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Unpacking PR with Kevin Clayton-‘Clayton Applauds New FHA Appraisal Requirements Improving Valuation of Off-Site Built Homes’ What Manufactured Housing Institute Members May Not Say; plus MHMarket$

Facts-Evidence-Manufactured Home Industry Expert News Analysis. There is no single factor that explains why the manufactured housing industry is underperforming during an affordable housing crisis. There are several factors, which researchers and manufactured housing industry pros alike agree include the challenges of barriers in zoning and inequalities in finance. That …

Unpacking PR with Kevin Clayton-‘Clayton Applauds New FHA Appraisal Requirements Improving Valuation of Off-Site Built Homes’ What Manufactured Housing Institute Members May Not Say; plus MHMarket$ Read More

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ALG’s Bill Wilson on YouGov Survey – Americans Turn on Globalists – Government Spending, Greed, Global Issues Drive Inflation – Facts and MHVille Analysis; plus MHVille Market$

The affordable housing industry obviously operates within the larger macro-U.S. economic, business, and political environment. To better understand what is occurring in our profession, it is therefore useful to take the periodic look around at the bigger picture that includes, but goes beyond, our affordable home profession. With that brief …

ALG’s Bill Wilson on YouGov Survey – Americans Turn on Globalists – Government Spending, Greed, Global Issues Drive Inflation – Facts and MHVille Analysis; plus MHVille Market$ Read More

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‘Stunning and Unworkable’-DOE’s Extreme Energy Enforcement Regulations Would Destroy Affordable Manufactured Homes per Manufactured Home Assoc-Added Info with Exclusive Insights and Analysis; plus MHVille Markets

According to the Department of Energy (DOE) press release provided herein in Part I of this report:  “DOE Issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comment Pertaining to Enforcement of Manufactured Housing Energy Standards.” Also included in this report is media release from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), which is …

‘Stunning and Unworkable’-DOE’s Extreme Energy Enforcement Regulations Would Destroy Affordable Manufactured Homes per Manufactured Home Assoc-Added Info with Exclusive Insights and Analysis; plus MHVille Markets Read More

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‘National Housing Shortage Necessitates Non-Traditional Residential Options’ per MMI Research Report U.S. Manufactured Home Communities Data-Apparent MHI Blind Side-Deal Flow Hindered

The latest research by Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member and publicly traded Marcus & Millichap Inc. (MMI) is shown further below. MMI curiously opened their introductory paragraph with the words: “Manufactured home shipments to communities on the rise.” That seems to contradict what some manufactured home producers have told analysts, investors, …

‘National Housing Shortage Necessitates Non-Traditional Residential Options’ per MMI Research Report U.S. Manufactured Home Communities Data-Apparent MHI Blind Side-Deal Flow Hindered Read More

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Business Insider Reveals ‘Rising YIMBYism’ ‘Bipartisan Sentiment’ to Fix U.S. Affordable Housing Crisis, Potentially Good News for Manufactured Homes, But…Plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap

Business Insider and MSN on 12.9.2023 said the following. “Large majorities [of the public] say they support policies that would facilitate more — and denser — housing, according to a Pew Research survey conducted in September and published last week. The survey asked respondents about 10 different pro-housing policies. The most popular …

Business Insider Reveals ‘Rising YIMBYism’ ‘Bipartisan Sentiment’ to Fix U.S. Affordable Housing Crisis, Potentially Good News for Manufactured Homes, But…Plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap Read More

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REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM, ‘Concentration of Wealth-Power’ Noam Chomsky Documentary Video-Transcript; Views-Analysis on Affordable Housing-Vanishing Middle Class from MHVille; plus MHMarkets

The concentration of wealth and power is a real issue which no less a figure involved in manufactured housing than Warren Buffett has spoken about. Regardless of whether or not someone agrees or disagrees with certain thinkers, it can be useful to probe what they said to see what may …

REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM, ‘Concentration of Wealth-Power’ Noam Chomsky Documentary Video-Transcript; Views-Analysis on Affordable Housing-Vanishing Middle Class from MHVille; plus MHMarkets Read More

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Manufactured Housing Institute Gives ‘Updates’-Urban Infill CrossMods®, Claim New ‘Production Up’ Pitch Membership-Meetings Ed-Spending on MHI in 12.6.2023 Email; plus MHVille Markets

