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Cavco expects to buy Palm Harbor...Cavco Industries Inc., a Phoenix-based maker of manufactured homes, said it expected to get approval today from a Delaware Bankruptcy Court judge to purchase competitor Palm Harbor Homes Inc. of Dallas...click here

Trash to Treasure...As the United States comes out of recession, Henry expects Americans to take a new look at manufactured housing, which is cheaper than stick-built homes but has improved in terms of quality...click here

Now Couldn't be a Better Time to Buy a Manufactured Home...Manufactured housing offers a unique source of quality, non subsidized homes that people can afford. Unlike the site-built sector, manufactured home quality is still held to the highest standards...click here

EPA Says Over 1 Million Energy Star Homes Built in the United States...The Energy Star program is arguably the best known energy efficiency program to consumers worldwide....click here

Barriers to Affordable Housing...The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) considers housing affordable if it costs less than 30 percent of a family's income. Yet, according to HUD, 12 million renters and homeowners spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing.click here

Solar-powered lodge debuts at Herkimer Diamond Mines...A new environmentally friendly camping-lodge design unveiled at the Herkimer Diamond Mines on Monday could soon become a model for similar facilities around the country, company officials said...click here

HUD PROPOSES NEW RULE TO ALLOW ON-SITE COMPLETION OF FACTORY-BUILT MANUFACTURED HOMES...HUD's proposed rule would simplify the manufactured housing construction process by establishing new uniform procedures that would, under certain circumstances, permit manufacturers to complete construction of their homes at the installation site without obtaining advance approval from HUD...click here