National Multifamily Housing Council® (NMHC) and National Association or Realtors® (NAR) are the sources for bulk of the data and graphics, shown below. The executive summary could be captured with a statement made by Scholastica ‘Gay’ Cororaton, Certified Business Economist (CBE), with the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). …
Apartments vs. Manufactured Housing, NMHC and NAR Data, Opportunities Read More
In a release from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, HUD is signaling once again that they take violations of Fair Housing laws seriously. In this respect, like prior administrations, the statement ends with points of contact for those who think …
Secretary Carson Led HUD Brings Housing Discrimination Charges Read More
“As U.S. home prices have increased faster than wages for 70 straight months, buyers in markets like these have finally had enough, at least for now. There are still plenty of markets where homebuyer demand is strong. But for the first time in years, we are getting reports from managers …
“Buyers Have Had Enough,” says Redfin’s Glenn Kelman Read More
Manufactured housing shipments continued to rise, but the pace of growth slowed in June, per the latest data from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). MHProNews presents MHARR’s latest data, and their formal statement, followed by an MHProNews analysis. Washington, D.C., August 6, 2018 – The Manufactured Housing Association for …
It took under one week from the day since Mark Weiss, JD, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) and MHProNews/MHLivingNews publisher L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach reached out to a National Association of Realtors researcher for corrections to be made in their seminal report …
Let’s start with what the bottom-line for professionals and investors should be in this new data-driven housing report. The manufactured home industry demonstrably holds a key to America’s economic growth. The need and market are there. How so? First, let’s look at the facts from the latest conventional …
No good parent demands that an infant start to walk moments after they’re born. Development of motor skills and intellect takes time. The initial achievement for the normal baby is to learn to roll over, then to crawl, later that first step, walking, and finally a healthy child learns …
Crawl, Walk, Run – Monday Morning Manufactured Housing Marketing and Sales Meeting Read More
Nature abhors a vacuum. At the center of every business’ or industry’s success was the recognition of a need, followed by the steps required to fill that need. The affordable housing crisis is well known and documented. What is less embraced are the causes and potential solutions, which includes …
7 Reasons Why Manufactured Housing is Poised to for More Rapid Growth Read More
Tom Hardiman with the Modular Home Builders Association (Modular Building Institute) thoughtfully confirmed for MHProNews the data on shipments of new modular homes cited by the recent Harvard State of the Nation’s Housing in 2018 Report. Accuracy in information are important for all aspects of factory home building. The …
Manufactured and Modular Housing Factoids, and Profitable Analysis Read More
“Investors: D.R. Horton, Inc., America’s Builder, has been the largest homebuilder by volume in the United States for thirteen consecutive years,” says the publicly-traded company’s website. Their website provided the following data, linked here. The screen capture below is just part of that fact sheet. Horton sells more …
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) president and CEO is Michael Bellaman. Earlier this year, Bellman was celebrating the passage for the tax cuts, along with other pro-business, pro-growth policies instituted by the Trump Demonstration. Now, 6 months after the passage of the bill that the Trump Administration calls historic, …
Associated Builder’s President Michael Bellaman says How Congress Can Keep Momentum Going Read More
“Since 1988, our annual State of the Nation’s Housing report has provided an overview of housing market conditions in the U.S.,” said Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) to the Daily Business News via a press release. “As we mark the 30th anniversary, this year’s report not …
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index moved up 6.6 percent from a year earlier. Housing price increases in Seattle, Las Vegas and San Francisco were at a double digit clip, the organization said in a release to the Daily Business News. U.S. home prices rose in April …
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“The housing industry today is facing a different kind of crisis: not enough homes for sale.” – Lawrence Yun, Forbes Contributor. “A decade ago, the housing sector was in a mess. The mistakes of easy subprime lending resulted ultimately in the catastrophic collapse of the housing sector. Home values …
NAR’s Lawrence Yun Raises Alarm for New Housing Crisis, MH Import? Read More
This 10-minute video will show you some technologies that you will be familiar with, such as 3D Printing. But it will also introduce you to technologies that you may not be familiar with at all. This new TechZone video was posted earlier in May 2018, and it already boasts …
WASHINGTON, D.C. “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for April 2018,” said the joint release to the Daily Business News. New Home Sales “Sales of new single-family [conventional] houses in April 2018 …
HUD and Census Bureau Report, New Housing Sales, April 2018 Read More
Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Global Economics Editor Jon Hilsenrath is featured in today’s video on what’s behind rising bond yields, thoughts on economic confidence, and observations about the housing market. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever …
Economic Confidence, But Concerns About Housing Signals, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new conventional residential construction statistics for March 2018. In a release from HUD to the Daily Business News, the following facts were revealed. Building Permits: Privately owned housing units authorized …
HUD and Census Bureau Report Residential Construction Activity in March 2018 Read More
There are signals that the tech sector – notably giants such as Facebook and Amazon – could come under greater regulatory or even antitrust actions. The markets have already signaled that such action could take some of the bloom off that rose for investors. Where will capital seeking opportunities …
Investor$, Manufactured Housing, and Proof of Concept Read More
Inventory shortage. Hedge funds bought houses to rent. Homes available are often smaller and need repairs. Rents rising at the fastest pace in 2 years. Bob Massi is saying many of the same things as the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Lawrence Yun has said. Manufactured housing could be just …
Bob Massi, the Property Man’s Latest on Housing and Rents Read More
