The Wall was controversial as was the war itself, but the Vietnam Veterans memorial is a powerful image that draws millions of visitors each year to Washington, DC. In fact, replicas of The Wall now travel the country, and can be seen as part of other exhibitions. The Wall website has this poignant image and quote: “If you are able, …
Read More »Modular Apartments opening in New York City’s Long Island, Nassau County
Newsday tells MHLivingNews that a 28 unit prefabricated building, called The Stack, will be opening in early October for occupancy. The Village Lofts are located on Front Street in Hempstead. Matthew Korman, and Orlando Frade of Douglas Elliman Real Estate are leasing agents for the building’s modular homes. “The building is top notch quality,” says Korman. The features include residential …
Read More »A shout out to Brad, Len and Laurette at jetBlue!
When you fly around a lot on business and assignments, it is not unusual for a company to send you ‘coach.’ Those of you who fly coach (most of America..) know that flying isn’t nearly as much fun today as it was prior to 9.11.2001. So it is with a strong measure of thanks that we share this shout out …
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Beauty Queen’s offhand remarks sparks interest in Manufactured Homes
Brian Hicks of the Post and Courier tells Manufactured Home Living News that the line used by a South Carolina beauty contestant was probably written by show writers. Miss South Carolina, Brooke Mosteller of Mount Pleasant introduced herself at an event by saying, “I’m from the state where 20 percent of our homes are mobile, because that’s how we roll.” …
Read More »Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, New York City, New York – U.S. Destination
A recent flight into Newark, NJ was all the reminder needed to make Lady Liberty our next featured U.S. destination. As the plane was coming in on final approach, there she was to the north, at the entry of the Hudson River, with the new Freedom Tower rising behind her where the World Trade Center’s twin towers once stood. The …
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Zuma Beach, Malibu, California – U.S Destinations
Our recent story here on ManufacturedHomeLivingNews about Saw movie series star Betsy Russel’s 2 million dollar manufactured home overlooking Zuma Beach was all the reminder we needed to make this one of our hot U.S. Destinations. See 16 more photos of Betsy Russell’s manufactured home palace, overlooking Zuma Beach, at the link above. When movie stars or the rich and …
Read More »A Breakfast with…Jen Allen, First State Manufactured Housing Association
1) Who, What and Where: (Your name, town and your formal title at First State Manufactured Housing Association, FSMHA). Jen Allen, PHC, Dover, Deleware (DE). Association Executive, FSMHA. 2) Background: (Educational/Professional snapshot before entering the factory-built housing arena, at or before the First State Manufactured Housing Association – FSMHA). Before joining FSMHA, I worked two part time jobs for 7 …
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a manufactured home (MH) video tour can be worth millions of words. We love sharing the stories of those who live in modern manufactured homes. The stories about those professionals who work in the MH industry day-by-day are equally important for the home-shopping public to see and hear. Video interviews are …
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a manufactured home (MH) video tour can be worth millions of words. We love sharing the stories of those who live in modern manufactured homes. The stories about those professionals who work in the MH industry day-by-day are equally important for the home-shopping public to see and hear. Video interviews are …
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Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO, US Destination
Every state has some great destinations, and certainly many of us neglect travel and discovery in our own back yards. Colorado is no exception in having numerous appealing destinations. Be you near or far, one of the places MHLivingNews recommends you visit is Garden of the Gods. The scenery is stunning, and the contrasts in color and terrain in the …
Read More »Factory Home Building in Canada
According to the Manufactured Housing Institute of Canada (MHICA), there are two broad categories of factory built homes in Canada. The MHICA describes these in the two paragraphs that follow. Manufactured Homes Manufactured (Mobile) homes are factory-built home and can be up to 95% completed when leaving the factory. The homes are typically built with an integrated sub-frame that allows …
Read More »Princeton’s Manufactured Housing ‘definition,’ You’ve Got to Be Kidding!
MHLivingNews.com decided to see how others define a manufactured home. The first result that came up in Google was surprising and shockingly incorrect. Princeton, for the record, a manufactured home is legally NOT a mobile home. There have been no ‘mobile homes’ built in the United States since June 15, 1976, when the current legal definition and construction requirements for …
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