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Manufactured Home Production Decline Accelerates in November 2018 Read More
“…And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand,” – Mark 3:25, cited by Abraham Lincoln in the following quote. “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all …
Disney’s theme parks in the U.S are globally recognized attractions known for fun, fantasy, food, shopping and more. They are also known for being family friendly, ‘inclusive’ places. But is Disney showing the tens of millions of residents who call a mobile, manufactured, or modular home dwelling respect and …
Food, Folks, Fantasy, Fun, and Flubs – Disney’s “Trailer” Slur Update Read More
“Brian Darrell Montgomery (born August 2, 1956) is the current Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing [HUD], also known as the commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration [FHA]. He also served as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing in the United States Department …
HUD’s FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery on 2019 Manufactured Housing Hot Seat Read More
No, not that kind of tease. An investor and industry professional wrote the Daily Business News on MHProNews recently to say in part, ‘please, don’t tease me.’ To be VERY clear, his was a generic statement, not a specific tease ‘aimed’ at him, as his own message to MHProNews …
Every business professional or account worth their salt does a financial analysis. Serious investors in the equity markets or who want to risk money in a property or enterprise want data and evidence too. Two articles on varied topics posted today on the Daily Business News each have a kind …
Earning More Honest, Honorable Manufactured Home Industry Profits in 2019 Read More
The United States of America (USA) is the largest economy in the world. That’s what the data compiled in the infographic below from Visual Capitalist reveals. Yet, some 40 nations around the world that have a higher rate of home ownership than the U.S., per data compiled by …
Eye Opening – Manufactured Homes in National, Global Context Read More
There are words, and then there are deeds. There’s smoke and mirrors, or the clarity born of facts, evidence, and sound reason. It’s about time to turn the page. 2018 is about to come to a close. It will be several weeks before the industry at large knows the final …
Turn the Page, Manufactured Housing Making History Read More
Habitat for Humanity has long had ties with former President Jimmy Carter. The former president and peanut farmer’s brother Billy Carter had significant positions in manufactured home operations, as has been previously reported on MHLivingNews and MHProNews. Those facts were not mentioned by the Sonoma County Habitat for Humanity …
Going PreFab, Habitat for Humanity Announces Plan for Factory Home Building in 2019 Read More
There is a school of thought that the only way to effect change in addressing stereotypes, prejudice, and other forms of misinformation is to push for a change with the appropriate organizations and institutions that misuse a term. Tim Williams, President and CEO of 21st Mortgage Corp and …
MHARR, ROC USA, Canadian Association Weigh-In On Disney “Trailers” Controversy Read More
In a media release from the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA), here are the latest insights. “Shipments in November moved down from both October and November of 2017 as the market faced fewer production days, rising interest rates, and falling oil prices,” said the TMHA statement. “Manufacturer annual totals …
What the Latest Numbers from #1 Manufactured Housing Market Texas Reveals Read More
As our recent report linked further below reminded MHProNews readers, Sears produced the precursor of the prefab home, and so much more. So what doomed Sears? An ex-Sears official in the CBS video below said, “bad leaders.” Of the 2,300 Sears locations 8 years ago, CBS says that only …
Taxes. Appearances. Uncertainty about the future. Those are some of the excuses, err, reasons that trustees of South Elgin, a part of the Chicago metro, rejected a 296 unit manufactured home community development that would have served residents 55 and older. It’s a story that affordable housing and manufactured home …
In the days before GPS, Apple or Google Maps a good paper road-map had a rectangular box with ‘the legend.’ The legend in this sense of the word explained the meaning of the various circles, lines, symbols and how many miles-to-an-inch. ‘The legend’ unlocked the meaning of the map. In …
Legends, Battle of Bedford Falls, and Christmas in Affordable Housing’s MH Land Read More
An attorney who claims to represent the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has sent a ‘demand’ letter to MHProNews. No proof of his representation of the Arlington, VA based Monopolistic Housing Institute, otherwise known as MHI, has yet been offered, but has been requested. The attorney’s letter has obvious errors in …
“Manufactured Housing Institute Attorney” Letter and MHProNews Response Read More
Giving and denotations can be good, and certainly the Mona Lisa and Oscar De Paz of New Braunfels, TX will benefit from the Christmas gift of a new manufactured home donated by Clayton Homes. “Manufactured housing is one of the largest sources of unsubsidized, affordable housing in the country,” said …
Clayton Donates Manufactured Home for Christmas, But What’s Up With Those Lumps of Coal? Read More
A rut has been defined as an open-ended grave. Habits can be useful, and good habits are necessary in one’s personal and professional life. But problematic habits are a rut. They may be comfortable, at least until the walls of the rut finally weaken and collapse. If a collapsed …
Escaping the Grave? Affordable, Manufactured Housing News Read More
December 21st is literally the shortest, darkest day of 2018. From this point on, the daylight get about 2 minutes longer a day until the summer solstice on June 21, 2019. So, on the worst week on the Dow in about a decade, we’ll look at Grinch-like data-point that should …
Darkest, Shortest Day 2018, Markets Dump, Apt Rentals Bump, Housing Slump$ Read More
Al Kemp is the Executive Director of the Manufactured Home Park Owners Alliance (MHPOA) of British Columbia (BC). That Canadian trade group’s manufactured home community (MHC) members, say Kemp, has an average vacancy rate of one site for every two properties. Rephrased, those BC community owners have ½ a …
“This year was one for the record books, with manufacturers’ average optimism for 2018 hitting an all-time high,” said NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons, in a release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews. “Empowered by tax reform and regulatory certainty, manufacturers are keeping our promise to …
Optimism Among U.S. Manufacturers at Record High Heading into 2019 Read More