Perhaps someday public officials and/or plaintiffs’ attorneys peering into the woes hobbling the manufactured housing industry will consider if emails like the one below from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) violated RICO. The Jeffrey Grell law firm says under the heading: “Mail and Wire Fraud. The extensive use of RICO in the …

Manufactured Housing Institute Gives ‘Updates’-Urban Infill CrossMods®, Claim New ‘Production Up’ Pitch Membership-Meetings Ed-Spending on MHI in 12.6.2023 Email; plus MHVille Markets Read More

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Nearly $2 Billion for Startups BUT…Crunchbase-AI–Why Factory-Building Newbies Struggle During Affordable Housing Crisis–Good, Bad, or Meh for Manufactured Housing? Plus, MHVille Markets Update

In an interesting news article on startup factory-builders from Crunchbase was the following keen insight. “In an interview last year, Veev CEO Amit Haller told Crunchbase News that the goal of more affordable housing will require building at scale. In a more ideal world, he envisioned that building homes would …

Nearly $2 Billion for Startups BUT…Crunchbase-AI–Why Factory-Building Newbies Struggle During Affordable Housing Crisis–Good, Bad, or Meh for Manufactured Housing? Plus, MHVille Markets Update Read More

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Kevin O’Leary-Zillow-JP Morgan-Shrinking Economies-2024 Outlooks as Viewed by Investors Experts and Reports-What it Could Mean for Manufactured Housing Facts-Analysis; plus MHVille Markets

Money Made, Celebrity Net Worth and The Street each provided an estimate of Kevin O’Leary’s net worth as about $400 million dollars in 2023 reports.  According to the first source: “Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian businessman, investor, and television personality with a net worth of $400 million from ventures like SoftKey …

Kevin O’Leary-Zillow-JP Morgan-Shrinking Economies-2024 Outlooks as Viewed by Investors Experts and Reports-What it Could Mean for Manufactured Housing Facts-Analysis; plus MHVille Markets Read More

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Dip Drops but U.S. Manufactured Home Production Decline Hits One Year-Dec 2023 Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform Report-Oct 2023 Production-Shipments; plus MHVille Markets

The previously steeper rate of decline in U.S. HUD Code manufactured housing production has slowed. But the decline in manufactured home production has continued, said the Washington, D.C. based Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). That ongoing year of decline has somehow occurred despite the fact that a U.S. …

Dip Drops but U.S. Manufactured Home Production Decline Hits One Year-Dec 2023 Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform Report-Oct 2023 Production-Shipments; plus MHVille Markets Read More

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Barron’s Says Suit Risks Warren Buffett ‘Good Guy Image’-Greg Abel, Class Action, Antitrust Suits vs Berkshire Brand Raises Fresh Concerns Over Clayton Homes Parent Berkshire Hathaway Tactics

Business-financial news and views site Barron’s in a recent report ran a headline that said in part that: “…Suit Against Berkshire Challenges Buffett’s Good Guy Image.” Per Bing AI, the late Charlie Munger – Buffett’s longtime vice chairman at Berkshire who died on 11.28.2023 – said about Greg Abel, “Munger …

Barron’s Says Suit Risks Warren Buffett ‘Good Guy Image’-Greg Abel, Class Action, Antitrust Suits vs Berkshire Brand Raises Fresh Concerns Over Clayton Homes Parent Berkshire Hathaway Tactics Read More

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Home Owning vs. Homelessness-Corps, Banking, Inflation, Deflation Related Dangers per Thomas Jefferson, Ford, Monticello–What MHPros-Officials Should Know-Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Review

  In the course of preparing a new article on Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) linked among the headlines in review below, the topic of homelessness as a result of inflationary trends sparked the connection with Thomas Jefferson attributed remarks in addressing the concerns of a couple asking …

Home Owning vs. Homelessness-Corps, Banking, Inflation, Deflation Related Dangers per Thomas Jefferson, Ford, Monticello–What MHPros-Officials Should Know-Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Review Read More

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DS EXCLUSIVE to MHProNews: Here’s How Much Regulations Cost Average American Family—and How Biden Is Making It Worse – Facts Analysis and MHMarkets – is it Bad Enough Yet?

