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Much of what follows would be more difficult to find if not for the arguably more pro-free speech platform that used to be called Twitter and is now called X. Left-leaning Mark Zuckerberg, who per left-leaning NPR: “Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, and Priscilla Chan, his wife, …
It may be surprising to some that both Joe Biden (D) and Kamala Harris (D) have both recently said that Kamala has been part of every major decision in the Biden-Harris era. A co-host on left-leaning ABC’s show “The View” asked (see below) “If anything, would have done something differently than …
Nasdaq issued a “Relative Strength Alert for Sun Communities” on October 07, 2024 at 01:31 pm EDT. It said: “The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics.” Per BNK Invest via Nasdaq …
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) “inches higher,” per their press release to MHProNews that is provided in Part I below. Part II or this article with analysis will focus on some insights from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and a fresh analysis supported by left-leaning Bing’s AI …
The headline paraphrase above is a quote from Part IV below that said in part: “a few large companies can tarnish the entire industry’s image.” To tee that up, and according to UMH Properties’ (UMH) press release that follows, they have been in business since: “1968, is a public equity …
As one of the reports in the headlines for the week in review detail, the Longshoremen’s strike vs. the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) had the potential to disrupt components used in manufactured homes as well as conventional housing, not to mention untold numbers of other products imported into the …
The three Cs, as longer-term manufactured housing pros may recall, are Clayton-Champion-Cavco. The so-called three Cs never really left, although for a time with the merger of Skyline and Champion to get the publicly traded (SKY) name made it expedient and legally accurate to call it Skyline Champion (SKY). From …
It doesn’t require a Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) issued so-called “Housing Alert” to know that there is an affordable housing crisis in the U.S. Someone didn’t have to tune into the Governor Tim Walz (MN-D) and Senator J.D. Vance (OH-R) vice presidential debate on CBS News on Tuesday 10.1.2024 to …
Per the State of Washington’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s (D) is the press release, posted below in Part I. It announced, “approximately $400,000 in restitution is on its way to current and former residents of an Ilwaco mobile home park.” While a state specific action, it may have national implications. …
According to left-leaning CNN the vice-presidential debate between U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (OH-R) and Governor Tim Walz (MN-D) was ‘won’ by Vance 51 to 49. Newsbusters.org said that according to their study going into the debate, CBS’ coverage of the Harris-Walz campaign “on the CBS Evening News was 85% positive, vs. 81% …
Bananas have been called “America’s favorite fruit” and they routinely arrive in the U.S. by boat. So does an array of other products perishable and durable products, including numbers of components for HUD Code manufactured homes that the Texas Real Estate Reasearch Center (TRERC) previously reported arrive at Gulf of …
Once someone understands patterns of behavior, those patterns may become quite simple to spot. For example. In politics, there are those who demonize their foes, and yet when the facts are closely examined, the demonizers are often the proverbial demons, guilty of the very things that they accuse their opponent …
“If you want something bad enough, take the steps needed to make it happen, no matter how long it takes. Sometimes you get lucky and can skip some steps, but most of the time you can’t. The secret to achieving any goal is nothing more than putting in the necessary …
According to Blue Orca: “an attorney provided a sworn statement that a Department of Homeland Security agent involved in the investigation said that the CEO “should be in prison.” This scandal, in our view, raises significant questions as to management credibility and trustworthiness as a steward of investor capital.” Their …
A quick background related to the headlines will be useful as a reminder to longtime readers here as well as to newcomers. During the summer of 2009 the Manufactured Home Merchandiser Magazine announced it was shutting down after decades of publishing. This writer for MHProNews was a periodic contributor to …
“We are writing to urge the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to phase in a minimum energy efficiency standard for Enterprise-backed mortgages on new homes. Such a standard would save homeowners and renters money and make the housing market more consistent and stable. When asked at a hearing of the …
Stockbridge Capital Partners-YES! Communities. Brookfield Asset Management-RHP Properties. Calzada Capital-Hometown America. Federal Capital Partners-Horizon Land Management. Apollo Global Management-Inspire Communities. Havenpark Capital Partners-Havenpark Communities. Blackstone Group-Treehouse Communities. Riverstone Capital Partners-Riverstone Communities. Alden Global Capital-Homes of America. Frank Rolfe and Dave Reynolds linked MHP Funds-Impact Communities. Carlyle Group. Green Courte Partners-Windward …
L. A. “Tony” Kovach has been publishing close to an article a day on the Patch on a range of topics that include affordable housing and manufactured homes, but also include book and movie reviews, politics, economics, and more. From a post by Kovach on the Patch on Monday 9.23.2024 …
Erik Engquist is an author and is listed as the senior managing editor at The Real Deal (TRD), a real estate industry focused news and views site. Engquist’s article in focus for this fisking is entitled (and linked): “The most overlooked affordable housing, and its big flaw.” As well-informed manufactured …
We are now past ‘back to school’ season and formally entered fall on Sunday, 9.22.2024 at 12:45 PM. Days to Election says it is 43 days plus so many hours to November 5, 2024. Early voting began in Virginia, where WMAL (105.9 FM) indicated from an early voting location that …
