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There are some reports that happen to fit like a glove with another on the same day. That can happen by coincidence. It can also happen as a result of planning. The White House has issued an RFI – Request for Information – something similar to what has recently been …
The need for affordable housing is not new. It was evident in the post-World War II boom that fueled the rise of mobile homes. While many mobile homes were fine, built to standards such as those administered by UL (Underwriters Laboratories) or ANSI (American National Standards Institute), other mobile homes …
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee used to live in a factory-built housing unit while his state’s conventionally constructed governor’s mansion was being renovated. That’s another story for another time, part of the manufactured and modular housing industry’s fascinating history. On 11.23.2019, former Gov. Huckabee was lamenting to Jessie Watters on …
With divided government in Washington, D.C. not much can be accomplished without bipartisan support. That could prove helpful or harmful for advocacy on several hot-button topics, including, but not limited to affordable housing. Which means the following is of keen interest to strategic thinkers involved in our industry. After 2 …
There are millions who don’t believe in the American dream anymore. Millions of others, of course, still do. But what can be done about those who have doubts or despair over the divisions and challenges in modern society? One possible tonic is to travel back in time when the divisions …
The holidays are upon us. Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Many are thinking about time off, family, and friends. So, this evening our feature is a non-MH industry retailer that has published a book that in some ways captures their firm’s corporate culture, which is quite faith driven. Given …
Both Gallup and the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers have reported rising consumer sentiment in November 2019. First, the data, then the analysis will follow. From Gallup is the graphic that summarizes their research as follows. It should be noted that their methodology and graphic are different than that …
In an era of sometimes subtle duplicity, when weapons of mass distraction are often deployed, it can at times be difficult to open the minds of those who do not yet realize that deviousness is occurring within the bounds of their own industry. There are numerous ways to make that …
“Housing costs in California are rising faster than other states. Between January 2012 and January 2019, list prices for homes rose 85.4%. Here are three of the key conditions that sent prices soaring,” says the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) YouTube page that sports this video, below. Just weeks …
California Housing Crisis, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, and Manufactured Housing Read More
A newly released report by former U.S. Treasury Department official Lawrence Summers and assistant professor of law at University of Pennsylvania Natasha Sarin, using Internal Revenue Service data, say that trillions of dollars won’t be collected in the next decade, based upon recent trends. On a down day on Wall …
“When others are going left, look right.” – investing maxim of Sam Zell, Chairman, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS). Preface. This report will touch upon the interests of the following. Manufactured home industry professionals, particularly independents, but larger players too. Affordable housing advocates – including, but not limited to – …
In medicine, business, politics, or most any vocation – the prudent professional faced with problems goes to the root or foundational issue(s). When any form of prejudice is at work, it is often a problem caused by misinformation. Thus, the core solution must include engaging those who are misinformed with …
It was The Hill’s investigative reporter John Solomon who said today that characterized hearings on Capitol Hill as a “Weapon of Mass Distraction.” It was former CBS News award-winning reporter Sharyl Attkisson who wrote a book entitled “The Smear.” It was the Rev. Donald Tye, Jr. who told MHProNews that …
The first of four scheduled Duty to Serve (DTS) “Listening Sessions” took place on November 19 at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is located at the One Federal Reserve Bank Plaza, at the corner of Broadway and Locust Street in downtown …
There is no getting around the reality that Chinese based firms are a supplier to U.S. HUD Code manufactured housing producers. American conventional housing construction also uses Chinese made components. Kevin Clayton of Berkshire Hathaway owned Clayton Homes made that point several months ago, as MHProNews reported. So, events involving …
The press release to MHProNews from CoreLogic earlier today makes a nice bookend to the earlier report on the spike in single family housing building permits. In a way it is stating the obvious, because as inventory tightens, the law of supply and demand kicks in. Of course the of …
CoreLogic SFRI Reports Low Rental Inventory Levels Pushing Rent Higher Read More
Some are dropping out or are poised to exit the Democratic presidential hopeful stage. 2 newcomers are in, and rumors of potentially more entering the field persist. One poll suggests that about 1 in 4 Democrats are not satisfied with the expansive set of candidate choices they’ve had so far. …
While the manufactured housing industry is struggling at sales levels about ¼th that of the most recent high from 1998, conventional housing has building permits indicate a twelve year high. Per CNBC: single-family homebuilding rebounded in October and permits for future home construction jumped to a more than 12-year high. …
Scott Stropkai with Statistical Surveys stressed that he is neutral, “Swiss” as he put it to MHProNews yesterday when it comes to manufactured housing industry controversies. For his firm, which has been producing data for over a half-century, statistics are just that, stats. Stropkai may never have dreamed a few …
When left- and right-leaning media outlets arrive at similar concerns on something that isn’t political theater, it is a reasonable signal that more attention needs to be paid from those on both sides of the two major party-political divide. Senator Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers are raising serious concerns about …
