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‘Banana Republic’ ‘The New Fight for Freedom’–Pundits and Politicos Cheer-Jeer-Fundraise over State Court’s Trump Ruling–Lifelong Democrat Decries; Buffett Buck$ Connection; plus MHMarkets

As this news analysis will explore, there are several states where primarily Democratic officials are attempting to keep deposed President Donald J. Trump from being on their  primary ballots under the premise that he is an “insurrectionist.” But remarks like those made by lifelong Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an …

‘Banana Republic’ ‘The New Fight for Freedom’–Pundits and Politicos Cheer-Jeer-Fundraise over State Court’s Trump Ruling–Lifelong Democrat Decries; Buffett Buck$ Connection; plus MHMarkets Read More

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DOE Strikes Back-Manufactured Housing Institute and Texas Manufactured Housing Association vs. United States Department of Energy and Jennifer Granholm Case No. 1:23-CV-00174-DAE; plus MHMarket$

According to Mark Weiss, J.D., the latest Department of Energy motion “…continues DOE’s longstanding track record of Orwellian double-speak regarding this [manufactured housing energy] rule. Out of one side of their mouth, they claim that the May 2022 rule is “final.” Out of the other side, they claim that it …

DOE Strikes Back-Manufactured Housing Institute and Texas Manufactured Housing Association vs. United States Department of Energy and Jennifer Granholm Case No. 1:23-CV-00174-DAE; plus MHMarket$ Read More

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Mortgage Payments on Average New House Up 90 Percent in U.S. Under Bidenomics–90%-Not a Typo! Factors Why Affordable Housing Crisis Worsened-Facts and Analysis; plus MHVille Market$ Update

David Ditch is a “Senior Policy Analyst, Budget Policy, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget” at and per the Heritage Foundation. Ditch spoke with MHProNews on an affordable housing related topic on 12.19.2023. “The under-production of housing…has undermined the country’s prosperity and growth for decades,” said Ditch. More …

Mortgage Payments on Average New House Up 90 Percent in U.S. Under Bidenomics–90%-Not a Typo! Factors Why Affordable Housing Crisis Worsened-Facts and Analysis; plus MHVille Market$ Update Read More

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‘First in Nation’ AG Suit Against Giant BlackRock-‘Deceptive Climate Policies’–Several Potential MHVille Implications for Corporations, Others in Potentially Seismic Case; plus MHVille Markets

BlackRock (BLK) reportedly has significant manufactured housing industry investments, some of which are noted herein below. That noted, the opening paragraph of a 73-page complaint against private equity giant BlackRock, stated the following. “As one of the world’s largest investment-management firms, defendant BlackRock, Inc. has been at the forefront of …

‘First in Nation’ AG Suit Against Giant BlackRock-‘Deceptive Climate Policies’–Several Potential MHVille Implications for Corporations, Others in Potentially Seismic Case; plus MHVille Markets Read More

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HUD 2023 PIT–Homelessness Worst in Years-‘Homelessness Solvable Should Not Exist in United States’ Said Sec Marcia Fudge, Homelessness and Manufactured Housing Connection, Facts/Analysis

“Homelessness is solvable and should not exist in the United States,” said Secretary Marcia L. Fudge per the press release found below in this fact- and evidence-packed report and analysis that includes the entire statement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The PIT is HUD’s abbreviation …

HUD 2023 PIT–Homelessness Worst in Years-‘Homelessness Solvable Should Not Exist in United States’ Said Sec Marcia Fudge, Homelessness and Manufactured Housing Connection, Facts/Analysis Read More

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Dees-‘Price Fixing’ Defense MHCommunities Antitrust Case, Frank Rolfe on Buffett Moat, Research on Removable Chassis, DOE-Zoning-Finance-Image-Education, w/Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Review

Frank Rolfe and Dave Reynolds have been involved in the Kurt Kelley, J.D., quarterly MHReview since the early days when the quarterly was still a monthly publication. Rolfe, for example, often appears with an article in their pages. Ads by one or more of Rolfe/Reynolds enterprises are not uncommon in …

Dees-‘Price Fixing’ Defense MHCommunities Antitrust Case, Frank Rolfe on Buffett Moat, Research on Removable Chassis, DOE-Zoning-Finance-Image-Education, w/Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Review Read More

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‘Output Building’ But Texas Real Estate Research Center and Texas Manufactured Housing Association Say What’s in Store for 2024 in Manufactured Home Industry-Facts/Analysis; plus MHVille Markets Update

The purpose of analytical journalism is to ‘connect the dots’ that a typical news report may not provide. When the Texas Real Estate Research Center (TRERC) released its latest monthly report on 12.13.2023, MHProNews made the decision to hang back a bit and see if any others in MHVille trade …

‘Output Building’ But Texas Real Estate Research Center and Texas Manufactured Housing Association Say What’s in Store for 2024 in Manufactured Home Industry-Facts/Analysis; plus MHVille Markets Update Read More

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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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