If you listen to Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Secretary Hillary Clinton or her supporters – such as Warren Buffett – you’d think that the rich aren’t paying enough in taxes. Their answer? Raise them. Tax the rich sounds easy, especially when there are fewer of them to vote against …
Bernie Sanders, Steve Forbes, Prager U – Tax Reform, Facts, Fiction, and Fake News Read More
The first word heard from Oklahoma on the subject of a new manufactured home community breaking ground was, “Awesome!” That industry professional’s email added, “We haven’t had a new community in years.” But some of those living in Edmond, OK nearby the new project don’t think this is an “awesome” …
“Awesome!” New Manufactured Home Community Draws Firestorm of Local, Industry Reactions Read More
“It is what our country is, it is a country of immigrants. We have not recently done a very good job of remembering who we are.” – George Clooney, commenting on President Trump’s border and immigration policies. (1) “He doesn’t feel like Amal and the twins are safe living in …
Battle of the Stars, Manufactured Housing, Security, and America First Read More
The comments deadline to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) regarding the controversial Duty to Serve (DTS) Manufactured Housing by the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs or “Enterprises”) are reportedly due at Monday night, by 11:59 PM. MHProNews and MHLivingNews publisher L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach submitted the comments, linked here as …
GSEs Duty to Serve Manufactured Housing Comments Due by 11:59 PM 7-10-2017 Read More
With the G-20 summit underway, HotAir reports on a study out of England that says that President Donald J. Trump’s tough talk on trade could be working for the U.S. It isn’t just the Brits and G20 conference. China is asking the U.S. not to punish them with sanctions over …
British Report on Tough Talking Trump on Trade, Impact Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) recent legislative fly-in reportedly had the lowest turn-out in years; perhaps ever, according to sources who said they were in attendance. The event was touted by MHI as focusing on two main issues. 1) HUD Regulatory overreach, and 2) Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act …
MHI’s Legislative Fly-In, Turnout and Impact Report Read More
“Affordable home ownership is Human Capital Investing as opposed to warehousing humans like cattle in a corral,” said Donald Tye, Jr. He made that and other potent comments as part of an in-depth upcoming video interview and related conversations with a man who understands factory-built housing after decades of first …
Meet Donald Tye, The Flashback Fast-Forward Face of Factory-Built Homes?! Read More
The odds of passing the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) backed “Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act” may be rising. Sources tell MHProNews that MHI has reported to their members in an email yesterday that, “the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) passed the language of …
In what the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) says is a violation of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders issued January 20, 2017 to ease regulations, the HUD MH program published an interpretive bulletin (IB) in the Federal Register that will alter the standards for MH foundations in “freezing …
Retailers, Communities, Producers Warned – Another HUD Power Grab Read More
“It is of concern to me,” Hjelle said. “We are seeing a significant increase in the affordable housing area, which I would consider starter homes, mobile homes [sic], condos and apartments. More so than in the higher-end homes.” Snohomish (WA) County Assessor Linda Hjelle, was commenting on the increase in …
The Herald Leader reports that the Siloam Springs, Arkansas Board of Directors approved a pair of moratoriums on Tuesday to “buy time for city code change on medical marijuana and mobile home [sic] trailer parks [sic].” The local paper said that “The moratoriums will temporarily prohibit applications from being made …
In the 1970’s President Jimmy Carter urged the nation to turn down thermostats as a way of conserving resources, to become “energy independent” from foreign countries. Some wags suggested Americans lower our body temperature below 98.6 as a means to conserve energy. Now, some forty plus years later, the Trump …
OPEC Disarray May Yield Manufactured Housing Industry Hooray Read More
The New June 2017 articles on the MHProNews.com home page are live, with the full line up on display at this link here. If you’ve been super busy, traveling, have been on vacation, or are new to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, welcome to our weekly recap of the Manufactured Housing Industry’s “News, Tips …
Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News June 18 to June 25, 2017 Read More
The hands down king of affordable permanent housing in the U. S. is single section (a.k.a. ‘single wide’) manufactured homes. On a cost per square foot basis, they are hard to beat, as U.S. Census Bureau – and other research from sources such as Zillow, or the National Association of …
Are Americans Hunting for the Single Sectional Manufactured Home Alternative? Read More
The AZ Republic has been reporting on a brewing scandal that could make FEMA’s embarrassment over their Louisiana placement of Manufactured Housing Units (MHUs) pale by comparison. The Navajo Housing Authority spent $12 million building 91 new homes, all but one was later demolished. Then, “After failing to spend nearly …
Modular Housing Scandal? HUD Investigating, Senator McCain Blasts, Wants Reforms Read More
“Credit is one of the most powerful devices of the financial system designed over time by modern societies. It gives people the freedom to spend money now – whether to cover a medical expense, an emergency repair, buy a home or send their child to school – and pay it …
Alabama’s Geneva City Council approved a new “mobile home” [sic] ordinance this month, removing an ‘age limit’ for manufactured homes allowed in their city. Previously, the town barred manufactured homes more than 12 years old from being placed. WTVY Channel 4 reports that now the city’s building inspector will determine …
While manufactured housing “consolidation” is on the minds of thousands of MH industry professionals, a result of recent Daily Business News reports – or due to this manufactured home industry overview (click here) – it’s happening in other U.S. industry sectors too. Since finance is a routine hot topic among …
Consolidation? Not just Manufactured Housing, Look at Banking – Similar Causes? Read More
Andrea Levere, president of CFED has announced that as of this morning, their organization is rebranding as Prosperity Now. Levere tells MHProNews that, “For 38 years, CFED has been a leader in the effort to create economic opportunity for all. Over the course of nearly four decades, our work has transformed from …
Starting Today, it’s Prosperity Now, CFED’s Rebranding Read More
Europeans, Asians, Canadians and others world-wide are among those who come to the U.S. – and/or research online – about the differences and similarities between their version of factory crafted housing with what is found here in the United States. That same exercise is useful in reverse. It’s helpful to …
Michael Geller, Making a Home for Manufactured Housing, a Vision for America Read More
