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Dec 14 2015

Delaware Association Bestows Scholarships on Students who Reside in Manufactured Homes

By Matthew Silver / December 14, 2015 / Awards, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

Every year, the First State Manufactured Housing Association in Delaware donates a scholarship to a high school senior or graduate who has lived in a manufactured home in the state for at least one year, according to capegazette.villagesoup. As MHProNews reported June 19, 2013, candidates are judged on their scholastic […]

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Dec 11 2015

Kovach asks Community to Contact Congress in Support of S 682

By Matthew Silver / December 11, 2015 / Business, Communities, Company News, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

In a letter from “Voice of the People” in theledger, MHProNews and MHLivingNews Publisher L. A. “Tony” Kovach appeals to his Florida neighbors to contact their congresspersons, and encourage them to attach a rider to a must-pass appropriations bill that will expand financing options for MH buyers/sellers. But he can

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Dec 11 2015

One-time Fee would Raise the Cost of a Manufactured Home

By Matthew Silver / December 11, 2015 / Business, home buyers, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

MHProNews has been told by heraldtribune of word coming from Bradenton, Florida that the cost to build a home in Manatee County is likely to rise by thousands of dollars following approval by the Manatee County Planning Commission to resume impact fees on new construction to benefit schools. These impact

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Dec 9 2015

First FEMA Manufactured Homes will be for Seniors Displaced by Valley Fires

By Matthew Silver / December 9, 2015 / Communities, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

In a step towards rebuilding the lives of those displaced by the wildfires in northern California, as MHProNews last reported Nov. 4, 2015, nine of 15 manufactured homes (MH) provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be ready for occupancy by the end of the week. Lake Village

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Dec 8 2015

Sun Lights Up with Distributions

By Matthew Silver / December 8, 2015 / Business, Communities, Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

From Southfield, Michigan, the board of directors for real estate investment trust (REI)T Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) announces quarterly dividends on three different stocks, according to euroinvestor: $0.65 per share of common stock payable Jan. 15, 2016 to shareholders of record Dec. 31, 2015; $0.4453125per share on the Company’s 7.125%

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Dec 7 2015

Rural Scott County Iowa only Allows Multi-Section Manufactured Homes

By Matthew Silver / December 7, 2015 / Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation, Zoning

In response to a reader’s question about siting manufactured homes (MH)on private property in specific east central Iowa locales, Tim Huey, Scott County Planning Director replies to qctimes that in rural areas, “We do not treat manufactured housing any differently than site-built homes. If a property retains a development right

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Dec 7 2015

Texas Gov. Appoints Richards to MH Board

By Matthew Silver / December 7, 2015 / Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, People

According to gov.texas that Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Ronald M. “Ronnie” Richards, long-time vice-president of marketing for manufactured and modular home builder American Homestar Corporation, now retired, to the Texas Manufactured Housing (MH) Board. The board regulates the MH industry in Texas. Currently part-owner of a wedding and reception

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Dec 4 2015

Insider Trading Continues at Drew Industries

By Matthew Silver / December 4, 2015 / Business, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, RV

As MHProNews reported Nov. 26, 2015, Drew Industries, Inc.’s Chief Administrative Officer Jamie Schnur sold 1,626 shares of Drew stock at $59.41 per share for a transaction valued at $96,600.66. On Nov. 16, 2015 he sold 1,720 shares of company stock for $100,620.00. He continues to be involved in insider

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Dec 4 2015

Modular Methods Continue Blooming Down Under

By Matthew Silver / December 4, 2015 / Advocacy, Business, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular

“New materials and technology have taken modular housing light years away from the transportable homes of the 1970s, offering a sophisticated product with drastically reduced build times,” says au.news.yahoo. Modular housing has become a more viable alternative in the past decade with the introduction of new lightweight and thermally efficient

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Dec 2 2015

Cavco CEO Sells Block of Company Stock

By Matthew Silver / December 2, 2015 / Business, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular

MHProNews has learned from analystratings the CEO and president of Cavco Industries, Inc., Joseph Stegmayer, sold shares of the company for $1.86 million. The stock climbed 48.7 percent after Stegmayer’s last sell transaction on May 21, 2012. As MHProNews reported Oct. 30, 2015 on our daily stock report, Cavco’s stock

