manufactured homes Archives

Mar 19 2015May 6, 2015

HUD Manufactured Home Regulation Defining “Family” Disputed by MHARR

By Matthew Silver / March 19, 2015 May 6, 2015 / Advocacy, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, regulation

Noting that the manufactured housing reform law of 2000 directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to “facilitate the availability of affordable manufactured homes” and “increase homeownership for all Americans,“ the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) says HUD inserts regulations that are needlessly restrictive. HUD standards …

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Mar 18 2015

Long Island Manufactured Home Community gets Low Marks from Residents

By Matthew Silver / March 18, 2015 March 18, 2015 / Communities, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

A group of community members and elected officials have organized a summit to discuss crime, lease violations and illegal rentals at Lakewood manufactured home community in Riverhead, New York on Long Island. Promoted as a 55-and-over community, residents have complained to management as well as local officials of drug sales, …

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Mar 18 2015April 30, 2015

North Carolina County may Relax Ban on Manufactured Homes in Urban Areas

By Matthew Silver / March 18, 2015 April 30, 2015 / Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

The citizen-times tells MHProNews elected officials are considering lifting the ban on manufactured homes throughout Buncombe County, North Carolina, which includes Asheville. They are allowed in outlying areas where the topography does not always lend itself to siting them. Resident pushback over fears of poor aesthetics and inferior quality have …

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Mar 17 2015March 19, 2015

Texas Leads the Way in Manufactured Home Sales

By Matthew Silver / March 17, 2015 March 19, 2015 / Business, Economy, home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Trends

This graph received by MHProNews from Rob Ripperda of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) depicts sales of new and used manufactured homes in Texas for 2013 thru 2014. Numbers may change slightly for December as we are just past the 75-day time reporting deadline. Texas leads all other states …

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Mar 15 2015March 14, 2015

Sunday Morning Recap–March 9 to March 13

By Matthew Silver / March 15, 2015 March 14, 2015 / Business, Communities, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, People, regulation, RV

Manufactured Home Sliding off Foundation; State Inspector Notes Dangers MHARR Objects to DOE Energy Standards for Manufactured Housing Dow Slides Again, MHCV Slips, Skyline Advances RVIA Honors RVIC/IMHA Director Mark Bowersox UMH Properties Reports Sustained Growth for Q4 2014 Modular Hotel for Brooklyn being Built in Poland Indicators of New …

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Mar 13 2015March 12, 2015

Indicators of New Home Sales Rise for 2015

By Matthew Silver / March 13, 2015 March 12, 2015 / Business, Economy, home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Trends

In a sign that the home-building industry is set for a busy spring season, John Burns Real Estate Consulting Inc. reports a survey of home builders indicates Feb. 2015 sales were up 12 percent from the same month last year. Gains were strongest in the West and Northwest, he says …

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Mar 12 2015

Manufactured Housing Head, Pamela Beck Danner, to Speak at W.VA. Convention

By Matthew Silver / March 12, 2015 March 12, 2015 / Advocacy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

MHProNews has learned from Andy Gallagher, executive director of the West Virginia Housing Institute (WVHI), that prominent speakers will grace this year’s WVHI convention, June 22-24, to be held in Roanoke, WV at the Stonewall Resort. Pamela Beck Danner, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) administrator for manufactured …

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Mar 11 2015March 10, 2015

City Council sets Rent Increases for Manufactured Home Communities

By Matthew Silver / March 11, 2015 March 10, 2015 / Business, Communities, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

The Santa Clarita, California City Council is expected to approve a second hearing on rent increases for residents of manufactured homes following a Feb. meeting that saw dozens of MH residents oppose the minimum increases. Erin Lay, housing program administrator for the city, said one change from the first hearing …

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Mar 10 2015March 11, 2015

Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act Reintroduced in Senate

By Matthew Silver / March 10, 2015 March 11, 2015 / Economy, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

A bi-partisan group of U. S. senators have reintroduced the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act so fewer manufactured home loans are classified as high cost. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.VA), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) filed the bill that will alter the thresholds under the …

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Mar 9 2015

Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities offer Savings

By Matthew Silver / March 9, 2015 March 9, 2015 / Business, Communities, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

The Country Lakes Co-Op Inc., a resident-owned manufactured home community in Palmetto, Florida, with 471 homesites, has homes for sale with and without a co-op share. The homes range from $12,000 to about $35,000 without a co-op share, according to Judy Smith who lives here and is licensed to sell …

