When David Sims received his property tax statement recently from the city of Raymond, Alberta, Canada, he was outraged that his yearly payment had increased from $411 to $1,111. Living on a fixed government pension in a manufactured home community (MHC) of 32 homes, his MH was assessed at three […]
Property Tax Rolled Back in Manufactured Home Community Read More
Bud and Tiffni Graham’s plans to install manufactured homes received approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission in Bandera, Texas, just northwest of San Antonio, as bccourier tells MHProNews. Although sited in the floodway of the Medina River, the homes were to be placed on pilings to remain above a
Manufactured Home Siting Approved, but Owners Yield to Residents’ Suggestions Read More
U. S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has included in The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act provisions to improve access to affordable financing for manufactured home buyers. Identical to S. 682 the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing introduced in the Senate, as well as HR 650, which was passed
Senator Richard Shelby Offers Bill to Improve Access to Financing Manufactured Homes Read More
MHProNews has learned from newsobserver that the Orange County Commissioners in North Carolina have approved a five-year plan that will be submitted to the federal government to provide affordable housing and repairs for residents in the Chapel Hill, NC area. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires recipients
CDBG Funding Disallows Manufactured Home Repair; Local Initiative Needed Read More
A new study of homeownership, home values and income growth from 2000 to 2013 by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) indicates 90 percent of metropolitan housing markets have seen a decline in homeownership rates. Rising home values and static incomes are widening the wealth gap which is leading to
Rents are Rising—Manufactured Home Living more Reasonable than Ever Read More
The California Mobilehome Parkowners Alliance (CMPA) will honor seven manufactured housing industry members at its symposium May 31-June 1, 2015 in Las Vegas. Barry Cole of Manufactured Housing Insurance Services will receive top honors as recipient of The Chelu Travieso-Earhart Lifetime Achievement Award. Attorney Phil Woog will receive the Freedom
Manufactured Home Community Owners Group to Bestow Awards, Discuss Issues Read More
ROC Racks up Two More MHC Co-ops. Legislator Questions HUD Contract. HUD Code Production Rises. Modular Skyscraper Rises Quickly in China. Modular Future Questionable in NYC, as it Gains a Floor in Texas, adds Luxury Complex in Silicon Valley. Cavco Acquires Fairmont. MHCC Seeks MH Multifamily. Google Denied Modular Expansion.
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New rules and regulations for the moving and placement of manufactured homes (MH) was discussed at the Ramey (Penn.) Borough Council meeting May 4, as theprogressnews tells MHProNews. Code Enforcement Officer Joe Kercenneck discovered a multi-section home in town has a manufacturers seal of approval, but it does not have
Borough Establishes Regulations for Siting of Manufactured Homes Read More
MHProNews has learned from globenewswire that manufactured and modular home builder Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) has acquired Fairmont Homes, Inc. of Nappanee, Indiana through its wholly-owned subsidiary, FH Group, LLC.. With manufacturing plants in Indiana and Minnesota, Fairmont produces manufactured and modular homes and park model recreational vehicles (RVs), and
Cavco Acquires Manufactured Home Producer Fairmont Read More
Based on official statistics gathered on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) informs MHProNews that HUD Code production of manufactured homes in March hit 5,602, a 14.3 percent increase over the 4,899 homes produced in March 2014. This
HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Continues Rising Read More
MHProNews has learned from riverheadnewsreview on Long Island, New York that single-family home construction has risen in Riverhead Town, nearly doubling last year over 2013, including factory-built homes. Although it is considerably less than the 381 permits let in 2002 and 271 in 2003 in the run-up to the housing
More Factory-built Homes Rise on Long Island Read More
Following a story MHProNews last published March 18, 2015, regarding Buncombe County, North Carolina officials considering lifting a ban on manufactured homes (MH) in all residential areas of the county, over a dozen residents spoke opposing it at a Board of Commissioners meeting April 7. Although the topic was not
County Hears from Citizens Regarding Expansion of Manufactured Housing Read More
A man in Arizona claiming to be a contractor, licensed manufactured home mover and man of God “doing the Lord’s work” is actually convicted con artist Gerald Brenner, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD)in Tucson. Alleged victim Nigel Morgan contacted him through an ad on Craigslist, and now
Disappearing Manufactured Homes Sold by Alleged Con Man Read More
While many studies have shown that homeownership continues to be a large part of the American Dream, the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University reports in 2013 home purchases fell for the ninth consecutive year, and homeownership has dropped to 65 percent, the lowest rate in 20 years.
Manufactured Housing may Become the New American Dream Read More
Tim Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA), testified in support of state Senate Bill 134 which would allow recovery of legal fees by manufactured home community owners and retailers who are wrongfully charged with civil rights and fair housing complaints. Williams told Senate Civil Justice Committee
A government review in New South Wales (NSW), Australia set to begin this month is intended to make it easier for developers to re-purpose greenfield sites into manufactured home communities (MHCs) and caravan (recreational vehicle) sites, according to what dailytelegraph informs MHPronews. Bob Browne, NSW general counsel for Camping, Caravan
New South Wales Review may Ease Restrictions on Manufactured Home Communities Read More
Sun Releases Q1 Financials, Patrick, Drew set to do same. One modular dealer opens in Midwest, another spreads West. MHC Makes Room for Retail Frontage. Fannie Mae Exempts MH Loans from Caps. ROI for MHCs Rises. Malibu Mobile Homes Taxed as Personal Property. Elizabeth Warren Blocks Reform. MHC Owner Yields
Sunday Morning Recap April 19-April 25 2015 Read More
Just hours before the Boulder (Colo.) City Council was set to vote on an ordinance that would protect the right of owners of pre-HUD Code factory-built homes to sell their homes within their own manufactured home communities, the owner of the Boulder Vista Village Mobile Home Park—the target of the
Manufactured Home Community Owner Yields on In-community Sale of Older Homes Read More
In Oregon, a coalition of manufactured home (MH) residents, landlords, manufacturers, the Oregon Manufactured Housing Association (OMHA), nonprofits and others negotiated the 2015 Manufactured Housing Landlord/Tenant Coalition, HB 3016A, that passed the House Human Services and Housing Committee with unanimous support. There are no known opponents, according to what the
State Legislature Passes Bill to Ensure Fairness between MHC Residents and Owners Read More
Aldermen in Pierce City, Missouri have denied Ken Madison’s attempts to replace manufactured homes (MH) on his property because the sites have been vacant over 60 days, and he intends to sue for $25,000 loss of income. Madison originally purchased the manufactured home community and has used it as such
City Denies Request to Site Manufactured Homes Read More
