Don’t look now, but a subject that MHProNews has been spotlighting for years has now drawn President Donald J. Trump’s attention. There are many things this could mean, which will be part of our market focus for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – …
“HUD Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson, as the saying goes, “gets it.” – wrote Mark Weiss, JD, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in a new Issues and Perspectives. “First, and most fundamentally, he understands – and has very plainly stated — that to …
MHI SVP Lesli Gooch & MHARR CEO Mark Weiss Bookend New, Prior HUD Controversies Read More
During this affordable housing crisis, there are several arguments to be made for a broader use of manufactured housing. But discriminatory local zoning is often a barrier. A new ruling is being embraced by HUD and others as a welcome development that could lead to more manufactured home placements. …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has been critiqued a number of times by industry professionals for their demonstrably failed strategy to grow industry sales by using paid advertorials. As but one barometer of the lack of sales being driven for manufactured housing (MH), while RVs have grown in …
Let’s be honest. Not everyone gets it. So, savvy industry pros must help others ‘get it.’ That’s a transparent reason why we do reports like this one. With a pro-business builder in the Oval Office, it’s wise to flashback to a time before President Gerald R. Ford praised …
Help Others “Get It” – Loans on “Mobile Homes” Promoted by Another U.S. President Read More
“The Metro regional government is headed without much fuss toward a decision on whether to open more land for development,” said the Oregon Live (OL). The evaluation of whether to expand the Portland metro’s urban growth boundary, beyond which development is tightly restricted rarely avoids controversy. “Metro estimates …
For the next few minutes, we will set aside the questions that routinely swirl around potential “Cause and Effects” of the data that follows. This report will focus instead on pure facts, trend-lines, and evidence. For twenty (+/-) years, there’s been a growing need for quality affordable housing. …
Trendlines Don’t Lie, Real Challenges, Hidden Manufactured Housing Opportunities Revealed Read More
National Multifamily Housing Council® (NMHC) and National Association or Realtors® (NAR) are the sources for bulk of the data and graphics, shown below. The executive summary could be captured with a statement made by Scholastica ‘Gay’ Cororaton, Certified Business Economist (CBE), with the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). …
Apartments vs. Manufactured Housing, NMHC and NAR Data, Opportunities Read More
The headline painfully from KTVU suggests a step down. “Moving into mobile homes to stay in Silicon Valley.” But if a reader gets passed their headline, something else may discovered. The unstated paradigm is in the Fox 2 report is that something is wrong with mobile home living, and …
“As U.S. home prices have increased faster than wages for 70 straight months, buyers in markets like these have finally had enough, at least for now. There are still plenty of markets where homebuyer demand is strong. But for the first time in years, we are getting reports from managers …
“Buyers Have Had Enough,” says Redfin’s Glenn Kelman Read More
Campbell Brown is Facebook’s head of news partnerships. According to reports from The Australian, Drudge, and the Sun, Brown told a group of media executives down under that they have to “Work with us or end up in hospice.” Hospice is defined by Google’s dictionary as “providing care …
“Work With Us Or Die,” Threat from Facebook’s Brown, per SUN Report Read More
To tee-up the Kevin Clayton, Lesli Gooch portions of this article, the Daily Business News on MHProNews will start with noteworthy development in media. When voices from the political and economic left – and the conservative/libertarian economic and political right – broadly agree on a core issue, that alone …
While manufactured housing professionals are struggling at historically low levels, Robbie Antonio is demonstrating his ability to do billions of dollars in deals globally. “This is an exciting period for the company as we continue to expand our footprint worldwide. Bahrain is an important part of this expansion because …
Billions in Global Deals, Flying Above the Fray for Unicorn Prefab Builder Read More
As the United States begins to flex more economic muscle, there are increasing signs in markets from China, Europe to now Turkey that are reflecting weaknesses in markets overseas. Today, Turkey grabbed the headlines, and some experts share their take. It’s a troubling reminder why manufactured housing is a much …
We’ll weigh in on this Freddie Mac handout promoting manufactured housing another time, but would value that of the readers of Daily Business News on MHProNews. Here it is, below. We just have this suggestion, as you look at this handout from Freddie Mac, meant to promote manufactured housing. Please …
Freddie Mac’s Manufactured Housing, Myths vs Facts – Your Professional Thoughts? Read More
Executive Summary? The facts are black and white. Eye-opening. Some RV vs. MH Shipment Performance Facts: The RV industry shipped more units in March of 2018 than did the entire manufactured housing industry through June of 2018. Good for them, ouch for our industry. In 1998, when HUD …
What RV Industry’s 2018, Prior Results Reveal for Manufactured Housing Read More
Wouldn’t it be refreshing if certain folks in Arlington, VA made an admission like the headline confession Heritage’s Edwin Fuelner made on camera? But, the focus for this evening’s market report isn’t that, rather, it is two-prime points. General economy/jobs, and the under-reported internal struggles in China over the trade …
“I Admit, I was Wrong,” said Heritage’s Feulner, Plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
Wheat and chaff. Take the best information that a source provides, sift out the chaff, and voila! You have useful information. The headline two quotes above are from the old tag line of the NYTimes, which brought the industry the sensationalistic “The Cold, Hard Lessons of Mobile Home …
If you listen to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies video below, the outlook for affordable housing sounds bleak. By contrast, Mark Weiss, in a soon-to-be-released commentary, told MHProNews that “HUD Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson, as the saying goes, “gets it.” First, and most fundamentally, …
“The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a “Notice of Data Availability and Request for Information” (“Notice”) regarding its previously dormant manufactured housing energy conservation standards rulemaking in the August 3, 2018 edition of the Federal Register (see copy attached),” said the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) …
MHPro Alert: DOE Issues Manufactured Housing Energy Rule RFI Read More
