The headline on the local news report of “The Million-dollar mobile home in Nashville is more than meets the eye” is a reason there is a need for a “backstory.” The home, which has insufficient visual evidence to see if it is a pre-HUD Code manufactured home or an actual …
Tomorrow’s MHProNews report will be manufactured housing specific. But today’s report will look at the broader national scene, because America is not operating in a ‘business as usual’ environment any longer. The Biden White House admits there will be ‘things you can’t get’ at the store. A record number of …
More evidence that dissatisfaction is growing with ‘Biden’s America’ emerged with the release by Chief Executive of their latest research data to MHProNews. Other business polling and advocacy, such as National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and the Jobs Creators Network (JCN) have been pushing back and/or reporting frustrations with …
“You cannot address issues of racial inequity if you do not address housing inequity — it is an impossibility. They’re so inextricably linked.” So said “Lisa Rice, president and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance, said in Politico last week.” That comes from a nonprofit advocacy email and website …
“We always hear about the tornadoes, flooding, fires, residents getting evicted from their homes so a shopping center can be built, unreasonable rent increases, how manufactured homes depreciate in value, etc.” So said Darren Krolewski, then Executive Vice President MHVillage/Datacomp, and now MHVillage/MHInsider/Datacomp et al Co-President. Krolewski said that in …
Since Joe Biden was sworn in, which perhaps half of the country disputes was a legitimate presidential election outcome, a string of decisions that have had problematic outcomes have caused a steady erosion in his polling in recent weeks. For manufactured home professionals, investors, and others, among the factors that …
If affordable housing and manufactured home professionals hope to stop some of the insanity that has taken root in much of our society, that effort must begin ‘at home.’ That requires a meaningful reality check in our own manufactured housing profession. There are in various ways competing views of reality …
“Four people were shot Sunday at a mobile home park [sic] in southeast Houston, according to police,” said KHOU in Houston. One of the comments posted on their YouTube page video report of the incident said, “Damn this happened right in front of my crib scene was crazy.” Among the …
“Are you ready to move? Is your welfare at risk from political and economic crises, technological disruptions, or climate change?” Parag Khanna continued, “…you will need to get over it. For billions of people, perpetual mobility is becoming the norm.” Who is Parag Khanna? Why should you care? Because the …
In a memo prepared for the industry, “procedurally, the IECC is singularly inappropriate for manufactured housing as that Code – up to and including its 2021 iteration – has been voted-on and approved exclusively by state and local building code officials representing governments that in many cases, discriminatorily exclude or …
“It is with great sadness that we inform you of the unexpected passing of Corey Jestice. The TMHA [Texas Manufactured Housing Association] family is heartbroken over this loss and we are sending thoughts and prayers to his family. We are thankful for his board service and all the time we …
The case can be made that there are no good substitutes for rooting out or otherwise exterminating the weeds in a lawn or garden. It is a biblical, poetic, and thus proverbial notion. When weeds are allowed to take root, they inevitably spread. Looking the other way doesn’t make the …
“Manufactured Housing Improvement Act” and HUD Code manufactured home “enhanced preemption” have hit mainstream media. It is no exaggeration to say that manufactured housing history was surprisingly made on 10.1.2021. What the facts, evidence and common sense will reveal is that something unique and, in several ways, remarkable, occurred due …
“…Biden has made it clear, through an unrelenting fusillade of lies, that he does not consider himself to be the least bit accountable to the American people, does not think ordinary rules and norms apply to his administration, and does not think he owes anyone an honest word about anything …
“The manufactured housing industry can overcome its negatives by accentuating its positives to a national audience that is largely ignorant of the factory-built housing industry, the study, by Charlton Research Co., showed,” stated the West Virginia Housing Institute (WVHI) newsletter. “The manufactured housing industry can overcome its negatives by accentuating …
“Why didn’t [MHI CEO Leslie] Gooch do a follow up letter [to the Washington Post]? After all, she [Gooch] was the one [Beth] DeCarbo contacted and quoted. Gooch had easy access to one of the largest newspapers in the country for a follow up! But apparently, Gooch just let the …
The full Cavco Industries (CVCO) press release on their previously announced acquisition of The Commodore Corporation (TCC), was made available at 5 PM ET on 9.27.2021 and will be provided below. Perhaps as or more important are relevant additional information that are not included in the Cavco media release, or …
The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, the Motley Fool’s Millionaire Acres and an array of other mainstream and specialized media have reported on “MiTek, a Missouri construction company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is launching a new modular building venture,” as the Real Deal reported. As a Yahoo news report said, “The multibillionaire investor has …
“The Lie” is a movie streaming on Prime video. As the name suggests, it is about a lie and how one lie leads to others with twisted, unexpected consequences. In manufactured housing there is not just one lie, there are several. While radically different than the Prime movie, lies in …
It’s been called the AZ “fraudit” by Democrats, various RINO or other Republicans (see below). Or it has been called the 2020 AZ election forensic vote audit, an effort to restore confidence in the U.S. election process that has been tattered by years of complaints by members and supporters of …
