Governor J.B. Pritzker (IL-D) signed dozens of bills on 7.19.2024, including legislation related to manufactured housing in that state. According to The Center Square: “Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 68 bills Friday that affect drivers, those who violate immigration laws, victims of child abuse, mobile homes and more.” Specifically, that news source said: “Newly built manufactured homes must have weather radios installed beginning Jan. 1, 2025 with House Bill 5238. The measure also promotes regular maintenance of safety devices in mobile home communities.” Because this is a post-production issue, the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act (MHIA) of 2000 is unlikely to apply. That means that the Illinois Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA) should be first up on the issue for the industry, with the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) hopefully acting in support. But as this report reveals, there is no apparent evidence that IMHA opposed this publicly. Weather radios aren’t required for conventional housing. Why should they be required for manufactured homes in IL? There is more to the bill, which the state’s public record indicates drew two witnesses in support of the HB 5238, and no one who spoke in opposition. What were the post-production representatives of the industry thinking and doing?

According to the Associated Press (AP): “Analyzing U.S. tornado deaths from 1996 to 2023, the Associated Press [AP] found that…815 people — were in manufactured houses.” That is some 27 years and that means that some 30.19 people who live in a mobile or manufactured home died on average per year. Here is the math: 815/27 = 30.185. Certainly, any avoidable death is a tragedy. But to put that into context, according to left-leaning Google’s Gemini AI:  “In August 2018, the NCBI estimated that the number of bath-related deaths in the United States each year is around 19,000.” That would be about 513,000 over 27 years. If the average number of manufactured home residents during that time was 20,000,000 during those 27 years, that would mean that the odds that someone won’t die during the course of a year from a lethal tornado striking a mobile or manufactured home is 99.99995925 to 1. Pardon me, but aren’t those outstanding odds of survival?

However well-intentioned weather radios in a mobile or manufactured home may be, it is simply doesn’t stand up to careful scrutiny, as what follows reflects. If someone wants one, let them have one. But to legislate this, when Illinois has a Democratic State Attorney General, Kwame Raoul. Raoul was first elected to the office in 2018 and was sworn in January 14, 2019. There have been several civil antitrust cases involving manufactured housing in IL. Why hasn’t the Raoul launched a criminal antitrust case? Raoul has reportedly addressed other forms of housing issues, why not manufactured housing?

I apologize for the oversight. To my knowledge, there haven’t been specific antitrust suits filed by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul against manufactured housing-connected firms. However, Raoul has been active in legal actions related to housing and consumer protection. For instance, he joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in filing a lawsuit against rental listing platform Roomster Corporation and its owners over allegations of luring customers seeking affordable housing with fake positive reviews and charging for access to phony listings¹. Additionally, Raoul has championed fair housing by upholding anti-discrimination rules and defending diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives²³. While the direct focus on manufactured housing firms isn’t mentioned, his broader efforts demonstrate a commitment to consumer rights and housing justice. …”

The legislative history, the outreach to Frank Bowman at IMHA for comment, and more evidence and insights from the post-production advocacy sector will follow in Part I. The typos below are in the original.

Part I

1) Witness Slips For HB 5238 103rd General Assembly

There is no apparent download of their respective testimony. However good, bad, or meh their testimony was, at least they testified.

By contrast, taking “no position” on the legislation was Frank Bowman on behalf of the Illinois Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA). Again, per the IL government website is the following information.

2) Given those insights, it is hardly surprising that the bill was enacted into law. Here is the legislative history, per the IL state website.

Bill Status of HB5238  103rd General Assembly

Full Text  Votes  Witness Slips  View All Actions  Printer-Friendly Version

Short Description:  MOBILE HOME-WEATHER RADIO

House Sponsors
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Mike Simmons)

Last Action

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Modular Dwelling and Mobile Structure Safety Act. Provides that an installer of manufactured homes must supply a weather radio with specified requirements in each manufactured home installed after 2023. Provides for an annual notice during National Fire Prevention Week to be given by the operator of a mobile home community to replace batteries in weather radios and smoke detectors. Provides installers with immunity from liability for the functionality of weather radios or smoke detectors.

