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A Breakfast with Tim Williams, Ohio Manufactured Home Association
Please tell our readers your WHO, WHAT, WHEN, and WHERE? Tim Williams, Executive Director, Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA), Dublin, Ohio. Tim, give us some insights into your background, prior to entering the factory built home arena. U.S. Secretary of Labor Representative /Spokesperson, Great Lakes Region, President George Bush Administration (Presidential appointment”) Assistant Secretary of State, State of Ohio. Vice …
Read More »What’s in a Name? The CuBe Home!
Cell phones, TVs, computers and a host of other products and styles have changed significantly in the last 10 years. We will take a look at what could be the next trend in quality, affordable new home living, what one company has named “The CuBe Home!” They created a short video that targeted a ‘hip’ or ready to accept new …
Read More »Beware of Dinosaurs! Mitchell Park Domes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Adventure. Beauty. Romance. People of all ages will find all that and more at the 45,000 square feet of the Mitchell Park Domes, a conservatory operated by the Milwaukee County Park System in this southern Wisconsin Great Lakes city! The first dome opened in 1964 and had a major series of updates in 2008. Locally the Domes are given the …
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Valencia Grove, Affordable Senior Living Project, Redlands, CA will be Modular
The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino and Perera Construction and Design, Inc. decided to ‘go Modular’ when they chose US Modular, Inc. as their Modular Installation Contractor for the 86 apartment senior living project in Redlands, CA. The 105,317 square foot Affordable Senior Housing project will consist of 13 apartment buildings and a Community Center set on …
Read More »Everything Old is New Again
by Katy Weldon Something amazing is happening to older mobile and manufactured homes in certain areas of California and other parts of the United States. They are in demand! As regular readers of ManufacturedHomeLivingNews know, no mobile homes have been built since June 15, 1976, when the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards went into effect, creating manufactured homes. …
Read More »Akaka Falls State Park, Kona Island, Hawaii – US Destinations
Tour guides on Kona Island – the ‘big island’ – in Hawaii suggest that about 90% of the waterfalls in the state are best accessed by helicopter. So part of what makes Akaka Falls State Park so appealing is that you can drive to the location, and then take the protective fenced walk-way to see the breathtaking views of these …
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Trends and Information About Manufactured Housing
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has a report on the Trends and Information About the Manufactured Housing Industry in 2012. Their ‘Quick Facts report is attached as a free download, below. This insightful report includes: a MH Industry Overview. Who Lives in Manufactured Housing (demographic information). Cost comparisons to conventional housing. New Manufactured Homes Placed For Residential Use Financing options. Photos, …
Read More »Manufactured Homes, Garages and Basements
Millions would gladly consider the manufactured home option, if they just knew a few facts. For example, there are those who consider having a garage a ‘must’ as part of their housing needs. Just as a house can be built with or without a garage – or with an attached or detached garage – the same options exist with today’s …
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Longwood Gardens, Kenneth Square, PA, U.S. Destinations
Looking for a place where romance may bloom and the fragrance of flowers fills the air? Want to relax near the sounds of dozens of fountains? Need a walk in nature with friends or family? Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA 19348 awaits you! As the name implies, you will find a stunning array of flowers …
Read More »MODs Land in Downtown Colorado Springs
TheGazette tells MHLivingNews five of six scheduled modular homes have been sited on nearly a half-acre on the east side of downtown Colorado Springs, CO. Developed by Martin Newton of Pax Development, he originally proposed a ten unit, 42 foot tall condo for the property, and although city planning approved it, neighbors balked because the squatty design was out of place among the …
Read More »Tax Credits for Factory-built Homes Reinstated
The Manufactured Housing Institute informs MHLivingNews that the passage of the legislation by Congress to avert the “fiscal cliff” included extension of tax credits for Energy Star manufactured and modular homes. The New Energy Efficient Home Credit expired at the end of 2011 and has been extended to Dec. 31, 2013. It provides builders of Energy Star-qualified manufactured homes with a tax …
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