December 21st is literally the shortest, darkest day of 2018. From this point on, the daylight get about 2 minutes longer a day until the summer solstice on June 21, 2019. So, on the worst week on the Dow in about a decade, we’ll look at Grinch-like data-point that should …
Darkest, Shortest Day 2018, Markets Dump, Apt Rentals Bump, Housing Slump$ Read More
Al Kemp is the Executive Director of the Manufactured Home Park Owners Alliance (MHPOA) of British Columbia (BC). That Canadian trade group’s manufactured home community (MHC) members, say Kemp, has an average vacancy rate of one site for every two properties. Rephrased, those BC community owners have ½ a …
In a press release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, Zillow has timed the results of their own study on homelessness in the U.S.A. near the date that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annual report to Congress occurred. The Zillow findings are eye …
There will be a brief commentary below on the snapshot of the manufactured housing market this evening. That will be followed by Jim Cramer’s – the Mad Money show host – commentary on left-of-center business and investment focused news site, CNBC. Cramer has been a vocal critic of the Fed’s …
There is a measure of joy among tens of thousands of workers in 20 states about the coming rise in minimum wage that will occur in 2019. But wages have been rising naturally at the national level at the highest pace in years. How much a worker makes can, …
The holiday season hasn’t caused the Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina still-new communications person to slow down. Janae Frazier has stepped up to the plate with two new pro-industry videos produced on the MHISC’s YouTube channel in December, 2018. The two videos are entirely different styles, as a …
State Association Steps Up, Promoting Manufactured Home Communities Investing Read More
Informed sources with and connected to Clayton Homes reveals new angles on an emerging, as well as previously stories. According to sources, in under 2 years, Clayton Homes has and will invest some $55,000,000 in technology tied to the manufactured home buyer’s shopping experience. Clayton has demonstrated some of their virtual tour technology …
For years, MHLivingNews and MHProNews have made the case that federal and state housing budgets could be stretched by a proper understanding and use of modern manufactured homes. MHProNews periodically spotlights this vexing issue because it represents both opportunity and a tragedy that is debatably avoidable in many …
The Louisiana Manufactured Housing Association (LMHA) video below takes a tact at defending and promoting the acceptance of manufactured homes that is noteworthy. It could have utilized the singularly important point of HUD Code manufactured home enhanced preemption, or any number of other research points that were …
Spotlighting Pro-Growth Educational Effort by Louisiana Manufactured Housing Association Read More
“It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. On the other hand, we’d be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So we’ll take a look at whether insiders have been buying …
We are periodically asked for an executive summary of the issues that have caused the purported manipulation of the most affordable kind of permanent housing in America. What follows is that executive summary, and it will include two complimentary threads. Read the text. Then look at the illustrated cartoon-style …
New HUD Code manufactured home factories are gaining traction, as manufactured and modular housing shipments have been recovering. Skyline-Champion’s (SKY) soon-to-open production center in Leesville, LA is our focus for this evening’s market focus. Scroll down beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value to see that report. If you’re new, …
The issue that follows is tied to allegations of corruption, how that impacts affordable housing, and thus millions of Americans, plus taxpayer funded budgets. At its core, it’s not a matter of one political party over that one. It seems that the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and the Berkshire …
Affordable housing, working and middle class incomes are far from a new issue. They have been part of the national scene in the U.S. for decades, as this brief recap and linked reports will serve to outline. And sexual or other scandals have arguably often taken those long-pressing issues …
Scandalous, Presidential Politics, Affordable Housing, Mobile and Manufactured Homes Read More
Perhaps it was no surprise. Perhaps it was a safe call. But our prior MHProNews reports on Legacy Housing’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) proved to be prescient. On a day when the Cavco Industries (CVCO), Skyline Champion (SKY), and even Clayton Homes parent Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) all took a slide, …
Legacy Housing Exclusive to MHProNews on Firm’s Solid IPO, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
The timing of the Legacy Housing IPO is an interesting. The firm is attracting attention on its own merits from investors and analysts, who – for example – note that the two principles will have some 57 percent of the stock. The solid growth track-record for Legacy (LEGH), …
With Storm Clouds Over Cavco, Eyes on Legacy Housing (LEGH) IPO Today Read More
The Associated Press (AP) is reporting that “Former Obama housing chief Julian Castro says he’s taking a step toward a possible White House campaign in 2020 by forming a presidential exploratory committee,” with an announced decision set for Jan. 12, 2019. Castro is said to be the second …
Yesterday, we posted an update on Cavco Industries. Not long after, we received a news tip from a source with a legal insight on their SEC related woes. That will be our market update, found further below, this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature …
Every year, numerous manufactured housing producers put on a what they call a “plant show.” A plant show can be thought of as something akin to a mini-trade show that is specific to a single manufactured housing producers brands. They are often held at or near “the plant,” …
These are #NettlesomeThings. A Clayton retailer sent a long message as part of a confidential news tip, that included the following. The Daily Business News on MHProNews has added our customary bold/brown to reflect a direct quote, but the rest are emphasis and typos are in the sender’s original …
“Lots of Sizzle,” Clayton Sales Performance, Other MHI & Clayton Homes News Tips Read More
