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Wall St Journal-Private Equity Giants Linked to Manufactured Housing Industry ‘Near Settlements with SEC’ Over Apparently Prohibited Communiqués – Facts with Analysis; plus MHVille Markets

According to the right-leaning Wall Street Journal (WSJ or The Journal) said on 5.28.2024: “Blackstone, TPG and Carlyle Group disclosed they have been cooperating with the SEC.” Under the headline: “Private-Equity Giants Near Settlements with SEC Over Texting Violations” by Mengqi Sun, the Journal said: “Under the Securities and Exchange …

Wall St Journal-Private Equity Giants Linked to Manufactured Housing Industry ‘Near Settlements with SEC’ Over Apparently Prohibited Communiqués – Facts with Analysis; plus MHVille Markets Read More

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‘Homeownership Slipped Out of Reach for Millions in U.S.’ ‘Investors Snatching Up 1 in 5 Homes for Sale Scooping Up Affordable Housing’ Redfin and Other Data Reveal MHVille Obstacles and Opportunities

According to a fresh real estate analysis by Redfin, “Investors Are Buying More Single-Family Homes Than Before” in the first quarter of 2024. “Investor purchases of single family homes rose 3.9% year over year in the first quarter, the first increase in nearly two years. Meanwhile, investor purchases of townhouses, …

‘Homeownership Slipped Out of Reach for Millions in U.S.’ ‘Investors Snatching Up 1 in 5 Homes for Sale Scooping Up Affordable Housing’ Redfin and Other Data Reveal MHVille Obstacles and Opportunities Read More

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SEC, Legal, ‘Drop Avg Selling Price’ ‘Communities, Retail’ Consolidation, Kentucky Dream Homes Acquisition, Singles Shift, Ideal Backlog, Turns, More Updates Cavco Industries Earnings Call Q4 2024

A year has come and gone since analyst Greg Palm for Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC pointedly asked Cavco’s William “Bill” Boor ‘Why is manufactured home industry production so weak?’ As part of the presentation and discussion below for their most recent quarterly results earnings call on 5.24.2024, Cavco’s Boor said: …

SEC, Legal, ‘Drop Avg Selling Price’ ‘Communities, Retail’ Consolidation, Kentucky Dream Homes Acquisition, Singles Shift, Ideal Backlog, Turns, More Updates Cavco Industries Earnings Call Q4 2024 Read More

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Niskanen Center Armlovich-Jimenez-Justus Tout Manufactured Homes-House Financial Services Committee Housing Affordability-Governmental Barriers-Market Based Solutions; Sunday MHVille Headlines Recap

“The United States is experiencing its second crisis of housing scarcity. Unlike the first, which arose in fast-growing 19th century cities before the advent of tall buildings and modern transit, this one is purely political.” So wrote Alex Armlovich and Andrew Justus, J.D., housing policy analysts for the Niskanen Center …

Niskanen Center Armlovich-Jimenez-Justus Tout Manufactured Homes-House Financial Services Committee Housing Affordability-Governmental Barriers-Market Based Solutions; Sunday MHVille Headlines Recap Read More

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Rosen Law Firm ‘Preparing Contingency Fee Class Action Seeking Recovery of Investor Losses from Equity LifeStyle Properties’ Claims Materially Misleading Info Given ELS Investors; plus MHMarkets

According to the firm’s website: “Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in Chicago.” Also per ELS: “We marked 30 years as a public company in 2023”  and “We have a unique business model where we own the land which we lease to customers …

Rosen Law Firm ‘Preparing Contingency Fee Class Action Seeking Recovery of Investor Losses from Equity LifeStyle Properties’ Claims Materially Misleading Info Given ELS Investors; plus MHMarkets Read More

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Small Business Survey Results Revealed – Inventory-Credit Conditions-Hiring-CapEx-Job Openings-Inflation-Earnings-Other Insights for Manufactured Housing Institute and Growth Impacts-More Takeaways

According to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) was the following results to their recent survey for April 2024. A source at the NFIB previously told MHProNews that apparently manufactured home related companies have constituted hundreds of the organization’s members. Their monthly survey tracks member feedback on a range …

Small Business Survey Results Revealed – Inventory-Credit Conditions-Hiring-CapEx-Job Openings-Inflation-Earnings-Other Insights for Manufactured Housing Institute and Growth Impacts-More Takeaways Read More

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‘Want Affordable Housing? Take the Chassis Off Manufactured Houses’ and ‘Don’t Call Them Mobile Homes’ Prof Lee Ohanian and James A. Schmitz WaPo Op-Ed Echoes Andrew Justus-Alex Armlovich views; plus MHVille Markets

Circa 1990, per informed sources deemed reliable, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) had all but negotiated the removable of the permanent chassis requirement for HUD Code manufactured homes that could have been part of then moving legislation. Per those same sources, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) had …

