Manufactured home industry marketers and others use social media, including Facebook, on a routine basis. Facebook has been drawing fire for much of this year, and was catching heat prior to 2018 too. An update on the news surrounding Facebook – including the latest allegations and data breach impacting …
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg’s “Frankenstein Moment,” Plus MH Market Updates Read More
The Ford-Kavanaugh hearing wasn’t the only place in Washington, D.C. that charges of sexual misconduct were being publicly discussed yesterday. As was noted by the Daily Business News on MHProNews, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), featured a pile-on by members of both parties aimed at Mel Watt. But …
FHFA Hearing Before Congress Raises GSEs’ Failure on Manufactured Home Chattel Financing Read More
“What is wrong is that we don’t ask what is right.” – G.K. Chesterton. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” – Edmund Burke. CNN Money is mute this morning on the topic of the Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s emotional …
It’s about all of the issues that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) deals with, including matters of civil and property rights, which matter to businesses. Some Background “Christine Blasey Ford earned a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Stanford,” said the New York Times. “During her academic career, Ford has …
Civil and Property Rights, SOCTUS, and Ford v Kavanaugh at Spirited Hearing Read More
Millions of Americans have been tuned into the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing this afternoon, which at this time are still ongoing. The Mel Watt/FHFA hearing will be covered another time too. Markets closed up, and NAFTA vs. HAFTA was one of those hot topics. That will be our focus for this evening. …
NAFTA Replaced by HAFTA? Plus, Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
It’s a place that the residents of dozens of mobile and manufactured housing dwellers have called their home for years. At least one resident says they have been there for over 5 decades. Residents of troubled Northern Housing Community at 281 Grand Ave. in Schofield, near Wausau, WI …
City Orders Manufactured Home Community Closure, Residents Only Have Weeks Read More
“Mel Watt, who runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency, of sexual” misconduct. “Watt’s accuser, Simone Grimes, requested to testify at the hearing” today, per Roll Call. Manufactured housing is in the background of this hearing, and MHProNews plans a follow up on this topic. There are charges of corruption, waste, …
Mel Watt – FHFA and MH Connected Hearing Today to Feature Sexual Misconduct Allegations Read More
The Fed hiked rates today, and the markets slid. There are always multiple factors, which will be outlined in our headline bullets below. But the focus this evening will be a video of the 4 ways that the Fed rate hikes impact you and your customers. If you’re new, already …
4 Ways Fed Rate Hike Impacts You, Your Customers – Plus MH Market Updates Read More
Arguably at the heart of the affordable housing crisis is an access to lending for the most affordable homes built in America, manufactured homes. “The Enterprises” of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA 2008) to support manufactured home lending under …
Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Berkshire Hathaway Backstory Read More
“Today’s groundbreaking numbers are demonstrative of what I’m hearing everyday from small business owners – that business is booming. As the tax and regulatory landscape changed, so did small business expectations and plans,” said National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) President and CEO Juanita D. Duggan. “We’re now seeing the tangible results …
Record Shattered on SBO, Yields Growth, Profits, More Says Juanita Duggan’s Group Read More
Markets were mixed today, for reasons found in the bullets from CNN and Fox, further below. But one of the developments worth noting was President Donald J. Trump signing a trade deal with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. It means more jobs in the U.S., and that can lead to …
POTUS Trump ‘Keeps Another Trade Promise,’ Plus Manufactured Housing Market UPdates Read More
“You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.” – Daniel Patrick Moynihan, per Wikipedia. Erlanger, KY is across the Ohio River and near Cincinnati, Ohio. Fort Mitchell, KY is nearby too. So, it is no surprise when a successful business professional and …
PND 3001 Investments has proposed developing a 296 manufactured home development in South Elgin, IL. It is about an 88-acre site. The plan is for an adult, 55 plus community. Planners are positioning a comparison to Saddlebrook Farms in Grayslake, IL, which Chuck Fanaro developed, and years later, Hometown …
Plan for New 296 Site Metro Manufactured Home Community Read More
Fuel costs are an important element to manufactured housing transportation. Domestic drilling is another tie-in with factory-built housing. OPEC is the “Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.” The OPEC cartel is primarily Middle Eastern. As fracking has made the U.S. rival Saudi Arabia and Russia in oil production, OPEC has …
You don’t have to be a doctor of dentist to realize that a person who relies on a diet of sugar, sweets, and fails to balance or brush will end up with rotten teeth and other health issues. That is an analogy for manufactured housing professionals to ponder. …
Sugary Sweet Reports on Manufactured Housing Industry Read More
Indiana in many ways was the ‘birthplace’ of the RV and MH industries. Recreational vehicle (RV) production is still robust in Indiana. Manufactured homes are still built in Indiana too. But production of manufactured homes has become more diversified. States like Texas and Alabama far outproduce Indiana. Oddly …
Longtime manufactured housing industry readers know that the issues of monopoly or antitrust concerns have grown in recent years. These relate to several sources of perceived antitrust threats that debatably harm independents, consumers, the economy, and others in the industry. There are obviously voices and agendas on each …
Draft EO for Trump Administration AntiTrust Order Obtained by MHProNews Read More
Before the recap, further below, and today’s industry-connected commentary, we will begin with a programming note. There is a local post-production issue that is brewing. It is part of a national pattern. The topic is classic efforts to zone out current and future manufactured homes (MH). It is …
The headline isn’t an all-encompassing list of those bulleted items, individuals, or groups that act as opposition or de facto “enemies” which artificially stifle the advancement of manufactured homes, homeowners, and professionals. But they do capture the flavor of important realities confronting the most proven affordable permeant homes built …
“We’ve been trained by the media to think that things are always getting worse – including on subjects like poverty,” said Visual Capitalist in comments to the Daily Business News on MHProNews. “For example,” Jeff Desjardins wrote, “a recent survey showed that 87% of respondents thought that global poverty …
“Decline of Extreme Poverty in Perspective,” Infographic, Report Read More
