After months of blistering media attacks, innuendo, protests, and allegations that have turned up no evidence, President Donald J. Trump, has neither resigned nor faced impeachment. In fact, while polling is fairly low, it is higher – per the Real Clear Politics average – than President Bill Clinton had at …
Bullet headlines from CNN Money: · U.S. and Mexico dodge trade war over sugar. · U.S. has record 6 million job openings. · Betsy DeVos: Student loan debt is ‘of grave concern’. · Oil lobby met with interior secretary at Trump hotel. · Anthem pulls out of Obamacare in Ohio …
Community Stocks Taking Hits, Patrick, LCI Roar, MHCV Slides Read More
Bullets from CNNMoney – Is the unemployment rate too low? 400 coal mining jobs created in May. The bond market is nervous about jobs. Malls are doomed: 25% will be gone in 5 years Updates per Fox Business – Tech leads Wall St higher. U.S. stocks closed at record levels …
Robotti Dumps Cavco Shares, Still Rises; Sky, UMH Surge with Markets Read More
People – sadly, often including those in media – may lie, mislead, or spin. The great thing about numbers is that they simply are. Facts still matter. A high-ranking official at ELS told MHProNews that they believed in getting the word out; bad news, get it out. Good news, get …
The monthly private payroll jobs report from ADP and Moody’s Analytics was released today, and it appears that President Donald Trump’s “America First” plans are taking shape. According to CNBC, job creation surged in May thanks to a jump in construction positions and a boom in professional and business services, …
New numbers released from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index this week, show a 5.8 percent annual gain in March, up from 5.7 percent in February. The numbers represent a 33-month high. According to Builder, Seattle, Portland, and Dallas reported the highest year-over-year gains among the …
Case-Shiller Numbers Release make Case for Manufactured Housing Read More
In a story that the Daily Business News originally covered here, the Village Mobile Home Park in Sebastopol, California is going to help provide housing to those who are at risk of, or are already, homeless. Back in March, the city committed to invest $258,000 into the project to create …
Manufactured Homes Repurposed in Costly Housing Market Read More
When it comes to housing, the term “affordable” means different things to different people… in different places For example, in Queensland, Australia, the Light House Architecture and Science firm offers a typical size family modular home for $440,000 to $540,000. In Australia, one U.S. dollar is equal to 1.35 Australian …
Manufactured Housing Cash Register Rings Differently Down Under Read More
The office of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, has announced a homeownership forum at its Washington D.C. headquarters scheduled for June 1st. June is officially National Home Ownership month, focused on the impact that owning a home has on household wealth, stability of neighborhoods, and the …
Will Dr. Carson’s June Forum Promote Manufactured Housing? Read More
New numbers out show that under the guidance of the Trump Administration, the nation’s economy is finally recovering from the recession. According to the Daily Caller, Americans credit scores notched a record high this spring in conjunction with a decline in the share of U.S. consumers that are deemed to …
The Latest Report on Credit Scores; and What It Means Read More
In what many have called “Trumponomics,” the battle lines became even more clearly drawn last week. At the Harvard commencement speech, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made the call for Universal Basic Income (UBI). “Every generation expands its definition of equality. Now it’s time for our generation to define a new …
Universal Basic Income-The Evolution of Poverty Pimping? Read More
Our theme for this month: Magnificent May. Our featured articles are now available 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, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that how a home got …
The two most visible billionaires in manufactured housing are evenly split between pro-Democratic Warren Buffett, and now pro-Trump Sam Zell. Certainly, other industry professionals run the gamut, from pro-Democratic, pro-GOP, Libertarian, other political affiliations and the all-important independents. But informal surveys of industry professionals by MHProNews reveals that the clear …
While MSM Spins Anti-Trump Narrative, Voters and Donors Support the President Read More
A recent post from Eric Enloe, Managing Director of JLL Valuation and Advisory Services has revved up debated topics in the industry – home rentals versus sales – as well as a look at various best practices regarding accounting and corporate structure methods. “Most participants in the manufactured housing industry know that …
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a long-standing issue throughout the U.S. has been brought to the forefront, along with a solution. According to WOOD TV, the gap for families who earn too much money to qualify for low-income programs, but not enough to afford the reality of high rents, results in many families falling …
Manufactured Housing Delivers Hope for Families in Need Read More
In the U.S., a number of professions and businesses are regulated to varying degrees. While some are obviously necessary, others present questions – and responses – from individuals and businesses alike, who wonder if having to play the game of “captain may I?” is meant to help or hurt them. …
Pros and Cons of Licensing, How Government Regulations Can Harm Job Creation Read More
New data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows more proof that the manufactured housing industry stands at the cusp of significant opportunity. According to HousingWire, existing homes stayed on the market for less time in April than in any month since 2011, but tight inventory drove a decline …
As Site-Built Housing Market Drifts, Huge Opportunity for MH Rises Read More
In a conference this weekend in Roanoke, Virginia, a very important conversation was taking place about how to keep older residents in the state in their homes. According to WVTF, the topic, along with others, was discussed at the Virginia Governor’s Conference on Aging. Currently, there are one and a …
Today is a big day in the history of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), as it heads to an appeals court in a case brought by PHH Corp. That case could completely reshape the organization. As Daily Business News readers are already aware, critics of the CFPB point to …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells MHProNews that the organization has succeeded in winning a delay of the effective date(s) of the Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products final rule published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in December 2016. The EPA announced the …
