Over two pages of current mainstream media news stories about “mobile homes,” are focused on one topic. That subject? “Mobile home fire.” MHLivingNews has previously reported that fire-related incidents, and thus news stories, increase in all kinds of housing when winter hits. But local media often appears to hype – …
Fires Burning Manufactured Housing’s Public Image? News, Review, MH Industry Impact Read More
“The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has announced its support for legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) that would enshrine in federal law the sweeping regulatory reforms implemented in recent Executive Orders issued by the Administration of President Donald J. Trump,” the …
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) Finds Manufactured Home Industry Support for Reform bill Read More
The 45th President of the United States (POTUS), Donald J. Trump, and Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett have very differing political views. But there is an area of agreement that yields a valuable takeaway for any manufactured home professional to grasp, and adopt. Warren Buffett invests the time, and learns …
Washington, D.C. – ”The proposed rule to implement manufactured housing “energy” standards, published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on June 17, 2016 and consistently opposed by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in every phase of its development – the only national manufactured housing industry trade …
MHARR vs. MHI on DOE Energy Rule, Pushback Pay$ Off? Read More
“The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) Underserved Markets Plans for 2018-2020 under the Duty to Serve program,” said the FHFA in a release to the Daily Business News. “The Plans become effective January 1, 2018.” “FHFA issued a final rule on December 13, 2016 …
Starting with the exclusive and explosive “Smoking Gun“ report linked below are relevant, and important items for manufactured home industry professionals, investors, advocates, and aficionados. From the serious, to the light touch, that’s what you find here on the Daily Business News on MHProNews. If readers are leaders, there are …
Lawrence Yun told Forbes what many housing watchers, investors, and professionals also know about the dwindling supply of affordable housing. “The inventory of homes for sale continues to shrink,” said Yun, who is the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “This shortage of housing inventory is the …
NAR’s Yun – No Quick Fixes Spell$ Manufactured Housing Opportunitie$ Read More
At the root of the word ‘responsibility’ is the simple idea of ‘an ability to respond.’ Is there some degree of responsibility within parts of the manufactured housing industry for the crash post-2008? Teeing Up the 21st Mortgage Corp Document To set the stage for understanding the importance of a …
Call it bipartisan political theater, because that is what it is. Democrats and Republicans alike treat the public to a regular show, courtesy of a viewer’s favorite network or news source(s). Because millions have not been equipped with the proper tools for intellectual discernment, they will believe what they are …
Benson Demonstrates How “Propaganda Works” on “Most Americans” Read More
It’s about a 34-year record. “Not since the roaring Reagan economy has small business optimism been as high as it was in November, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism,” released yesterday. “We haven’t seen this kind of optimism in 34 years, and …
The Toledo Blade in an editorial first linked here – or available as a download linked here – issued a scathing rebuke to public officials, and companies involved in what they called the “recent history” of post-disaster “corruption.” Among the companies and public officials their editorial spotlighted by name? …
“We need to get these people out” of that “mobile home park. These homes are going to go up in flames,” said Shannon Handy, a reporter for CBS8 Local in California, near the end of the video embedded below. The male co-anchor of CBS8 Local makes the more correct statement …
Mobile and Manufactured Home Fire Reports, Fact Check, Industry Impact Read More
As we approach Christmas – and begin to wrap up 2017 – let’s keep this Monday Morning Sales Meeting hyper-simple today. Almost everyone in the industry agrees that mainstream news-and-entertainment industries impact – mostly harmfully – the manufactured housing industry. A Harvard report predicted that the first decade of 2000 …
“They call it the rope-a-dope. Well, I’m the dope. Ali just laid on the rope and I, like a dope, kept punching until I got tired. But he was probably the most smart fighter I’ve ever gotten into the ring with.” – former boxing champion George Foreman, speaking about Mohammed …
Noah Buhayar, writing for Bloomberg Businessweek, and their video colleagues are going out on a limb, and making their projection of who will succeed Warren Buffett once he steps down, or passes away. There’s been speculation for years on the issue. The Berkshire Hathaway board of directors reportedly already knows …
“…the Senate Banking Committee passed legislation to clarify that a manufactured housing retailer or seller is not considered a “loan originator” simply because they provide a customer with some assistance in the mortgage loan process,” said a “Housing Alert” from Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to their members, and through them, …
“In 2016, the total lobbying spending amounted to 3.15 billion U.S. dollars. Since the turn of the millennium the amount spent on lobbying in the United States has more than doubled,” according to Statista. “Spending on lobbying approached $1 billion in first quarter,” said the Washington Post. Corporations, associations, and others that want a piece …
Crony Capitalism, Why it Matters, and Its Solution, Made Simple Read More
The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 was passed last week, as the Daily Business News reported at the first linked article below. Today’s report spotlights the opposition to the bill from Democratic lawmakers; in this case, Representative Maxine Waters. Expect her House opposition to be carried into the …
“This kind of wealth-based banishment scheme is unconscionable discrimination,” said Phil Telfeyan, Executive Director of the non-profit, Equal Justice Under Law. “McCrory, [AR] and all of our communities, should invest in residents rather than criminalize poverty,” Telfeyan said. Telfeyan’s comments addressed to MHProNews related to a victory reported by the …
Washington, D.C. – In a release to the Daily Business News, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that “according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production grew once again during October 2017.” “Just-released …
Latest Manufactured Home Shipment Data, for October 2017 Released Read More
