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MHI Briefs Congress on Finance and Energy Issues for Manufactured Housing

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News, news-at-noon, regulation

Industry members participated this week in a high-level briefing on Capitol Hill focused on high energy performance in manufactured and modular homes. Emanuel Levy, Systems Building Research Alliance, and Kevin Clayton, Clayton Homes, Inc., presented to a standing-room-only audience. Manufactured Housing Congressional Caucus co-chair Ken Calvert (R-CA) kicked off the […]

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State of the Union “Business Focused”

By / / Business, Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, news-at-noon

Analysts are calling Obama’s State of the Union “business focused,” including proposals to aid small business and keep America competitive. The president proposed taking $30 billion repaid by Wall Street banks and using it to provide credit to community banks and small businesses. The president also proposed a new small

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MHMSM.com Takes a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 2011 Great Southwest Home Show

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, news-at-noon, Trade Shows

The first half of the year is the season for home shows, and 2011 is proving to be a milestone for those featuring manufactured housing. Following the successful Louisville Manufactured Housing Show in Kentucky, work is underway to bring the return of another event featuring the economy and innovations of

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Texas Republicans Push for Dismantling Fannie and Freddie

By / / Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Housingwire reports that two Texas Republicans, Reps. Jeb Hensarling and Randy Neugebauer, are on the front lines advocating the quick dismantling of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Last week, Neugebauer sent a letter telling Elizabeth Warren she is “tasked with executing a fatally flawed plan” as she forms the Consumer

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Canada MH Market Remains Healthy

By / / Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, news-at-noon

Unlike the manufactured housing industry in the United States, the market for manufactured homes in Canada remains rather prosperous by comparison. A Canadian Manufactured Housing Institute (CMHI) report for the 3rd quarter of 2010 shows some 3,608 factory-built single-family homes were started in the third quarter, representing a 17 percent

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“Sun Tunnel” Makes Another Press Appearance

By / / Business, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, news-at-noon, People

The “Sun Tunnel” that Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber spoke of last week during a report from the International Building Show appeared on a list of hot new home technology items provided by CNBC. The report says the Velux Sun Tunnel is a flexible tube that can deliver a small, round portal

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Site Builders on Top in RPE Measure

By / / Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, news-at-noon, Stocks

The website SmarTrend recently compared several manufactured home builders with site builders on the basis of a measuring unit known as revenue per employee (RPE), finding the site builders outperforming manufactured home builders. SmarTrend says analysts use RPE as a measure to compare the productivity of companies in the same

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Berkshire Hathaway Could Set Share Price Record

By / / Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, news-at-noon, Stocks

CNBC reports shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway were up nearly four percent in mid-day trading Monday after Barron’s suggested the company could pay its first dividend since Buffett took over in the mid-1960s. It’s also predicting Berkshire’s stock price could top its all-time high this year – that’s about

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Fannie and Freddie Pay out Millions to Defend Lawsuits

By / / Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, news-at-noon

The New York Times reported Monday that since the government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers have spent more than $160 million defending the mortgage finance companies in civil lawsuits. The companies produced an accounting revealing the information at the request of Congress. The newspaper says the bulk

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In Most Cities, Buying Still More Affordable

By / / home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, news-at-noon

Trulia.com released its latest Rent vs. Buy Index Monday, which found that it is more affordable to buy than to rent a two-bedroom home in 72 percent of America’s 50 largest cities. Meanwhile, a nation of renters has emerged as more Americans rent by choice or due to unforeseen financial

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Vancouver to Call for Affordable Modular Designs

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, news-at-noon

From Canada, News 1130 reports that the City of Vancouver will start calling for submissions from architects and designers for a pilot project to get modular and affordable housing up and running. Officials told the reporter the city has a number of land holdings and is surveying locations for the

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Arizona Community Looking to Lure Canadian Snowbirds

By / / Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, news-at-noon

From the Calgary Herald comes news that an Arizona manufactured home community is trying to lure Canadians with sunshine and sweet deals. The article notes for the past few weeks, the Canadian dollar has been at, just below or just above its American counterpart. The last time that happened, snowbirds

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Settlement Reached on Issues with Formaldehyde in FEMA Homes

By / / Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, news-at-noon

The Associated Press reports that companies that manufactured homes for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after Hurricane Katrina have agreed to pay $2.6 million to resolve thousands of claims that the shelters exposed Gulf Coast storm victims to potentially dangerous fumes from formaldehyde. The chemical, commonly found in building materials,

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Modular Seen as Solution to UK’s Housing Crunch

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular, news-at-noon

From Dash.com comes an editorial item conveying that traditional building methods must make room for more cost-effective and sustainable designs if the UK’s growing housing crisis is to be alleviated. Currently, construction rates are around 80,000 new homes below the level required to meet population growth and tackle affordability and

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Global Polymeric Foams Market to Reach 18 Million Metric Tons by 2015

By / / Green, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, news-at-noon, Trends

The global market for polymeric foams is projected to reach 18 million metric tons by the year 2015 according to Global Industry Analysts. Growth in the market is led by the unique benefits offered by cellular materials compared to conventional materials, introduction of new application markets, and growing interest in

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