Actions

3)

Frank,
What were the steps taken by IMHA, perhaps in concert with MHI, to avert enactment of House Bill 5238?

4) It is sad, if not worse, that manufactured housing professionals are so poorly represented in so many instances. It is bad enough that manufactured housing associations allow as members, or actively give cover to firms which engage in purportedly predatory operations.

5) But in addition to that, there is apparently nothing on the IMHA website on this date, nor any publicly posted media or other release, per the Google search on 7.22.2024 as shown.

6) Certainly, there is a case to be made that Americans are well advised to know when dangerous weather is approaching, regardless of what sort of structure they happen to call home. But the National Weather Services (NWS) website says the following.

Wireless Emergency Alerts on Your Mobile Device

So, why is it that some believe that weather radios are needed in the light of the above?

7) It is curious, if not troubling, that MHI previously had a document with “talking points” on this very subject of weather radios.  Yet on 7.22.2024, there is now no result for the subject of “weather radio” on the MHI website. Since when did MHI, or at least the IMHA, apparently take the position that no available information on this subject is better than some information? This notion of a ‘need’ for a weather radio has been promoted by some since at least 2011. Ironically, the Associated Press (AP) helped document just how little need there is for this in a practical sense. When an issue like this is raised, it can be handled like a blessing in disguise, by using it as an opportunity to educate the public. That clearly didn’t happen – at least not from IMHA or MHI – in this instance.

8) Step by step, on issue after issue, MHI is being demonstrably revealed as a sham association that serves the interests of often predatory consolidators, but apparently is posturing for all other ‘segments’ of the industry that they claim to represent.

9) According to left-leaning Wikipedia, the governor of IL: “has a net worth of around $3.4 billion. This makes Pritzker the richest officeholder in the United States. He has a net worth of around $3.4 billion. This makes Pritzker the richest officeholder in the United States. He ran as the Democratic Party candidate for Governor of Illinois in the 2018 election against Governor Bruce Rauner.” What is often missed is that more regulations can often be an advantage to larger companies with deeper pockets. The very firms that are often the cause of problematic behaviors toward consumers may ironically benefit from the discussion and passage of regulations that may do little to help consumers.

10) Manufactured housing is underperforming during an affordable housing crisis. Triad Financial Services (ECN) recently said that there are ‘barriers to entry’ in manufactured housing which benefits their business model. To learn more about the apparently problematic ‘representation’ claimed by MHI vs. the sobering realities, see the linked and related reports.

Part II – Our Daily Business News on MHProNews stock market recap which features our business-daily at-a-glance update of over 2 dozen manufactured housing industry stocks.

NOTICE: following the TPG deal with Capreit, TPG has been added to our tracked stocks list below.

This segment of the Daily Business News on MHProNews is the recap of yesterday evening’s market report at the closing bell, so that investors can see-at-glance the type of topics may have influenced other investors. Our format includes our signature left (CNN Business) and right (Newsmax) ‘market moving’ headlines for a more balanced report.

The macro market moves graphics below provide context and comparisons for those invested in or tracking manufactured housing connected equities. Meaning, you can see ‘at a glance’ how manufactured housing connected firms do compared to other segments of the broader equities market.

• In minutes a day, readers can get a good sense of significant or major events while keeping up with the trends that may be impacting manufactured housing connected investing.

MHProNews note, bold emphasis added below.

