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Community Signs - What You Need to Know

Property Management
MHCO

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration specifies the standards for all traffic signs. On both public streets and private property streets on which the public has access, signs must adhere to these standards.

Finance: Good Times

Property Management
MHCO

Most commercial real estate lenders who survived the 2008 market meltdown have worked through their troubled assets, and are once again lending. New lenders, including a multitude of conduit lenders, have joined the fray in anticipation of a large spike in the volume of maturing loans over the next three years.

Legislative Update - Legislative Task Force, Discussions on Rent, Coalition Bill

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter

The last two weeks in the Oregon Legislature have been hectic.  Yesterday was the deadline for bills in their originating chamber to move out of that chamber.  In other words, House bills need to be out of House Committees and Senate bills had to be out of the Senate.  This results in a large number of legislative proposals not moving forward which almost always is a good thing.&

Legislative Update - Key Legislation Passes in Oregon House.

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter

On Monday morning the Oregon House of Reprentatives unanimously passed HB 3016 - the manufactured home landlord-tenant bill. This legislation contains the elimination of past due property taxes on an abandoned home when the community owner wants to purchase the abandoned home. This is MHCO's top legislative issue. We now move on to the Oregon Senate.

What is Customer Service?

Property Management
MHCO

The importance of customer service can vary depending on the product or service, customer or industry. The manufactured housing industry can provide a customer with many areas of satisfaction. We have the opportunity to provide a nice, safe community to live in.

Refinancing Mobile Home Loan at Lower Rate

Property Management
MHCO

One decision can make a significant difference in monthly payments: whether to finance the mobile home with a personal property loan or a mortgage.


Personal property loans, known as chattel loans, have much higher interest rates than mortgages. To some owners of manufactured homes, refinancing chattel loans into mortgages could reduce monthly housing expenses.