“Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, a major turning point in World War II. It helped lead to the defeat of Nazi forces in Europe. More than 150,000 American, British and Canadian troops landed on the shores of northern France on June 6, 1944. About 2,500 of the …
D-Day, June 6, 1944 – 75th Anniversary Solemn Commemoration, Videos – Greatest Generation Read More
From President Donald J. Trump’s vantage point, as he has said before, he’s “playing with the bank’s money.” The market and the economy are miles ahead of where they were 2½ years ago. It appears that part of his strategy is to get as much as he can get done …
Borders, Tariffs, and Looming Antitrust – plus Manufactured Home Market Updates Read More
“The very best way, obviously, is to address the ideological factors that are causing [prices] to rise so much,” Carson said, per the News and Observer about how to create more affordable housing. “These density and height restrictions and parking restrictions, they add to a new, single-family construction about …
Politico is a left-of-center media outlet that is part of the News Media Alliance. That’s a trade group of some 2000 publications, of which this trade media is not a member of, that is pressing for legislation to exempt them from antitrust laws for a four-year period. The goal is …
“Prager U” has a formula that works. They create videos that are typically under 6 minutes long, have a narrator that some will know, and that woman or man will provide a relatively balanced view of a topic for consideration. This video, posted on 6.3.2019, had 427,548 views in under …
Big Tech, Big Brother, 1984, Manufactured Home Professionals, and You Read More
According to Rueter’s and Yahoo Finance, “The U.S. Justice Department is preparing an investigation of Alphabet Inc’s Google to determine whether the tech giant broke antitrust law in operating its sprawling online businesses, two sources familiar with the matter said.” “Officials from the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and Federal Trade …
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As part of his Innovation in Housing event is taking place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., HUD Secretary Ben Carson said that it is accurate to say that there is an affordable housing crisis. He’s joined in that assessment by politicos and public officials across the left-right aisle …
Tent Cities, Homelessness, Crime, Disease, Affordable Housing, and Manufactured Homes Read More
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that there could be a rate cut ahead, if trade or other issues roil the otherwise healthy economy. That line from Powell sent stocks soaring today. But our focus tonight is on the comments about the broader housing market from former JP Morgan Chase …
The release below is from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), and they were charitable in not mentioning the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Following the MHARR release there will be a brief analysis and some linked information. HUD CODE PRODUCTION DECLINE CONTINUES BUT MODERATES Washington, D.C., June 3, …
The number of firms that are reportedly being identified as the subject of federal antitrust investigations is growing. Berkshire Hathaway has not yet been mentioned in this evening’s report, but some of the commentary in the video this evening suggests potential principles that could lead federal interests to do precisely …
HUD Secretary Ben Carson is making good on his word on May 7, 2019 to promote manufactured homes as part of his prescription for a better America. In a video interview with right-of-center Fox Business yesterday, Secretary Carson said the following. Fox summed the video up on their YouTube page …
In Washington, D.C., U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, toured the Innovative Housing Showcase on the National Mall on Saturday morning. “The Innovative Housing Showcase is a five-day event featuring new building technologies and housing solutions that are making housing more affordable for American families and homes …
It has been a while since we’ve done a focus article on Frank Rolfe and Dave Reynolds, partners in RV Horizons, Mobile Home University, and other manufactured home industry related ventures. Per third-party sources, RV Horizons is now financially tied to TPG Capital. TPG and RV Horizons were the subject …
At the start of every month, businesses and organizations of all kinds routinely assess the activities and results for the weeks that were just completed. When compared with an organization’s goals and objectives, that weekly, monthly, and quarterly review of activities and results are a prudent element for monitoring the …
What Are Federal Officials Researching About Manufactured Housing? Read More
It’s the start of home ownership month. The White House said in a statement to the Daily Business News on MHProNews the following. “National Homeownership Month, we acknowledge the benefits of sustainable homeownership. Homeownership continues to be an important option for many Americans to invest in their communities, build wealth, …
“How can you be sure that your manufactured home will stand the test of time as well as a traditional, typically more expensive, stick built home? Well, for starters, the way of thinking and stigma about manufactured homes being of lesser-quality just because they tend to be less expensive is …
When President Donald J. Trump tweeted his threat last night to impose tariffs on Mexico if they don’t do more to deal with the thousands pouring across the southern border with the U.S., Dow futures plunged. So, it’s no surprise that the Dow and major markets dropped today. Let’s be …
The world is not about to come to an end. But the U.S. has gone from 1st to 3rd in the IMD World Competitiveness global rankings. CNBC noted these bullets from IMD’s research. For the first time in nine years, Singapore surpassed the United States and Hong Kong to clinch …
U.S. Slips in World Competitive Rankings, per Swiss-Based IMD Competitiveness Center Read More
Let’s begin with a factoid from Zillow. Only eight percent – 8% – of housing shoppers consider a manufactured home. To the savvy marketer, investor, or other industry professionals — that is the challenge and the opportunity in disguise. Turned on it’s head, accepting Zillow’s data means that 92 …
It’s the most recent in numerous such investigations that have been announced by various law firms that specialize in national securities litigation. This time, it is from a firm that says they were ranked #4 by ISS for recoveries in 2017. For the Cavco Industries (CVCO) home office, it was …