‘Want Affordable Housing? Take the Chassis Off Manufactured Houses’ and ‘Don’t Call Them Mobile Homes’ Prof Lee Ohanian and James A. Schmitz WaPo Op-Ed Echoes Andrew Justus-Alex Armlovich views; plus MHVille Markets Read More

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LMC Announces Expansion by Adding Manufactured Housing Buyers Group (MHBG) ‘an Association of Independently Managed Manufactured Housing and Modular Housing Producers;’ plus MHVille Markets

Construction of manufactured housing obviously requires building materials. LMC has announced an expansion by adding the Manufactured Housing Buyers Group (MHBG) which is described as ‘an Association of Independently Managed Manufactured Housing and Modular Housing Producers.’ According to a media release linked from X (formerly Twitter) and posted in Part …

LMC Announces Expansion by Adding Manufactured Housing Buyers Group (MHBG) ‘an Association of Independently Managed Manufactured Housing and Modular Housing Producers;’ plus MHVille Markets Read More

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Big Govt-Socialism vs Dramatic Chain Saw Solution! E.J. Antoni Reveals Argentina’s Javier Milei and Democrat Biden’s Gifts to USA and Manufactured Housing Unpacked; plus MHMarkets

“The Argentine government in January saw its first monthly budget surplus in nearly 12 years, as new President Javier Milei continues to push for strong spending cuts, the Economy Ministry announced.” So reported left-leaning Barron’s on 2.17.2024. “The spending cuts that allowed Milei to turn around Argentina’s economy,” proclaims the …

Big Govt-Socialism vs Dramatic Chain Saw Solution! E.J. Antoni Reveals Argentina’s Javier Milei and Democrat Biden’s Gifts to USA and Manufactured Housing Unpacked; plus MHMarkets Read More

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‘Ditch Your Car, Pickup or SUV’ say Jet-Set Limo-Leftist Billionaires-Corporate-Govt Leaders-World Economic Forum-But What Will Employees-Transporters Do? USA-MHVille Impacts–News-Analysis

On a periodic basis, social media posts and news stories have emerged for years about concerns about World Economic Forum (WEF) agenda items or plans which call for a drastic reduction in privately owned cars, pickup trucks, or SUVs. While some make the case that can be done in cities …

‘Ditch Your Car, Pickup or SUV’ say Jet-Set Limo-Leftist Billionaires-Corporate-Govt Leaders-World Economic Forum-But What Will Employees-Transporters Do? USA-MHVille Impacts–News-Analysis Read More

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Manufactured Home Production plus Avg New Manufactured Home Cost by Region, More Manufactured Home Industry Facts Including 21st Century Trends-Analysis; plus Sunday Weekly Headlines Recap

In recent years, routinely once a month, MHProNews provides data to industry pros obtained from the Institute of Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), which in turn collects data under contract for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  That data, which is also used by others in MHVille, is …

Manufactured Home Production plus Avg New Manufactured Home Cost by Region, More Manufactured Home Industry Facts Including 21st Century Trends-Analysis; plus Sunday Weekly Headlines Recap Read More

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HIPS at ProMarket-‘Moats’-‘Competition Law’ ‘Antitrust is Kitchen Table’ Interview-Speech DOJ’s Jonathan Kanter on Antitrust, Biden WH Competition, Big Biz-Manufactured Housing; plus MHMarkets

“Antitrust is a kitchen table issue.” So said Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter in a speech provided below that included a discussion of moats and the importance of protecting competitive markets. However: “We’re often up against companies and firms with multiples of the lawyers and economists and paralegals and staff …

HIPS at ProMarket-‘Moats’-‘Competition Law’ ‘Antitrust is Kitchen Table’ Interview-Speech DOJ’s Jonathan Kanter on Antitrust, Biden WH Competition, Big Biz-Manufactured Housing; plus MHMarkets Read More

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Fix vs MH In? HUD Announced Presenters 2024 Innovative Housing Showcase-MHI’s Gooch ’50th Anniversary of HUD Code Manufactured Housing Law’ ‘Established Continuous Collaboration;’ plus MHMarkets

On 5.16.2024 at about 4.48 PM ET, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) home page ‘news’ section still has no articles for the month of May. The screen capture shown further below and at this link here still reflects that their latest item was another shameless Big Three plug, this time …

Fix vs MH In? HUD Announced Presenters 2024 Innovative Housing Showcase-MHI’s Gooch ’50th Anniversary of HUD Code Manufactured Housing Law’ ‘Established Continuous Collaboration;’ plus MHMarkets Read More

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‘Litigation w/Large Community Owner’ ‘Duty as Corp Officers’ ‘We’ve Seen Competitors Bend on DP’ ‘Volumes Up Going into Q2’-Eye Opening Comps-Legacy Housing Q1 2024 Earnings Call; plus MHMarkets

