Today’s spotlight showcases an exclusive report on the latest acquisition by Warren Buffett’s Clayton Homes. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the fever – our headline reports are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value for today. The …
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway’s Clayton Homes’ Latest Buyout, More Read More
“There are more than 6 million unfilled jobs in the U.S. Many of the unemployed lack skills for those jobs. Why?” asks Ross Kinzler, the award-winning, now actively-retired director of the Wisconsin Housing Alliance (WHA). “Doesn’t the U.S. have government-operated training centers,” he asks, “for advanced skills currently called tech …
Ross Kinzler, Others Ask – What Jobs Will Remain? Are AI and Automation Taking Over? Read More
Today’s spotlight showcases the all important small business sector. While the operations that are publicly traded are important to the industry, so too are those ‘mom and pop’ operations to manufactured housing, and the nation as a whole. If you’re hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready …
2 Communities Rise; Supplier, MHC REIT Slide, Small Business in 5 Charts Read More
“I think there has been a concerted effort to sabotage this administration since day one on the part of many in the media and of course our Democrat colleagues in the House and Senate,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said to Newsmax TV. “So obviously what they’re trying to do is …
The mainstream media has spent a lot of time debating on how the new 45th president is doing since his inauguration in January. While many pundits focus their energy on arguing about elusive claims of Russian involvement in his victory last November, or what the Trump Administration would call distraction …
President Donald Trump’s First 6 Months Impact on Economy in 9 Charts, Just the Fact$ Read More
What do entitlement and addiction have in common? Why does this matter to businesses, or manufactured housing professionals? According to PsyBlog, Spring.org.uk, “From their review of over 170 studies, the researchers found that entitlement creates a vicious cycle : Entitlement creates feelings of disappointment. Disappointment leads to anger and other …
Vicious Cycle of Entitlement, Addiction and Keeping the Sick, Sick Read More
If you’re hooked on our new spotlight market feature – or are ready to get the fever – our headline report is found further below. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both …
CVCO, SKY Rise, LPX, LCI slide, Trump Small Business Video Read More
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has said that is is over. ObamaCare is here to stay. Some Republican legislators and political leaders want it to be over too. Governor John Kasich of OH is among them. In opera, there is an expression that the performance isn’t finished until “the …
If you’re hooked on our new spotlight market feature – or are ready to get the fever – our headline report is found further below. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both …
AMG Roar$, Most MH Communities Snore – New Market High Read More
Since the election on November 8, 2016 the market has seen a relatively steady increase as one-in-four days the stock market has been open ending with record highs. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both closed with record high’s yet again on Wednesday – with 28 record breaking days since President …
A new bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), would provide a federal tax incentive for manufactured home community owners who are looking to sell the community, with a catch. That incentive will occur only if they sell their community to residents or to …
Freestone Capital Management, an investing firm based in Seattle, WA, has spent the last decade working their way into becoming one of the larger owners of manufactured home communities in the United States. Now they are setting their sights on becoming even bigger. And perhaps, going public. It all started …
Barron’s – Will Freestone Capital Become Next Public Manufactured Home Community Operator? Read More
It’s not a secret that the need for affordable housing is a problem in major metro areas throughout the United States. A new Pew Research study reports there are more renters than at any time since 1965. Recent stories coming out of San Francisco are just one example of the …
Secretary Hillary Clinton gave what many felt was a graceful exit speech the morning after her election loss. For his part, then President-elect Donald J. Trump said that he felt differently about going after her for the various allegations of corrupt and illegal activity. He would let that part of …
As a prologue to the headline topic, macro trends are often overlooked for their potential impact on our industry. Further, polarized politics can dim the understanding of an issue. Let’s draw a bright-line distinction between those voting for ‘progressive’ causes, and their leaders. There are also leaders who may seem …
Matt Drudge Alert – Hateful Leader Warning – TANSTAFL Read More
“In general, modern-day economists tend to ignore old schools of economic thought,” writes Noah Smith, a Bloomberg View columnist who has served as an associate professor of economics at Stony Brook University. “For example, many economists now love to poke fun at the physiocrats,” asserts Smith. Those economists “believed that …
Economist Noah Smith – Is Making Stuff In America Still Important? Read More
When the Great Recession hit and unemployment was at its peak, the Obama Administration gave states the ability to waive working requirements for individuals without dependents looking to receive assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also commonly known as “food stamps.” That move was never designed to be …
Food Stamp Enrollment Down, Employment Up and Industry Opportunities Growing Read More
If you’re hooked our on new spotlight market feature – or are ready to get the fever – our headline report is further below. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both sides of the …
What’s Going Down With Tricon? Broader Markets Mixed Read More
If you’re hooked our on new spotlight market feature – or are ready to get the fever – our ELS headline report is further below. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both sides …
Equity LifeStyle Properties – ELS Record – Spotlight, plus NOB, AMG, BAM, SKY Lead Gainers Read More
If you’re hooked our on new spotlight market feature – or are ready to get the fever – our headline report is further below. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both sides of …
AMG Rise, Breaks ‘Technical Barrier’ – Patrick & ELS Lead Movers Read More