The Daily Signal has thoughtfully made available to MHProNews the following exclusive report on regulations and what that publication says is the “hidden tax” and impact of regulations on the average American family caused by Biden era federal policies. The title to their exclusive is: “Here’s How Much Regulations Cost …

DS EXCLUSIVE to MHProNews: Here’s How Much Regulations Cost Average American Family—and How Biden Is Making It Worse – Facts Analysis and MHMarkets – is it Bad Enough Yet? Read More

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‘Exploitation Narrative’ and Homeland Security Report on What Illegal Immigration Costs U.S. Taxpayers Hundreds of Billions Annually – Facts, Analysis and Housing Impact; plus MHMarkets

Legal and illegal immigration has become a hot button topic in nations other than the United States of America (USA).  The ‘exploitation narrative’ is also a transnational topic, as this reply from Bing AI indicates. “The concept of exploitation is a prominent topic in political discourse and policy debates…The concept …

‘Exploitation Narrative’ and Homeland Security Report on What Illegal Immigration Costs U.S. Taxpayers Hundreds of Billions Annually – Facts, Analysis and Housing Impact; plus MHMarkets Read More

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‘Legacy Delivered 18.6% Return on Shareholders’ Equity Over Last 12 Months’ – ‘Hiring!’ Retail-MHC Insights-Legacy Housing (LEGH) Earnings Call Transcript-Q3-2023; plus MHVille Markets Update

“Legacy’s consumer finance business closed more loans in October of 2023 than any other month in the company’s history,” said Duncan Bates, President and CEO of Legacy Housing. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jeff Fiedelman said: “Legacy delivered an 18.6% return on shareholders’ equity over the last 12 months.” As MHProNews …

‘Legacy Delivered 18.6% Return on Shareholders’ Equity Over Last 12 Months’ – ‘Hiring!’ Retail-MHC Insights-Legacy Housing (LEGH) Earnings Call Transcript-Q3-2023; plus MHVille Markets Update Read More

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‘Champion Financing’ ‘Will Unlock Sales Volume Growth’-Mark Yost CEO Skyline Champion (SKY) on ‘Tremendous Needs’ But Manufactured Home Sales Plunge Quarterly Earnings Call Transcript; plus MHMarkets

There is a mix of good news and troubling news that has emerged from Skyline Champion’s (SKY) earnings call and related ‘official’ corporate information. Several remarks in the following earnings call transcript for Skyline Champion’s most recent quarterly results ought to be a good reason to look more carefully at …

‘Champion Financing’ ‘Will Unlock Sales Volume Growth’-Mark Yost CEO Skyline Champion (SKY) on ‘Tremendous Needs’ But Manufactured Home Sales Plunge Quarterly Earnings Call Transcript; plus MHMarkets Read More

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Cavco Industries (CVCO) Reports Quarterly Plunge – ‘Affordable Housing Crisis Intensifying’ per Boor in Fiscal 2024 2nd Quarter 8K Results – Facts and Analysis – plus MHVille Markets Update

After years of fact checks and reviews by MHProNews, it has become apparent that all publicly traded “investor relations” presentations (a.k.a. “pitch decks”) can provide information potentially useful for a variety of insights and purposes. That will be demonstrated in this report on Cavco Industries (CVCO). Cavco is currently led …

Cavco Industries (CVCO) Reports Quarterly Plunge – ‘Affordable Housing Crisis Intensifying’ per Boor in Fiscal 2024 2nd Quarter 8K Results – Facts and Analysis – plus MHVille Markets Update Read More

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Manufactured Housing Institute Oddly Details Association’s Failures-New State-by-State Production/Shipment Info-Affordable HOMES Act, Communities Bill Initiated in Congress – Facts and Analysis

Oddly missing from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) email to industry members and others dated 11.22.2023 are manufactured housing industry statistics. Those details are not given freely to the public by MHI, nor are they provided to manufactured housing industry members by MHI without cost on their new or prior …

Manufactured Housing Institute Oddly Details Association’s Failures-New State-by-State Production/Shipment Info-Affordable HOMES Act, Communities Bill Initiated in Congress – Facts and Analysis Read More

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‘U.S. Housing Market Summed up in Five Charts’ – NBC News Tees Up Conventional Housing Data for Easy Comparisons to Manufactured Housing Market, plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Review

According to a recent report by left-leaning NBC News, based largely on data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the following 5 bullets and charts ‘sums up’ the U.S. housing market. NBC described the housing market as being in a “deep slump.” Indicators of that slump? Falling home sales. …

‘U.S. Housing Market Summed up in Five Charts’ – NBC News Tees Up Conventional Housing Data for Easy Comparisons to Manufactured Housing Market, plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Review Read More

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