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  The lineup for the first two prime-time Democratic Presidential debates of the 2020 cycle, per CNN, are as follows. The Wednesday debate will feature: · Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts · Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas · Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey · Former Housing and Urban […]

Longtime readers of the Daily Business News on MHProNews know that we’ve reported on aspects of tech and media bias or errors over the years. This evening the issue is significant with respect to the upcoming 2020 contests, but it is also relevant to business on the marketing and educational

When it comes to affordable housing, as an upcoming Daily Business News on report will reflect here on MHProNews, saving existing housing is often among the most affordable options. That may sound counterintuitive for a manufactured housing trade publisher to say, but facts are facts. In order to grasp the

Last week, the Daily Business News on MHProNews published a multiple perspective report on a bill that NAMHCO, MHI, and Prosperity Now have all come out in support of, which can be accessed via the text/image box below. Dueling Statements, NAMHCO, MHI, MHARR, Weigh In On Controversial MH Bill, “George

In a release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has said the following. The typo on date and comma error are in their original.   HUD No. 19-096 HUD Public Affairs (202) 708-0685 FOR RELEASE Tueesday June 25, 2019 HUD SECRETARY

The timing on the new Trump Administration executive order (EOs) was interesting. Consumer confidence has wavered. Conventional housing sales have dipped. That said, these types of EOs don’t just pop out of thin air. They are developed over time. There are inputs from a variety of potential federal, state, private

“When it comes to risk, here’s a reality check,” says FINRA. “All investments carry some degree of risk…within [a] country…political risk and currency risk are notable factors…” Investopedia says that “political risk and macroeconomic risk…affect the performance of the overall market…” The centrist Financial Times points to the dangers to

Nina Todic, writing for investor-focused Insider Monkey and Yahoo Finance news, reported as follows about manufactured home commercial real estate giant, Sun Communities (SUI). Sun is one of the publicly traded firms tracked in our evening manufactured housing connected stock report. Last night’s closing ticker and related numbers are available

  The following facts is the most recent summary of information available currently from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on HMDA data for 21st Mortgage Corporation loans on HUD Code manufactured homes. 21st is part of the metro-Omaha, NE based Berkshire Hathaway owned family of brands and is based

The following is the most recent summary information available currently from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on HMDA data for Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance (VMF) loans on HUD Code manufactured homes. VMF is the ‘captive’ lender for vertically integrated Clayton Homes-owned retail centers. Metro Knoxville, TN based Clayton Homes

Nicole Friedman and Ben Eisen were the co-authors on a story for the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Fannie and Freddie’s Latest Push: Factory-Built Homes,” with a subtitle: “Mortgage giants hope to help low- and middle-class Americans buy homes but programs’ narrow reach and consumer bias impede progress.” This will be

Big box retailer Walmart – and other retailers like Amazon – are exploring the use of automated, driverless trucking technologies, says Newsmax and other sources. It is a development that the trucking industry is keenly aware of, so should manufactured home movers be concerned? Let’s start this report with some

Freshman Senator Tina Smith (MN-D) is drawing attention to the lack of implementation under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) that established the federally mandated Duty to Serve (DTS) for manufactured housing. Her letter to Republican and Democratic leaders of the powerful Senate Housing, Banking, and Urban

  The White Mountain Independent is published in Show Low, AZ. WMICentral recently published a letter by a person who was identified as Doris Stell, from Vernon, AZ. A Google search suggested a connection between the featured image on the photo above and “Doris Stell.” That’s certainly not conclusive, but

There is no evidence mentioned at this time in mainstream media that the blast and blaze at a Philadelphia oil refinery has any ties to terror. That doesn’t keep social media from lighting up with speculation on that very topic. Facts and speculation are two distinct things. Our report this

  Over a dozen law firms and scores of attorneys on all sides of the Joe Stegmayer controversy have poured over what has transpired before, during, and since Cavco Industries announced on November 8, 2018 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subpoena that sent their stock’s (CVCO) value plunging. The

What follows is a scenario that sheds light on affordable housing – and thus impacts manufactured home professionals and the home buying public – in several ways. There may be absolutely no connection to the fact that CoreLogic, which received a letter related to an antitrust probe by the Department

“The inaugural Innovative Housing Showcase” (IHS2019) says the HUD YouTube page, “featured new building technologies and housing solutions that are making homeownership more affordable for American families and homes more resilient during natural disasters. The Showcase includes panel discussions, on-stage interviews, and demonstrations with exhibitors, lawmakers, entrepreneurs, and leaders in

If John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are advising President Donald J. Trump to take a quick march to war, it wasn’t evident today. Tonight’s focus will be on the impact on oil, with a peek at the broader market response too. If you’re new, already hooked on

Residents of a manufactured home community in Marin County, California are stressing over announced rent increases that will hit them in July 1, 2019. Per CBS local affiliate KPIX 5, the sharp spike may cause some to lose their homes. It is part of a trend that has been sparking