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New HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Center with Automation Capacities Opened

In a release dated July 15, 2019 to MHProNews, Skyline Champion (SKY) announced the opening of their new production center, which touts some automotive innovations for the company. Skyline Champion has avoided some of the drama that has dogged its other two larger Manufactured Housing Institute competitors, Clayton Homes and …

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POTUS Trump ‘Racism,’ BET Founder Robert Johnson, Secretary Carson, and Bipartisan Solutions Advancing Manufactured Housing

Saying something is true doesn’t make it true. Repeatedly making a claim is a proven effective propaganda ploy, but tragic truism should stand as a warning for Americans and manufactured home pros to be cautious of propaganda methods and other techniques of manipulation.   Whoopi Goldberg of the View is …

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‘Alexa, Make Breakfast for Me,’ Past, Present, Future and Manufactured Housing Developments, News

  ‘Alexa, play John Michael Talbot.’ ‘Shuffling John Michael Talbot playlist from Apple Music.’ A decade ago, that would have been science fiction.  Not so today. It was more than a decade ago that a HUD Code manufactured home producer, and it wasn’t Clayton Homes, told MHProNews that they had …

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‘Trailers for Sale or Rent’ – Build to Rent Trend, Manufactured Homes and Communities

People are entitled to their own opinions. But no one is entitled to make up their own facts. That’s a paraphrase of an insight from Daniel Patrick Moynihan which ought to be routinely applied to this industry’s opportunities and woes, and to every other area of living. Facts matter more …

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WSJ – More Companies Spying on Employees, plus Manufactured Home Stock Updates

It’s not a ‘new’ story, but it is a developing one that the Wall Street Journal and Fox Business are reporting on. MHProNews has provided examples of this inside the industry previously.  While the nation’s business news are looking at Iran’s seizure of oil tankers, the Fed, or more developments …

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Mainstream News Report, Comments Yield Useful Insights for Manufactured Home Businesses, Investors

  An article in the Oregonian was published last week under the headline, “One of Oregon’s biggest stocks of affordable housing — the mobile home — is in peril, despite state interventions.”   It describes the fact that dozens of manufactured home communities have been lost in recent years to …

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Comparing Tiny House Promo to Manufactured Housing Promotional Results, Part II

  “In the business world, the rear view mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” – Warren Buffett, cited in Industry Week.   “I don’t think we should grow too fast…” Richard ‘Dick’ Jennison, President, CEO of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)   “Nothing is changed until it is challenged.” – Soheyla Kovach, MHProNews. …

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Analysis – Banyan Hill, Cashdan Hudson – “4 Best Ways to Invest in The Prefab Housing Boom”

Banyan Hill recently did an article on tiny and prefab houses and investing in the prefabricated housing sector, which will be reviewed in this analysis and report. Let’s set the table with some background about that company and their publishing arm.   The video below by Banyan Hill, and the …

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Comparing Successful Tiny House Promotion to Manufactured Home Promotion Data

This final report for tonight will be short and sweet. It will be facts, follow by links for related reports.   This pro-tiny house living video was posted earlier today by a vlogger.   Here is how many views this tiny house video above has had, in less than a …

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Senator Warren Targets Private Equity “Vulture Capitalists,” plus Manufactured Home Equities Updates

Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA-D) is a 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful who has steadily risen in the polls.  She was one of the ‘winners’ in the first round of Democratic debates in Miami, with the next round about 2 weeks out. One of the driving forces behind the creation of the …

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Texas, Florida Cities Plan Manufactured Home Ban, Legacy Housing, FMHA, Lance Inderman/Jessup Housing React

  In Parker, Florida, My Panhandle reports that “a revised mobile home ordinance was introduced. The ordinance doesn’t allow for the expansion of mobile home parks, mobile homes in residential areas, and restricts how many mobile homes can come into a park. It also requires all mobile home or RV …

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‘Crazy Like a Fox,’ Presidential Campaigns Targeting Manufactured Home Audiences

You can’t understand President Donald J. Trump without first grasping several themes in his classic book, “The Art of the Deal.” The man is crazy like a fox. He’s the first president in some time known to have visited a manufactured home community in his official capacity. He has praised …

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3 Manufactured Home Communities Deal Preserving Some 900 Affordable Homes

“The New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, based in Concord, N.H., turns investments into loans and education to create opportunity and transform lives. We collaborate with a wide range of donors and investors, and with business, nonprofit and government partners, to provide the financing and support people need to have affordable …

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Epic Hypocrisy? Tom Steyer Faces Past Ghosts of Farallon Hedge Fund, 2020 Heats Up, plus Manufactured Home Stock Updates

Let’s be clear. A raft of candidates on each side of the left-right divide have their controversies. So spotlighting Tom Steyer’s troubles this evening is to single out one of several possible options. What makes this potentially interesting to MHVille and others are claims of not only hypocrisy, but that …

Epic Hypocrisy? Tom Steyer Faces Past Ghosts of Farallon Hedge Fund, 2020 Heats Up, plus Manufactured Home Stock Updates Read More

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Manufactured Homes Can Grow in Value, Says Omaha World Herald – Berkshire Owned – Sheds Light on Manufactured Housing Dilemma

  The collage in the featured image at the top uses a photo and headline from the Omaha World Herald that reported on July 8, 2019 that “Just like site-built homes, manufactured houses can grow in value, but …” Why the “but?”   The Omaha World Herald has for years …

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As Mortgage Rates Slip, Rental Demand Stays Strong, Manufactured Housing Angles

When manufactured housing professionals that have direct or indirect ties to new HUD Code manufactured home sales reflect objectively, there are numerous examples of research that point to opportunities for sales growth.    One of the obvious opportunities for new HUD Code manufactured home sales is the rental population.  Per …

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Manufactured Housing Survey, U.S. Census Bureau 2014-2019 – Pricing, Product Mix

  MHProNews has obtained the latest July 2019 manufactured housing product, pricing, and other data related to HUD Code manufactured homes sold here in the United States.   To set the table, here is how the Census Bureau describes the history of the survey data, which is useful on several …

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Homeownership Rates Hispanic, Black Differ Widely, plus Manufactured Home Stock Updates

According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Hispanic homeownership rates are soaring, but African American home ownership rates – despite their record low unemployment rates – are near all time lows for data on record. On a general down day on the major market, but a more mixed …

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Re-Imagining Filling Jobs and Careers in Manufactured Housing

  There are estimates of thousands of positions needed annually in various aspects of the manufactured home industry. There are local, regional, and national job boards or employment services galore. Some industry firms advertise on multiple jobs sites, network, and engage in other activities, hoping to connect to the right …

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Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Monthly Economic Report vs. Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Report – Comparisons

  The subheading below is the start of their July 11, 2019 emailed report by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to their members and followers.   8,601 New HUD Code Homes Shipped in May  In May 2019, new manufactured home shipments were essentially flat with a modest decrease of 1.9% …

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