Ministers in the United Kingdom (U.K.) are planning to tackle the nation’s housing crisis with more than 100,000 prefab homes in a effort to meet their goal of providing one million new homes by 2020, according to The Guardian and The Construction Index. A white paper from the government, due …
Revolution Precrafted Properties, a company that brings together over 30 of the world’s preeminent architects, artists and designers to create an exclusive series of prefab, livable spaces, has announced three new designs by Paulo Mendes Da Rocha + Metro, Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas, and Philip Johnson Alan Ritchie Architects. According …
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Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson believes that a shipping container prefabs parked on the south side of the Vancouver Art Gallery holds the key to his city’s homeless and affordable housing crisis. Inside of the shipping container housing unit is a display model of a single suite that will be in …
Big Bet to Battle Homeless and Housing Crisis: Modular Homes Read More
When Hillary Clinton answered moderator Chris Wallace’s question in the third presidential debate about open borders and open trade, she essentially confirmed the accuracy of the documents coming out of her campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails via WikiLeaks. Among the thousands of revelations from the Clinton Campaign’s leaked messages are …
Coming out in support of a government commissioned review, Zing Mortgages director Paul Flavin said that the introduction of a more affordable modular housing package was needed to encourage investors to return to a market where some yields in the United Kingdom (UK) have fallen to unsustainable lows. “I am …
Revolution Precrafted Properties is a company that touts how they bring together over 30 of the world’s preeminent architects, artists and designers to create an exclusive series of prefab, livable spaces. The firm has announced that Simple – a Jean Nouvel Collectible Home – has been installed as part of the upcoming …
PreFab Home Installed in Two Days as Part of Global Parisian Show Read More
Skyline Corporation (NYSE:SKY), one of the larger and oldest independent producers of HUD Code manufactured homes, announced its results for Quarter 1 2017 this week. The company reported net sales from continuing operations of $61,176,000, states their official report. That includes an increase of approximately 26% over net sales of …
On this celebration of our 7th year of uninterrupted factory-crafted housing trade media publishing, we begin the month with this thought-provoking theme: Obstacles and Opportunities in Affordable Housing – October 2016. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that how a home got to its location should not define a …
Factory-built housing pros well know the growing need for affordable homes. Texas-based Arched Cabins is tapping the ‘tiny side’ of that niche, with do-it-yourself (DIY) models that can start under $10,000. Wide Open Country, Tiny House Living and Tiny House Talk are three of several thousand search results that come …
DIY Prefabricated “Arched Cabin” for Under $10K? Yes, but… Read More
A recent article in the Seattle Times by Al Levine, former Deputy Executive Director of the Seattle Housing Authority, puts the spotlight on steel modular housing as a practical answer to help solve the challenge of housing the homeless. “I find it hard to comprehend that we can’t do a …
Cities Housing the Homeless – are Modular Homes an Answer? Read More
Lustron Stories, a new book by Cleveland photographer Charles Mintz, explores what it’s like to live in, and own, one of the historic all-metal Lustron homes. The story dates back to 1948 in Columbus, Ohio where they were manufactured over a period of two years. The mass produced, easy-to-assemble homes …
Historic Lustron PreFab Homes Draw Renewed Interest Read More
Sydney architect Alex Symes believes that he has the answer to combat Australia’s housing shortage and sustainability and housing shortage issues. Symes, founder of Big World Homes, describes his concept as IKEA on steroids. He says that a drill, hammer and wrench are all that’s needed to put together the …
Ikea Style “Flat-Pack” Homes – the Answer to Australia’s Housing Shortage? Read More
Eric Dean is out to help solve the worldwide housing shortage, one factory-crafted home at a time, reports ProSales Magazine’s Gary Thill. “A house is a very simple thing, but every time we build a house we seem to reinvent the wheel,” Dean told the audience at the FEA 2016 …
Fab or fad? Innovative PreFab Homes could Disrupt Building Trades, Solve Shortages Read More
During the depths of the great recession, the first issue of what is branded today as MHProNews was published in mid-October, 2009. The new featured articles are scheduled to appear on the MHProNews.com home page on Monday evening, 10.3.2016. Look for an all new interview, special reports and more. ## …
7th Anniversary Issue of MHProNews Schedule Announced Read More
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – FUBU CEO Stop and Frisked “Maybe 20 Times. U.S.: Wells Fargo Mistreated Military Members. WSJ Columnist Calls Trump “Unstable.” Why The Federal Reserve Isn’t Political. From WSJ: Ghost of Lehman Brothers Haunts Deutsche Bank. Some bullets from MarketWatch – ‘Housing party’ in the U.S. may be coming …
This past week continues our theme of Superior September 2016 coverage of the news that matters for manufactured housing industry professionals, as well as all those interested in quality affordable housing and/or are engaged in the factory-built home industry. The articles below will include a variety of news and special …
Prairie Gold Homes is helping build affordable housing options while giving inmates a chance to develop job skills all at the same time, reports Bruce Baker of the McCook Gazette. The Lincoln, Nebraska-based program teaches inmates how to build modular homes. So, while an inmate gains valuable job skills and …
Thousands are homeless in the storied city by the bay, and cardboard boxes are a clearly undesirable option. Developer Patrick Kennedy of Panoramic Interests has his sights set on developing inexpensive, modular supportive housing for the throngs of homeless, which he will then lease back to the city, according to …
This past week has underscored our theme of Superior September 2016 coverage of the news that matters for manufactured housing industry professionals, and all those who follow or are engaged in the factory-built home industry. The articles below will include numerous special reports from respected writers Joe Dyton and RC …
Sunday Morning Weekly Recap – Manufactured Housing Industry News Sept 11 to Sept 18, 2016 Read More
The broader factory-built home industry of the present and future are definitely not the mobile home industry of pre-June 15, 1976. For the progress that’s been made, the factory-built home industry is still facing perception and narrative challenges with the public and the media. When combined with the rising …
What Does the Future Hold for Hybrid Prefab Homes? Read More
