Sheriff Shooting for Modular Units to Expand Jail
The Times Press Recorder says San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson states it’s only a matter of time until low-level offenders are released from California state prisons and lodged in local...
View ArticleGood Signs for the Housing Recovery—but Good Enough?
LinkedIn reports from Realty Trac that notices for mortgage payment defaults fell to their lowest level in five years. Foreclosure filings fell 33 percent from May a year ago, and bank repossessions...
View ArticleMHI Responds to MHARR’s Allegations about Sprinklers
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) criticized the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), as we reported here June 16, for leaving a door open that might require sprinkler...
View ArticleMare Island deal puts Blu back in Modular News
TimesHerald reports the Architectural Heritage and Landmark Commission unanimously approved improvements to the nearly 10 story Lennar Mare Island-owned Building 680 in preparation for an anticipated...
View ArticleWells Fargo closes loans for 6 communities for $50 Million
MHProNews.com has learned that Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital’s Tony Petosa and Nick Bertino have reportedly closed 50 million in loans on 6 manufactured home community properties in the last 90 days....
View ArticleAugust defaults up 33%, Foreclosure wave rising
Yahoo!Finance reports a new wave of foreclosure is expected, as the number of U.S. homes that received an initial default notice – the first step in the foreclosure process – jumped 33 percent in...
View ArticleWashington DC Modular/PreFab Home 2011 Solar Decathlon video report
MHProNews.com has been reporting recently on some of the entries in the 2011 Solar Decathlon that is taking place on the National Mall in Washington DC. Once every two years, the Solar Decathlon...
View ArticleHousing Prices Could Continue Decline in 2012
From Housingwire.com MHProNews.com learns that Veros Real Estate Solutions predicts home prices will remain relatively unchanged over the next year with the strongest markets seeing a 4 percent rise...
View ArticleSanta Barbara Officials Consider Community Closure Requirements
From California and the Santa Barbara Independent, MHProNews.com learns that Supervisors there will soon decide on legislation related to mobile home community closures. According to the article, while...
View ArticleForeclosure Rate Holds Steady
From Housingwire and Corelogic comes a report on the foreclosure rate, which a new report says, is holding steady. The Corelogic report found there was 862,000 foreclosures in the 12 months ending in...
View ArticleMovie Star’s Two Million Dollar Manufactured Home Masterpiece Creates...
Following up on a popular story from last Friday, ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com is showcasing Saw move star Betsy Russell’s $1,999,999 luxury pad overlooking the Pacific in posh Malibu, California....
View ArticleCounty Supervisors visit Modular Home Development
We last posted a story June 29, 2013 regarding the closing of manufactured housing (MH) slum Duroville and the opening of modular development Mountain View Estates, where many of the Duroville...
View ArticleVintners Replace Manufactured with Modular Housing
The owners of Hall Wines in Napa Valley, California purchased the 18 homesite Vineland Vista Mobile Home Park in 2008 with plans to redevelop the space, finally closing it in 2012 after legal wrangling...
View ArticleBeech St. Capital Refinances Manufactured Home Communities
MHProNews has learned from cpexecutive.com Bethesda, Maryland-based Beech Street Capital has refinanced eight manufactured housing communities for $158 million through Fannie Mae. Chad Thomas Hagwood...
View ArticleLand Lease Community Owner Builds Gargantuan Home
At 60,000 square feet, Chateau des Fleurs (chateau of the flowers) is one of the largest homes in the tony Bel Air section of Los Angeles. With a ballroom, three elevators, a pool, a paddle tennis...
View ArticleSheriff Candidate wants Modular Jail
Pat Withrow, a candidate for sheriff of San Joaquin County, just east of San Francisco, says modular housing for inmates would ease overcrowding at the main jail, and could be built quicker than...
View ArticleModular Transitional Housing for Offenders Suggested
The Calaveras County Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) in California is a collaboration of the county sheriff’s office, the district attorney and the probation department in an attempt to ease...
View ArticleSILVAR President Tonna says Internet, Education key for Today’s Home Buyers
David Tonna, President of the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors (SILVAR), is on a mission to educate today’s home buyers, MercuryNews tells MHProNews. Some 90% of all home buyers begin their...
View ArticleHUD Code Production Rises Nearly 20 Percent in July
According to the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) statistics reveal that production of manufactured homes jumped 18.4...
View ArticleROC USA’s Paul Bradley wins Jerry Voorhis lifetime achievement award for role...
ROC USA® President Paul Bradley was recently honored with the National Association of Housing Cooperatives’ (NAHC) Jerry Voorhis Award. The Voorhis is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes...
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