As the Daily Business News on MHProNews signaled on Sunday, a new program is being promoted that aims to help change the image of manufactured homes. In an on-the-record email, Mike Bullard, communications director for ROC USA said as follows to MHProNews’ publisher, L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach: “Good …
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“Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” “This [saying] has frequently been ascribed to Sun Tzu and once in a while to Niccolò Machiavelli or Petrarch,” says Edwar Louk in Quora “yet there are no distributed sources saying which was its origin before its utilization by “Michael …
“FHA is in good hands, guarding against excessive risks, protecting the American taxpayer, and remaining true to our core mission to facilitate safe and affordable mortgage options for qualified borrowers.” – HUD Secretary Ben Carson, M.D. “As we look to the future, FHA must continue to seek the …
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Before diving into this report, in fairness, several state manufactured housing association reports have been sent to the Daily Business News on MHProNews for possible fact-checks and analysis. That’s said to be clear that selecting this one from the Illinois Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA) should not be misconstrued …
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What’s the “Enemy of Capitalism?” That’s a question that John Stossel asks in this thought-provoking video. There are good reasons for taking a ‘wheat and chaff’ approach to information sourcing. Sometimes it will be the Washington Post, but at other times, it may be the Washington Examiner or the …
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The report by WFLA, an NBC affiliate in Tampa, FL, is so glowing, one must wonder if the article and report were ‘commissioned,’ or a straight-news report. The Daily Business News on MHProNews asked WFLA. Normally, mainstream news media are happy to say, unless it is a de facto advertorial, …
PreFab SunDog’s Leaders Encourage Buyers to “Contain Yourself” Read More
A well-placed source said from inside the hexagon began by saying something in a series of messages to MHProNews that thousands of manufactured housing (MH) industry professionals know. “MH is a logical solution to the affordable housing crisis in our cities. Does not matter [,]1 they are typically run …
It goes without saying that life is a series of marathons, not just a single sprint. That: first home sale, that first business deal, that first new client, are important. But once isn’t enough. Repetition is critical for learning. Systems that can more routinely produce the desired outcome are …
Work, Life Balance and MHVille, Monday Morning Manufactured Housing Meeting Read More
From New York to California, there have been protesters who’ve carried signs saying the “rent is too damn high.” It’s vexing. Because this ought to be yet another signal for manufactured housing professionals and investors to better understand the dynamics that could spark the industry’s authentic return as …
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“It was then best of times, it was the worst of times…” – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens was writing about the French Revolution, but considering the famous opening to his novel, “A Tale or Two Cities,” one might believe that Nostradamus was writing about the USA …
In a new “Issues and Perspectives,” Mark Weiss, JD, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Institute for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) addresses the following question. Q: Why is the HUD monitoring contract so important? The following three ‘pull quotes’ from his full column below sheds light on that timely topic. …
MHARR Warns Single Source Federal Contract is “Bridge to Nowhere” Read More
Pay more attention to what people do than to what they’ve said or promised. Then, “Follow the Money.” There have been several reports in recent years that have spotlighted troubling claims of problems with respect to Clayton Homes, and their Berkshire Hathaway lending affiliates, 21st Mortgage Corp and …
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As a reminder to readers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said the following last month about a request by Fannie Mae to modify their Duty to Serve (DTS) manufactured housing plan. Here’s the release below, which will be followed by the MHProNews attached comments and related links. …
Mayor Dean Dickey of Columbia, Tennessee was asked to comment via video about Countryside Village location of UMH Properties. As a housekeeping note for this report, recent data and information from UMH Properties (UMH) will be laced between some other commentary which may not be directly related to …
Mayor Sounds Off on UMH Properties – Data, Documents, & More Read More
Every good company, indeed every professional, should have a general short-, medium-, and long-term strategy or business plan. What should your short-term strategy include? Consider the following sobering points. Every manufactured home business professional who has been in the business for 2 years or more has encountered several …
MHProNews led the way in reporting last summer about the entry of the private equity giant – the Blackstone Group, LP – into the manufactured home community space of the industry. We’ve tracked their stock, along with others, ever since in our evening market closing ticker. Blackstone themselves have largely …
According to a media release to MHProNews via Berkshire Hathaway owned, BusinessWire, ICON announces a deal to close $9 million dollars in funding for what could be the most serious competitor to HUD Code manufactured homes on the horizon today. ICON, as the Daily Business News on MHProNews …
On October 17, 2018, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) each sent out a separate ‘News & Updates’ to their readers and members. NOTICE: if anyone spots any factual error in this report, please notify us immediately. Thank you. A …
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Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, M.D., was featured on Bloomberg’s Kevin Cirilli on “Bloomberg Markets: The Close.” Carson discussed HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, and Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) reform. Each of those directly or indirectly impacts manufactured housing. HUD …
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The new video interview with actively retired businessman and minister, Donald Tye, Jr., draws to a close with these words from Tye. “We are a nation of laws,” Tye said. Tye explained that when laws aren’t enforced, all people and the nation at large suffers. The useful, and often …
“A Nation of Laws” – Donald Tye, Jr. Affordable Housing, and Manufactured Homes Read More
