Skyline Corporation and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Champion Home Builders, Inc., previously announced merger/acquisition (M&A) is set to close within the next two weeks, according to sources familiar with the matter. Recent press releases have not announced a set date, but they have pointed to …
Skyline Corp, Champion Home Builder M&A Updates, Stockholder Insights Read More
Manufactured housing’s Arlington based association has taken its expected victory lap on the signing of the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act,” as predicted. But MHI has had more than one slap-in-the-face this week, and that backhand came from among the ranks of the post-production sector. That gut …
Home Values Rising Rapidly, Yet MH Lags? Plus Manufactured Housing Industry Market Updates Read More
HUD has a new man in a significant role at HUD. We will get into the various “official” statements about Brian Montgomery. But we begin with a backgrounder. Mr. Montgomery has a track record, and the question industry professionals must answer is simple. Will he operate as he did …
HUD’s New Man, Officials Statements, with Insider Info Beyond the Media Releases Read More
In case you missed it (ICYMI), the markets have been roiled more by politics and international issues – which do at times, involve trade – as much or more that date or news about given stocks, economic, and market fundamentals. A variety of data, including corporate earnings, reveal a sound …
The Small Business Administration (SBA) was created to help independent business level the playing field in their access to capital markets. While a relatively small number of businesses tend to dominate various sectors of the manufactured housing industry, the vast majority of operations in retail, communities, production, installations, service, …
Fed Programs “ACCESS TO CAPITAL” for Small Businesses, including Manufactured Housing Read More
“Donald Trump’s 1987 bestselling book, “The Art of the Deal,” he “wrote about the importance of knowing “when to walk away,” said ABC News. The markets rose yesterday, and fell today, based in part upon reactions to the perceived chance for talks with China, and North Korea to successfully advance. Those will be …
Stocks Dump When China, ZTE, NoKo, US Deals in Doubt, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
The recent report from the House Financial Services Committee Chairman, Jeb Hensarling, to MHProNews late last week pointed out that Bloomberg – and the Daily Business News – had identified ways that appear to reflect that Fannie Mae has violated the FHFA mandate that the GSEs are barred from lobbying. …
Update on Fannie Mae Lobbying, and Manufactured Housing Controversy Read More
2 out of 3 Americans surveyed credit President Donald J. Trump for an improving economy, per CBS News. That poll was conducted prior to the joint announcement Saturday that China and the U.S. have put tariffs on hold, as they announced the outlines of a tentative trade deal. That’s our …
Today is going to be DIFFERENT. Open your minds for something simple, yet profoundly effective for those who dare embrace it. It’s a Success Tip that Warren Buffett’s over half-a-century partner Charlie Munger believes in and practices. It’s this. Reading for understanding. Reading, and being able to admit that …
In a series of video media releases to the Daily Business News, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) touts recent accomplishments, explains how he hopes to narrow the gap for minorities, and boost all Americans’ earnings. In one of these video releases, Senator Scott also spotlights an effort to get more …
Steve Wozniak – Apple’s co-founder – unloaded a lot of thought-provoking fodder to Business Insider, and that will be our focus report for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are found …
The Daily Business News reports every day on Canadian based companies as well as U.S. based firms in our evening market report. But it’s been a while since we’ve taken a broader look at the Canadian market, or done a comparison with how U.S. and Canada are similar and differ. …
Canadian and American Financial and Banking Systems Compared, Infographic Read More
President Donald Trump takes a bow with Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). General and manufactured housing specific reports indicate that the 45th president’s tax reform plan are helping to grow manufacturing, increase jobs, and are causing new production centers to open. That will …
“Ben Shapiro is a renowned conservative political pundit, syndicated columnist, lawyer, and NYT bestselling author. He is Editor-in-Chief of news and opinion site The Daily Wire and host of the popular video podcast, The Ben Shapiro Show,” says his YouTube page. Fox News has called Shapiro “a leading millennial …
The manufactured housing industry is poised to have one of its best years in recent history. Michigan is responsible for a significant percentage of that, according to the Michigan Manufactured Housing Association, (MMHA). “Michigan has always been a big proponent of manufactured homes, the communities and the people who …
Late Monday, Seattle stayed in the national headlines, as it passed a modified version of their head tax on larger businesses, in order to pay for their growing affordable housing crisis. That will be our focus report this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – …
“We bought a trailer [1] that wasn’t really ours. I mean, it really hurt me. My nerves have been tore up. I’ve been crying.” – Tonya Evans, a customer of Tom Lackey’s Stoney Pointe MH Community business. Spencer Roane is an RV MH Hall of Fame Inductee, and is …
“I told you so,” might be what Larry Kudlow or other members of the Trump Administration tax cut team might have said. The surprising-to-some numbers for April are in, and those numbers are part of our market focus for tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature …
After Tax Cut$, U.S. Records Largest Budget Surplus, Plus Manufactured Home Market Updates Read More
Americans respond to print media, signage and off-line marketing methods, as attentive manufactured housing industry professionals know. That noted, the research says that most home shoppers at some point are shopping online. According to research by Google and the National Association of Realtors, 90 percent of housing shoppers are …
Sales professionals and leasing agents in manufactured housing get faced with a daily choice. It could be phrased like this. Is it better to be a ‘Kiss Up,’ or ‘Candid? ‘ To be sure, someone can be both honest and polite. But to allow someone to believe something that …