Headlines from left-of-center CNN Business – 7.22.2024

• Why Delta is still canceling flights as other airlines return to normal
• TNT’s “Inside the NBA” broadcasts at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 5, 2017.
• Warner Bros. Discovery notifies NBA it will match Amazon’s $1.8 billion offer to carry league games
• Global markets close higher amid upheaval in US presidential race
• A blue screen for an inaccessible website on a laptop computer following reports of a major global outage, arranged in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on Friday, July 19, 2024. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. confirmed that computers with its security software installed are having issues with the Windows operating system abruptly shutting down, Asahi reports, citing a spokesperson at the company’s Japanese unit.
• Hackers are already taking advantage of the CrowdStrike outage chaos
• US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva given 6.5 years in Russian jail in swift and secret trial
• McDonald’s fast food restaurant in Manhattan, New York, United States of America, on July 6th, 2024.
• McDonald’s $5 value meal is staying on menus for a little while longer
• People board a Ryanair plane heading to Carcassonne in France at Porto airport, Portugal in May 2024.
• Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, says airfares will be ‘materially lower’ this summer
• Customers view used Ford vehicles at a dealership in Colma, California, on June 21, 2024.
• It’s becoming harder to get — and keep — a car
• Inflation, jobs and labor: The economy a new Democratic nominee will face
• Costs from the global outage could top $1 billion – but who pays the bill is harder to understand
• Super cheap robotaxi rides spark widespread anxiety in China
• A global tech outage brought many computer systems and businesses to a screeching halt. Here’s what happened
• Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against Fox News over ‘mock trial’ miniseries
• You’re not going crazy — you may actually be paying higher prices than other people
• They used to work for China’s biggest companies. Now they’re doing manual labor
• 4 big questions couples who want to live together should ask each other, especially if they’re over 50
• How the world’s tech crashed all at once
• Thousands of Disneyland workers vote to authorize a potential strike. It would be the first in 40 years
• 3,000 US flights are canceled as a global computer outage wreaks havoc on businesses, 911 systems and government agencies
• WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years for espionage by Russian court in case denounced by US as a sham
• American Airlines flight attendants reach new contract deal
• Election chaos and Friday’s tech outage are taking the market on a wild ride
• Recovering from the global tech outage could be a long, arduous process

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Headlines from right-of-center Newsmax – 7.22.2024

