As President Donald Trump reaches the magic 100-day mark in office, new polling and statistics show that many American’s believe he’s getting the job done. According to Lifezette, approximately 73 percent of American voters approve of President Trump’s performance in fighting for American jobs in an ABC News/Washington Post poll …
Noteworthy headlines on – CNNMoney – Bannon cleared to sell Mercer-backed holdings. Big techs push Nasdaq to new milestone. Outburst by Wells Fargo shareholder halts meeting. Undocumented immigrant population in steady decline. Some bullets from Fox Business – Ted Cruz wants El Chapo, Mexican drug lord, to pay for Trump’s …
Patrick, LCI Leaders, Manufactured Housing CV Ticks Up, Monster Day for Broader Markets Read More
In an effort to tackle the affordable housing challenges in New York City, two designers have looked up, but not to build skyscrapers. According to Dezeen, Instant City: Living Air-Right, a plan created by designers Beomki Lee and Chang Kyu Lee, calls for using vacant airspace over existing New York …
Modular Housing Visions are Looking Up in New York’s Big Apple Read More
In Australia, manufactured home builder and community owner Gateway Lifestyle Group has seen significant growth since the Daily Business News reported a potential deal with Hometown America last August to purchase National Lifestyle Villages (NLV), Western Australia’s largest operator of manufactured home communities. At the time, the proposed deal would …
Acquisition, and Rumors of a Billion Dollar Acquisition, for Hometown America Read More
In what is quickly becoming known as the “tweet heard ‘round the manufactured housing world,” former ESPN and MSNBC host Keith Olbermann’s reference to President Donald Trump supporters — former Presidential candidate Sarah Palin and musicians Ted Nugent and Kid Rock during their White House visit — as “trailer park …
In Massachusetts, residents of the Chelmsford Commons manufactured home community have reportedly reached a six-figure settlement in a class action lawsuit against community owner, Michigan based RHP Properties. According to the Lowell Sun, the suit alleges that RHP improperly raised rents on residents over the last five years. As a …
Manufactured Home Community Residents Reach Settlement In Legal Action Read More
Noteworthy headlines on – CNNMoney – Ontario, Canada, launches guaranteed income program. Stocks soar after French election first round. Could Obamacare fight shut down Washington? Wells Fargo scandal: Where was the board? Some bullets from Fox Business – Trump wants to slash the corporate tax rate to 15%: WSJ. Trump …
Carlyle’s Big Day, Manufactured Housing CV Gains, Broader Markets Roar Back Read More
In the U.S., millions are still working, hoping and praying for the original American Dream: home ownership. More than a half a century since the “War on Poverty” began, not much has changed – and the nation is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis, where preservation, and creation, …
Trump, Carson, Creating Jobs by Supplying the American Dream Read More
In the U.K., modular housing continues to gain steam as a practical solution to the nation’s growing housing crisis. But in Wembley, just north of London it’s being taken to a whole new level. According to Construction News UK, Tide Construction and Vision Modular Systems have put the final piece …
Our theme for this month is: Manufactured Housing Industry Politics – Complicated Cross Currents, or April Fools? and our featured articles are now live on the MHProNews.com home page. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, …
Even though six months remain until the deadline, Darryl Searer, president of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation wanted to remind MHProNews, and industry professionals, that if they are considering nominating someone, now’s a good time to begin working on it. “Even though we are intensely planning for the induction dinner celebration for …
Just outside of St. Louis, Missouri, a developer is dealing with the reality that sometimes, trying to do the right thing isn’t always enough. In a story the Daily Business News originally covered here, the city of Chesterfield’s only manufactured home community, Chesterfield Mobile Home Park, had rumors swirling about …
Noteworthy headlines on – CNNMoney – Venezuela denies seizing GM plant for state use. Wells Fargo CEO: We’re America’s best corporate citizen. Inside the plot to bomb a soccer team to make money. Bebe is closing all its stores, the latest casualty in retail. Some bullets from Fox Business – …
Patrick Industries Gains, Manufactured Housing CV Rises, Broader Markets End Week Lower Read More
A long, and often confusing rollercoaster ride for residents at the East End Mobile Home Park in Manassas, Virginia may be coming to an end. But, as has been the case for the community, it won’t come without clearing a few hurdles. Per InsideNova, James Turner, an Alexandria lawyer and …
Rollercoaster Ride may be Ending for Manufactured Home Community? Read More
While the value proposition for manufactured housing is well known to industry professionals, showing or explaining that value to the mainstream can be a challenge. According to recent information from NAREIT, that appears to be changing. New data shows that manufactured housing REITs now occupy an enviable place in real …
In Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, modular building manufacturer Britco laid off most of its employees earlier this month, in what the company is calling a “curtailing.” According to Infotel CA, Western One, Britco’s parent company, announced the sale of Britco’s rental and U.S. manufacturing businesses on March 6 to Black …
In Belfast, Maine, members of the city’s planning board are reviewing plans to expand a manufactured home community. According to Village Soup, the community is owned by Connecticut Property Management and sits on 22 total acres. The community currently has 21 homes, and the proposed expansion would create 31 additional …
Planning Board Reviews Manufactured Home Community Expansion Read More
Noteworthy headlines on – CNNMoney – Trump to U.S. steelworkers: I’ve got your back. Ivanka Trump promises to donate book profits to charity. Fox gets big ratings in O’Reilly’s slot after firing. Venezuela spirals into deep economic crisis. Some bullets from Fox Business – U.S. reviewing Venezuela’s seizure of GM …
Deer Valley Surges, Manufactured Housing CV, Broader Markets Spike Read More
Much of the manufactured housing industry is familiar with latest version of the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 – a.k.a. H.R. 1699. The Arlington, VA based Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) latest “alert” urged their readers to keep up the momentum for the 4th iteration of a bill, …
Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act – Momentum or DOA? Read More
New data in from the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) shows that homebuilding in the U.S. fell in the month of March, recording its biggest decline in three years. According to the St. Louis Dispatch, housing starts declined 6.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.22 million units. …
