Arguably at the heart of the affordable housing crisis is an access to lending for the most affordable homes built in America, manufactured homes. “The Enterprises” of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA 2008) to support manufactured home lending under …
Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Berkshire Hathaway Backstory Read More
“Today’s groundbreaking numbers are demonstrative of what I’m hearing everyday from small business owners – that business is booming. As the tax and regulatory landscape changed, so did small business expectations and plans,” said National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) President and CEO Juanita D. Duggan. “We’re now seeing the tangible results …
Record Shattered on SBO, Yields Growth, Profits, More Says Juanita Duggan’s Group Read More
Markets were mixed today, for reasons found in the bullets from CNN and Fox, further below. But one of the developments worth noting was President Donald J. Trump signing a trade deal with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. It means more jobs in the U.S., and that can lead to …
POTUS Trump ‘Keeps Another Trade Promise,’ Plus Manufactured Housing Market UPdates Read More
Fuel costs are an important element to manufactured housing transportation. Domestic drilling is another tie-in with factory-built housing. OPEC is the “Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.” The OPEC cartel is primarily Middle Eastern. As fracking has made the U.S. rival Saudi Arabia and Russia in oil production, OPEC has …
Longtime manufactured housing industry readers know that the issues of monopoly or antitrust concerns have grown in recent years. These relate to several sources of perceived antitrust threats that debatably harm independents, consumers, the economy, and others in the industry. There are obviously voices and agendas on each …
Draft EO for Trump Administration AntiTrust Order Obtained by MHProNews Read More
“All warfare is based upon deception.” – Sun Tzu, philosopher, strategist in The Art of War. “…the truth will set you free.” – Jesus of Nazerth, cited in John 8:32 “Easy doesn’t pay well.” – John Bostick, Sunshine Homes. “Arguably one of the most important …
Discerning and Sharing Truth, & Manufactured Housing Read More
Record-after-record on the stock markets since the election of President Donald J. Trump. Record-after-record in employment for minorities, women, and all workers since the election of the 45th U.S. president. Some of the debate and outlook of what’s ahead will all be in our featured report this evening. If you’re …
New Highs, Tired of Winning Yet? Plus, MH Market UPdates Read More
New York City Mayor Michael Rubens Bloomberg owns Bloomberg News. Bloomberg has signaled an interest in running against President Donald J. Trump in 2020 as a Democratic Party candidate. So even that brief background is enough to say that Bloomberg News is not a pro-Trump media outlet. With that brief insight, tonight’s …
1 Million Jobs, Poof! Jack Ma Warns “20 Year Trade War,” Plus MH Market Updates Read More
They work in our industry’s factories, and on farms that use manufactured homes as the living quarters for their ‘hands.’ They buy or lease pre-HUD Code mobile homes and post-code manufactured homes from retailers or in land lease communities. They do service work, maintain, and do grounds-keeping in …
Let’s note that new tariffs between China and the U.S. today still witnessed a strong day on Wall Street. There’s growing signs that the market is ‘getting it’ on the “America First,” POTUS Trump trade battle. That said, let’s pivot to a key Senate contest. If Democrats are going to …
There could be several different reports on this Department of Energy (DOE) manufactured housing energy rule. As of yesterday evening, over 1,000 comments had already been posted publicly on the federal regulatory comments site. That indicates several things – including, but not limited to – the array of voices …
There have been 5.3 million views on this cute video since it was first posted on Oct 31, 2011. The pseudonymous poster of the video concluded his comments with these words, “I don’t believe America will survive as the Nation our founding fathers left us; “One Nation under …
CNBC reports that Moody Analytics has estimated the damage from Hurricane Florence in the tens of billions, and could go higher. That’s bad, but an estimate from CoreLogic would make that estimate look puny. Frankly, news of China appeared to be the bigger market-mover today, but our focus this evening …
HUGE Hurricane Florence Damage Estimates, Plus Manufactured Housing Industry Updates Read More
Ending Rigged, Corrupted Systems, & Manufactured Housing Advancement There’s a swamp in Washington, D.C. But let’s be clear, there are swampy, rigged, and corrupted stuff occurring in states and local jurisdictions too. Each of these impact manufactured home owners and professionals, day be day. It may seem odd at …
The manufactured home industry’s new home shipments have been well under its last peak for over two decades. Some associations and businesses have realized that failure to step up to that challenge will only produce more of the same. Hurricane season happens every year in the Atlantic and …
South Carolina’s State Association Was Pro-Active Ahead of Hurricane Florence Read More
Markets dropped when $200 billion in new tariffs by the U.S. aimed at China were floated this morning, but recovered by the closing bell. While there are a variety of issues that moved investors, the one we’ll single out this evening is trade, because it likely will be the most …
“They’re Criminals When It Comes to Trade,” China-U.S. Battle, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
The Washington Examiner recently reported on a survey commissioned by Porch on worker sentiments. Porch is a free online network that links homeowners and repair, renovation. and cleaning professionals. Their research found concerns about robotics and automation. That’s a topic that the Daily Business News on MHProNews has …
The Dow pushed over 26,000 today, with several contributing factors. No doubt, one of them was the news that the House passed out of committee a bill that Speaker Paul Ryan says they plan to vote on before the end of this month. Tax Cut 2.0 will be our focus …
House Panel Passes Tax Cuts 2.0, Stocks Rise, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
The U.S. Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) Survey reported a new high this week, approaching the 7 million mark. Those in manufactured housing are all-too-familiar with this number in a practical way, because factory-builders and others tell the Daily Business News on MHProNews that competition for …
New Records Achieved, Who Gets JOLT Credit? Surprising Insights for MHVille Read More
This evening’s spotlight is a review of the latest claims and counter claims being made for or against the Trump Administration’s policies, in an interview today with presidential economic advisor, Larry Kudlow. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH …
US economy is ‘killing it’ right now: Larry Kudlow, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
