HousingEconomics is part of the National Association of Home Builders ® (NAHB), an outlet for NAR data. According to their website, “The NAHB Economics Group has provided research and analytical solutions to member companies and professional economists since 1970.” And “you can rely on the premier data source …
HousingEconomics Releases New Data on U.S. Housing, Comparing MH and Stick Built Data Read More
This is a “Feedback Edition” – featuring comments from MH Industry Voices – that is still part of our normal Monday Morning Marketing and Sales meeting. You could summarize the topic like this. Shouldn’t our job selling homes that are quality for so much less be easier than it is? …
“Fixing Our Industry’s Terrible” Public Relations, a Proven Strategy Read More
They Did It Before, They Can Do It Again The headline is a play on words, and can be taken in a good way, or a problematic one. “We did it Before, We Can Do It Again” was a World War II song, aimed to remind Americans …
While manufactured housing production has nudged up marginally in June, the data reveals that it has slowed significantly from earlier this year. The state-by-state breakdown of production is found in the chart below, based upon data collected for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by IBTS. A …
“Despite news reports that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will start pilot programs for chattel manufactured home loans, don’t look for a big move by them any time soon in this arena,” said the CU Insight yesterday. The CU Insight’s about us page says, “…is the place for all things …
From time to time, a variation on the question is asked, ‘What happened to the reports about Tom Lackey, Stoney Pointe manufactured home (MH) community, missing titles, owner-carry, SECO and all those consumers who lost their homes?’ The short answer? Based on the latest reports to the Daily …
Everyone will be buzzing about Apple being the first to hit a trillion dollar market cap. Berkshire Hathaway holds a growing stake in Apple. How does Berkshire, or other publicly traded firms compare? See the infographic below, our feature for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new …
“Legacy Georgia’s Hurricane Liquidation in Eatonton is going to be the biggest MH sale of the Fall,” said Casey Mack Legacy Housing Corporation in charge of Marketing | Web | Dealer Programs. “The countdown is on with less than 42 days to go!” They are running several weeks ahead of …
In the background of numerous mainstream media news stories are the underlying cause(s) of the headlined issue. A recent example of this is a CBS News report on the stunning rise of what some are calling “vehicular homelessness.” Even with economic improvements, more people are trying to figure …
“Vehicular Homelessness” Rising, Land Use, and Manufactured Housing Policies Read More
Numerous manufactured home professionals don’t realize that the per HMDA data, the #3 lender in manufac5ured housing is Well Fargo, which Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has a large stake in. The fines they were hit with today are our featured spotlight tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new …
#3 MH Lender Hit by $2 Billion in Fines, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
It’s an older property, that the photos reveal includes several true pre-HUD Code mobile homes (MH). Ryan Kirk bought Airbase Estates in Montgomery, AL about 9 months ago. By ‘doing what’s right’ he’s making residents happy, looks to have a handsome ROI, and has attracted positive local media coverage. …
There appears to be considerable confusion about a variety of facts regarding modern manufactured homes, as well as the manufactured housing industry. Why? Let’s tee up this topic, before diving into this relevant research, and today’s timely fact check. Accurate Information Matters When reading mainstream media reports, or research being …
Manufactured Housing Industry Facts, It’s About More, Per Economic Expert’s Insight Read More
The latest data reveals that worker pay has hit the highest level of increase in a decade. What does that mean for factories, and manufactured home sellers? The Daily Business News will take a look… Business media on both sides of the left-right political divide are saying surprisingly similar …
Factories Fighting, and Manufactured Housing Sellers Benefit Read More
“Rumors of U.S.-China trade talks was enough to stir soybean prices higher,” per Farm Futures. As thousands of MHPros know, much of the manufactured home industry revolves around rural sales. Among those are to farmers and their workers. So, while there’s chatter both for-and-against the Trump Administration tariffs strategy, there also …
Signs China’s Weakening in Trade Tiff with U.S.? Plus MH Market Updates Read More
With almost 2 months since the combination of Skyline and Champion – producers of manufactured home, modular housing, and other forms of factory-crafted construction – has occurred, it’s an apt time to take a snapshot of the new #2 in HUD Code home industry. As with several other publicly-traded …
There are factory-builders, brokers and sellers who keenly understand that every natural disaster spells opportunities in disguise. While the execution was widely seen and reported as tragically flawed, the Haitian crisis attracted friend-of-the-Clintons Warren Buffett led Berkshire Hathaway’s Clayton Homes into the island’s relief effort. Millions were made …
Third-party information can be a powerful resource for savvy industry professionals, including those who are on the front-lines with retail buying customers. What you say on your website, or on your own authority may or may not be believed. But research reveals, that third-party information is far more trusted. …
Tell Your Home Buyers, “Higher Rates Ahead,” Per Mainstream Reports Read More
Wheat and chaff. Whatever your politics or bias, take the best information, from a variety of sources, sifting out what’s irrelevant or less relevant. With the midterms less than 100 days out, the intensity of activity – along with red-herring, emotional distractions – will likely grow. Professionals and investors should …
“The mortgage industry and Washington were rocked Friday by news that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director [FHFA] Mel Watt has been accused by an agency employee of sexual harassment,” wrote Rob Blackwell for AmericanBanker. As many manufactured home industry veterans know, the FHFA was established as the receiver for the Government …
Mel Watt Charged With Sexual Harassment – Manufactured Housing Industry Repercussions? Read More
“Every Man owes some of his time to the upbuilding of the profession to which he belongs.” – Theodore Roosevelt per AZquotes. If memory serves, it was about 1988 when Colorado’s manufactured housing association used that quote in an article about this writer’s operation in Purcell, OK. The …
