At the closing bell, its been another up day on the markets. The bulk of manufactured home industry connected tracked stocks closed up. While there’s plenty of market movers we could touch upon, to mix things up, this evening we take a fascinating look at the “global war on cash” …
Global War On Cash? Plus, Manufactured Housing Equities Updates Read More
The rebranded Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection – formerly the CFPB, now the BCFP – has produced a January 2019 report that contains new data regarding manufactured housing lending. There are over 200 pages. We’ll simplify that for busy readers. MHProNews will hereby provide the entire document here as a …
That quoted part of the headline phrase comes from the Prager University video, post further below. But before we get to that, a few manufactured housing industry related thoughts. An “ideological echo chamber” arguably exists inside manufactured housing, and outside of the factory-built housing industry too. The video …
An “Ideological Echo Chamber” – and Manufactured Housing Progress Read More
There is no incentive for either side to backdown in the shutdown struggle, said Charles Lane, opinion writer for the left-of-center Washington Post. Both sides are dug in, and are playing to their respective bases. So, the longest shutdown on record continues, and notably, the stock markets have in recent …
White House Thanks CNN’s Acosta, Plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has released their Small Business Optimism index for December, 2018. In a release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, NFIB said, “The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index remained basically unchanged in December, drifting down 0.4 points to 104.4…Unfilled jobs and …
Eyes on Small Business Optimism Index In December, Update Read More
“If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and sale of any of the necessities of life.” — John Sherman Sherman was a mover in what today is known as the Sherman antitrust act. The act …
No Kings in America? – John Sherman ‘Speaks’ to Manufactured Housing Read More
Berkshire Hathaway owned Clayton Homes and Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance (VMF) are well known, dominating brands in manufactured housing. So, it should be of interest to the industry’s independents, who often have no choice but to deal with the marketplace realities of Clayton and VMF. This Daily Business News …
Broader markets rose today, as did many of the manufactured housing industry tracked stocks. But among the more talked-about issues by investment watchers and business sites this afternoon are the growing concerns that the partial federal shutdown will have more of an economic impact than was initially thought. That will …
Let’s be clear, the Daily Business News on MHProNews believes in correct terminology and many points that have been shared over the years. That said, this column recently spotlighted an “epic” mobile home commercial. That prior, recent report, is linked via the text/image box below. New Year’s Respect for Those …
Manufactured home equities closed mixed again today, and the broader markets overall took their second closing dip that started on Friday. Ideally and historically – given that there is an affordable housing crisis – manufactured housing stocks should be more durable than they have been in recent years. Why the …
Disney’s theme parks are part of a larger conglomerate. It includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following companies. Put differently, consider Disney as one of those giants that are steadily building their moat, rather akin to Berkshire Hathaway. Our publisher L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach has …
The Future of Retail, Disney, ‘Trailer Trauma,’ and Manufactured Housing Read More
The Town of Fallsburg organized a forum in response to growing complaints about FoxCroft Village, where Paula Frumkin, president of the community’s homeowners association, was one of the residents who spoke on Jan. 23, 2018. The situation deteriorated since then, she said, per the Record Online. “We have more empty …
Go ahead, say it. Naïve, idealistic, rash, foolish, or a crusader who believes that the only way that positive change occurs is by intelligently challenging the status quo. That challenge can and should be honorable, and it can and should be profitable. So, pragmatism and reason are involved. Over the …
The markets closed down modestly today, the first dip in a week. Manufactured home connected tracked stocks closed mixed. Our focus this evening will be two firms that already have enormous economic influence, Amazon and Apple – both of which have their own initiatives involving factory building. While the Daily …
Among the obvious questions that will be asked is this. Will a “huge” new sale of some 140 manufactured homes announced for February, 2019 compete with the Louisville and Tunica Manufactured Home Shows? In a release to the Daily Business News, on MHProNews, are the following insights and exclusives. Reserve …
“Huge” February 2019 Manufactured Home Sale Announced, Competes with Louisville, Tunica? Read More
Being the world’s richest man, at least for now, doesn’t mean that every decision you make is a smart. On the 5th day running for rising markets, which are now out of correction territory and up 10 percent since their lows last year, we’ll look at Bezos, those risky and …
“Cari Gorman-Salisbury owns a 2-acre lot surrounded by R1L-175 zoning which limits property owners to site-built structures. Mistakenly believing her property, acquired in 2017, provided for manufactured homes, she bought one and had it delivered one day in September to the property located on the west side of Orme …
The Minnesota Valley Action Council (MVAC) and city of Mankato officials met with mobile home owners, community owners and management, plus representatives of the United Community Action Partnership to discuss the initiative second phase of a project to replace older mobile homes there. MVAC and Mankato hope to replace …
Mobile Home Replacement Plan Offers Upgrade to Manufactured Homes Read More
On the fourth day in a row that markets rose, and most manufactured housing industry tracked stocks rose as well, we will look at reports on data that may help explain why markets dropped in December, 2018. That will be this evening’s featured focus. If you’re new, already hooked …
Why Did Stocks Tank in December? Plus Manufactured Home Stock Market Updates Read More
Markets closed up again today, the first 3 consecutive days of increases on the Dow since November, 2018. In the mix of noteworthy reports this evening for manufactured housing investors and professionals in this item, that even with the trade battle, Chinese are still the #1 foreign buyers of U.S. …
Chinese Buyers Compete With U.S. Buyers for American Housing, Plus MH Markets Updates Read More
