Despite an ordinance banning manufactured homes older than eight years from being sited in Buffalo, Texas, a 1996 model was granted permission to be placed within the city limits, creating a thorny situation. Neighbors want the house removed because it was illegally sited, and others have been denied the opportunity …
The nation-wide nonprofit Next Step has assisted over 100 families obtain new, energy-efficient manufactured homes, often replacing energy-sucking, deteriorating factory-built homes from pre HUD-Code days. The organization has partnered with industry giant Clayton Homes to open the door to home ownership of Energy Star qualified dwellings, projecting residents will save …
A developer’s plan to rezone 19 plus acres platted for 73 manufactured homes, to 19 apartment buildings with 154 units, is being nixed by Iowa City (Iowa) planning staffers. Although there is already a concentration of multifamily housing on that side of town, the primary reason for denying the proposal, …
Request to Re-zone from Manufactured Housing to Apartments Set to Be Denied Read More
Saw star Betsy Russell recently listed her lavish, custom manufactured home overlooking the Pacific Ocean in ritzy Malibu for just a buck under a cool 2 million. TMZ and other media outlets both raved and ranted. “On top of the nearly $2 million price tag, the HOA fees will run …
Stunning 2 Million dollar manufactured home, but TMZ and media struggle to ‘get it’ Read More
In an editorial, MH aficionado Crystal Adkins said that in her opinion, journalists are a significant part of the image problem manufactured home owners and professionals face daily. “There are so many great benefits and advantages of manufactured homes.” Adkins said. She writes that manufactured home owners ought to be …
Adkins Blasts Media for Anti-Manufactured Home Bias Read More
Bob Pritt’s 208 square foot home is only 208 square feet, cost him about $20,000 to build, but Anderson County can’t say yes, because his home is not a HUD Code certified manufactured home, so it can’t be placed in a manufactured home land lease community. Pritt’s had his home …
Tiny House, not ok’d for Manufactured Home Community Read More
California Governor Edmund Brown signed legislation – AB 379 – authored by Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino). The bill’s objective is to preserve access to manufactured housing by allowing it to be converted from “chattel” – personal property – into real property. Inland Valley News tells MHProNews a key …
Brown signs Brown’s Manufactured Homes Finance bill Read More
Demand for Canada’s version of manufactured housing is rising rapidly in Manitoba, at the very time spaces in provincial land lease communities are scarce. With single family home sales in the region averaging $285,000, a new manufactured home in Manitoba for $115,000 looks very reasonable. So it is no surprise …
High Demand for Manufactured Homes in Manitoba, but limited spaces in MH Communities Read More
Texas is not only the biggest state in the U.S. in terms of manufactured homes built and shipped, it is also ranked #1 for a pro-business environment by Chief Executive Magazine and now the Dallas Morning News reports it is one of the top 3 states in attracting people – …
Adding to a story MHProNews posted August 2, 2013 about June’s production of manufactured homes increasing 5.1 percent year-over-year, and production for the year having risen the same percent over last year, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) reports production of single and multi-section homes both increased. Additionally, total floors shipped …
In an attempt to recover taxes on manufactured homes that have not been paid in three years, the municipality of Parkland County in central Alberta, Canada holds an auction on the properties. The jurisdiction makes every attempt to notify the owners of the levy, but people sometimes are not aware …
According to Jim Gaines from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, the population of Texas is anticipated to increase to 30 million by 2050, a gain of nearly 120 percent, which will require 10.5 million additional housing units. The Dallas-Fort Worth area is expected to grow 163 percent …
Residents of the Pan and Fork manufactured housing community in Basalt, Colorado, just northwest of Aspen will be compensated for relocating due to a redevelopment project slated for their community. The town, which co-owns the property with the non-profit Roaring Fork Community Development Corporation, needs to do flood mitigation and …
Manufactured Housing Residents to Receive Relocation Expenses Read More
The Esto Town Council in the panhandle of Florida nearly straddling the Alabama state line approved the first reading of the newly proposed manufactured home ordinance which defines requirements before being sited in town. The homes “Must be structurally sound, clean, sanitary, well maintained and approved by council.” Any home …
The Pickens (South Carolina) City Council approved on first reading an ordinance that would allow additional manufactured homes into residential areas where they previously could not be sited. The new measure would also prevent additional manufactured housing communities from being built. Recommended by the city’s planning commission, the ordinance will …
Ordinance would Allow Manufactured Homes in the City Read More
Statistics from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development indicate production of manufactured homes in June hit 5,388 homes, 5.1 percent over the 5,075 homes produced in June of 2012. Production for the year stands at 29,133 homes, similarly a 5.1 percent increase over the 27,715 for the …
Realizing the importance of manufactured home communities as supportive social networks, Karen Chase helped organize the Housing Stock Upgrade Initiative—now a non-profit called ReHome Oregon—to repair, rehabilitate, and replace manufactured homes. With help from a variety of federal, state and local public and private entities, residents of manufactured homes in …
Collaborative Effort will Improve Lives of Manufactured Home Residents Read More
The reality TV show “Duck Dynasty” about the backwoods family who started a lucrative duck call business and has now hooked up with Clayton Homes perpetuates the stereotype of people who live in manufactured homes (MH) as “rednecks,” an image the industry is trying to dispel. Kirk Walker of The …
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a proposed ground anchor testing and installation rule for manufactured housing in the July 26, 2013 edition of the Federal Register. The proposal would adopt recommendations made by the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee to determine ground anchor performance. Since there …
HUD Issues Ground Anchor Proposal for Manufactured Homes Read More
Cavco Industries, Inc., will release financials for Q1 of fiscal year 2014 after the close of the market Thurs., Aug 1. 2013. The following day senior management will discuss the results in a live webcast Fri., Aug 2 at 12 noon Eastern time. Interested parties will be able to listen …
