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In one of a pair of communications to MHProNews from an attorney with a law firm involved in a large, new antitrust case was the following statement. “Nine mobile home community management companies and a mobile home market data provider conspired to fix, raise, and systemically inflate mobile home lot …
‘Not so fast,’ might be the summary of the argument made by senior legal fellow and former Federal Election Commission (FEC) member Hans von Spakovsky in reply to those in media, politics, and business who say that deposed President Trump can be barred from running for office under section three …
Every day is an IQ test in or beyond MHVille. The late Rush Limbaugh used to quip about taking “obscene profit breaks.” Profits are necessary and good for every honest business. That said, even for the mildly well informed, some things are so bizarre that they seem to beg for …
About a week ago, independent manufactured home retailer Chad Evans with Centennial Homes and others in manufactured housing were asked to respond to an inquiry like the following. “Hey Chad, to tee up my question for you, when most were screaming long backlogs, the following remarks came in to MHProNews …
Skyline Champion (SKY) and Regional Homes announced on 8.28.2023 that the later (Regional) was being acquired by the former. More on that in a planned special report next week. But suffice it to say for now that if mentioned at all, the deal was handled like ‘business as usual’ among …
The Fed Up Documentary is streaming currently on Prime and is also posted from YouTube below. Odds are excellent that those who watch this video from beginning to end with their family, friends, or loved ones will find multiple examples of how the insights from this applies to you and …
A recent survey from GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) of small business sentiments revealed that almost three-quarters (74%) of U.S. small business owners say their perception of the American Dream has changed. Small business owners today define their achievement of the American Dream as living a comfortable lifestyle (56%), feeling happy with …
According to the Associated Press (AP), Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday that she warned Chinese leaders that U.S. businesses might stop investing in their country without prompt action to address complaints about worsening conditions due to raids on firms, unexplained fines and unpredictable official behavior. Raimondo’s comments reportedly added …
According to their website: “American Homestar Corporation is a vertically integrated factory built housing company, with operations in manufacturing, retailing, finance and insurance.” Also per their website: “American Homestar Corporation (AHC), headquartered in League City, Texas has over forty-five years’ experience in sales, production, installation, insurance, transportation and financing of …
“A Lack of Supply Isn’t Causing Our Housing Crisis,” says attorney Fran Quigley, who added that: “Millions of people simply do not make enough money to consistently afford market-rate housing.” Quigley directs the Health and Human Rights Clinic at Indiana University McKinney School of Law. Quigley shared his thoughts published …
Oxford Languages defines the phrase “hat trick” as “three successes of the same kind, especially consecutive ones within a limited period.” What Skyline Champion referred to internally as “Project Hat Trick” will be revealed in Part II of this report and analysis. That noted, there are several valid questions that …
H.R.5198 for the 118th session of Congress is the dubbed the “Expansion of Attainable Homeownership Through Manufactured Housing Act of 2023.” According to Congress.gov the bill was introduced in House on 08/11/2023 by Congressman John W. Rose (R-TN-6). On 8.27.2023 the Congress.gov website shows no cosponsors. The bill has a …
On 8.24.2023 MHProNews publicly challenged manufactured housing trade media to investigate and report on certain issues that have negatively impacted manufactured housing in 2022 and 2023. Information released by UMH Properties may have been technically fine, but they nevertheless shed light on issues that other publicly traded firms, the Manufactured …
Scott Morefield via right-leaning Townhall on 8.21.2023 tried to make that case that deposed President Donald Trump has “zero chance” to win because of the piling on of indictments by Democratic prosecutors. Morefield’s thoughtful article says two Supreme Court justices will likely die or retire during the next administration, and …
There are several items in the latest UMH Properties (UMH) quarterly earnings call that merit follow up inquiries. Some items that follow may appear to be impressive, but others merit more questions and insights. As a notice to regular readers, MHProNews will do something differently on this report than several …
“As rents and evictions rise across the country, more cities and states debate rent control,” wrote Claire Thorton in left-leaning USA Today on 8.21.2023. “The difference between housing and food is you can eat less, but with housing, at some point you’ll be homeless,” Thorton quoted Gary Blasi, described in …
According to the most recent data collected by the Institute for Building Technology & Safety (IBTS) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the manufactured housing industry downturn that began in the closing months of 2022 has continued. The manufactured housing industry collectively is now …
To set the stage for this news analysis, on 8.20.2023 the #3 article on MHProNews was the report on the ECN Capital, parent company to Triad Financial Services strategic deal with Skyline Champion to forge a new captive finance company. In some 3 days that Triad Financial Services-Skyline Champion connected …
Charles Dickens memorably opens his classic Tale of Two Cities thusly: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the …
The predictability in the rule of law has been described as fundamental to a smoothly functioning marketplace. In a report by the WND News Center provided to MHProNews are indications of a possible start of a legal counter that millions of supporters of deposed President Donald J. Trump are yearning …
