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President Trump Remarks to Union, Signs Executive Order on Energy & Infrastructure, Plus MH Market Updates

There are numerous ties between energy sector jobs and factory-built housing. UMH Properties (UMH), to name but one example, has a significant location count in the Marcellus region.  Several producers are keen on workforce housing, or retailers who sell homes to those who work in the energy sector. On a …

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Gen Z – Manufactured Housing Independents’ Intelligence Report, Useful Research Infographic

Generation Z or Gen Z are the rising group of workers and prospective younger home buyers that follow the Millennials.  While all such simplistic presentations are obviously boiled down generalizations, they can provide independents in our industry the same type of snapshot insights normally only accessible to the industry’s giants. …

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Flashback! Funny, Surprising, Interesting Jay Leno, Donald J. Trump 1999 Video Interview

Let’s be clear.  There are some things that are different now, then it was back then for comedy, late night TV, and for Donald J. Trump. That said, whatever your view of the 45th president, take 10. See what he says.  Compare and contrast it to what you hear from …

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Short History Of Taxation in U.S., Infographic, Plus Manufactured Home Equities Updates

On a day that saw each major index drop, and almost all manufactured home tracked stocks fall, with Tax Day approaching, we thought we’d feature a short history of U.S. taxation infographic.  Not perfect, but it is fascinating.   If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – …

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“Economic Racism.” Angry Residents, Students, Civic Leaders Fight Plan to Ban Affordable Manufactured Homes, Industry Professionals Sound Off

  “The proposed action by the City of Bryan is an unvarnished and discriminatory attack against lower and moderate-income citizens who rely on manufactured homes as affordable, non-subsidized housing.  The proposal is seriously misguided at best, as noted by Tony Kovach and Lance Inderman, and stands in direct conflict with …

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Mexico City, Florida Manufactured Home Community, Drone Photo, Video – 6 Months after Hurricane Michael

“More than 800 houses, condominiums and other dwellings were destroyed in Mexico Beach, nearly half of the town’s residential units, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Of the residences still standing, less than 400 have both electricity and running water,” said the Weather Channel about the aftermath of …

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Art Laffer on POTUS Trump’s Federal Reserve Board Picks, Plus MH Market Updates

From across the left-right spectrum, there is surprise and push back on President of the United States (POTUS) Donald J. Trump’s proposed nominees to the Federal Reserve Board.  It’s a chess game, in part, as POTUS Trump is essentially using the nominees in part to hammer a message home that …

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HUD Office of Inspector General Breaks Up Section 8 Scam

The media release from HUD reported below is one of dozens of such incidents that are discovered every year, year after year. Manufactured home community owner Marge Clark recently told MHProNews that in her view, perhaps the largest competitor to affordable manufactured homes is arguably subsidized housing. Subsidized Housing vs …

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HUD Study on Manufactured Housing Discriminatory Zoning, Placement by Local Cities, Counties Requested

It will be recalled for the sake of new readers that the Daily Business News on MHProNews has been documenting cases of manufactured homes being limited, excluded, and/or discriminated against in zoning and placement practices by local jurisdictions for several years. That is so, despite the wide body of evidence …

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Seattle Is Dying, Are Cities Near You Dying Too? High Costs, Corrupted Systems, Manufactured Housing’s Potential Silver Lining

Thwarting what is natural has its costs. Manipulation of people, their healthy aspirations toward ownership, and their legitimate choices are arguably at or near the root causes the unfolding tragedies spotlighted by KOMO’s viral report, Seattle is Dying.  Let’s set aside for a few moments whatever Warren Buffett led Berkshire …

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Money, Minorities, Manufactured Homes – Foiling the American Dream of Affordable Housing

At the heart of what’s known as the American Dream is the ideal of home ownership and private property.  While millions may want affordable rentals, what study after study reflects is that the vast majority prefer to own rather than rent. When millions are misinformed about a subject, it begs …

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Transformational! Old Mobile Home Park Redeveloping Into Small or ‘Tiny House’ Factory-Built Housing Project

“Champion Homes, or Champion Home Builders, is a mobile and modular home manufacturing company that operates as a subsidiary of the Skyline Champion Corporation,” says Wikipedia. Among their operating brands is Silvercrest, located in Corona, CA 92880. Silvercrest is very much in the mix of what is occurring at the “Palm Canyon Mobile Club.” …

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Want a Robust Economy? Fix the Southern Immigration Crisis, Plus MH Market Updates

Market movers are many, and political or social headwinds are among them.  Some don’t realize that there have been HUD Code manufactured homes built south of the border for years.  Others don’t realize the significant effect that immigration – legal or illegal – has on the cost of labor, burdens …

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Al Kemp, Taking out the Trash Talk about Manufactured Homes

Long before Al Kemp and MHProNews became virtually acquainted, the Canadian was dedicated to tackling the problematic image that programing such as the “Trailer Park Boys” has fostered. The TP Boys, as Kemp refers to them – doubtlessly, tongue in cheek – are just part of the reason that some …

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New Manufactured Home Production, Shipment Data-February 2019

Facts reflect reality. Businesses run on facts, not wishful thinking.  Companies thrive, lose value, or die based upon income, outgo, profits, losses, and their trend lines. Starting 6 months ago, based upon tips from sources within the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), the Daily Business News on MHProNews began raising the …

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HUD Lashed for Alleged Manufactured Housing Contract Miscues, Brian Montgomery, White House Notified of National Association Concerns

Perhaps one of the more misunderstood issues that’s marched on for years in the manufactured housing industry is the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) federal monitoring contract. What makes it more important than most industry pros, housing advocates, or investors realize? HUD doesn’t directly monitor manufactured housing production …

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Former Godfather CEO, GOP POTUS Contender Herman Cain to Join Fed? Plus, MH Stock Updates

Left-of-center Axios once more reports that President Donald J. Trump wants ‘his friend’ Herman Cain on the Federal Reserve board. The floated pick may spark controversy. On a day when the markets largely rose, including most manufactured home connected tracked stocks, the raising of Cain for the Fed will be …

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Canadian Firm Gobbling Up Dozens of Manufactured Home Communities

“New Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust CEO Mark Kenney isn’t wasting any time putting his stamp on the trust, announcing its second major purchase of manufactured homes communities (MHCs) in the past three weeks. The latest acquisition of 23 Canadian communities, comprising 3,469 pads, means the trust will …

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Remarks by HUD Secretary Ben Carson to the Mortgage Bankers Association

  Flashing back to 2016, among the former GOP contenders to announce their support for Donald J. Trump to become the 45th president was Ben Carson, M.D. Flash-forward to the present.  Now HUD Secretary Carson has been an earnest and dependable supporter of President Trump and his agenda. While he …

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Under Scrutiny, Giant Amazon Pivots, But What About Berkshire’s Manufactured Housing Brands? Plus MH Market Updates

Once even a friendly dog is given a bone, it may not let go without a serious struggle.  Ponder that metaphor for the next few minutes, as the Daily Business News on MHProNews briefly spotlights this evening an interesting contrast between the behavior of giant Amazon and giant Berkshire Hathaway …

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