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Rent Control Ordinance Rejected Again

Delaware Online reports the Delaware State Senate has voted down a rent control ordinance.  The bill would have required land lease community (LLC) owners to obtain approval for rent increases beyond the consumer price index increase the previous year.  The approval would come from the Governor’s Advisory Council on Manufactured […]

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New Baby Girl for Drew and Christine Peters

MHMSM.com extends a hearty welcome to the baby daughter and first child of Drew Peters of Manufactured Home Source and his wife, Christine.  Kaia Peters was born Wednesday, June 22, in Reno, Nevada.  Drew has been President of Manufactured Housing Source (MHS) of Incline Village, Nevada, for seven years.  MHS

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European Solar Home Can Energize the Neighborhood

MHMSM.com has learned that HME Solar Solutions of the Netherlands has developed a factory-built home with a solar panel roof that will not only function as the sole energy source for the small vacation home, but can combine with other HME homes to generate energy for a community.  The entire

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Dow Stumbles on Tech Stocks, while Housing Stocks Close Mixed

The Dow lost 115.42 points on disappointing news about technology stocks to end the week at 11,934.58, while housing stocks closed mixed.  The Manufactured Housing Composite gained 1.61 percent to close at 1089.70.  Cavco Industries was up 2.05 percent, Nobility Homes gained 1.25 percent, Skyline Corporation was up 1.23 percent

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Residents of MH Communities to Pay for Improvements

The Fresno Bee in California reports that residents of two adjacent land lease communities in Clovis, California, will have to pay for road and drainage improvements to their communities.  A hearing officer said the community owners of Campus Corral and Arabian Village have complied with the rent control ordinance and

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Rent Control to Be Decided by Voters

Following up on a series of stories we have done about rent control in Oceanside, California, LLCs, the last one being June 14, North County Times reports residents have nearly twice the signatures needed for repeal, or to have a referendum.  City Council members who voted successfully to repeal the

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Fifty Low Income Residents Get Free Energy Upgrades

The Palm Beach Post News reports from West Palm Beach that Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) employees, city workers, and volunteers installed energy-saving equipment in 50 Coleman Park modular neighborhood homes.  The FPL Makeover Teams visited the first 50 who responded to the mailed solicitation, providing free duct work,

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Two Notable MH Stock Performers

The Daily Profit Blog reports that two of the top five small cap stocks for June 23 were manufactured housing stocks.  Skyline Corporation (NYSE:SKY) gained 7.8 percent, and Cavco Industries (NASDAQ:CVCO) was up 4.8 percent, turning in the third and fourth best performances, respectively, for the day.  The report says

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Dow Picks Up Steam during Day, Housing Stocks Mixed

The Dow survived a sharp drop earlier in the day and recovered lost ground upon good news from Greece’s faltering economy, but still closed down 59.67 points to end the day at 12,050.00.  Housing stocks were mixed.  The Manufactured Housing Composite gained 6.68 percent to close at 1072.40.  Skyline Corporation

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MH Residents Committed to Their Stylish Community

Treasure Coast Palm reports from Jensen Beach, Florida, just north of West Palm Beach, the stylish manufactured home of Nancy and Dean Hunter epitomizes upscale down-sizing.  Their 1,600 square foot, three bedroom manufactured house in the Pinelake Village community boasts a kitchen big enough to have a breakfast bar, dining

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Congressional Committee Cuts Funding to CFPB

HousingWire reports the House Appropriations Committee has voted to slash funding for the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from the Federal Reserve’s requirement of $500 million to $200 million.  Under the Dodd-Frank Act the agency can request another $200 million.  Funded by the Federal Reserve, the CFPB will control

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Housing Demands Shifting More to Urban

Realtor Magazine, the official publication of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), reports Patrick Phillips, CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Urban Land Institute, says the nation’s population is expected to grow by 150 million over the next 40 years.  Speaking at a NAR event, he says the trend is to

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Age-based MH Regulation Out, Aesthetically Pleasing MH In

In following up on a story we published here June 13, The Greeley Tribune in Colorado reports the Evans City Council unanimously voted to change the terms for manufactured homes in the Cave Creek manufactured housing community, for one year.  Instead of having to be less than four years old,

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FEMA Building 324 Modular Homes for Twister Survivors

Reuters reports from Kansas City, Missouri, that since the tornado devastated Joplin, MO, there are 624 families and individuals needing housing.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is building up to 324 three-bedroom one bath modular homes that will be sited on city-owned land in the north part of town.

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States Receive Disaster Relief

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is speeding disaster relief to numerous counties in Montana and Vermont for people whose homes were damaged by the storms and flooding in April and May.  The disaster declaration, announced by President Obama last week, permits the state to re-allocate federal resources

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Dow Loses Steam on Fed’s Diagnosis, and Housing Stocks Close Mixed

The Dow dropped .66 percent in response to the Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke’s assessment that the economy is not picking up, to close at 12,109.67, as housing stocks closed mixed.  The Manufactured Housing Composite lost 2.08 percent to close at 1005.30.  Nobility Homes gained 1.63 percent and ELS gained .30

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Manufactured Home to Serve as Firehouse

NWCN reports from Spokane, Washington, that the city will use a double-section manufactured home as a fire station for at least five years.  Without capital to build a new firehouse, the city will spend $10,000 to buy this facility from the Valley Fire Department, and construct an over-sized garage to

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Wide(r) Load News from North Carolina

According to the Hickory Daily Record in North Carolina, one of the bills awaiting signature by Governor Bev Perdue would provide for a single trip permit to transport a sixteen-foot wide manufactured or modular home, subject to rules issued by the department of transportation.  

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