• House GOP, Dems Agree: Secret Service Chief Should Resign
• Trump Assassination Attempt
• Secret Service Chief: Biggest Agency ‘Failure’ in Decades
• House GOP, Dems Call for Secret Service Chief to Resign
• Burchett: Fire Secret Service Director | video
• Independent Panel to Review Trump Assassination Attempt
• Trump Received No Warnings of Assassination Threat
• Trump’s GoFundMe Raises $6M+ for Rally Shooting Victims
• Turner: Biden Must Fire Cheatle | video
• Secret Service First Denied Security at Barron’s Graduation | video
• Calls Mount for Secret Service Chief to Resign
• Newsmax TV
• Malliotakis: Dems Wanted Early Debate to Oust Biden
• Huizenga: ‘Palace Coup’ Behind Biden Dropping Out | video
• LaTurner: Many Pointed Questions For Cheatle Today | video
• Tim Burchett: Fire Secret Service Director | video
• Dem Consultant Epstein: Party Has ‘Lied to American People’
• Dick Morris: Kamala Should Name Her VP Shortlist | video
• Jason Miller: Dems Attack Trump Out of ‘Sickness’ | video
• Kari Lake: Trump Gave His ‘Greatest Speech’ | video
• Jack Kingston: Dem Replacement Is Next Question | video
• Newsfront
• Report: Trump, RFK Jr. Discussed Endorsement, Admin Job
• Former President Donald Trump met with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about a potential endorsement and a role in a second Trump administration, the Washington Post reported…. [Full Story]
• Pro-Israel Leader Slams VP Harris for Gaza Protests
• The president of a prominent pro-Israel group denounced Vice [Full Story]
• Related
• Harris Campaign Raises $49.6M in 1 Day
• Biden Pulls out of Presidential Race
• Manchin: ‘Not Going to Be’ Running Against Harris
• Pelosi Endorses Harris for President
• Harris Files to Run for President
• All 50 Democratic Party US State Chairs Back Harris
• Pro-Trump PAC Ad: Harris Was ‘Covering Up Biden’ Mental Decline |video
• Report: Obama AG Holder to Vet Harris’ VP Candidates |video
• Major Biden Donor Won’t Back Harris
• Political ‘Nostradamus’ to Dems: ‘Insanity’ to Ditch Harris
• Dem Sen. Fetterman, Loyal to Biden, Backs Harris
• Explainer: Harris’ Business Views? Friendly to Big Tech, Aggressive on Climate
• Vance Makes Solo Debut in Monday Ohio, Virginia Rallies
• Republican J.D. Vance will make his first solo appearances on the [Full Story]
• Related
• The Hill: Trump Holds 6-Point Lead Over Harris
• Trump: Dems ‘Stole’ Race From Biden
• Report: Trump, RFK Jr. Discuss Endorsement, Admin Job
• Mike Bloomberg: Dems Have Chance for Fresh Start
• Dem Super PAC Raises $150M After Biden Drops Out
• Blinken Heads to Southeast Asia to Reaffirm Ties With Strategic Allies
• S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Southeast Asia this [Full Story]
• Report: Biden Team Wonders If Harris Can Take On Trump
• President Joe Biden was unwilling to withdraw from seeking reelection [Full Story] | video
• Rob Schmitt Show Beat CNN in Ratings
• All week viewers flocked to Newsmax to watch coverage of the [Full Story]
• Related
• CNN Anchor: Jewish Gov. Shapiro ‘Risky’ VP Pick
• Senate Panel Moves to Boot Sen. Menendez
• The U.S. Senate Ethics Committee told Sen. Bob Menendez, who was [Full Story]
• Israel Orders Evacuation of Part of Humanitarian Zone
• The Israeli military Monday ordered the evacuation of part of an area [Full Story]
• Related
• Man Shot Dead After Trying to Stab Israeli Troops
• Israel’s Latest Airstrikes in Gaza Kill at Least 15 Including Children
• LeBron Picked as Team USA Male Olympic Flag Bearer
• Four-time NBA champion LeBron James will be Team USA’s male flag [Full Story]
• Related
• France to Give 24-Hour Protection to Israeli Olympics Team
• Workers’ Newest Demand: ‘Emotional Salaries’
• First there was the “great resignation. Then there was the “quiet [Full Story] | Platinum Article
• FCC: 92 Million Calls Blocked in February AT&T Outage
• A nationwide AT&T wireless outage in February that lasted over 12 [Full Story] | video
• Ukraine’s Top Diplomat to Visit China for Peace Talks
