In a release this morning to MHProNews, the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) said the following. June 2019 TMHA Shipment Report Texas Shipments pulled back in June on a decrease in production days and an increase in homes shipped out of the state. TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOME SHIPMENTS […]
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The headline will be answered in two ways. Let’s proceed with a systematic look at a release to MHProNews from the Apartment List that spotlighted research which said the following. In 2018 “At current savings rates, two-thirds of millennials need more than two decades to save for a down payment.”
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Let’s be clear. Market watchers aren’t saying that stocks dropped because of last night’s Democratic debates. That’s why we bundled last night’s debate highlights with Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments, which were taken as cold water for further rate cuts after only .25 percent drop announced today. On a day
In a press release to MHProNews, Cavco Industries (CVCO) has announced a planned deal to close on August 2, 2019 to acquire “substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Destiny Industries, LLC (“Destiny Homes” or “Destiny”).” The deal is significant in several respects. MHProNews will first provide the
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In June 2019, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson was involved in several video interviews that spanned the left-right media spectrum. He did local news, HUD videos, as well as interviews with those who would spotlight his concerns, analysis, and proposed solutions for the affordable housing crisis.
For thousands of manufactured home operations, including independents of various kinds, increasing new HUD Code home sales in a profitable, sustainable, ethical fashion is a routine goal. Among the roadblocks to achieving that are zoning, placement, and related issues. As a recent report, linked below, reflected a growing
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Tonight and tomorrow night on left-of-center CNN news will be the second round of Democratic debates. Yesterday, we spotlighted Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA-D), and pledged to provide a report from the White House, which will be found below, along with a report that features Democratic 2020 hopeful, Rep Tulsi Gabbard
In a conference call today of members of the General Subcommittee of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), several developments occurred. One will be the topic of an upcoming and separate report from this one, which may occur after the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) provides whatever ‘alert’ or ‘update’ to
In case you missed it (ICYMI), last week there was a significant legal victory that the Modular Home Builders (MHBA) was pleased to have participated in. That original report is linked here and below. It is necessary to grasp the added details that follow. “Historic!” High Court Ruling on
Let’s lay it out like this. On 60 Minutes, billionaire investor Ray Dalio said some things that are pretty savvy. Other things sounded odd coming from a billionaire. We’ll sort that out with facts and analysis, on this evening in our report further below, prior to the mixed results on
The letter that follows from Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA-D) is reproduced from the Iowa City Press Citizen from this link here under fair use guidelines. The Massachusetts maverick senator’s letter will be followed by an analysis and commentary by MHProNews. Senator Warren is a 2020 Democratic presidential nomination hopeful.
A Buffalo developer has filed suit with the Village of Alden in New York, alleging officials interfering with his agreements to sell an aging manufactured home community, causing losses of more than a half-million dollars. The Alden Landings mobile and manufactured home community is a near the village’s
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MHProNews has provided periodic warnings for several years to domestic factory-built housing professionals about the potential impact of their modular, container, and other forms of prefabricated housing targeting the U.S. market. Such Chinese prefab units have already been produced and shipped to the United States, typically for the West
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As professionals of all kinds know, every day – each week – is a potentially important and impactful one. But some days and weeks are clearly more memorable than others. In the past week: The modular home industry won a significant court case. The manufactured home industry obtained
Facts are Stubborn Things, Manufactured, Modular Home Professionals Celebrate Victories Read More
MHProNews has made the ‘stating the obvious’ argument before that the management of publicly traded firms have a fiduciary responsibility to their stockholders. For those who have not seen that report, grasped that legal point, or who simply want a refresher on that topic, you can access it by
Three-word executive summary? ‘Sustained pushback pays.’ One sentence summary? ‘Routinely spotlighting purported failures by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to properly do their job is once more showing measurable results.’ But there is more work to do. Let’s dive into the background and the latest facts as it
Google is catching heat from a variety of sources. Tech guru Peter Theil recently accused them of putting national defense at risk. This week, 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, Representative Tulsi Gabbard (HI-D) is filed suit, saying that Google has too much control over elections. The DOJ is probing big tech,
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), as their name implies, is focused on issue of housing affordability. It is regarded as a progressive operation by the left-of-center Huffington Post and others. That’s precisely what makes their spotlighting earlier this month of Senator Todd Young (IN-R) “Yes in My Back
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“…the Supreme Court could have ruled in favor of the Court of Appeals and ordered the Goyings to tear down their home. That would have been tragic. But we are proud to be a part of this ground-breaking ruling and proud of the homes our members build.” – MHBA
Patrick is a supplier to the RV, Marine, and Manufactured Housing Industry, among others. Their data is therefor of interest to manufactured housing industry professionals and investors for several reasons. Their press release on earnings and data will be this evening’s market feature. Every evening our headlines snapshots from two
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