News Reports: Housing news updates and reports for Manufactured Home and Modular Housing Industry professionals and investors. Business – daily fact checks, market reports, and analysis.
MHMSM.com is moving to a new more powerful cloud server this weekend. The move will begin Friday night at 11 PM CDT and it is anticipated the move will be completed by noon Saturday, CDT, Sept. 24. Next weekend we will unveil our new format.
SouthCoastToday reports that the 51 residents of Edgeway Mobile Home Park in Middleboro, Massachusetts may finally get street lights that were supposed to be installed over a decade ago. Only 51 sites 0f the planned 74 are currently occupied because the city revoked the license of the MH community owner, …
MHC has Long-standing Issues Between Owners and Town Board Read More
HousingWire reports the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said home prices moved up slightly in July 0.8 percent, but are down for the year ending July 31 by 3.3 percent. Prices are 18.4 percent below the high point in April 2007, although …
Slight Increase in Home Prices Reflects Stagnant Housing Market Read More
Weak manufacturing date from China and concerns about Greece’s economy sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging -3.51% to close at 10,733.83, a loss of -391.01 points. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value declined .84% to 731.9, but housing stocks closed mixed. Affiliated Managers Group 78.56 -2.22 (-2.75%)). Clayton …
Stock Prices Fall 4% as Fear for Global Economy Dominates Market Read More
The Herald in Monterey County, California reports a preliminary hearing concerning rent control for Marina’s five manufactured housing communities was approved by the Marina City Council by a 3-2 vote. First proposed by residents 20 years ago, the Mobile Home Rental Stabilization Ordinance allows the annual rent increase to 80 …
Council Hearing Favors Rent Control in California City Read More
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports the “General” Subcommittee of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) met by telephone conference Sept. 20 to discuss accessibility proposals that have been dormant for nearly ten years and would impact the cost of production. They were revived Oct. 2010 by …
The Dagger Press reports from Aberdeen, Maryland, that Bruce E. Garner will seek re-election to the Aberdeen City Council in the municipal election balloting in November. A 35-year veteran of the manufactured housing industry, Garner served ten years as general manager for a large manufactured home retailer in the northeast, …
The New York Times reports when Pilar Proffitt and Robert Bristow received estimates of nearly $1 million for building a home for their family of five in rural Connecticut, they opted instead for a customized modular home that fit in with the dairy farm surroundings, and cost under $500k. The …
Modular House Customized to Blend with Rural Setting Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 283.82 points to close at 11,124.84, losing 2.49% of its value after the Federal Reserve announced it is not changing rates, and Operation Twist is on. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value declined to 738.20, off -4.33%, as many housing stocks took a …
The Minot Daily News reports the apparent standoff in resolving the issue of who is responsible for removing the damaged manufactured housing in Minot following the ravaging floods of last spring has led to frustration on the part of city government, residents, and community owners. Mayor Curt Zimbelman said, “We …
Standoff in North Dakota: Who Will remove the Flood-damaged Homes Read More
Bloomberg News reports sales of previously owned homes rose to 7.7 percent in August, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Sales of existing single-family homes rose to their highest level since January, rising 8.5 percent to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 4.47 million. The August figures compare to the …
MHMSM.com has recently learned of the death on Sept. 10th of Dan Nix, 54, General Manager and Sales Manager of Economy Homes in Tulsa, OK. A veteran of the manufactured housing business over 15 years, Dan had spent the last nine years at Economy, and died after a brief illness. …
Following up on a prior story about building inexpensive homes for the multitude of poor people across the globe, Eco-Business notes the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) grad student Ying chee Chui’s modular design incorporates hollow brick walls, reinforcing steel bars, wooden box beams, and includes a central courtyard within …
Modular House Emerges from MIT’s Affordable Housing Initiative Read More
TruliaPro says the results of a recent survey show 80 percent of 2,207 American adults polled envision the purchase of a home in their lifetime. Despite the recent housing slump, concerns over employment, credit scores, and saving for a down payment, 65 percent of the respondents maintain home ownership continues …
Up close and personal interview with Kevin Clayton, CEO of Clayton Homes, the largest factory built home-builder in the United States and a wholly owned subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. For nearly one hour, author Robert Miles interviews Kevin Clayton on this University of Nebraska UNO Televion interview. Miles’ …
CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched 7.65 points higher today, gaining 0.07% to close at 11,408.66 as fears about Greece’s economic turmoil fell somewhat. Yahoo! Finance reports the Manufactured Housing composite dropped 1.26% to end the day at 771.60. Affiliated Managers Group 84.40 -1.16 (-1.36%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt …
Dow Strengthens in Midday then Falls, Registering Modest Gain Read More
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Manufactured Housing Division (MHD) executive director, Joe A. Garcia, addressed the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) annual meeting this morning in Fort Worth. Garcia praised the TMHA for the low incident of complaints from consumers, and the high level of legal …
HousingWire reports housing starts fell by 30,000 units on an annualized basis comparing July to August. August numbers show 571,000 starts, a drop of 5%, and a 5.8 percent decline from a year earlier when they hit 606,000 units on an annualized basis. Single-family unit starts dropped 1.4% for August, …
Housing Starts Fall in August, but Building Permits Rise Read More
First State Manufactured Housing Association of Delaware announces the winners of its Manufactured Housing Scholarship Award for 2011. Jennifer Lauren Ashwell is a 2011 graduate of Sussex Central High School, and she will be majoring in communications at Notre Dame of Maryland University in the fall. She will be seeking …
Earth Techling reports that one of the entries in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2011 is an E-Cube from Ghent University in Belgium. It is designed for people with limited construction experience who want highly efficient, modular homes that they can assemble themselves. Low on gadgetry, and made …
Modular E-Cube One of 30 Entries in Solar Decathalon Read More
