“I’m a political researcher from Christchurch New Zealand. I believe in freedom…” says author Trevor Loudon about himself. Loudon’s book, “Barack Obama and the Enemies Within“ currently gets 4.1 stars from readers on Amazon. His next book, “Enemies Within: Communists, Socialists and Progressives in the U.S. Congress,” enjoys a …
“The Enemies Within,” Pacific Freedom Foundation, Author Trevor Loudon Read More
Israel began Wednesday to install houses at its first new settlement in about 25 years, says Agence France Presse (AFP). “A number of prefabricated mobile homes were delivered to the site that will become Amichai, the first new settlement sanctioned by the Israeli government since 1991,” per AFP’s YouTube page. …
Israelis Install New Prefab “Mobile Homes” In New Settlement Read More
Near Houston, in a residential style neighborhood off Atascocita Road in Humble, TX is Classic Pine Estates. It was a seen as a hot property when it was developed. Among its bragging points? A full two-story HUD Code manufactured home, reportedly built by Fleetwood Homes, circa 2002. According to Zillow, …
Reaching for the Sky, Multiple Level HUD Code Manufactured Homes Read More
The Daily Business News reported yesterday about the looming deadline for comments to HUD about regulatory reforms desired by industry members, home owners, and others interested in manufactured housing. Federal Manufactured Housing Program Review Comments Due Next Week, 2.26.2018 The message below reflects the essence of a comment letter …
HUD Comment Letter – FR-6075-N-01 Regulatory Review of Manufactured Housing Rules Read More
After the MHProNews exposed – via a news tip – the plan by the resident activist group MHAction to protest the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) annual meeting last year, MHAction organizers pivoted and apparently went to ‘Plan B.’ Instead of protesting at MHI – where their element of surprise was …
Frank Rolfe, MHU/RV Horizons Protest by MHAction; Nathan Smith/SSK/MHI Flashbacks? Read More
Housing rehabilitation loans are available for mobile/manufactured homes in mobile home parks, says the Winona Daily News. While this program is for parts of Minnesota, similar programs exist in other states and markets too. “Semcac, a Community Action Agency serving southeastern Minnesota, has funds available through Minnesota Housing for housing …
Some weeks ago, MHProNews teased in an article that MHI ought to attempt to meet with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Given the new leadership under pro-business, and less-activist acting director Mick Mulvaney, such a meeting could prove useful to the industry’s lenders, and all those who used …
Inside Scoop Mulvaney-CFPB and MHI, Berkshire Hathaway Company Meeting Detail$ Read More
Award winning investigative reporter and best-selling author, Sharyl Attkisson begins her research with a simple premise. “Follow the money.” The award-winning Attkisson knows from experience that the connections and trail that money creates can be revealing. In analysis of the Urban Institute research on their controversial report on …
There are several developing stories with focused upon the manufactured housing industry in process. Several news tips have come in, including responses from sources such as the Urban Institute. We are giving them an opportunity today to clarify, before we publish. Which brings up these 2 questions. Who …
A source messaged to say that, “…these people have long knives.” A quote in the new, special report reads: “The time for sustainable growth is now…The time for fear is ending.” It’s a new, insider look, at what has brought the manufactured home industry to its current crossroads, and …
Let’s be clear. The withdrawal letter now-published by the Manufactured Housing Communities of Arizona (MHCA) on Industry Voices is sober. It is a low key, ‘here are the facts’ now-open letter about why they’ve quit the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). But it might as well have been a bomb, as …
Warren Buffett gave billions to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Accordng to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation website, that organzation in turn gave millions of dollars to the Urban Institute. The Urban Institute (UI) recently published a report on manufactured housing. The Urban Institute …
“Follow the Money” – Controversial Urban Institute Report on Manufactured Housing Read More
“This report by Innovation Trail reporter Jenna Flanagan introduces an Ithaca, N.Y.-area man who is trying to make a big impact on the homeless — one tiny house at a time,” says their YouTube page. Innovation Trail “is a reporting project that aims to help the public gain a better …
This will be an overview. A series of one liners, links, and facts. They will all tie it all together with last night’s State of the Union, (SOTU) and what has been taking place surrounding the event. Industry impacts will be considered. Sound Bites and “Open For Business” Politics …
SOTU, Manufactured Housing Business, Regulations, Investments, Americans, and You Read More
Washington, D.C., January 30, 2018 – On January 29, 2018, HUD Secretary Dr. Benjamin Carson met with a delegation of officials from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). “MHARR’s delegation provided the Secretary with a first-hand opportunity to hear the concerns of smaller industry businesses regarding the operation of …
Investopedia said that, “According to the College Board, the average annual tuition at a private university is $31,231 for the 2014-2015 academic year. With room, board and fees included, the total is $42,419. That means, over four years, a typical NYU student will pay $84,212 more than the average for a private-university attendee.” …
America and the Manufactured Housing Industry’s Future – It’s in Their Hands?! Read More
There are not many adults who doubt that America is highly divided today. It’s not a coincidence. This week’s Masthead looked at an insightful quote from former President Barack Obama. Per the Hill, “Former President Obama said in an interview that Fox News viewers and NPR listeners are living on …
Disturbing Trend of Two Very Different Views of America, Understanding Why Read More
The industry has two national trade association’s, but only one claims to represent every segment of the factory-built home industry. That one would be the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Whatever they do, whatever they fail to accomplish, it obviously impacts your manufactured home industry’s image, and your ability to …
Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior’s life and career are historic in every sense. Without question, he and those who worked with him, changed the arc of America in his time. The Daily Business News on MHProNews have used thought-provoking, inspirational quotes from Dr. King for years. Why? Frankly, not only …
Facts can be nettlesome. Stating the obvious, successful businesses rely on facts. Most businesses do better when there is economic, legal, and regulatory clarity. For investors and business professionals, certainty – dependability – matters. Just as the power to tax is the power to destroy, so too regulatory burdens …
“What the Hell?” “The Audacity of Hope” – Obama, Trump, Presidential Promises Kept, & MH Read More
