The Brownsville Herald in Texas says the San Benito utility board will try to pass a $10 monthly fee on manufactured homes to help pay for a $17.7 million water and sewer plant upgrade in this city just north of Brownsville. Last year the city levied the fee on unmetered […]
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gobogolusa reports the Washington Parish Planning Commission in Louisiana is considering amending parish regulations that prevents any manufactured home made before 1988 from being sited in the parish. That ordinance was instituted to prevent decrepit homes from being sited in the parish and rented as substandard housing, but the Louisiana
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Stockhouse reports T.J.T. Inc. of Emmett, Idaho announced the resignation of Shawn CJ Kling as President and CEO as of today, Aug. 24, 2012 to be replaced by Larry E. Kling, who has been on the board of directors since 2001. The new CEO served in that same role for
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he Idaho Statesman reports from Boise’s Adam Hiaring, assistant manager at a Clayton Homes dealership, that customers have been able to buy a house on layaway, saving up a down payment while locking in the price and mortgage rate, since March of this year. Hiaring says sales have been good
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The Manufactured Housing Institute reports modular home production rose in the second quarter 2012 5.6 percent over Q2 2011. For the first six months of 2012 over 2011 the increase was 9.3 percent. A total of 6,325 modular homes were produced in the first six months of this year, including
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Yahoo!Canada reports Reuters says The Villages in central Florida, the largest retirement community in the world and one of the largest land lease communities in the country with thousands of manufactured homes among the 40,000 houses spread over 20,000 acres, hosted (presumed) Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan who brought
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smmirror tells MHProNews from Santa Monica, California the state has dissolved all redevelopment agencies because of the shortage of state funds, effectively pulling the plug on many capital improvement projects (CIP) that had been planned statewide. However, certain projects already agreed to before the cutoff date will go forward, including
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The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) was set up to promote informed use of consumer credit and increase transparency by requiring disclosures about its costs and terms. A joint group of federal agencies that oversee truth-in-lending concerns, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), are proposing to amend Regulation Z,
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TheMcDowellNews reports last month the Marion City Council in Marion, North Carolina adopted new regulations for manufactured homes sited on individual lots within the city, requiring them to have siding and roofing to make them blend in with neighborhood site-built homes. Additionally, no manufactured home is allowed within 300 feet
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The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for June 2012 indicate HUD Code homes production rose one percent over June 2011 to 5,075 homes, marking eleven consecutive months of increased production. Production of manufactured homes for
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mortgageorb reports a new study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) estimates energy-efficient manufactured homes could save consumers $4.6 billion over the next 20 years, which would also improve residents’ economic stability. “Mobilizing Energy Efficiency in the Manufactured Housing Sector” states average household incomes in manufactured homes
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TheDailyCourier reports Beverly Granillo, who has been selling manufactured homes in Prescott Valley, Arizona since 1986, says used manufactured homes are selling well in the area because they are 30-50 percent less than new homes. She closed her dealership in 2009 because of the economy but now sells new and
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As follow-up to a story we published yesterday, July 25, concerning the development of 251 manufactured homes in Halekulani, near the southeast coast of Australia, express-advocate-wyong reports opposition is increasing as nearby residents rallied outside the site Wednesday. As owners of the property, the Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council wants to
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Following up on a series of articles first published a year ago and last reported July 12, 2012, voicesnews says Garden Homes Management Corp. has resubmitted plans for 121 manufactured homes on 40.79 acres to the Oxford (Connecticut) Conservation Commission, Inland Wetlands Agency (CCIWA). Garden Homes has been denied approval
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MHProNews has learned that of a new state regulation requiring approved carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in all new and existing manufactured homes and multi-family manufactured homes effective July 1, 2012, whether occupied or sitting in inventory on a dealer’s lot. According to the law firm of Hart, King
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In an apparent about-face from its statement a year ago that the manufactured housing industry is near death, IBISWorld now says, according to timesunion, while sales of MH are relatively weak compared to 1998, “improved income levels are expected to generate higher sales of manufactured homes in the five years
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Following up on a story we posted yesterday, July 10, yourdailyjournal reports the Rockingham (North Carolina) City Council denied a request from Charles Seago to rezone land from business to residential so he could site four additional manufactured homes on the property on which he already has five MH. Although
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According to the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) monthly report, shipments of manufactured homes rose to 5,211 for May, an increase of 16.7 percent over May 2011, as well as an increase over the 4,630 manufactured homes shipped in April 2012. MHProNews.com has learned this marks the tenth consecutive month of
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Quad-Cities reports from Rock Island, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from Davenport, Iowa, taxes for manufactured homes are due in the Rock Island County Treasurers Office July 9, 2012. Payments postmarked July 9 will not be considered late. State law imposes a fine of $25 per month, or any
GoBogolusa reports the Bogolusa, Louisiana City Council voted 5-2 to permit modular homes in all residential districts of the city, although manufactured homes are not permitted. The state fire marshal has given its OK, but restrictions by the public works department include the houses must face the street and must
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