In the waning days of December, 2016 – and just five days before National Public Radio (NPR) pulled their slanted Mobile Home Park Owners Can Spoil An Affordable American Dream – Washington DC’s The Hill published a column by Kevin Borden and Jonathan Westin. Their column foreshadowed what was coming […]
“The demand for affordable manufactured housing in Florida and the U.S. is improving,” said Nobility Homes President Terry Trexler. “According to the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, shipments in Florida for the period from November 2015 through October 2016 were up approximately 18% from the same period last year.” Trexler stated
The new January 2017 Featured Articles and Reports are currently scheduled to go live by Friday evening, January 6, 2017. We regret the delay. The reason? As many regular readers know, elements of our late December and the new January issue on MHProNews were impacted or delayed by unforced technical
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“Right now, there is an incredible amount of pressure to sell just about every type of currency and buy the dollar,” Financial Stock Market (FSM) reports that Sunrise Capital Partners LLC, chief investment officer Christopher Stanton said. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said, “On Wall Street, the rising dollar has
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“TD Securities reissued their buy rating on shares of Killam Properties Inc (TSE:KMP.UN),” writes Robert Boyd in the Daily Quint. Killam currently has a C$15.00 price target on the stock. As RC Williams and others have reported, additional research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Bullets
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service (RHS) announced it would begin a pilot project that would open up lending for manufactured home loans on existing (pre-owned, used) manufactured homes, per a report by Brian Collins on National Mortgage News. Doug Ryan, director of affordable homeownership with the
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Bloomberg and Newsmax are among the mainstream media who report the irony highlighted by MHProNews earlier this month. Namely, that Warren Buffett – who supported Secretary Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election campaign – has seen his net worth jump by billions since the election of Donald J.
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Roger Thompson is one of the millions of manufactured home owners who are happy, but with one big difference. He was willing to go on camera and tell his story to all who will listen. Thompson says that the people “…that come into my home are like, “Oh my gosh…This
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On the run-up to the New Year, and the start of a fresh calendar, many companies, organizations, and professionals take time to reflect. The first post linked here was a professional mid-week reflection. R2D2? Seriously? Was part 2 of that reflection, linked above. While each can stand alone, they are
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As a series of business and economic reports last week reflected, 2016 ended on several positive notes that could bode well for a good 2017. Small Business Optimism Soars Post-Election Consumer Confidence Soars Post-Election – 2017 Outlook Nevertheless, the factory built home industry still faces some old, familiar challenges. The
Last week and earlier this week, MHProNews.com experienced website server and related technical issues. As has been previously announced, MHProNews is in the process of upgrading this professional trade media site. A website of this size which is kept active during an upgrade involves numerous complexities. Let’s review… The hosting
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Ed Shukle is the City Administrator of the City of Landfall, in Oakdale Township, near the Twin Cities. With an eye to history and the future, Shukle has weaved an account that points-the-way that affordable housing was created and preserved, first with pre-HUD Code mobile homes, and later with post-code
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The Consumer Confidence Index® posted another gain in December, says the Conference Board in a media release. “The Index now stands at 113.7 (1985=100), up from 109.4 in November,” their report stated. “The Expectations Index increased sharply from 94.4 to 105.5.” They noted that the Present Situation Index decreased from 132.0
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Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Investors wipe $6.6B off Toshiba’s market value. Breitbart tech editor snags book deal. Trump and trade: What you need to know. Trump: Sprint will create 5,000 U.S. jobs. Noteworthy headlines on MarketWatch – How energy stocks could power the Dow toward 24,000 in 2017. Dollar pulls back after recent rally,
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Gene Alderson said, “never ever buy a home on some elses [sic] land.” To which Marquis Allen replied, “So true, and yet sad.” While those posted comments on Delaware Online’s story, “Residents feel forced out of Magnolia development” might have been by community activists. But their comments have the look
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Fox Business and CNBC were among the networks that carried the news that president-elect Donald J. Trump has been assured by Spring that they will be brining 5,000 jobs back to the U.S. This continues a pattern of other job creating or saving announcements, including: Dec 14, 2016 -SoftBank Telecommunications:
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Breaking news – President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Sprint will be bringing thousands of jobs – about 5000 – back to the United States. A new company – OneWeb is hiring 3,000 people – the president-elect announced at a news conference minutes after 5 PM ET. Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney –Trump’s
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A flurry of comments follows the controversial, and many would say, flawed story by National Public Radio’s (NPR) correspondent, Daniel Zwerdling. Broadcast on NPR’s All Things Considered, one professional suggested that the taxpayer-sponsored program ought to be renamed, Only Progressive Viewpoints Considered. Tim Williams, M. Mark Weiss and community owner/investor
“What a difference a day makes,” said Juanita Duggan, President and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). “Before Election Day small business owners’ optimism was flat, and after Election Day it soared.” “This month we bifurcated the data to measure the results before and after the election,”
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Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Carrie Fisher, ‘Star Wars’ Princess Leia, dies at 60. Obamacare premium hikes called ‘one-time’ fix. Feds bust Chinese hackers over stolen law firm secrets. Europe’s weakest bank needs even more help. Saudi Arabia will tax expats and hike gas prices again. Noteworthy headlines on MarketWatch
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