A reasonably well-known professional figure in manufactured housing circles told MHProNews that he is a “merchant” that wants “to do business with everyone.” He then said that this writer is a “crusader” – someone ready to do battle for what we believe are just causes. Let’s take that as a qualified compliment. …
Merchants, Crusaders, Dave Ramsey, and Manufactured Homes Read More
There are tragically over half-a-million homeless in the United States tonight, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. There are an estimated 111 million living in rental housing, said the Apartment List earlier in 2019. The economy has generated so much demand for workers that there are about …
Markets rose to new highs on increasing signals from across the Pacific that a ‘phase one’ deal with China is taking shape. But perhaps the more interesting news is former New York City Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg is taking the first steps toward formally entering the race. Those reports …
What follows is a lightly edited version for publication of a message sent today to Senator Tina Smith (MN-D). A similar message was also sent to Senator Tim Scott (SC-R). Senator Tina Smith, Let me start by saying we are the Manufactured Housing Industry’s largest and most read trade …
Senate Testimony on Manufactured Housing, Related Letters, and Statements Read More
The news tip came in yesterday, mere minutes after the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) sent out their email to their members and readers about their latest ‘housing alert.’ The tip read as follows: “Same sh-t, different day. They keep going down, rather than up.” It was mere days …
Results Are In! The Next President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Institute Is… Read More
Project Veritas has struck again, this time with a ‘hot mic’ moment video from ABC News’ video shows Amy Robach talking about the network’s efforts to squash her Jeffrey Epstein coverage. Robach claimed on camera that she had the story ‘for three years.’ A number of high profile people were …
Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) has some two hundred high quality manufactured home communities. It is one of the top REITs – Real Estate Investment Trusts – in the manufactured housing industry today. What ensues will utilize a process that follows these steps. This preface. The released dividends press release plus …
This will be part one of a two-part report that will be a deeper dive into insights and information from manufactured home community giant, Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) and information that will shed on the land-lease sector and the industry at large. In part one, Manufactured Home Professional News (MHProNews) …
Affordable housing is the name of the game, and modern HUD Code manufactured homes are the runaway most proven type of affordable type of home. That is one possible takeaway from the data that follows. But there are other insights that the facts below, which comes from the U.S. Census …
Markets closed mixed, modestly up or down today, following and/or adding to record highs. Those numbers and our nightly recap of manufactured housing connected stocks are all spotlighted further below. But our focus report tonight will be on political polling, trashed by many following the 2016 election cycle, but often …
Manufactured home production and shipments are a mixed bag for September, 2019 results. Before diving into the facts and analysis, let’s step back for some perspective. It is entirely normal for individuals, including professionals from the same field of endeavor, to look at the same data, but see something different …
Mixed Bag in September 2019 Manufactured Home Production, Shipment Data Read More
There are some 22 million Americans living in pre-HUD Code mobile homes and post-HUD Code manufactured homes. According to the Apartment List in 2019, there are some 111 million Americans living in rentals. Those are treasured numbers for politicians of whatever political party. So, it is no surprise that there …
“Read the Transcript,” Proclaimed Trump Supporters’ Tee Shirts As Key Campaign Votes Loom Read More
In Rancho Cordova, CA, the latest salvo in the conflicts over affordable housing and the future of manufactured homeowners and communities has been fired on a local CBS affiliate’s newscast. CBS13 said, “Rent increases are making life difficult for seniors living in a Rancho Cordova manufactured home community.’ It’s a peculiarly …
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According to their investor relations package, Patrick was “Founded in 1959 as a Manufactured Housing Supplier.” But, “Today, [Patrick] operates as a key component manufacturer and supplier to the RV, Marine, Manufactured Housing and Industrial Markets.” It has been a while since we caught up on the word from Patrick, …
The signals from the Fed were promising. Jobs beat expectations. Optimism over trade deals, including with China, are improved. Despite months of naysayers talking about a looming ‘recession’ that seems unlikely anytime soon. It’s not that all is perfect, but much is better than expected or reported, so stocks rocked …
In a recent off-the-record comment to Manufactured Home Pro News (MHProNews), a long-time manufactured home communities (MHCs) connected professional had this to say about what lies ahead in Iowa, where Frank Rolfe and Dave Reynolds led Impact Communities has been stirring up resident ire – with negative news headlines that …
“I’m not willing to give up and let a handful of monopolists dominate our economy and democracy,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said in the last Democratic debate held in Ohio. “It’s time to fight back.” That’s a pull quote from both the debate and the video posted below. Once more, it is an MSNBC video that features Matt Stoller, author of Goliath, from the …
Long before there was broadcast, cable, or internet television, there was live theater. People who attended a performance knew they were going to see play acting. If the play-writer, performers, director, and props persons did their jobs well, the audience would be delighted. At some point, awards were created to …
In a recent email to Michigan Manufactured Housing Association (MMHA) members, that state-based trade group asked the same initial question. Here is how their email phrased it. The sequence for this report will be as follows, first what MMHA said and provided on this topic, verbatim. That will be followed …
President Donald J. Trump could rest easy, argue several 2020 Democratic hopefuls, if Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA-D) were to become their party’s nominee for president. Be that as it may, she is currently the leader in Iowa polling, where the first voting will take place in early 2020. On a …
