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Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Claims Priorities Addressed in Congress’ Year-End Legislative Package, Pros and Cons Fact Check, Analysis; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update

Facts and hard-hitting fact checks, said an active manufactured housing industry executive, are critical for the manufactured housing industry to achieve its true potential. “Facts are stubborn things,” according to Mark Weiss, J.D., to MHProNews, was a remark he learned in law school. The pre-Christmas emailed “Housing Alert” ‘news’ update …

Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Claims Priorities Addressed in Congress’ Year-End Legislative Package, Pros and Cons Fact Check, Analysis; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update Read More

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“Mad as Hell” Speech; Corrective Steps for Govt Failures Beyond Elections-Writ of Mandamus, Federalism, Article V, and Jury Power – Facts, Georgetown Univ Law, and Viewpoints Relevant to MHVille

Millions of people are experiencing the emotions of frustration, disappointment, anger, or are ‘mad as hell.’ “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more!” So boomed Howard Beale, the fictional TV anchor on the dark classic satirical movie comedy Network. While it is not a …

“Mad as Hell” Speech; Corrective Steps for Govt Failures Beyond Elections-Writ of Mandamus, Federalism, Article V, and Jury Power – Facts, Georgetown Univ Law, and Viewpoints Relevant to MHVille Read More

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Warren Buffett’s Pledge to Kevin Clayton – ‘You Can Access Plenty of Capital’ for Projects – Quotes, Facts, Video, Transcript, and Implications for Manufactured Housing Industry

According to Kevin Clayton, “Literally every time when I would talk to Warren [Buffett, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway] he would say, “Kevin, you and the team need to make that decision. Just rest assured you have plenty of capital to do so.” It doesn’t get much better than that.” That …

Warren Buffett’s Pledge to Kevin Clayton – ‘You Can Access Plenty of Capital’ for Projects – Quotes, Facts, Video, Transcript, and Implications for Manufactured Housing Industry Read More

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Understanding the Paradoxical Meaning and Purpose of Life – Exploring Wealth, Power, Intrigue, Deception, Life, Death, and Christmas; plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines in Review

“Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it but the one who sacrifices their life will preserve it.” (Luke 17:33). “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these [other] things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33 ESV). Those two Scriptural verses point to …

Understanding the Paradoxical Meaning and Purpose of Life – Exploring Wealth, Power, Intrigue, Deception, Life, Death, and Christmas; plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines in Review Read More

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HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Releases 2022 Year in Review ‘Fact Sheet’ – Manufactured Homes Included – What HUD’s Annual Review Did and Didn’t Mention; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Updates

A HUD insider and his colleague told MHProNews that HUD, along with numbers of other federal agencies, should be viewed in part as follows. HUD acts like a funnel from which taxpayer dollars flow to specified operations. Numbers of those organizations are corporations and businesses. Borrowed and taxpayer dollars are …

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Releases 2022 Year in Review ‘Fact Sheet’ – Manufactured Homes Included – What HUD’s Annual Review Did and Didn’t Mention; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Updates Read More

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‘Reality Bites’ – Lumber ‘Bubble Burst,’ Wood Price ‘Collapse’ as Conventional Builder Confidence, Orders, Sales Slide – Market Tug of War and Manufactured Housing; plus MHVille Stocks Update

Lumber prices are ‘collapsing’ as conventional site-builder confidence continues to fall “for the twelfth straight month.” That’s per the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and media outlets that include WND and ZeroHedge. Manufactured housing fits into this picture too, but some of that insight must be drawn by inferences. …

‘Reality Bites’ – Lumber ‘Bubble Burst,’ Wood Price ‘Collapse’ as Conventional Builder Confidence, Orders, Sales Slide – Market Tug of War and Manufactured Housing; plus MHVille Stocks Update Read More

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HUD Releases 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, Worst in Years, Equal Justice Files Suit to Protect Homeless, Too Few Manufactured Homes; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update

HUD has issued a press release on homelessness, shown below. The nonprofit Equal Justice has launched a lawsuit in response to homelessness. HUD is the primary regulator of HUD Code manufactured homes. Homelessness is caused in large part due to a lack of affordable housing. As a footnote to their …

HUD Releases 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, Worst in Years, Equal Justice Files Suit to Protect Homeless, Too Few Manufactured Homes; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update Read More

