Moody’s Managing Director John Lonski on President Trump’s plan to take on government spending and its potential impact on the U.S. markets and economy, will be part of our focus this evening. But we have a bonus segment, that has a poignant housing story, and will be insightful for those …
For the 6th month in a row, existing home sales have dropped, says the National Association of Realtors, as reported by CNBC. U.S. home sales fell in September by the most in over two years as the housing market continued to struggle despite strength across the broader economy. The …
Official Federal Housing and Construction Activity Report, Video Read More
There are people in Washington, D.C. that are demonstrably fighting for the interests of small businesses and consumers. As Daily Business News on MHProNews readers may recall, the hearings last month with the House Financial Services Committee and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) were dominated by sexual allegations …
While GSEs Play Footsy with MHI, Congressional Leadership Demands Answers on FHFA Read More
President Donald J. Trump may be the most media accessible president in decades. There are times he is direct. There are other times he plays the hinting game. Has the mainstream media missed what could be the biggest economic and political change in over a century, should the Trump-GOP prove …
The Denver Channel’s Connor Wist and their video news team filed a report that spotlighted developer Adam Berger’s use of modular construction as a way of addressing the demand for more affordable homes, in a labor-tight market. Modular and manufactured housing professionals and investors know the story well. …
Metro Media News 7 Video Report Compares MODS to Lego, Belittles “Mobile Homes” Read More
“If MHProNews is writing about it, I want to know about it.” – Manufactured home industry executive reader. Manufactured housing professionals use Google and Facebook for work and personally every day by the thousands. Further, millions of manufactured home residents are doing the same. Perhaps the most pressing, there …
“The Creepy Line” Video DocuDrama, Manufactured Housing – The Problem, Solution, and You Read More
On October 12, Jenny Hodge at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) released the new HUD Code manufactured housing shipment data report. That report was sent to the Daily Business News on MHProNews for analysis and commentary. Hodge is doing her job. As readers learned from yesterday’s “…#Me Too…” report, …
Manufactured Housing Institute Shipment Data, FEMA, an Inside Look Read More
If Democratic strategist and Clinton adviser, James Carville was right when he said, “It’s the economy, stupid.” He said that to describe what matters the most to voters. If so, then this should be good news for the Trump Administration. As MHProNews has previously reported, Larry Kudlow, the …
10 Year Record for America, U.S. Named World’s Most Competitive Economy Read More
Personal federal income tax revenues, as MHProNews recently reported, are actually rising since the tax cut. That’s the historic pattern too. That said, with interest rates rising, those rates impact the federal budget more than anything other single entity in the nation. What it will take to cut the budget …
Budget Cuts, Mick Mulvaney, and Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
The working conditions for women at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has been an issue since at least 2014, per association sources. When multiple women at MHI stepped up and contacted MHProNews with their concerns, it was clearly an issue that needed to be addressed here on the …
Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), Women, #MeToo and Insider Information Read More
“The greatest hindrance and the greatest threat to the industry is not the economy, the homes or the communities, it is governmental interference and over-regulation,” said Neal T. Haney. ”The manufactured housing industry has long been a mainstay of affordable housing in the United States. For decades the …
New National Manufactured Housing Association Makes Its Appeal to Industry Members Read More
“On Monday, Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), joined Alex Acosta, Secretary of the Department of Labor , Senator Richard Burr (NC), Senator Thom Tillis (NC), and Congressman David Rouzer (NC-7) in North Carolina to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Florence,” said …
CNBC’s and Morgan Stanley observations are interesting, but we’ll briefly lay out why there are likely 50 percent wrong. With the biggest single day rise since the spring of 2018, the CNBC/Morgan Stanley and related will be this evening’s market focus, found further below. If you’re new, already hooked …
There are some messages that come in to our offices that suggest that MHProNews ‘not do politics.’ Please tell that to highly engaged in politics manufactured housing industry and lending professionals, such as Jim Clayton. “It’s just politics.” “We don’t say that out of these walls,” are just some …
First, thank you for giving us a record start to October. It seems that the sharper the fact-checks, the more our audience or professionals and investors eats it up. Serious readers deserve facts, not pablum. The pie-charts below are about manufactured housing production. But they arguably represent …
What follows dramatically changed the manufactured home industry. It started with the SAFE Act. Two years later, it was Dodd-Frank. While Dodd-Frank was being passed into law, came first one, then another letter from 21st Mortgage Corp that was sent to the independents of manufactured housing. In the wake …
Financing – Dramatic Shift – Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Insider News Tips Read More
One network commentator said that Hurricane Michael coming on shore was like the force of an E4 Tornado that lasted for 30 minutes, instead of 30 seconds. It’s not a perfect analogy, but paints several images that many don’t realize. Among them, that tornadoes typically only stay on the …
If you clicked on that headline, you aren’t alone. A growing number of manufactured housing industry professionals – including those who don’t consider themselves to be very ‘political’ – are waking up to the realization that politics very much impacts their business, jobs, and money. Others, of course, have long …
Let’s begin with an analogy. Toyota today issued a recall on 168,000 vehicles, said Newsday. Just a week ago, Consumer Reports said that Toyota has recalled over 900,000 vehicles for stall. Do manufactured home industry professionals think those numbers prevent people from buying a Toyota? Is it unfair for …
People can spin, but the unvarnished facts don’t lie. The facts about the headline will be revealed further below, as we tee up this timely topic. Follow the money. Follow the facts. What the money trail and facts reveal may surprise you, and/or your colleagues. Affordable Housing Is Non-Partisan …