According to a recent report on financial news site Defense World: “Legacy Housing had a return on equity of 12.33% and a net margin of 29.70%.” Per the financial news site Insider Monkey transcript that follows, Legacy said: “end of the first quarter 2024, Legacy’s book value per basic share outstanding …

‘Litigation w/Large Community Owner’ ‘Duty as Corp Officers’ ‘We’ve Seen Competitors Bend on DP’ ‘Volumes Up Going into Q2’-Eye Opening Comps-Legacy Housing Q1 2024 Earnings Call; plus MHMarkets Read More

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‘Massive Win for Property Rights’ per Attorneys–Potential MHVille Lessons for Manufactured Housing Institute from Institute for Justice Legal Victory Explored – Facts and Analysis; plus MHMarkets

The Institute for Justice (IJ) nonprofit has announced another legal victory involving private property and privacy rights. To set the proverbial table for the importance of this case, and in response to an MHProNews inquiry to left-leaning Bing’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered Copilot, that source said the following which will …

‘Massive Win for Property Rights’ per Attorneys–Potential MHVille Lessons for Manufactured Housing Institute from Institute for Justice Legal Victory Explored – Facts and Analysis; plus MHMarkets Read More

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The One Thing that Might Work at Improving U.S. Housing Crisis Faster than More Manufactured Housing Production – Which Others in MHVille Have Downplayed-Ignored; plus MHVille Markets

  A U.S. Senator made what will be a surprising (to some) statement that if the logic of it is applied could work faster at solving the affordable housing crisis in the U.S.A. faster than robustly implementing federal laws which could unleash increased manufactured housing production. It would also involve …

The One Thing that Might Work at Improving U.S. Housing Crisis Faster than More Manufactured Housing Production – Which Others in MHVille Have Downplayed-Ignored; plus MHVille Markets Read More

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Allegations+MH2X Project by Manufactured Housing Institute Emeritus George F. Allen Could Humiliate-Yield Legal Woes to MHI-MHInsider-Publicly Traded MHI Firms-ManufacturedHomes.com Facts-Analysis

To frame the allegations, various claims, and the “MH2X Project” recently announced by George F. Allen, some background is useful. The blogger describes himself in his 5.8.2024 post as follows: “George Allen, CPM®Emeritus, MHM®Master, is the only emeritus member of the Manufactured Housing Institute (“MHI’), a founding board member of …

Allegations+MH2X Project by Manufactured Housing Institute Emeritus George F. Allen Could Humiliate-Yield Legal Woes to MHI-MHInsider-Publicly Traded MHI Firms-ManufacturedHomes.com Facts-Analysis Read More

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‘What Adult Women Want’ per Multiple Surveys – Good for Mother’s Day or Every Day – What Can or Should Be Done to Deliver on Deep Desires; plus, Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Review

This Mother’s Day edition of MHProNews will start with a Q&A with Bing’s AI powered Copilot that will start with the theme of the movie “What Women Want” and then will pivot to more pragmatic concerns that are important to adult women, including mothers.  Women’s and mother’s attitudes toward housing …

‘What Adult Women Want’ per Multiple Surveys – Good for Mother’s Day or Every Day – What Can or Should Be Done to Deliver on Deep Desires; plus, Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Review Read More

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Manufactured Housing Leader Who’d Sell Out Own Mother? Would You Trust Firm on Other Deals? ‘Good Deals with Bad People’ or Organizations-Names-Sources-Evidence Packed Editorial; plus MHMarkets

God‘s ways have been described as mysterious. Humanity has free will. People and organizations reveal themselves in surprising and sometimes unexpected ways. Warren Buffett paradoxically said, ‘you can’t make a good deal with a bad person.’ Some hail Buffett for being a great investor. Successful as measured solely by stated …

Manufactured Housing Leader Who’d Sell Out Own Mother? Would You Trust Firm on Other Deals? ‘Good Deals with Bad People’ or Organizations-Names-Sources-Evidence Packed Editorial; plus MHMarkets Read More

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Economist E. J. Antoni-Green Housing Mandates Add Tens of Thousands to Costs Paid by Renters-Other Taxpayers While Taking 90 Years to Achieve Breakeven – Facts-MHVille Analysis; plus MHMarkets

“Failed public policies are creating a two-tiered society in America, where an entire generation of Americans likely won’t ever be able to afford their own homes,” says the subheading of the article posted below by economist E.J. Antoni on sobering claims about the role green housing mandates are playing in …

Economist E. J. Antoni-Green Housing Mandates Add Tens of Thousands to Costs Paid by Renters-Other Taxpayers While Taking 90 Years to Achieve Breakeven – Facts-MHVille Analysis; plus MHMarkets Read More

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