The National Association of Realtors (NAR), and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) must be huddling in strategy sessions on how to respond to new university level research. The study group’s claims could shake the core belief of which is better as an investment, renting or buying? And is renting …
New University Research Shaking Rent vs. Buy Beliefs in Housing, MH Industry Impact? Read More
Truth can be taught and caught. But so too can error, delusions, deceptions, and lies. “People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one, and if you repeat it frequently enough, people will sooner or later believe it,” said Walter C. Langer, a psychoanalyst. That observation of Langer’s …
Troubling New Study Reveals a Millennial Trend, Business, Economic, Political Impact Read More
45 Minutes west of downtown Phoenix, AZ is the site. An operation called Belmont Partners, owned by one of the richest men in the world has just bought 25,000 acres for $80 million dollars. Bill Gates, Microsoft’s founder, is making a splash. The plan, the operation said in a press …
It was pre-dawn on November 9th, 2016 that the race for the Oval Office was called for Donald J. Trump, electing him as the 45th President of the United States. The bulk of the mainstream media had been pushing Secretary Hillary Clinton for months. The revelations by former Democratic National …
“…according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production grew once again during September 2017,” said the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) per official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and …
Manufactured Housing Latest Shipment Data, Trends, Compared to Conventional Housing Growth Read More
Builders and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) aren’t smiling, not yet. But should the MH industry overall be pleased? It’s been a wildly busy news day on national, political issues impacting the economy, and thus manufactured housing. Democrats are howling, there will be resistance. But the roll out of …
Builders, NAR React to GOP Tax Plan Rollout, MH Markets Generally Up Read More
“The manufactured housing industry, regulated by HUD, is one of the nation’s most entrepreneurial industries, with thousands of smaller businesses,” said Mark Weiss, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). “The president could truly honor National Entrepreneurship Month by appointing a new administrator for the HUD …
MH Industry Pro Reacts to President Trump’s National Entrepreneurship Month Declaration Read More
This image at the left was posted and is found online in Iran today. It’s a page from a newspaper published during the ousting of the Shah, and the coming to power of the once exiled Ayatollah Khomeini, an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader. The red outlines around the Farsi …
“You Made Me, Promises, Promises…” Historic Iranian, American Lessons in Freedom Read More
As thousands of manufactured home professionals know, a significant portion of HUD Code and modular housing buyers come from those selling a conventional house. That equity from a house sale may then be used to pay cash, or make a larger down payment, to buy a new manufactured or modular …
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) tells the Daily Business News in a release that, “Our most recent forecast released this week estimates that home purchase originations will increase at a faster clip in 2018, nearly double the rate that they increased in 2017, to $1.2 trillion.” “In contrast, we expect …
Latest Mortgage Bankers Research Reveals 2018 Finance Forecast Read More
Here in the U.S., it’s the RV MH Hall of Fame that industry professionals are the most likely to know. In jolly old England, what’s starting to get its footing is the PreFab Museum. “Opened for one month in March 2014, it is now supposed to last for a few …
The PreFab Museum, Celebrating the Past, Pointing to the Future? Read More
In recent years the cost of living has skyrocketed throughout the United States. Rising rents have contributed to the creation of over 8 million “worst-case” renters across the nation. The Daily Business News has reported on the rising cost of rent in the country. A map infographic created by How Much (below) …
Here are the Counties Where the Working Class Can’t Afford to Live in the U.S. Read More
Sources in the Washington, D.C. metro area tell MHProNews that one of former Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Vice President Lois Starkey’s “pet interests” related to fire sprinklers and their use in manufactured homes. As the Daily Business News previously reported, Starkey left MHI with no official announcement. Just a few …
Lois Starkey, Pam Danner, Manufactured Housing Institute, Fire Sprinklers, MHARR Reacts Read More
The Department for Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has churned out more proposed new regulations for the manufactured housing industry, per a release from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). In just the last month the Daily Business News reported on proposed new regulations for installation standards, and …
HUD’s Over Regulation of Manufactured Housing, Industry, Consumer Impact Read More
Some 70,000 Delawareans live in manufactured homes, per the Delaware Public. At least 10 percent of the housing stock in the state is manufactured housing. Many of the state’s factory built homes are older, and in need of repair. In Kent and Sussex counties, there are fewer people renting homes …
State Fund for Aging Factory Built Homes Available Read More
With housing costs on the rise – especially for renters – the idea of owning a conventional house seems unrealistic for millions. While some people spend millions to live in a mansion, others throw that kind of money around on small vacation homes – including manufactured homes – in prime …
Comparing Luxury Real Estate with Modern Manufactured Homes, Opportunitie$ Knock Read More
“Whilst it is appealing to those over 50 it frees up a lot of other housing within the region that those people are moving out of… will become available to younger families,” said Peter Childs, Development Manager for the Mavid Group. The Mavid Group are the developers who are building …
How Manufactured Home Estates (MHEs) Benefit Boomers, Younger Home Seekers Too Read More
New home sales took a steep 9.4 percent drop in the month of July. This occurred after a stronger start to 2017 for the first six months. The figures are per the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcement Wednesday. At a seasonally adjusted …
“Homeownership is a way for people to generate stability and wealth and not just go to work every day,” said Deborah Moore, neighborhood planning director for Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago. In addition, homeownership can “change the trajectory of neighborhoods,” she added. Homeownership is a dream that for many Americans …
Homeownership Rates in U.S. Compared to Top 50, MHI’s Idea Revisted Read More
Plans for a new 55 and older manufactured home community called Atterberry Landing in Carlsborg, WA has been denied by Clallum County Hearing Examiner Andrew Reeves. The decision was announced August 16, after months of waiting until a decision was made, per the Sequim Gazette. The Daily Business News previously …
