In the waning days of 2018, the political tag line in Washington, D.C. might be “It’s the border, stupid.” Stocks swung wildly again but closed only slightly down on a day that President Donald J. Trump apparently surprised “Chuck and Nancy” into doing an on-camera border security and wall funding …
It should be a given that the upper management of Clayton Homes, and their Arlington, VA based Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) are in favor of their stated agendas. No sooner than MHI released their self-promotion video, than the industry’s new home shipments data – those …
“What Are We, Chopped Liver?” MHI Member December 2018 Reactions Read More
Manufactured housing trade show season begins in only a few weeks. First at Louisville, then about 2 months later at Tunica, independent producers of HUD Code manufactured homes, state coded modular housing, ANSI code RV ‘Park Model,’ and tiny houses are among the types of factory-built housing products that …
From time to time state association executives or their staff send hot links into their members to select members. These are often about mainstream news stories that the executive or an association staffer at times fails to carefully check. We’re human, it happens. But as MHProNews reported last …
If you were a housing shopper, would you buy a home from a cat killer? Hold that thought, as we’ll deal with the alleged cat-killing manufactured home community (MHC) owner noted in the headline in a few moments. But first, realize that if it isn’t cat killing, the …
“Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire…” – part of a children’s rhyme to discourage dishonesty. “You want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught.” – Mark Twain, advice to youth, per Speakola. “Just because something isn’t a lie does not mean that …
“Pants on Fire” – Latest New Manufactured Housing Shipment Report Read More
Whatever your position is on Nancy Pelosi (CA-D), she is proving you can’t beat someone with no one. That principle applies in numerous aspects of one’s business or professional life too, including our once far-greater in scope industry. Affordable housing advocates need more than a lament. Those who …
If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, chances are, it’s a duck. It’s useful, because of the insights revealed. What’s useful? The costly Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) self-defense, self-promotion video is arguably a fine razzle dazzle production. Their video obviously reflects the issues MHI’s leadership and …
Before we get into the purported Clayton/21st/MHI “kill shots” in our headline and feature image, a few words – a preface – are in order. Preface: We consider ourselves to be among those independent industry professionals who are positive-goals and solution-oriented people by nature. Those who know us …
Clayton’s Miss, Kevin and Tim’s Manufactured Housing Kill Shot, More Read More
It is one of the most controversial issues in the manufactured housing industry today. Through their apparent power at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), Clayton Homes has backed the notion of a “new class of manufactured homes.” It is a thorny issue, as there are various, divided views …
America and our industry are suffering under several interrelated issues. Let’s do a quick survey with links to details, and then push onto a specific and time sensitive example for manufactured housing. One is arguably the problem of monopoly, impacts many industries, not only ours. That is not today’s focus, …
Crisis of Misinformation, Fact Checks, and Manufactured Housing Read More
The Conference Board has released its latest data, which dipped slightly, but is still near its historic high for the past decade. Consumer confidence is periodically cited by publicly traded manufactured home producers as important for buyers to make that major purchasing decision. Other recent data reflects what could …
Consumer Confidence High Heading into Holidays, Per Conference Board, Retail Sales Surge Read More
Not one, but two different former independent HUD Code manufactured housing retailers that sold out to Clayton Homes in recent years revealed a surprising trend to MHProNews. Retail traffic – manufactured home shoppers – at formerly independently-owned manufactured home sales centers declined after Clayton Homes bought their locations, …
Clayton Homes Owned Sales Centers Reveal Surprising Trend Read More
“In one industry after another, big companies have become more dominant over the past 15 years, new data show.” reads the subheading for “The Monopolization of America” by David Leonhardt. “Like an onion, many political issues have layers within layers, and sometimes they make you want to cry. …
New York Times-David Leonhardt-“The Monopolization of America,” Manufactured Housing Slant Read More
Reminder. A “mantra” is a refrain, a chant, a repetition of some important point. The reminder of the need for a mantra is ever-timely for manufactured housing professionals who understand the value of grasping reality globally, but then Acting Robustly Locally. In a new release to the Daily …
“It’s a huge business opportunity. With more than 600,000 new homes sold in the U.S. alone last year, there are billions of dollars to be made by anyone who can get a head start in dragging the industry into the tech age — something Amazon has accomplished in multiple …
Details Emerging on Amazon’s Plans for Plant PreFab Modular Home Investment Read More
The truth can be stranger than fiction. Prepare to scratch your head in wonder, to be stunned, or both. But the evidence will be provided, and you can decide for yourself whatever you think it means to you, your business, the manufactured home industry, and our nation that is seeking …
A report and analysis from Columbus, GA linked further below from earlier today includes the interview of a man who stated that he was homeless prior to moving into an affordable manufactured home. Now an official in that town is threatening to close the community that provided a once-homeless man with …
If there is one thing that almost everyone likes, it’s good press. The reverse of that reality is that public officials, mainstream media, and professionals dread media scrutiny that reveals unjust behavior. Against that backdrop is the following mainstream news story out of Columbus, GA. It focused on a …
Public Official, ABC News, Manufactured Home Community Owner Clash Over Resident Concerns Read More
A new article on Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) points out praise across the left-right partisan divide in favor of modern manufactured homes. That same new Thanksgiving Day report also pulls together elements from both national trade associations that are based in or near Washington, D.C. In that …
