In a release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews today was a Q&A by Stephanie Reid. Reid was “formerly on staff with the Senate Select Committee for Manufactured Homes,” said the GSMOEF – the GSMOEF, or the Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners Education Fund, which is affiliated with the …
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) – and commentary by media across the left-right media spectrum – the word heard is a surprisingly strong showing for new jobs, and labor force participation rates. On a day that most markets rose, and there were more gainers then losers for manufactured …
“Throwback,” BLS Reports New Records, Plus Manufactured Housing Market Update$ Read More
The Daily Business News on MHProNews were sent messages about allegations regarding Clayton Homes targeting Regional Enterprises, based in Brandon, MS. One tip stated as follows: “Clayton manufacturing just effectively cut off their largest independent dealer relationship in the country because he invested in a factory that took …
Big-picture focused manufactured home pros should find the latest data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau to be of keen interest as the latest reality check. The official press release from HUD and the Census Bureau to the Daily Business …
Latest New Residential Home Sales Data from HUD and U.S. Census Bureau Read More
In a release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) said that they have “provided more than $65 billion in financing to support the multifamily market in 2018 with its Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS®) program. Fannie Mae continued to serve as a key source of liquidity by …
Fannie Mae Reports Billions in Manufactured Home Community Deals, Details Others Lack Read More
Once an item hits the mainstream media, or even trade media, it can begin to shape a narrative that may help or harm that operation. In as much as people – potential consumers of manufactured homes – begin or continue to form opinions based upon headlines and news accounts, …
Almost every tracked stock in MHVille rose today, as our Bloomberg ticker further below reflects. CNBC and Fox Business both report that China’s economic and market slides are beginning to put pressure on their leadership to ‘make a deal’ with the Trump Administration over trade. On a day when the …
Capital, other market manipulations, plus an apparent failure by the Arlington, VA based Monopolistic Housing Institute (MHI) to deliver on their self-proclaimed ‘promotion’ of the industry are obvious takeaways from the latest new HUD Code manufactured home (MH) shipment report. But those are not the only problems that the …
2019 Trade Shows, Next Battleground of the Manufactured Housing Revolution? Read More
“It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. On the other hand, we’d be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So we’ll take a look at whether insiders have been buying …
“Few themes arise” in mainstream media “organically,” said Attkisson in this TEDx talk video. She relates a story by a propagandist. “It’s like a movie,” the propagandist explained, giving her chills at that moment. “Nearly every scene or image that crosses our path in our daily life was put …
This is true storytelling with a manufactured housing (MH) purpose. Relax with your favorite Sunday beverage, as you dive in… Winter up north is obviously quite different than winter in central Florida. Having spent about a decade doing MH business projects from bases in WI and IL, the …
Foreword: a Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member messaged our publisher, “You seem to have conceptual IQ [and] that is more important than spelling ability.” That there are divisions in manufactured housing ought to be self-evident. That’s true for any industry or large group. But among the many questions …
The number of former Conseco, Greentree, and other now defunct industry lenders that are still working in manufactured housing (MH) is not insignificant. Similarly, as MHI bleeds staffers and members on a periodic basis, past or current members and staff are among those who message or call MHProNews …
Warren Buffett doesn’t likely lose any sleep thinking about what the Daily Business News on MHProNews publishes. He reportedly leaves sleep loss and heart burn mostly to his company CEOs. With baseball season over, the end of college football’s season in sight, and with the pros season not …
An Area of Agreement Between Warren Buffett and MHProNews Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Alexa Fund has invested in factory-home building. Other FAANG stocks have a direct impact on manufactured housing, for marketing and other reasons. Investors ran for cover today for reasons noted in our left-right bullet headlines, below. The drop in FAANG will be our featured report this evening. …
FAANG Stocks Drop $140 Billion, Plus Manufactured Housing Industry Markets Read More
Let’s be clear. This post is a simple comparison between the image-defending video Clayton Homes clearly invested several thousand dollars in for their ‘Have it Made’ campaign vs. a video by a purported Clayton Homes home owner, who is slamming their construction and quality. The Clayton-slamming customer …
“Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire…” – part of a children’s rhyme to discourage dishonesty. “You want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught.” – Mark Twain, advice to youth, per Speakola. “Just because something isn’t a lie does not mean that …
“Pants on Fire” – Latest New Manufactured Housing Shipment Report Read More
Whatever your position is on Nancy Pelosi (CA-D), she is proving you can’t beat someone with no one. That principle applies in numerous aspects of one’s business or professional life too, including our once far-greater in scope industry. Affordable housing advocates need more than a lament. Those who …
For a shakeup in coverage, we reached across the Pacific to the South China News Post (SCNP), which often acts as the unofficial source for Chinese state positions. What the SCNP had to say about the announcement of the trade truce between their President Xi, and U.S. President Donald J. …
If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, chances are, it’s a duck. It’s useful, because of the insights revealed. What’s useful? The costly Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) self-defense, self-promotion video is arguably a fine razzle dazzle production. Their video obviously reflects the issues MHI’s leadership and …