• Ukraine’s top diplomat will visit China on Tuesday at the invitation [Full Story]
• Related
• Russia: Tuapse Oil Refinery Damaged in Ukraine Drone Attack
• Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider 28 Cases
• The Supreme Court issued an order list on Monday rejecting requests [Full Story]
• COPD? 7-second Trick to Eliminate Mucus, Chest Tightness & Breathlessness
• WellnessGaze Lung Health
• GOP Pushes Sex-Neutral Standards for Secret Service
• Republican congressmen want Secret Service to quit obsessing over [Full Story]
• Gallup Poll: Belief in Creationism at All-Time Low
• The percentage of Americans who believe God created humans in their [Full Story]
• Crandall: God Will Heal Us
• Many people turn to prayer and faith during hard times. In fact, a [Full Story]
• Delta Cancels Another 600 Flights After Cyber Outage
• Delta Air Lines canceled more than 600 flights on Monday, as the U.S. [Full Story]
• Yellen at G20, Dealing With Biden Exit
• Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will face questions from G20 finance [Full Story]
• Israeli Olympians Receive Death Threats, Hate Messages
• Israeli athletes preparing to participate in the Paris Summer [Full Story]
• Trump Assassination Attempt Was Biggest Secret Service ‘Failure’ in Decades: Chief
• Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency [Full Story]
• China Avoided Worst of CrowdStrike Outage
• As airlines were forced to cancel flights and companies scrambled to [Full Story]
• Secret Service Chief Cheatle Facing House Oversight
• Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle will undergo a grilling [Full Story]
• Dem Sen. Fetterman, Loyal to Biden, Backs Harris
• John Fetterman, D-Pa., who fiercely defended President Joe Biden [Full Story]
• Dem Govs. Whitmer, Pritzker Endorse Harris
• Two of the final holdouts of potential replacements for President Joe [Full Story]
• Fed Might Finally Emerge From ‘Elevated’ Inflation Level
• In September 2021, after absorbing three months of price hikes that [Full Story]
• EPA’s $4.3 Billion to Fund Climate Agenda in 30 States
• The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in [Full Story]
• Trump: Dems ‘Stole’ Race From Biden
• Former President Donald Trump said Democrats are “the real threat to [Full Story]
• Harris Campaign Raises $49.6M in 1 Day
• The Democratic Party is enjoying a fundraising boon following [Full Story]
• Migrant Caravan on March Fearing ’25 Border Closure
• Hundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries left from Mexico’s [Full Story]
• Netanyahu Heads to D.C. to ‘Anchor Bipartisan Support’
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took off on Monday for [Full Story]
• Independent Panel to Review Trump Assassination Attempt
• Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has appointed a [Full Story]
• More Newsfront
• Finance
• McFarland: Energy Key to Making US, World Safe
• Former deputy national security adviser K.T. McFarland told Newsmax on Saturday that despite all the chaos going on in the world, the key to making the United States and the world as a whole safe is to beef up production of American energy…. [Full Story] | video
• Nvidia Plugging in New AI Chip for Chinese Market
• US Opens Probe Into 150,000 Stellantis Vehicles Over Loss of Motive Power
• Korean Air Set to Order About 20 Boeing 777X Jets, Sources Say
• Cargo Carrier National Airlines Buying 4 Boeing 777 Freighters
• More Finance
• Health
• How to Prevent Illnesses from Swimming Pools
• There may be danger lurking in those refreshing pool dips. Even though chemicals like chlorine and bromine kill most viruses and bacteria, certain germs can remain in the water or in the air surrounding a pool. According to HuffPost Life, one of the most common causes of …… [Full Story]
• Just 10 Minutes in Nature Boosts Mental Health
• How to Talk to Your Doctor About Reviewing Your Meds
• Dogs Can Smell When Humans Are Stressed
• Should You Wait to Go Swimming After Eating?

