There are factory-builders, brokers and sellers who keenly understand that every natural disaster spells opportunities in disguise. While the execution was widely seen and reported as tragically flawed, the Haitian crisis attracted friend-of-the-Clintons Warren Buffett led Berkshire Hathaway’s Clayton Homes into the island’s relief effort. Millions were made …
The weather event earlier this week was first reported as a tornado strike by local media on a “mobile home park1” which in this case appears to be a manufactured home community. Profitably Decoding Windstorm Reports for Industry Professionals Before diving into the details, this Daily Business News …
The ABC News videos help tell the dramatic tale of reportedly two dozen tornadoes that ripped through central Iowa yesterday. Forecasters that morning admit they didn’t expect tornadoes later that same day. Fortunately, there were no initial reports of fatalities, though many were injured. Conventional houses, commercial …
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced Monday that “he is approving a disaster recovery plan to help Texans recover from Hurricane Harvey.” “The Texas plan is funded through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant—Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program which requires grantees to develop a thoughtful recovery program informed by local …
HUD Approves Additional $5 Billion Disaster Recovery Plan Read More
“…Trade Minister Moises Naim said the pages of history books are filled with people hanging on to dead ideas. Naim, who created a highly critical TV miniseries about Chavez that was banned in Venezuela, calls it “political necrophilia,” per Yahoo News in their latest in a periodic series of reports …
Governor Kay Ivey has signed a proclamation declaring the week of May 6th through May 12th to be “Manufactured and Modular Housing Week.” The proclamation was issued in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the national Fair Housing Act and the 49th anniversary of the founding of the …
Governor Declares May 6th-12th “Manufactured and Modular Housing Week” Read More
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced today that they have awarded nearly $28 billion in federal aid to help “hard hit areas in nine states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.” In a release to the Daily Business News, HUD stated that “Disaster recovery …
It’s not something that happens very often. A small plane crashed into a manufactured home community. The shocking accident raised several related points that manufactured home professionals, investors and public officials ought to know. First, are the facts of the incident, as reported by local media, before a look …
Plane Crashes into MH Community, Discover What’s Riskier Than an MH in a Tornado Read More
When you seriously engage the public on the topic of manufactured homes, perhaps especially when it involves tornado safety, you better be thick skinned. The following are examples of real comments, from real people… “Bull-sh-t!” “Mother-f-cker!” “Liar!” …are just some of the hundreds of posted feedback received – …
Spending plan will preserve or increase support for homeless, seniors, disabled, and healthy housing WASHINGTON, D.C. – “The Trump Administration today announced the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a $41.24 billion spending plan that continues or expands support for vulnerable …
Trump Administration’s Official 2019 HUD Budget, Proposals Unveiled Read More
Greg Schoor is about to become much better known in MHVille. In an exclusive statement published on MHLivingNews, a National Weather Service (NWS) severe storms expert – Greg Schoor – has made admissions that could shake the foundation of what the public has been led to believe about …
Puerto Rico is a disaster awaiting solutions. In a society where red-tape often rules, connections in, with and through government can yield handsome profits. The solutions – which will likely include prefab housing – are going to be worth billions of dollars to those who tap into the massive needs …
A “Ghost,” Named “Wolf,” “Disaster Capitalist” and Post-Maria Puerto Rico Read More
The headlines have in so many cases moved on to other topics. But there are still thousands in Texas, and Florida – and millions in Puerto Rico – who are still struggling in their respective post-hurricane recoveries. More than 500 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manufactured housing units (MHUs) used …
The Toledo Blade in an editorial first linked here – or available as a download linked here – issued a scathing rebuke to public officials, and companies involved in what they called the “recent history” of post-disaster “corruption.” Among the companies and public officials their editorial spotlighted by name? …
“We need to get these people out” of that “mobile home park. These homes are going to go up in flames,” said Shannon Handy, a reporter for CBS8 Local in California, near the end of the video embedded below. The male co-anchor of CBS8 Local makes the more correct statement …
Mobile and Manufactured Home Fire Reports, Fact Check, Industry Impact Read More
It was a day that dramatically shaped world and American history. With rare video footage, it’s a good time to pause and recall what happened on that tragic day. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and …
‘Day of Infamy,’ Rare Video Dec 7 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Read More
NPR’s Brad Palmer issued this recent report in the wake of what they said was “Possible Tornado Damages Mobile Home in Perry Co.” “Possible tornado damage to a mobile home in Du Quoin on Saturday left one resident trapped in her home for a short time,” per that NPR report. …
“The Texas Land Commissioner [GLO] was in Rockport Thursday morning to present the keys to a FEMA manufactured housing unit to a couple who lost everything to Hurricane Harvey,” said South Texas’ KIII News. The GLO commissioner is George P. Bush, son of previous Florida Governor and one-time GOP presidential …
George Bush Hands Couple Keys to FEMA Manufactured Housing Unit (MHU) Read More
In a program that manufactured homes qualify for, “The town of Fair Bluff will receive $1.85 million to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew and improve the town’s water supply, Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday” in a release to the Daily Business News. This followed a previous announcement from …
Governor Announces Hurricane Recovery Loan$, Business, Homeowners, MH Read More
The subject was hurricane recovery efforts. The market potential is in the billions of dollars. The Miami Herald and the Florida Keys News (Keynoter) both carried recent stories about the Plexos Group’s meeting with Marathon, FL county commissioners. “They [Plexos Group] just wanted to come in and show it off …
