped 20 percent at the beginning of the week, settled at plus 13 percent. Both companies are major component suppliers to the manufactured housing and RV
MH Component Stocks Rise Read More
In past years, start-up companies have generated three million new jobs annually, but that number has fallen below 2.5 million since the beginning of the recession. According to CNNMoney, Economist Tim Kane of the Hudson Institute states in the 1980’s and 1990’s 11 jobs were created by start-ups per every
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While the jobs report was slightly better than expected, and the unemployment rate fell, it was not enough to ease the minds of investors concerned about the sluggishness of the overall economy. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced +0.26 percent, +34.79 points, to close at 13,610.15, while the
Louisiana Pacific Rises, Skyline Falls Read More
Friday’s jobs reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows mortgage lenders have added a total of 18,400 employees since January, 2,800 (full-time) of them in August 2012, bringing the overall total to 280,500 jobs in the mortgage banking and brokerage sector. According to nationalmortgagenews, this marks the sixth
Lending Industry Adds Employees Read More
Canada’s Killam Properties, Inc. (TSX:KMP) announces it will release it’s third quarter 2012 financials for the period ending Sept. 30 on Tue. Nov. 6 after the market closes. Canada Newswire says a conference call to discuss the results will follow on Wed., Nov 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM EST. The
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The National Association of Home Builders tells MHProNews the NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) indicating positive movement in the housing industry rose four notches from last month to include 103 metropolitan markets. Measuring housing permits, employment and house prices for at least six consecutive months, the Oct. reading marks
Housing Market Inching Back Read More
In his take on the presidential debate Wed. night, Paul Muolo of OriginationNews notes Romney peppering Obama about the Qualified Mortgage rule that awaits finalization by the Consumer Financial Protective Bureau. MHProNews has learned Muolo finds it impressive that Romney knows what a QM is, and suggests Obama likely does
Romney Baits Obama with QM Read More
The MinotDailyNews reports from Minot, North Dakota manufactured homes are being welcomed in many older neighborhoods following the Souris River flooding in June of 2011 that took out some 4,100 homes. Many of the houses lost were older, smaller homes that can be replaced quickly and affordably with manufactured houses.
Oil and Water Combo Feeds Factory-built Housing Read More
Following European Central Bank president Mario Draghi’s announcement once again that the bank was committed to buying bonds to bolster the European economy, bank stocks led markets higher, as all three indexes rose. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced +0.60 percent, +80.75 points, to close at 13,575.36, while
Nobility Homes, Louisiana Pacific Rise Read More
