Disney Springs in Orlando, FL has been discovered openly using offensive, inaccurate terminology deemed prejudicial towards factory-builders and the over 22 million Americans in the U.S. – plus others in Canada – who live in pre-HUD Code mobile homes, modular housing, and HUD Code manufactured homes. Near the Disney Springs …
Hang onto your wallets. Industry professional and investors need to ask themselves, do they want a return to heavier regulations by HUD, or elsewhere? There are serious issues on the line. Spin, disinformation, conveniently overlooked history, and blatant lies are among the tools that could help-or-harm manufactured housing, workers, and …
It’s “Nihilism,” said Jason Hill, Ph.D., with De Paul University in Chicago. “An attack on reason.” “An attack on rational argumentation.” What is Dr. Hill talking about? Among other concerns, he believes there is a growing power wielded by tech giants over free speech. If you think this …
Tech Billionaires, “Moral Cowardice,” MH Industry, and National Impact Read More
Culture is often a reflection of entertainment, and entertainment often influences society, and thus culture. With that in mind, what did the movie Ready Player One tell the manufactured housing industry? Ready Player One (RP1) featured people living “in “stacks,” which are literally mobile homes piled on top of one …
Ready Player One, “Mobile Home Stacks,” and the Manufactured Home Industry Reality Check Read More
After years of arguably failed polite talk, perhaps more direct and blunt words are needed. The logic of research economists Chang-Tai Hsieh and Enrico Moretti is that improper land use policies are costing the nation some $2 trillion dollars a year. The reasoning of National Association of Realtors (NAR) …
Private property rights are a foundational issue for the manufactured housing industry, and all other housing professionals, and consumers. Nevertheless, those private property rights, along with many others, are widely misunderstood. Primaries will be decided in several states today. How engaged are most Americans in politics? How well do …
Promoting Home Ownership and Private Property is Premised by Understanding This Read More
Before diving into RVHorizon’s/MHP Funds leader Frank Rolfe’s hidden gem, an acknowledgement ought to be paid to his partner Dave Reynolds, and others in their rising enterprise. No one person in an operation of that size does it all solo. When we say Rolfe’s “hidden gem,” it’s an insight …
A HUD PD&R, and other third-party studies reveal that manufactured homes appreciate side-by-side with conventional housing. There’s been no new mobile homes built in the U.S. since June 15, 1976, the date construction on the first HUD Code manufactured homes formally began. But you may not know those facts …
Evergreen, Manufactured Homes and NIMBY, “Why the Feds Must Step In” Read More
Broadly speaking, there are two sets of roadblocks or choke points to the manufactured housing industry’s growth. They are? Internal road blocks, and external ones. The nearly concluded Louisville Manufactured Housing Show marks 50 years of Show Ways Unlimited’s Dennis Hill’s leadership of the event. Every significant event in …
MH Resistance – Unmasking, Demystifying, Manufactured Housing Industry’s Roadblocks Read More
Americans must recognize, says Harvard psychologist Susan David, that “A familiar story is not necessarily a truthful story.” In “The Science of Fear-Mongering: How to Protect Your Mind from Demagogues,” Harvard psychologist Susan David explains “the dangers of fear-mongering, the questionable ethics of journalism in spreading hate politics, and the …
“Education has always been the key to freedom,” said Clarence Burgess Owens, on Talk Radio AM 1430 in Lakeland, FL. Owens is a retired safety who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, states Wikipedia. “He graduated from Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida …
There’s a significant difference between advertising and educating. It is a difference that some will instinctively grasp, but others may have a problem defining. The difference is a fundamental one. It can literally be worth billions of dollars to the manufactured housing industry. Who says? A careful review of the …
Amidst the chaos and tragedy of the Charlottesville protests, it was revealed that the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson’s home in Virginia had recently been vandalized with anti-Trump rhetoric, per the Washington Examiner. In a Facebook post, Secretary Carson shared two different personal …
HUD Secretary Carson Speaks Out about Charlottesville, Racism, and ‘Taking the High Road’ Read More
Kid Rock is the $80 million dollar net worth country-rock-pop-music icon, who may be running for the U.S. Senate. In an upcoming feature on MHLivingNews, the spotlight will be on this star who is happy to live in a multi-section manufactured home. In fact, his camo manufactured home is prominently …
“Po-Dunk” – Kid Rock’s Video – Features Camo “Double Wide Trailer House” Read More
“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing,” said Alexander Pope, about 208 years ago, and it is as true today as it was then. An early version of the saying, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions,” is attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, (1091-1153), and that too …
Jana Kasperkevic, Tiny Houses, Manufactured Homes & Financing Read More
41 years ago, today, manufactured housing was “born.” The conception for what become federally regulated HUD Code manufactured homes was the media crisis that occurred regarding some “shoddy” mobile homes in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Flashback to Flash Forward… While many mobile home builders in those pre-HUD Code days …
“Though mobile homes offer a relatively inexpensive but comfortable housing alternative, it appears that this trend has made the United States more vulnerable to tornadoes over time,” claims Climate Change, Tornadoes And Mobile Homes: A Dangerous Mix. Mark Skidmore and his colleagues crafted the Michigan State University study, which said, …
What Michigan State Climate, Tornado and ‘Mobile Home” Researchers Missed, and Admitted Read More
In a Washington State community, NIMBY is raising its head. According to the Sequim Gazette, a proposed gated 55 and over manufactured home community, is drawing the ire of Carlsborg residents. The group, which cites environmental and traffic impacts, says that it has collected 163 signatures on a petition, hoping …
Proposed Manufactured Home Community Faces Hurdles Read More
Our theme for this month: Magnificent May. Our featured articles are now available on the MHProNews.com home page. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that how a home got …
Our theme for this month: Magnificent May. Our featured articles are now available on the MHProNews.com home page. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that how a home got …