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Senator Sherrod Brown Pokes Legacy Communities, Fannie Mae Charged-Turn Manufactured Homes ‘From Affordable to Unaffordable,’ Related Antitrust Raised by Brown; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update

It isn’t just manufactured home communities that are developing a reputation for attracting institutional investor dollars which are used to buy properties and substantially hike rents and fees. That is just one of several possible takeaways from Senator Sherrod Brown (OH-D) letters to Legacy Communities’ and VineBrook Homes’ management on …

Senator Sherrod Brown Pokes Legacy Communities, Fannie Mae Charged-Turn Manufactured Homes ‘From Affordable to Unaffordable,’ Related Antitrust Raised by Brown; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update Read More

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Behind the Scenes Facts, Insights, Reams of 3rd-Party Research on Manufactured Homes and ‘Mobile Home’ Controversies–MHLivingNews to MHI Data-MHVille 2022 in Review I; plus, MHREITs-Stocks Update

What follows is adapted from a press release linked here. That press release can be used as provided [i.e.: no changes] at this link without any fee or additional permissions. It is “free content” that could prove useful to numbers of manufactured home industry connected retailers, communities, suppliers, attorneys, advocates, …

Behind the Scenes Facts, Insights, Reams of 3rd-Party Research on Manufactured Homes and ‘Mobile Home’ Controversies–MHLivingNews to MHI Data-MHVille 2022 in Review I; plus, MHREITs-Stocks Update Read More

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Monday Madness–Distracted-Played? Conspiracy Theories or Truth? Supreme Court Takes Up Election Case by Pro-Se Brunson Litigants to Remove Biden, Harris, Others–Mike Huckabee, RFK Jr., Lara Logan React

  “The Supreme Court has agreed to a hearing for a case that could conceivably — PLEASE consider this the longest of long shots — overturn the election of 2020, throw out all the legislators who voted to certify the results and leave them ineligible to run for office ever …

Monday Madness–Distracted-Played? Conspiracy Theories or Truth? Supreme Court Takes Up Election Case by Pro-Se Brunson Litigants to Remove Biden, Harris, Others–Mike Huckabee, RFK Jr., Lara Logan React Read More

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‘Everyone Needs Deadlines’ ‘First Things First’ and ‘7 Habits of Highly Successful People’ – Pre-Christmas Preview of Manufactured Housing Year in Review; plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap

Activities and “to do” style checklists have limited value if they are not authentically aimed at achieving their higher purpose. Decades before the company that bears his name ‘went woke,’ Walt Disney noted that “Everyone needs deadlines.” For anyone that has sold manufactured homes at the retail level in a …

‘Everyone Needs Deadlines’ ‘First Things First’ and ‘7 Habits of Highly Successful People’ – Pre-Christmas Preview of Manufactured Housing Year in Review; plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap Read More

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‘Desperation’ ‘Families Can’t Afford to Live’ Avg U.S. Family Effectively Lost $7,100 under Biden, per Economist E.J. Antoni, Ph.D., Citing Fed Data–Housing a Key; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update

The truth about inflation being a proverbial tax on the poor and most marginalized is once again being proven in the U.S.A., per the recent analysis of federal data on inflation. That’s but one of several takeaways from the report on WND by the Daily Signal, which cited research economist …

‘Desperation’ ‘Families Can’t Afford to Live’ Avg U.S. Family Effectively Lost $7,100 under Biden, per Economist E.J. Antoni, Ph.D., Citing Fed Data–Housing a Key; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update Read More

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‘Developers Moving Away from CrossMods®’ Manufactured Housing Institute Oddly Admits Plan Undercuts 99 Percent of Manufactured Homes – MHI Doc, Facts, Analysis; plus MHVille REITs, Stock Updates

To grasp the odd Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) statement to their members this week and associated document to HUD, it will be recalled that when MHI first announced what they initially called a ‘new class of manufactured housing’ – later rebranded as “CrossModTM“ homes – MHI staff and corporate leaders …

‘Developers Moving Away from CrossMods®’ Manufactured Housing Institute Oddly Admits Plan Undercuts 99 Percent of Manufactured Homes – MHI Doc, Facts, Analysis; plus MHVille REITs, Stock Updates Read More

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AEI Housing Center’s Ed Pinto Housing Finance Watch, Inflation Watch Impacts on Housing Market, Recent Mortgage Rate Drop Yields No Noted Benefit in Housing Market; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update

