If you wonder why Warren Buffett and Apple are part of a headline on a manufactured housing industry focused market page, maybe you’ve been on vacation? Or missed those recent special Daily Business News reports… PreFab housing moves are being made – and/or are potentially poised to be made – …
Buffett Up$ Apple Stake, Manufactured Housing Industry Market Update$ Read More
This report should be viewed as a book-end to yesterday’s Daily Business News report that Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, is planning a ‘state of the art’ city of the future west of Phoenix, AZ. It’s only been four months since the Daily Business News spotlighted, Blokable. That firm also has …
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“Using 3D printing technology in the construction sector has led to bridges, an office building and a laboratory in Dubai, a hotel and tiny houses, and even full-size homes and villages,” per 3DPrint. “In February, a group of European construction experts met in Copenhagen to discuss how 3D printing is …
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From its earliest days, America had a need, a thirst, for affordable housing. About a century ago, Sears sold pre-cut kit homes by catalog as one way to obtain that affordable American Dream of home ownership. As Americans have long been a people ‘on the move,’ the original trailer houses …
For much of the U.S., the on-site building season can take place almost year-round. But not so more northern climates in the United States, or Canada, where the conventional construction season is fairly short. So, when a widely known organization like Habitat for Humanity turns to modular construction in a …
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This could be either a threatening game changer, or the wakeup call that the manufactured housing industry needs. You can now buy factory-built homes on Amazon. That report on Futurism and on other mainstream media was confirmed by MHProNews. The video promoting this particular model shown is being viewed at about …
The subject was hurricane recovery efforts. The market potential is in the billions of dollars. The Miami Herald and the Florida Keys News (Keynoter) both carried recent stories about the Plexos Group’s meeting with Marathon, FL county commissioners. “They [Plexos Group] just wanted to come in and show it off …
“Offsite Manufactured Housing is an innovative, forward-looking and exciting way to close the gap,” said Nicky Gavron, author of the London Assembly report, per Construction Enquirer. Prefabricated housing is about to make a major comeback in London, England. A recent London Assembly report calls on Mayor Saqid Khan to encourage …
London Explores “PreFab Revolution,” and the U.S. Connection Read More
Utopie Plastic has introduced a collection of futuristic appearing micro-homes. The dwellings are the newest exhibition at the Marseille, France’s Friche de L’Escalette sculpture park. The exhibition is viewable by appointment, through October 1, 2017. It has a unique place in factory-built housing history to share. The exhibition includes three …
Utopie Plastic Showcases Futuristic French Designed PreFab Micro-Homes Read More
The Daily Business News on MHProNews has reported for years on new and emerging pre-fabricated and 3D Printed Housing technologies. Some reports have demonstrated that what looked cool, wasn’t even really available. Great looking animations, but no production or even a prototype to back it up. AOL’s report, and the …
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Depending on where you live, the definition of what is “affordable housing” might change. For example, in San Francisco, the cost of living is higher than in most of the United States. That leaves not just very-low and low-income families in need of affordable housing, but moderate to middle income …
You Can Earn HOW Much in San Francisco, and Still Qualify for Affordable Housing? Read More
“The super-rich and ultra-paranoid are preparing for the breakup of civilisation by purchasing of apocalypse-safe bunkers worth millions of pounds,” says Yarra Elmasry, for U.K.’s Independent. For Americans not used to seeing British spelling of certain words, their version of “civilization” is spelled correctly above. It’s the survival not of …
Larry Hall’s Ultra-Rich Hideaway for Global Disaster, Survival Condo Read More
Several recent industry events have highlighted just how significant the incorrect use of jargon – terminology – is for manufactured housing retailers, communities, producers and others who serve, supply, and support the industry. For instance, the Ohio Manufactured Home Association (OMHA) and their state’s resident group struggle to keep their …
Lies, Fables and MH Impact – A Rose by Any Other Name… Read More
Americans aren’t alone in the quest for affordable housing. John Daly, with the Irish Examiner lays out a vision of how “Redefining the concept of ‘home’ could help tackle the housing crisis.” If Daly and his fellow Irishmen could compare and contrast what they are excited about with the modern …
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Gallions Reach in East London, UK, is home to an unused gas plant, a deteriorating shopping center and a floodplain that reaches out to the Thames River as it leaves London, an open area that gives one a slight sense of desolation, according to Inside Housing. In the middle of …
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Where is the lack of affordable housing not an issue? It is particularly severe in urban areas of California. People are renting garages to live in in some neighborhoods around Los Angeles. The Mercury News reported in April, 2017 the median price for a single-family home in the nine-county Bay …
The hands down king of affordable permanent housing in the U. S. is single section (a.k.a. ‘single wide’) manufactured homes. On a cost per square foot basis, they are hard to beat, as U.S. Census Bureau – and other research from sources such as Zillow, or the National Association of …
Are Americans Hunting for the Single Sectional Manufactured Home Alternative? Read More
The AZ Republic has been reporting on a brewing scandal that could make FEMA’s embarrassment over their Louisiana placement of Manufactured Housing Units (MHUs) pale by comparison. The Navajo Housing Authority spent $12 million building 91 new homes, all but one was later demolished. Then, “After failing to spend nearly …
Modular Housing Scandal? HUD Investigating, Senator McCain Blasts, Wants Reforms Read More
Tim Connor has been doing sales, management and corporate coaching, training and speaking in the manufactured, modular and prefab housing industry for over 20 years. Connor is one of the few sales authors with a book selling over a million copies that has been translated into two dozen languages. With over 4,000 global …
The New June articles on the MHProNews.com home page are live, and a few more will be posted in the next week. If you’ve been on vacation, or are new to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, welcome to our weekly recap of the Manufactured Housing industry’s “News, Tips and Views that Pros Can Use.” © As …
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