The recent report from the House Financial Services Committee Chairman, Jeb Hensarling, to MHProNews late last week pointed out that Bloomberg – and the Daily Business News – had identified ways that appear to reflect that Fannie Mae has violated the FHFA mandate that the GSEs are barred from lobbying. …
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Just hours or days before an expected Congressional vote in the House on their version of S. 2155, the Seattle Times is reporting on federal investigations into the business practices of Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage, and their affiliated Berkshire Hathaway lending units. “Gwen Schablik, a former Clayton employee who …
2 out of 3 Americans surveyed credit President Donald J. Trump for an improving economy, per CBS News. That poll was conducted prior to the joint announcement Saturday that China and the U.S. have put tariffs on hold, as they announced the outlines of a tentative trade deal. That’s our …
Late Friday, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) said that “high ranking Fannie Mae employees have been intentionally violating their government prohibition on lobbying through a series of secret meetings to remove the failed mortgage giant from federal oversight.” According to Congressman Hensarling’s statement to the …
In a series of video media releases to the Daily Business News, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) touts recent accomplishments, explains how he hopes to narrow the gap for minorities, and boost all Americans’ earnings. In one of these video releases, Senator Scott also spotlights an effort to get more …
The Daily Business News reports every day on Canadian based companies as well as U.S. based firms in our evening market report. But it’s been a while since we’ve taken a broader look at the Canadian market, or done a comparison with how U.S. and Canada are similar and differ. …
Canadian and American Financial and Banking Systems Compared, Infographic Read More
Billionaire investor and inventor Elon Musk’s hyperloop is almost ready. He’s going to give away free rides. Details, pros and cons, and the potential impact for manufactured housing are our focus report for tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get …
ICYMI, yes, you read that headline correctly. There are cities and towns that pay you to move there, or to live there. This could be useful information for manufactured home marketers in or near these areas. That will be our spotlight report this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on …
“When in the course of human events…” Day by day, people make life-changing decisions. Those choices can be for good or ill. A fact without context may have little discernible meaning. To properly understand the present, or any moment in time, one must understand what occurred previously. In the famous …
A statement can be accurate, but still be misleading. Who says? “Emotions can certainly be misleading: they can fool you into believing stuff that is definitely, demonstrably untrue.” – Francis Spufford. “A half-truth is a deceptive statement that includes some element of truth. The statement might be partly …
There are two different views of the markets tonight, courtesy of a market analysis from CNBC. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value …
With Solid Economic Numbers, Why Aren’t Markets “Happier?” – plus MH Market Updates Read More
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was …
“Not that long ago in America, no company as large and destructive as Amazon would have been allowed to exist. Preventing and breaking up such corporate behemoths, in fact, was at the very center of the Democratic Party’s agenda. “Private monopolies are indefensible and intolerable,” the party’s platform declared in …
The markets have been responding as much or more to politics and transnational fears – trade, combat, threats of nukes, etc. – in 2018 than they have to actual economic, business or consumer confidence, and related data. After almost a year of special counsel Robert Muller’s probe of ‘Russia, Russia, …
DNC Files Suit Against Trump Campaign, Russia, and WikiLeaks, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano takes on the notion that taxation is form of theft, and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s comments on estate taxes, in our market focus on Tax Day. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the …
On Tax Day, Debate – Is Taxation Moral or a Form of Theft? – Plus MH Market Updates Read More
“Sadly, the growing recognition of [restrictive zoning for housing] by scholars and policy analysts across the political spectrum has so far not resulted in much political action.” — Libertarian law professor Ilya Somin, per the Up for Growth National Coalition, April 2018. “Manufactured homes could ease the affordable …
U.S. markets rallied Monday as strong corporate earnings helped investors brush off geopolitical concerns, and the Dow rose by triple digits. That data will be our stock market focus report for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the …
Stocks Rally on Economic, Earnings, and Geo-Political News – Plus MH Market Updates Read More
Industries, companies and professionals ignore or overlook emerging trends to their own peril. Significant trends are emerging in the black community, that bear close attention, as a recent interview with America’s first black billionaire, Robert Johnson indicates. Background Nationally, under 9 percent of manufactured home residents are blacks …
The Daily Business News reported over a year ago, Warren Buffett’s public statement that he’s not in the business of attacking a president, and he has no plans to do so with President Trump. As CNN Money, Kevin Clayton and others have noted, Mr. Buffett has numerous contacts with …
Call it a victory lap, joy, or exuberance. Manufacturers who were struggling just a few years ago, are now roaring. Data points and the president’s talk today about it all are our featured report this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready …
Manufacturers Roaring Back, Hiring, Growing, Investing – Plus MH Market Update$ Read More