There is not always a direct or perfect correlation between the rise in the Federal Reserve rate and mortgage rates. So observed a 35-year mortgage industry veteran in comments provided to MHProNews a few months ago. That observation has been born out once again by the latest information from the …

AEI Housing Center’s Ed Pinto Housing Finance Watch, Inflation Watch Impacts on Housing Market, Recent Mortgage Rate Drop Yields No Noted Benefit in Housing Market; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update Read More

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50 States Manufactured Home Production, Shipments-Dec 2022 Report for Oct 2022, plus Fresh Census Info Yield Broad Manufactured Housing vs. Site Built Insights; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update

The Institute for Building Technology & Safety‎ (IBTS) is contracted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to gather the data on production and shipments by state for HUD Code manufactured homes. So IBTS’ data is essentially HUD’s official data. Additionally, information obtained by MHProNews from the …

50 States Manufactured Home Production, Shipments-Dec 2022 Report for Oct 2022, plus Fresh Census Info Yield Broad Manufactured Housing vs. Site Built Insights; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update Read More

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Fears of Future – MILLIONS of Millennials Move Back in 2022 with Parents-Facts, Top Reasons, and Possible Silver Lining for Manufactured Housing Pros, Investors; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update

“One in eight millennials moved home with their parents in 2022. … Millennials will be home for Christmas, and all they want are lower rent prices.” So reported Fortune on 12.7.2022. While others in MHVille continue to act (or pretend…) as if everything is somehow ‘normal’ in manufactured housing during …

Fears of Future – MILLIONS of Millennials Move Back in 2022 with Parents-Facts, Top Reasons, and Possible Silver Lining for Manufactured Housing Pros, Investors; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update Read More

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Pew Research Manufactured Home Financing Data Reveals Harm from Enough Federal Lending Shuts Out Many Prospective Buyers-Concerns on Berkshire Owned MHLenders, Manufactured Housing Institute

“The Pew Charitable Trusts is a public charity formed in 2003 from the merger of seven foundations created by the Pew family, which made its money in the oil business.  It operates the Pew Research Center as a subsidiary.” So says “Influence Watch” which says that “Capital Research Center [CRC] conceived of this …

Pew Research Manufactured Home Financing Data Reveals Harm from Enough Federal Lending Shuts Out Many Prospective Buyers-Concerns on Berkshire Owned MHLenders, Manufactured Housing Institute Read More

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Has the Manufactured Housing Industry Become a Target-Rich Environment for Plaintiffs’ Attorneys? Facts, News & Views; plus, Sunday Weekly Manufactured Home Industry (MHVille) Headlines Recap

The answer to the headline question “Has the Manufactured Housing Industry Become a Target-Rich Environment for Plaintiffs’ Attorneys?” objectively speaking should be ‘it depends.’ There are clearly several examples of current and pending litigation over issues both well-known as well as opportunities (from a legal standpoint) that are less obvious …

Has the Manufactured Housing Industry Become a Target-Rich Environment for Plaintiffs’ Attorneys? Facts, News & Views; plus, Sunday Weekly Manufactured Home Industry (MHVille) Headlines Recap Read More

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Has MHVille Reporting Forced Pivots? TRERC, TMHA, Manufactured Housing Institute Each Change Tune Following MHARR, MHProNews Reports – Fact Check, Analysis; plus Manufactured Home Community REITs, Stocks Update

“Texas housing manufacturers expect rebound in early 2023” says the latest press release from the Texas Real Estate Research Center to MHProNews. That follows several months of reports with fact checking and analysis that revealed factual and evidence-based disconnects between what TRERC and the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) affiliated Texas …

Has MHVille Reporting Forced Pivots? TRERC, TMHA, Manufactured Housing Institute Each Change Tune Following MHARR, MHProNews Reports – Fact Check, Analysis; plus Manufactured Home Community REITs, Stocks Update Read More

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MHARR’s 2022 Media Engagement, Advocacy Created New Wrinkles for Manufactured Housing Institute While Promoting Manufactured Housing Option; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) media engagement efforts in 2022 apparently created new wrinkles for the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), their corporate leaders, and for public officials to consider.  How so? Via routine press releases on monthly national manufactured housing production and top ten shipment states data …

MHARR’s 2022 Media Engagement, Advocacy Created New Wrinkles for Manufactured Housing Institute While Promoting Manufactured Housing Option; plus MHVille REITs, Stocks Update Read More

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