There is no joy for a pro-manufactured housing trade media to report any bad news about problematic cases. But ignoring bad news is debatably worse for the industry than not stating what the facts, concerns, and often mainstream media reports reflect. In this case, the jury has ruled. …
Meaningful and accurate history are arguably as important as accurate news. Based upon corporate and market fundamentals, the markets should be doing better than they have performed in recent months. The reasons are many, but one cause is a broad lack of economic, historic, and political understanding. Instead of whining …
America and our industry are suffering under several interrelated issues. Let’s do a quick survey with links to details, and then push onto a specific and time sensitive example for manufactured housing. One is arguably the problem of monopoly, impacts many industries, not only ours. That is not today’s focus, …
Crisis of Misinformation, Fact Checks, and Manufactured Housing Read More
The Conference Board has released its latest data, which dipped slightly, but is still near its historic high for the past decade. Consumer confidence is periodically cited by publicly traded manufactured home producers as important for buyers to make that major purchasing decision. Other recent data reflects what could …
Consumer Confidence High Heading into Holidays, Per Conference Board, Retail Sales Surge Read More
Who said that jawboning doesn’t work? President of the United States (POTUS), Donald J. Trump has been saying very publicly that he isn’t even a little happy with his pick to head the Federal Reserve as chairman, Jerome Powell. Today, in Powell’s speech to the Economic Club of New York …
Fed Chair Powell’s Full 24 Minute Economic Speech, Stocks Roar, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
Not one, but two different former independent HUD Code manufactured housing retailers that sold out to Clayton Homes in recent years revealed a surprising trend to MHProNews. Retail traffic – manufactured home shoppers – at formerly independently-owned manufactured home sales centers declined after Clayton Homes bought their locations, …
Clayton Homes Owned Sales Centers Reveal Surprising Trend Read More
“In one industry after another, big companies have become more dominant over the past 15 years, new data show.” reads the subheading for “The Monopolization of America” by David Leonhardt. “Like an onion, many political issues have layers within layers, and sometimes they make you want to cry. …
New York Times-David Leonhardt-“The Monopolization of America,” Manufactured Housing Slant Read More
“If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a minute and it’ll change.” – Will Rogers (1879-1035) There have been story lines in entertainment and news medias since at least the early 1990s about climate change or “global warming.” That the climate changes is a matter of fact. …
Climate Change, Energy, Riots, and Manufactured Housing in Green Era Read More
“We are Google employees and we join Amnesty International in calling on Google to cancel project Dragonfly,” reads the opening of a letter obtained by the Daily Business News on MHProNews. It’s news that has implications for manufactured housing on several levels, as will be noted further below. This is …
Google Employees Go Public, Protest Controversial “Project Dragonfly” Read More
Raymond James’ Jeffrey Saut is so confident that there will be a stock surge, he is giving a year end estimate, which is our market focus for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever …
Bull Run, Part II Ahead? Says Raymond James Executive, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
Reminder. A “mantra” is a refrain, a chant, a repetition of some important point. The reminder of the need for a mantra is ever-timely for manufactured housing professionals who understand the value of grasping reality globally, but then Acting Robustly Locally. In a new release to the Daily …
It is stating the obvious to observe that the news media, as well as the entertainment world, has an ability to influence the perceptions of readers, viewers, and listeners. As the majority of front-line industry professionals, serious investors, owners, executives, and management know, tens of millions of our fellow …
GM CEO Mary Barra and with the White House’s economic point man Larry Kudlow huddle following job-cuts announcement next year at a number of their automotive production plants. Investors apparently liked the sound of that, as GM and other stocks rose. But President Donald J. Trump slammed the move, saying …
POTUS “Not Happy,” Barra, Kudlow Huddle, Stocks Rise, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
Every Sunday morning for several years, we provide this popular week in review. It helps answer the question, ‘What Just Happened?’ It will also suggest a few answers to a question that hasn’t been asked, what’s coming up in this week ahead? Drama. Some of it is ‘manufactured …
Elections, monopolies, public policy, and repeatedly misleading mainstream media reports all have consequences. The Dow and other markets tumbled again on a short Black Friday trading session, and that will be our focus report, further below. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready …
Dow Falls 178+ Points, Worst Thanksgiving Week Since 2011, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
Propaganda works, but facts matter. In this take one on the 2019 outlook, we will focus on facts and evidence. There are talking heads on cable news, in print or digital mainstream news media, who for some months have ‘talked down’ the U.S. economic forecast. Among their false …
Take One – Data Driven U.S. Outlook in 2019 and MHVille Read More
Disclosure. This “MHIdea” is not about MHProNews, and predates topics and positions we’ve published in the last few years. So this Daily Business News report is just that – an article that quotes from a manufactured home industry trade group that industry legend Dick Moore conceived, and was advanced …
Giving Thanks for Manufactured Housing Independents, Applauding “MHIdea!” Read More
On the evening before Thanksgiving, with millions traveling to see family, friends, and loved ones, the markets closed mixed. Some are talking about recession. Really? An expert look by Goldman Sach’s Peter Oppenheimer says no, which will be our featured report this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our …
Market Woes? No Recession, Says Goldman Sachs, Plus MH Equities Updates Read More
As the Daily Business News on MHProNews signaled on Sunday, a new program is being promoted that aims to help change the image of manufactured homes. In an on-the-record email, Mike Bullard, communications director for ROC USA said as follows to MHProNews’ publisher, L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach: “Good …
#NobleNotMobile, New Contest and Video Program Launched, Exclusive Details Read More
MHProNews isn’t predicting the end of the world, nor the end of big tech – not yet, anyway – based upon these recent slides. Nor does the Daily Business News’ see only what big media reports behind these moves. MHProNews has reported on manufactured housing equities each business day for …
