Before pivoting to a White House whistleblower, some background is useful. It is usually a mistake to universally condemn every member of a political party. Why? Because there will be a certain number who do not fit the prevailing narrative of the critics of a party, be it Democrat, Republican …
Apparently, some Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) leaders are ‘feeling the heat’ of the routine issue raised by MHProNews, MHLivingNews, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), and some in mainstream media. That question or issue is this. Why is manufactured housing underperforming during a widely acknowledged affordable housing crisis? …
An unusual cross-section of lawmakers has emerged against a TikTok ban, with usual ideological foes employing their own language to denounce what they say would be improper censorship. Leftist Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (NY-D a.k.a.: AOC) Congressional and Senator Rand Paul (KY-R) are both opposing the bill being advanced for …
The scheduling conference originally set for April 11th has been delayed until April 25th, per the copy of the official court document linked here. In this factual update plus analysis and commentary to the case filed by attorneys on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and Texas Manufactured Housing …
Facts are whatever they are. Gravity exists on this planet, and there is only one sun in Earth’s solar system, not 10. In an environment where inflation is roaring, Anar Pitre, Lotus Capital Partners’ CEO, posted on LinkedIn about a week ago: “Thrilled to distribute a 17% cash-on-cash distribution to …
About the Ma Nishtana and the Pascha. Matters of faith may seem other-wordly to millions, but given that much of the nation is attracted to faith-inspired observances, on some pragmatic level, it is useful to have some basic understanding of them. After all, we go to work, or do business, …
Going back to basics can be eye opening. The purpose of a trade association is described by left-leaning Wikipedia as follows: “One of the primary purposes of trade groups, particularly in the United States, is to attempt to influence public policy in a direction favorable to the group’s members. It can take …
The World Economic Forum (WEF) website has a post that proclaims: “We’re on the brink of a polycrisis.” “The cost-of-living crisis is the most immediate and severe global risk.” Agree or not, climate-risks are naturally on their list, but so are financial, social unrest, and armed conflicts – i.e.: wars. …
In A Mountain of Crumbs, Elena Gorokhova wrote: “The rules are simple: they lie to us, we know they’re lying, they know we know they’re lying, but they keep lying to us, and we keep pretending to believe them.” “The process is the punishment,” said author Malcolm Feeley. With those …
Part III of today’s report reflects a broad retreat of manufactured housing connected equities. That drop in stocks occurred after equities rising for much of last week. The fall on Tuesday (4.4.2023) of manufactured home connected and other macro-market stocks’ slide coincided with the day charges were brought against deposed …
For years, the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) releases the official data collected on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) monthly report on manufactured housing production and shipment data on the 3rd day of the month. February 2023 data was released on April …
Danny Ghorbani is an award-winning engineer and national association leader who served for years as a vice president in what is today known as the Manufactured Housing Institute. Ghorbani has been described by a former MHI chairman as ‘the elephant in the room’ during an MHI meeting. Because of the …
“It is one thing to get off the road. It is another thing to throw away the map.” – Fulton Sheen. In the decades before dashboard GPS, or aps such as Google or Apple Maps, there were foldable paper maps. A driver or the navigating passenger had to find the …
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards and rules have become a hot button issue for corporations, nonprofits, politicos, investors, and those with 401K accounts. Several publicly traded brands involved in the manufactured housing industry have included ESG statements in their investor relations packages and presentations. As MHProNews has reported, a growing …
Millions may someday look back at 3.30.2023 as a turning point in U.S. history that had a similar level of significance – and shock – as occurred on 11.22.1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, TX. Some might compare it to 12.7.1941 or 9.11.2001. We now …
MHLivingNews has for years provided third-party generated reports documenting the manufactured housing industry’s authentic potential. Manufactured home industry potential is in the tens of millions of total units, per research by Freddie Mac. Recall that a prior 21st century Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) president, when prompted by MHProNews and in …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) website contains this new “MHI Action Center” article and request that industry professionals send the email as a comment below. The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is taking a very different stance than MHI. MHARR says that mere delay of the costly and …
“We’re being subjected to the oldest con game in the books, the magician’s sleight of hand that keeps you focused on the shell game in front of you while your wallet is being picked clean by ruffians in your midst.” So says John and Nisha Whitehead in their recent column …
The email to Kevin Clayton and Tom Hodges with Clayton Homes (BRK), Mark Yost with Skyline Champion (SKY), William “Bill” Boor with Cavco Industries (CVCO- Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Vice Chairman), Leo Poggione Craftsman Homes (MHI Chairman and Cavco has a large financial interest in, per their SEC filings) should …
In an era in the U.S.A. when paltering, posturing, deception and misdirection are sadly all too common, it is useful and perhaps necessary to gather facts, evidence, and various statements and then compare them as if they were pieces of a puzzle. In our latest article on MHLivingNews, celebrated law …
