Economic, personal, religious, and political freedom are never free. Each one always comes at a cost. We stand, and live free in the shadow of those who have safeguarded our freedoms. Memorial Day honors those who gave their lives for others. Unlike many nations, Americans have fought, bled, and …
Memorial Day – 60 Second Video, Honoring the Fallen Who Preserved Freedom Read More
To do a good job of marketing and selling, one must first have a sense of the broader, and local market elements. We’ll share some examples today that are essential for a marketing or sales professional in manufactured housing to understand in order to be effective with qualified prospects. We note …
“Proud to be an American” As we watched the release of Josh Holt and his Venezuelan wife, the ‘sound track’ of the Lee Greenwood song that includes the lyrics above was playing in our heads. First, the events of last night, courtesy of the White House press room to the …
“HISTORICALLY PLAGUED BY THE image of a tin box on wheels, manufactured housing finally is winning some of the mainstream acceptability that this housing segment has long sought. Today, manufactured housing—also mistakenly known as mobile homes, a colloquial but technically inaccurate name sometimes used to describe the housing product broader …
GSE Asked: Will Manufactured Housing Overtake Conventional Homebuilding? Read More
WASHINGTON – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement to the Daily Business News upon attending a signing ceremony at the White House for S. 2155. The “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act,” is the formal name for S 2155, which was …
White House Signing Ceremony on Historic Pro-Growth Financial Regulatory Reform Read More
An important element to keep in mind behind the international problems in the Ukraine, Syrian, and Iran is the nation of Russia. When one thinks about tensions with North Korea, or theft of intellectual properties, and more, one must think about Communist China. With all the news about North Korea …
Skyline Corporation and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Champion Home Builders, Inc., previously announced merger/acquisition (M&A) is set to close within the next two weeks, according to sources familiar with the matter. Recent press releases have not announced a set date, but they have pointed to …
Skyline Corp, Champion Home Builder M&A Updates, Stockholder Insights Read More
“We are at the tip of the iceberg,” for the manufactured home industry’s opportunities, said Rick Rand of Great Value Homes in WI. Rand – a Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) board member, and award-winning communities veteran – would not weigh in on the latest controversies about the Arlington, …
Manufactured housing’s Arlington based association has taken its expected victory lap on the signing of the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act,” as predicted. But MHI has had more than one slap-in-the-face this week, and that backhand came from among the ranks of the post-production sector. That gut …
Home Values Rising Rapidly, Yet MH Lags? Plus Manufactured Housing Industry Market Updates Read More
There is nothing quite like pie charts, facts and figures to dramatically illustrate what has taken place in HUDVille – the manufactured housing industry – over the last several years. Trend lines are important for lenders, investors, and business owners to be aware of, and these graphics should also be …
Clayton Homes, Top 25 Manufactured Housing Industry Report, Trend Lines Read More
HUD has a new man in a significant role at HUD. We will get into the various “official” statements about Brian Montgomery. But we begin with a backgrounder. Mr. Montgomery has a track record, and the question industry professionals must answer is simple. Will he operate as he did …
HUD’s New Man, Officials Statements, with Insider Info Beyond the Media Releases Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for April 2018,” said the joint release to the Daily Business News. New Home Sales “Sales of new single-family [conventional] houses in April 2018 …
HUD and Census Bureau Report, New Housing Sales, April 2018 Read More
In case you missed it (ICYMI), the markets have been roiled more by politics and international issues – which do at times, involve trade – as much or more that date or news about given stocks, economic, and market fundamentals. A variety of data, including corporate earnings, reveal a sound …
The Small Business Administration (SBA) was created to help independent business level the playing field in their access to capital markets. While a relatively small number of businesses tend to dominate various sectors of the manufactured housing industry, the vast majority of operations in retail, communities, production, installations, service, …
Fed Programs “ACCESS TO CAPITAL” for Small Businesses, including Manufactured Housing Read More
“The growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) is a key indicator of economic activity, but the official estimate is released with a delay,” said the Atlanta Federal Reserve on Tuesday. “Our GDPNow forecasting model provides a “nowcast” of the official estimate prior to its release by estimating …
Fed – Atlanta – Projects Record GDP Growth for U.S., the Detail$, MH Industry Outlook Read More
If one takes candidates at their word – which is never a given once they are elected – it must be noted that candidates Secretary Hillary Clinton, and businessman, builder and media maven Donald J Trump each made a range of stated policy positions. Last night, the House passed …
Shifting Momentum, Demographics, Women, the 2018 Midterms, and Manufactured Housing Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Today, the House of Representatives voted 258-159 to pass the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act,” which represents the most significant pro-growth financial regulatory reform package since the passage of Gramm-Leach-Bliley nearly a generation ago,” said the House Financial Services Committee Chairman in a statement …
“Donald Trump’s 1987 bestselling book, “The Art of the Deal,” he “wrote about the importance of knowing “when to walk away,” said ABC News. The markets rose yesterday, and fell today, based in part upon reactions to the perceived chance for talks with China, and North Korea to successfully advance. Those will be …
Stocks Dump When China, ZTE, NoKo, US Deals in Doubt, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
The recent report from the House Financial Services Committee Chairman, Jeb Hensarling, to MHProNews late last week pointed out that Bloomberg – and the Daily Business News – had identified ways that appear to reflect that Fannie Mae has violated the FHFA mandate that the GSEs are barred from lobbying. …
Update on Fannie Mae Lobbying, and Manufactured Housing Controversy Read More
“A recent article in the Washington Post regarding the HUD manufactured housing program and the reassignment of former program administrator, Pamela Danner, vividly highlights the glaring need for a new, independent, collective, national trade association to more effectively represent the industry’s post-production sector,” said Mark Weiss in the latest …
