The idea of land lease is almost as old as the idea of land ownership. Farmers, businesses, office buildings, shopping centers and conventional construction may be built on land that is leased. The same is true for manufactured homes, which can be built on “fee simple” or land that is owned, as well as on land that is leased from …
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When Saw movie series star Betsy Russell listed her stunning, custom manufactured home overlooking Malibu beach recently, it drew national attention. Yet TMZ and much of the mainstream media are both dazzled and dazed. They fawn, but also “really don’t get it” about the amazing value and lifestyle this home provides Russell and other savvy owners like her. ManufacturedHomeLivingNews will showcase photos of actress Russell’s place as …
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When Saw movie series star Betsy Russell listed her stunning, custom manufactured home overlooking Malibu beach recently, it drew national attention. Yet TMZ and much of the mainstream media are both dazzled and dazed. They fawn, but also “really don’t get it” about the amazing value and lifestyle this home provides Russell and other savvy owners like her. ManufacturedHomeLivingNews will showcase photos of actress Russell’s place as …
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What if there were a true cure for cancer, but for whatever reason, the medical profession failed to embrace it? Or what if some MDs embraced the hypothetical cure, but others and most public officials turned their nose up at the solution, allegedly because it was more profitable to keep the status quo than it would be to cure the …
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American Banker reported on an effort by Doug Ryan and other non-profit leaders to get more lending on manufactured homes by community and other bankers. Ryan is the director for affordable home ownership at the nonprofit Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). Ryan points to a recent study done by the Fair Mortgage Collaborative as part of the reason he and …
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August 4-10, 2013 is being hailed in Washington, D. C. as National Building Systems Week. The project is sponsored by the Building Systems Council (BSC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The event includes modular, concrete, panelized and log homes that can save time and money compared to a traditional-build home. MHLivingNews is told by realestaterama that factory …
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The RV-MH Hall of Fame is an event, museum and educational center all rolled into one. It is located right off Interstates 80 and 90 at 21565 Executive Parkway Elkhart Indiana 46514. The 100,000 square foot center has two levels, is often home to periodic regional RV Shows, as can be seen to the right in the photo below. On …
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by Dave Shanklin “I own my manufactured home free and clear, and I need to borrow about $20,000 for home improvements. Can you help me?” Nearly every manufactured home owner has at least one time inquired about a getting “cash-out” loan or a home equity loan for their in-park factory-built home. Especially since the financial meltdown of 2008, this question …
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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 …
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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. …
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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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he two videos that follow are a pair of couples out of the millions who live happily in manufactured home land lease communities across the United States and Canada. One of the first things that jump at you as you watch these videos is that these are not actors, these are real people sharing from the heart. Both of these …
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by Mary Beth Juergens I had the opportunity to speak during a session at the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association’s 65th annual meeting in Cedar Rapids held on November 12th. I want to again congratulate their entire association for organizing such an educational event. I enjoyed being among so many professionals with such enthusiasm and dedication to helping Iowans (and those in …
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Expert Real Estate Tips interviews Architect Sarah Susanka in this video that follows. Architect Sarah Susanka describes manufactured, modular and prefab housing. She speaks about the quality, how logical it is, but also about the many home design potentials. Manufactured housing is built in a controlled environment by craftspeople. Sus
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