Hawaii’s Governor David Ige issued a proclamation in 2017 to deal with that state’s growing problem with homelessness. Affordable housing is big issue in Hawaii, as it is in many parts of the mainland United States. Oahu Civil Beat’s Natanya Friedheim wrote a report in March about the latest …
Hawaii’s First “Trailer Park” on Oahu – Civil Beat’s Report Draws Heat Read More
A HUD PD&R, and other third-party studies reveal that manufactured homes appreciate side-by-side with conventional housing. There’s been no new mobile homes built in the U.S. since June 15, 1976, the date construction on the first HUD Code manufactured homes formally began. But you may not know those facts …
Evergreen, Manufactured Homes and NIMBY, “Why the Feds Must Step In” Read More
Every day, owners, managers, and various types of workers head to their place of business. In manufactured housing, that may be a: land-lease community, a.k.a. ‘mobile home park’ or a manufactured home’ community, retail center – where homes are displayed for the public and sold, production center, where HUD …
Property owners outside of manufactured home zoning districts in Lexington who want to replace “mobile homes will now have to do so with single-family homes,” said the Dispatch. “The Lexington City Council unanimously approved an amendment to city ordinances Monday making that change. Under the new rules, property owners …
“It Isn’t A Crime Time to Be Poor” Citizen Tells Anti-Manufactured Home Lawmakers Read More
Sales meetings are important. But there are some things so urgent, and today could be one of them, that requires that the meeting be pushed back for the moment. Get More MH Lending…from HUD?! Yes, you can… The opportunity to open up more good loans from FHA Title I …
DEADLINE! Invest 1 Hour NOW to Secure Brighter Future – Monday Morning Sales Meeting Read More
There are important reasons to reach across political, economic, and social divides to gain a fuller perspective of an issue. In the case of housing, the Obama Administration was closing out his time in the Oval Office with a useful insight, reported by left-of-center Politico 18 months ago. It’s …
YIMBY vs. NIMBY, Obama Admin Concept Could Unlock $1.95 Trillion Annually, HUD & MH Impact Read More
The Daily Business News reported yesterday about the looming deadline for comments to HUD about regulatory reforms desired by industry members, home owners, and others interested in manufactured housing. Federal Manufactured Housing Program Review Comments Due Next Week, 2.26.2018 The message below reflects the essence of a comment letter …
HUD Comment Letter – FR-6075-N-01 Regulatory Review of Manufactured Housing Rules Read More
York County, SC has placed the public and regulatory mood towards manufactured home communities back on the radar, if it ever left the stage for industry professionals. “It’s been several instances in my district where developers have attempted to use this threat of a mobile home park in order …
The screen capture below is a case of a picture is worth 1,000 words. It is a composite from a page one Google search this morning for “mobile home” news. Note that each of these page one search results reveals a news report that negative. Every day, such …
“America may be the land of 2,600-square-foot starter homes with massive walk-in closets, but many people living in the United States will go to sleep tonight without a roof over their heads,” said the Culture Cheet Sheet. “Although the total homeless population has fallen almost 14% since 2010, there are …
Homelessness in America, and Factory-Built Housing Read More
The latest twist in the story of a modular home that was going to be forced out of a development took an interesting turn. To understand the issue, Daily Business News readers will recall the factory-built housing industry’s most complete report, linked here. What looked like a sad win for …
Power of Pushback, Spotlighting – “Controversial” Modular Home Placement Reversed Read More
“I drive past this area twice a day. It is the low point of my day – very sad and disgusting to see what the land around here is turning into. Why are there no restrictions to prevent this?” So reads a posted reader’s comment on the Elgin Courier. The …
What the Public Thinks of Manufactured Housing, the Story of Elgin’s New Development Read More
Social media lit up with comments from factory-built housing professionals. They were commenting on what local media claimed was a nearly completed modular home that was being forced out off its home site and out of a reportedly hostile neighborhood. “A new home erected in an Allendale Township neighborhood less …
“Controversial Modular Home” Will Be Removed From Development, Industry Reactions Read More
“Homeownership is a way for people to generate stability and wealth and not just go to work every day,” said Deborah Moore, neighborhood planning director for Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago. In addition, homeownership can “change the trajectory of neighborhoods,” she added. Homeownership is a dream that for many Americans …
Homeownership Rates in U.S. Compared to Top 50, MHI’s Idea Revisted Read More
Plans for a new 55 and older manufactured home community called Atterberry Landing in Carlsborg, WA has been denied by Clallum County Hearing Examiner Andrew Reeves. The decision was announced August 16, after months of waiting until a decision was made, per the Sequim Gazette. The Daily Business News previously …
Why does federal preemption of manufactured housing matter? Because preemption is what allows a HUD code manufactured home (MH) to be built to a performance based standard proven to save consumers time and money, while protecting durability, and homeowner safety. The enforcement of manufactured home preemption could open hundreds of …
Preemption Fact Check: HUD’s Pam Danner Interview by MHI Surrogate Suzanne Felber Read More
The City of Los Angeles is officially the most unaffordable place to live in the United States, per a UCLA Anderson School of Management study. With the number of jobs increasing, and the number of homes on the market unchanged, the need for affordable housing in the city has never …
Will Various PreFab, Factory Built Homes Become Los Angeles’ Affordable Housing Solution? Read More
“I have no money for entertainment or anything extra. Every once in a while, I get a second job, but I just get tired,” said Brett James, 38, of living in east Des Moines, Iowa in regard to the high rental rates in the area, per the Des Moines Register. …
Local Crisis, and IMHA’s Joe Kelly Pushes Back on Overlooked Manufactured Home Solution Read More
“How exciting it is that we are having a new community being built in Oklahoma!” So says Deanna Fields, Executive Director of the Manufactured Housing Association of Oklahoma, as part of a guest column to the Industry Voices blog in MHProNews.com, linked here. Fields lays out additional facts not found in …
New Manufactured Home Community Excitement, Reactions to Brewing Controversy Read More
The first word heard from Oklahoma on the subject of a new manufactured home community breaking ground was, “Awesome!” That industry professional’s email added, “We haven’t had a new community in years.” But some of those living in Edmond, OK nearby the new project don’t think this is an “awesome” …
“Awesome!” New Manufactured Home Community Draws Firestorm of Local, Industry Reactions Read More
