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Urgent Call from FEMA for Manufactured Homes, Calling All MH Sellers

By / / Announcements, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Trends

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued an urgent call for manufactured homes. Some of the details Manufactured Home Units Off the Lot Solicitation Number: HSFE70-17-I-MHOTL Agency: Department of Homeland Security Office: Federal Emergency Management Agency Location: Response Branch Click the below for details, and act quickly as the […]

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Federal Preemption – Fire Sprinklers in Maryland

By / / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

As promised in MHARR’s memorandum dated August 28, 2017 (“MHEC Installation Conference Call”), MHARR has sent a communication (copy attached) to the Director of Maryland Codes Administration, Mr. Norman Wang, strongly objecting to his assertion, set forth in an August 11, 2017 memorandum to Maryland local building code officials, that

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VP Mike Pence, Industry Voices Sound Off on Manufactured Housing Relief for Harvey Victims

By / / disaster, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry

“The state of Texas is about to undergo one of the largest recovery-housing missions that the nation has ever seen,” Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long said during a news conference Monday. “It’s a long process. Housing is going to be very frustrating in Texas. We have to set

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Comparing Luxury Real Estate with Modern Manufactured Homes, Opportunitie$ Knock

By / / Affordable Housing, Factory-Built Homes, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

With housing costs on the rise – especially for renters – the idea of owning a conventional house seems unrealistic for millions. While some people spend millions to live in a mansion, others throw that kind of money around on small vacation homes – including manufactured homes – in prime

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Understanding the 5 Points of U.S. Housing

By / / Affordable Housing, home buyers, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Community Commercial Financing, Manufactured Housing Industry

“The inventory is reaching historic lows. It’s never declined faster than it did last month. It’s freaking us out — it’s affecting our business; it’s limiting our sales,” Glenn Kelman, CEO of Seattle-based Redfin, a real estate firm, told CBNC back in May. “We’re going to be fine in terms

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Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News August 6th to August 13th, 2017

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry Headline News Week Review

Our new August issue will go live tonight, Aug 6th.   Our featured articles will be available on the MHProNews.com home page. Our August theme will be available mid-week this week.  To see the line-up of over 2-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above.

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NLIHC CEO Responds on HUD’s Worst Case Housing Needs Report, MH Leader Reacts

By / / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, regulation

“The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published on August 9 its Worst Case Housing Needs: 2017 Report to Congress, showing that 8.3 million unassisted very low income households in America spend more than half of their income on their housing, live in severely substandard housing, or both,” said

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Generational Buyers, Millennials, Boomers & Manufactured Homes

By / / Affordable Housing, Analysis, home buyers, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

New research spotlights the gaps and differences between the various generations, and how manufactured housing could potentially tap into those opportunities. “Many desire to move from renting to owning, but often struggle to find that a real possibility in the current site-built market. The manufactured housing industry can offer a

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Gone With the Windstorm – Official Report, Facts on ManuFACTured Home Performance

By / / Advocacy, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, media bias, media ignorance, mobile home, regulation

One of the biggest reasons manufactured home professionals give as to why more new HUD Code MH homes aren’t sold is due to the public’s perception about durability and safety. While there are several factors that contribute to this impression – including improper use of outdated or demeaning terminology, or

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HUD’s Pam Danner Announces former MHI VP Lois Starkey Joining HUD

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

In a release just minutes ago, the Daily Business News has been told by Pamela Beck Danner, JD, Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs the following. “Dear Manufactured Housing Partners and Stakeholders, “I am pleased to announce that Lois Starkey has joined the Office of Manufactured Housing Programs on Monday,

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How Many Renters? How High are Rent$?

By / / Affordable Housing, Economy, Finance, home buyers, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry

It’s not a secret that the need for affordable housing is a problem in major metro areas throughout the United States. A new Pew Research study reports there are more renters than at any time since 1965. Recent stories coming out of San Francisco are just one example of the

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Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Shifts on DOE Regulatory Rule, Report, Analysis

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Energy Saving, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, regulation

In a release to the manufactured home industry dated today, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has published the comments they state they submitted regarding DOE regulations impacting manufactured homes, per the Trump Administration’s executive orders on regulatory freezes and roll backs. In their cover message to the industry, MHI stated

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Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News July 9 to July 15, 2017

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July 15th, 2017 DOE RFI Closed, But Issue, Impact Still Looms over Manufactured Housing, HomeBuyers July 14th, 2017 The REAL Truth, vs. Fake News, About Modern Manufactured Homes Sun, LPX, ELS Rebound – Spotlight LCI, other MH Industry, Macro Market Moves Bernie Sanders, Steve Forbes, Prager U – Tax Reform,

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DOE RFI Closed, But Issue, Impact Still Looms over Manufactured Housing, HomeBuyers

By / / Advocacy, Association, Business, Energy Saving, Manufactured Housing Industry, research

On May 30, 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comments. The RFI was in response to the Trump Administration’s Executive Order (EO) No. 13771 (“Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs”) issued on January 30, 2017, and on Executive Order No. 13777

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Association Uses Scholarships to Boost Industry Image While Giving Back

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, People

When much of the news that hits the media about manufactured housing seems from the industry perspective to be biased or negative, it is refreshing when good news about the industry hits the ‘news wires.’ In February, MHProNews brought you information straight from First State Manufactured Housing Association (FSMHA) in

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Facebook Announces Major Housing Move

By / / Affordable Housing, Business, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, Trends

The need for affordable housing is growing across the country, but some places are more affected than others. Cities like San Francisco – home to tech powerhouse companies such as Google, Facebook, and others – have headquarters which have seen an influx of new residents.  There’s not enough affordable housing

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Sooner or Later, It’s Moved by Truck

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Economy, Energy Saving, Manufactured Housing Industry, Politics, regulation, Trends

While lumber costs have risen for all of housing – including factory builders – fuel prices are falling. In fact, CNN Money reports that prices are the lowest they’ve been in about 12 years. NBC News in the video below echoes that reality, stating that prices are expected to stay

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Governor’s Controversial Manufactured Housing Battle Concludes

By / / Business, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Community Commercial Financing, Manufactured Housing Industry, regulation

“From the moment Governor John Kasich‘s Administration first proposed to eliminate the Ohio Manufactured Homes Commission, the air has been full of misleading information and derogatory comments directed at almost one million Ohio residents who live in manufactured homes,” said Tim Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association

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Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News June 18 to June 25, 2017

By / / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Development, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, home buyers, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Home Community Commercial Financing, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Modular, Non-Profit, Politics, tiny house

The New June 2017 articles on the MHProNews.com home page are live, with the full line up on display at this link here. If you’ve been super busy, traveling, have 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

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Are Americans Hunting for the Single Sectional Manufactured Home Alternative?

By / / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Business, Factory-Built Homes, home buyers, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Prefabricated housing, regulation, tiny house

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

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