“The Industry has to prepare for when the orders from the REITs slow down,” said a senior level executive with a HUD Code manufactured home production company. The HUD Code builder agreed with the Daily Business News’ reporting that the industry’s orders are essentially flat, when orders going into communities …
The Front-Line View from HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Companies Read More
“No one likes pain: emotional, physical or spiritual,” said Tim Connor in a detailed statement to MHProNews. “Pain always has a message for us,” he said. Connor has worked for decades in the manufactured, modular, log and other systems-built housing and other industries. The guru has 80 books in areas …
Executive Summary The combination of the new tax law, a growing economic boom, and talk by Apple and other tech giants of bringing back to the U.S. some $200-$400 Billion dollars in 2018 alone will create a search for valuable ways to deploy that capital. With the affordable housing crisis …
On this the 7th day of Christmas, we’ll dive in below to the highlights – and countdowns – in the factory built home “Industry News, Tips, and Views Pros Can Use” ©, on dates that make up “the most wonderful time of the year.” We will also review some of …
MHProNews tends to focus on HUD Code manufactured homes, but we routinely spotlight other forms of factory-built housing. We’ve done so for years. This Daily Business News flashback 2017 year-in-review will be a series of links, that will let you click on some of the dozens of stories that we’ve …
Survey Top 2017 PreFab, Modular, Tiny and 3D Printed Housing News Stories Read More
Stating the obvious brings often clarity to an issue. Cartoonists are akin to others in the media in this respect. They typically have a left-or-right of center tilt, or agenda. 13 ½ months ago, some never believed that Donald J. Trump could win the race for the White House, much …
2017 Bi-Partisan Political Cartoons in Review (Note: Insightful, Satire, Tragic, Humor…) Read More
“A lot has changed in the way manufactured homes are constructed, utilized, and perceived,” reads a page on the State Farm Insurance website. Those are the first words under the photo at the left and after their classic headline, “Beyond ‘Trailers’ – Buying Modern Manufactured Homes,” “For starters, there’s sometimes …
“America may be the land of 2,600-square-foot starter homes with massive walk-in closets, but many people living in the United States will go to sleep tonight without a roof over their heads,” said the Culture Cheet Sheet. “Although the total homeless population has fallen almost 14% since 2010, there are …
Homelessness in America, and Factory-Built Housing Read More
“Sometimes it’s best to hide in plain sight.” – David Estes. Warren Buffett’s ‘moat principle’ has been laid out by others in their investment commentary, such as was covered by Seeking Alpha in last night’s market report. Thomas: Buffett Should Buy Manufactured Home Community REIT, Plus MH Market Update$ The …
The billionaire founder of PayPal, Peter Thiel, is one of the driving forces behind the Seasteading Institute, which has announced it has struck a deal that can yield the first floating city by 2020. The Drudge Report, Britain’s Daily Mail and a host of media are covering the announcement that …
Plans for Floating Modular Cities, “Seasteading” is Becoming Reality Read More
Lawrence Yun told Forbes what many housing watchers, investors, and professionals also know about the dwindling supply of affordable housing. “The inventory of homes for sale continues to shrink,” said Yun, who is the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “This shortage of housing inventory is the …
NAR’s Yun – No Quick Fixes Spell$ Manufactured Housing Opportunitie$ Read More
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
An Open Letter to Robert “Bob” Plunket, Sarasota Magazine Dear Robert, My hunch is you’re a fine writer, which is why your opening, headline, and much of column in your recent article in Sarasota Magazine are troubling. The executive summary might be the maxim, “the road to hell is paved …
The White House press room sent a message late this afternoon to the Daily Business News that captures the essence of what winning looks like. That report, further below. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – …
What Winning Looks Like, plus Manufactured Home Market Report Update$ Read More
Equistone Partners Europe is set to buy two German prefab home manufacturers. In a release to MHProNews, said “Equistone Partners Europe has agreed to acquire two German prefabricated home manufacturers Bien-Zenker and Hanse Haus from ADCURAM Group AG. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal is expected to close in January 2018.” The firm’s website …
Private Equity Fund Grabbing 2 PreFab Home Builders Read More
A commentary by Chris Reed in the San Diego Union Tribune, ran today under the headline, “Answer to housing crisis is in plain sight: manufactured homes.” While it doesn’t reference MHLivingNews or other published commentary produced by MHProNews, beginning with their headline, it hits several of the same points previously …
Mainstream News Writer Reed Sings Praises of Modern Manufactured Homes Read More
Prisons. Prisoners. Manufactured housing. There are already points of intersection. Can – and should – there be more? Can the factory-built housing industry and the penal system each benefit by developing deeper ties with the other? Can that be accomplished profitably? The private and public sides of the U.S prison …
Manufactured Housing, Prison Reform, Production, and Factory Built Housing Opportunitie$ Read More
Technology companies and a new modular home builder are among those that have obtained grants, or applied, to create more high-paying jobs over the next two years in, per the Missoulan, in Montana. “Nicole Rush, the grants manager for the Missoula Economic Partnership, spoke to the Missoula City Council last …
State Grants for Businesses Attracting New Modular Builder, Tech Companies Read More
It isn’t just the coasts or oil boom areas that are in need of quality, affordable housing. While places such as California, New York, Chicago or the latest energy find may attract more headlines, an economic development office in Arizona has reached out to inform MHProNews, that they have a …