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Mar 9 2015

New Jersey Community has Energy Star Manufactured Homes

By Matthew Silver / March 9, 2015 March 9, 2015 / Communities, Finance, home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

Noting that New Jerseyans must earn $24.92 an hour to afford a two-bedroom fair market rent apartment without paying over 30 percent of their income, mycentraljersey tells MHProNews manufactured homes have emerged as a viable alternative. Robert Dolan, owner of Edison Mobile Estates in Edison, NJ says the “mobile” in …

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Mar 4 2015March 5, 2015

MH Rebuilding Funds still Available in NJ for Sandy Victims

By Matthew Silver / March 4, 2015 March 5, 2015 / Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

MHProNews has learned from capemaycountyherald.com that rebuilding efforts continue following the ravaging of Superstorm Sandy in October, 2012 that affected over 50 million people along the northeast coast in 24 states, killing 109, and causing damages in excess of $65 billion. The Christie Administration in New Jersey has extended the …

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Feb 16 2015

Spend the Night in a 1940s Grain Silo

By Sandra Lane / February 16, 2015 February 16, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

There seems to be a contest to find out who can come up with the most unusual design for a “tiny house.” A Texas bed and breakfast owner recently converted a 1940s grain silo into a vacation cottage to accommodate guests visiting the Gruene Homestead Inn. Tiny House Talk tells …

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Jan 29 2015January 29, 2015

Shipping Container Transforms Into a Tiny House

By Sandra Lane / January 29, 2015 January 29, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Ever thought about ordering yourself a tiny house and having it delivered in a shipping container? But wait – the shipping container is the house! Tiny House Talk tells MHProNews that G-Pod has developed a unique way to create a small house that can be installed anywhere. It comes on …

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Jan 29 2015January 28, 2015

Bathroom Bliss: Upscale Touches in 2015 Manufactured Homes

By Sandra Lane / January 29, 2015 January 28, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

You say you want a bathroom that would rival the splendors of Cleopatra’s palace? Well, look no further. Many of the luxurious baths available in today’s manufactured homes may be just what you’re looking for. Just visualize yourself in an oversize tub overlooking a fireplace and watching TV at the same …

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Jan 21 2015January 20, 2015

New Upscale MH Community Joins Upscale Neighborhood in New Jersey

By Sandra Lane / January 21, 2015 January 20, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

There was a lot of protest at first about a “trailer park” being built in a neighborhood of $300,000 to $700,000 homes in Absecon, New Jersey. This is an upscale community located just west of Atlantic City. Residents bought homes there to enjoy the scenery that overlooks Absecon Bay, an …

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Jan 16 2015January 16, 2015

Japanese Prefabs Offer Solutions to High Costs and Limited Land

By Sandra Lane / January 16, 2015 January 16, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Leave it to the Japanese to design a modular home that offers a lot of comfort and style in a minimalist environment. Challenged by a population density larger than many other nations for the land mass their country occupies, Japanese builders and architects always seem to be coming up with …

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Jan 15 2015January 15, 2015

Skyline Homes Reports a Profit in Fiscal Second Quarter 2015

By Sandra Lane / January 15, 2015 January 15, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Skyline Homes, Inc. (SKY), Elkhart, Indiana, reports a 27% increase in their net sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. This represents net sales from continuing operations of $49,667,000, compared to net sales of $39,208,000 from continuing operations in the year ago quarter. During the second quarter, Skyline completed the sale of …

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Jan 14 2015January 13, 2015

Shale Drilling Slowdown Predicted

By Sandra Lane / January 14, 2015 January 13, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Given the positive impact of shale production on new manufactured housing, modular and workforce housing shipments, MHProNews has been tracking for some time expert commentary on the topic. As oil’s long slide continued, the U.S. Energy Department predicted that production from U.S. shale operators will begin to decline in the …

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Jan 12 2015January 10, 2015

Fire at Skyline Homes Factory Will Not Slow Down Production

By Sandra Lane / January 12, 2015 January 10, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

A fire at one of Skyline Homes’ manufacturing plants in Upper Leacock Township, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Thursday evening (Jan. 8) destroyed three homes that were under construction. Fire officials determined that the cause of the fire was likely a malfunctioning electric fan used to remove moisture from drywall. Lancaster Online …

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