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Dec 2 2015

Obama Administration: Unacceptable to Include Dodd-Frank Amendments in Appropriations Bill

By Matthew Silver / December 2, 2015 / Advocacy, Business, Economy, Finance, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

As the deadline nears for the mega spending bills to be passed in Congress that will keep the government running, as MHProNews reported Nov. 26, 2015, the Obama administration has indicated it will push back against any attempt to substantially weaken the 2010 financial overhaul, according to the nytimes. Congressional Republicans

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Dec 1 2015

Newest Entry into Manufactured Housing Reported

By Matthew Silver / December 1, 2015 / Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

Newborn into the MH Industry is Thomas Brandon Dobbs. “Tommy” was born in Corinth, MS, 8lbs 15 oz., on 11/11/15. Proud parents are Gary and Melanie Dobbs. Gary is in sales at Sunshine Homes, Red Bay, AL, covering Tennessee and Alabama. The happy grandparents are John and Pam Bostick, Lee

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Nov 30 2015

Manufactured Homes Generate Wampum on Tribal Lands

By Matthew Silver / November 30, 2015 / Business, home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

MHProNews has learned from indiancountrytodaymedianetwork that in five counties within the boundaries of American Indian reservations in South Dakota, where the Indian population comprises a large majority of residents, a higher percent of mortgage lending went to white people in 2014. A total of $3.3 million was loaned or invested.

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Nov 28 2015

New Manufactured Homes on Drawing Board in Arizona City

By Matthew Silver / November 28, 2015 / Business, Company News, home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Zoning

As in many areas, finding affordable housing in Payson, Arizona is beginning to pose a looming crisis, even more so if the area gets a four-year university that will draw several thousand more residents, according to paysonroundup. Berkshire Hathaway real estate broker Cliff Potts stated housing for middle class workers,

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Nov 26 2015

Crucial Vote on MH Lending due in Congress by Dec. 11

By Matthew Silver / November 26, 2015 / Advocacy, Business, Communities, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, regulation

Although HUD Secretary Julian Castro praised the manufactured home industry for making affordable home ownership possible in a recent speech to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), another part of the federal government, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), restricts lending on manufactured homes valued at $20,000 or less. Some say

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Nov 23 2015

New Ordinances for MH Communities One Reading Away

By Matthew Silver / November 23, 2015 / Communities, home buyers, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation, RV

After five years of debate and rewriting of manufactured home standards for communities, the Laramie (Wyoming) City Council is one reading away from passing ordinances pertaining to manufactured home communities (MHC), with a final reading set for Dec. 1. They allow pre-HUD Code homes to be moved within a community,

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Nov 22 2015

Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Nov. 15-Nov. 22, 2015

By Matthew Silver / November 22, 2015 / Advocacy, Business, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, RV, Stocks, Trends

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com HUD Secretary Julian Castro praises Quality, Safe and Affordable Manufactured Homes From Condo to Upscale Manufactured Home Living – John & Joyce Walter, Oshtemo, MI – Inside MH Road Show Vide What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News HUD Secretary Castro Lauds

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Nov 17 2015

Multi-section Homes Out Perform Single Section in Texas

By Matthew Silver / November 17, 2015 / Business, home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

Rob Ripperda of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) tells MHProNews stats for August 2015 indicate new manufactured home titles rose 4.44 percent over last August, and increased 1.69 percent over July, 2015, with multi-section home sales outpacing single section homes. On the year, multi-section home sales are up 7.18

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Nov 17 2015

AZ Supervisors send Ordinance back to P & Z

By Matthew Silver / November 17, 2015 / Business, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, mobile home, regulation

Updating a story MHProNews posted from Mohave County, Arizona Nov. 16 regarding an ordinance that would restrict manufactured homes (MH) older than seven years from unincorporated areas of the county, the Mohave County supervisors voted to send that section back to planning and zoning, and not enforce it until P&Z

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Nov 16 2015

County may Amend Restrictive MH Siting Ordinance

By Matthew Silver / November 16, 2015 / Advocacy, Business, Communities, home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation, Zoning

Following a story MHProNews posted Nov. 13, 2015 regarding a new ordinance in Mojave County, Arizona that restricts siting of manufactured homes (MH) to no older than seven years, kdminer tells MHProNews the County Board of Supervisors will weigh a request from the Manufactured Housing Industry of Arizona to delay

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