Redfin, CNBC and Mortgage Daily News are among those focused on what rising interest rates would mean for the conventional housing market. That’s important to manufactured housing professionals whose businesses are focused, on selling to home buyers. First, the impact on conventional housing report of rising mortgage rates, then the […]
“I’ve always believed MHI does the bidding of the big manufacturers and now REIT communities,” said an email from a state association leader with ties to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to the Daily Business News. It was a comment sent in connection to a forwarded news tip from
How Many MH Independents, Retailers Have Been Lost Recently? “They Think They Own Us” Read More
Not nearly enough manufactured housing professionals connect the Wells Fargo name with manufactured housing connected lending. But in fact, Wells Fargo lends on manufactured homes, typically via government backed loans, and also on manufactured home communities too. Berkshire Hathaway’s significant stake, and their Vice Chairman Charlie Munger’s comments on Wells
The screen capture below is a case of a picture is worth 1,000 words. It is a composite from a page one Google search this morning for “mobile home” news. Note that each of these page one search results reveals a news report that negative. Every day, such
A good economy, dependable regulations, and people with money are the basis for millions who want a new home. Tens of millions of Americans woke up today to larger paychecks. They were told by Democratic leaders before the tax cuts passed that their pay checks would shrink. More recently,
Liz Clayman and FOX Business’ Charlie Gasparino say that even businesses outside of those directly involved are closely watching the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ), as they are preparing regulatory decisions on Comcast-NBCUniversal merger, and the AT&T Time Warner merger deals. Omaha, Knoxville, are you watching too? That will
There are several developing stories with focused upon the manufactured housing industry in process. Several news tips have come in, including responses from sources such as the Urban Institute. We are giving them an opportunity today to clarify, before we publish. Which brings up these 2 questions. Who
State officials are investigating after one person died at the Clayton Homes facility in Maynardville, TN on Monday, said the Knoxville News. The victim’s identity has not been released, and was not a Clayton Homes employee, per a statement by Chris Cannon with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce
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Mark Weiss has had a surprising number of quiet victories in the past year, and the Washington, D.C. based trade association is hoping for another win that will benefit consumers and manufactured housing’s independent producers, retailers, communities, and all involved in the sales of new manufactured homes. In a release
The White House Infrastructure bill was unveiled today, which will be our main headlined feature tonight, but first… …former Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Bart Chilton, has been making the cable news circuit. Chilton voiced his concerns about what’s behind the recent volatility, which will be part of tonight’s featured
Spending plan will preserve or increase support for homeless, seniors, disabled, and healthy housing WASHINGTON, D.C. – “The Trump Administration today announced the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a $41.24 billion spending plan that continues or expands support for vulnerable
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“Scientia potentia est,” is a maxim from Latin translated as ‘knowledge is power,’ or ‘knowledge is potential power.’ In the 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, one of those 7 habits is ‘seek first to understand, then to be understood.’ Understanding and knowledge, these are widely understood as critical
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A source messaged to say that, “…these people have long knives.” A quote in the new, special report reads: “The time for sustainable growth is now…The time for fear is ending.” It’s a new, insider look, at what has brought the manufactured home industry to its current crossroads, and
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Last week was a hoping week, as you will see from the headlines below. Yesterday’s emailed news updates witnessed high hit counts. The top reads by pros like yourself? They are the two top ones (Friday night and Saturday’s). Ears must be burning in D.C… …but don’t stop
Introduction When you do the math, it is far more than a $64 billion dollar question, as an upcoming report will outline. But that $64 billion dollar number – roughly ten times the retail output for all of manufactured housing in 2017 – will help industry readers
Was the Urban Institute Misled, Duped, or Part of a Manufactured Housing Industry Scam? Read More
Let’s be clear. The withdrawal letter now-published by the Manufactured Housing Communities of Arizona (MHCA) on Industry Voices is sober. It is a low key, ‘here are the facts’ now-open letter about why they’ve quit the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). But it might as well have been a bomb, as
CNBC’s Jim Cramer tells you how he really feels, about a “complete group of morons” that he blames for the fall that suddenly rocked otherwise sound markets. That plus VIX, Congress, and more, in our featured report. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are
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“The Aspiring Home Buyer Profile is an in depth examination of the consumer preferences of non-homeowners, defined as those that rent and those that live with someone else (such as family or friends) without paying rent,” said the National Association of Realtors ™ (NAR). “Data was collected throughout 2017 on
WASHINGTON – “The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, dropping to its lowest level in nearly 45 years as the labor market tightened further, bolstering expectations of faster wage growth this year,” said Reuters. The Labor Department, in a release to the Daily Business News
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Economic data points are commonly cited in quarterly stock report by a publicly traded company in manufactured housing. The economic news has been strong. “Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin (R-AR) writes in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that “we haven’t seen this sort of bold tax reform since President Reagan’s tax overhaul in
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