 

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APO = Apolo Global Management – bought Inspire Communities

BAM = Brookfield Asset Management – owns and invests in manufactured home communities (MHCs).

BLK = BlackRock – conglomerate has investments in firms and operations involved in manufactured housing.

BRK-A = Berkshire Hathaway – includes outright ownership of Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage Corp, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, other manufactured home industry linked firms (MHC brokerage, suppliers, etc.).

BX = Blackstone – Blackstone Group LP has made its first big bet on manufactured housing by buying a portfolio of communities sold by Tricon Capital Group Inc.

CDPYF = Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust – also has manufactured home communities (MHCs).

CIGI = Colliers International Group Inc. – The Manufactured Housing and RV Group “We Assist Owners and Investors with Disposition, Acquisition, and Financing for Manufactured Housing Communities and RV Parks.”

CG = The Carlyle Group – has manufactured home communities investments.

CSGP = CoStar Group – is commercial real estate’s leading provider of information, analytics and online marketplaces. They acquired listing service Homes.com.

CVCO = Cavco Industries – manufactured home and other factory-built housing production, retail, finance, insurance.

ECNCF = ECN Capital Group – includes manufactured home lender Triad Financial Services.

ELS = Equity LifeStyle Properties – includes land lease manufactured home communities (MHCs), but also RV and marine slips holdings. Also has captive manufactured home retail operations, and parent to Datacomp/MHVillage.

FGF = FG Financial Group – FG Communities “Owns and Operates Growing Portfolio of Manufactured Housing Communities.” KEY = KeyCorp – manufactured home community financing and manufactured home single-family mortgage financing.

KMMPF = Killam Apartment REITs- (includes manufactured home communities (MHCs).

LCII = LCI Industries – components for the manufactured home industry and others (RVs, housing, etc.).

LEGH = Legacy Housing – produces manufactured homes, tiny houses, retail, and captive finance operations.

LPX = Louisiana Pacific Corporation – components for the manufactured home industry and others (housing, etc.).

MHC-UN.TO = Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).

MHPC = Manufactured Housing Properties – land lease manufactured home communities (MHCs).

MMI = Marcus and Millichap – commercial real estate brokerage services that include land lease manufactured home communities (MHCs).

NOBH = Nobility Homes – produces and offers captive retail, financing, and insurance services for HUD Code manufactured homes and modular homes.

PATK = Patrick Industries – components for the manufactured home industry and others (RVs, housing, etc.).

SKY = Skyline Champion – produces and offers captive retail, financing, and insurance for HUD Code manufactured homes and modular homes.

SUI = Sun Communities – includes land lease manufactured home communities (MHCs), but also RV and marine slips holdings. Also has captive manufactured home retail operations.

UMH = UMH Properties – includes land lease manufactured home communities and captive manufactured home retail, leasing, and financing operations.

UFPI = UFP Industries – components for the manufactured home industry and others (housing, etc.).

• • • NOTE 1: Chart above of manufactured housing connected equities includes the Canadian stock, ECN, which purchased Triad Financial Services, a manufactured home industry finance lender.
    • NOTE 2: Drew changed its name and trading symbol at the end of 2016 to Lippert (LCII).
    • NOTE 3: Deer Valley was largely taken private, say company insiders in a message to MHProNews on 12.15.2020, but there are still some outstanding shares of the stock from the days when it was a publicly traded firm.  Thus, there is still periodic activity on DVLY.
    • Note 4: some recent or related reports to the REITs, stocks, and other equities named above follow in the reports linked below.
    • Note 5: Gifts of Sight and Insights, What’s in Store for 2024? Including 2023 Year End Reflections, manufactured homes, manufactured housing, mobile homes, MHVille, USA Snapshots, Manufactured housing industry year in review 2023.

 

 

2023 …Berkshire Hathaway is the parent company to Clayton Homes, 21^st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory-built housing industry suppliers.
· LCI Industries, Patrick, UFPI, and LP each are suppliers to the manufactured housing industry, among others.
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2022 was a tough year for many stocks. Unfortunately, that pattern held true for manufactured home industry (MHVille) connected stocks too. See the facts, linked above.

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  APO, Apollo Global Management, BAM, Brookfield Asset Management, BLK, BlackRock, BRK-A, Berkshire Hathaway, BX, Blackstone, CDPYF, Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, CIGI, Colliers International Group Inc, CG, The Carlyle Group, CSGP, CoStar Group, CVCO, Cavco Industries, ECNCF, ECN Capital Group, ELS, Equity LifeStyle Properties, FGF, FG Financial Group, FG Communities,  KEY, KeyCorp, KMMPF, Killam Apartment REITs, LCII, LCI Industries, LEGH, Legacy Housing, LPX, Louisiana Pacific Corporation, MHC-UN.TO, Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), MHPC, Manufactured Housing Properties, MMI, Marcus and Millichap, NOBH, Nobility Homes, PATK, Patrick Industries, SKY, Skyline Champion, SUI, Sun Communities, UMH, UMH Properties, UFPI, UFP Industries.

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