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Alabama roared in June 2022, besting every state but number 1 ranked Texas, per the latest federal data and related analysis on HUD Code manufactured housing production and shipments that follows below. Prior to diving into the details, a step back to look at the big picture of industry information …
The mainstream housing market has been slowing and the affordability of conventional housing has hit a new low, said CNBC in the video posted below. A raft of data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) provides economic and market insights that can be useful to manufactured housing professionals planning …
A source connected to the Manufactured Housing Association of Oklahoma (MHAO) provided MHProNews with their summer 2022 newsletter which included the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) May 2022 “economic report.” It also included a regional snapshot that per MHAO data revealed that a state has witnessed a modest drop in shipments …
Vance Ginn’s and Erik Randolph’s fact-packed column for Real Clear Policy via WND to MHProNews uses recent migration data from federal or nonprofit sources, PODS, U-Haul and other sources to make economic points which obviously have housing in the background of the “record” 46 million Americans who moved in just …
GovTrack.us is billed as a nonpartisan resource for tracking legislation, synopsis and details about a given legislative proposal, who has signed on as sponsor(s) or co-sponsor(s), etc. It is a relatively quick way to get an unbiased look at the odds for a bill becoming law. Per GovTrack on 7.30.2022 …
A study of affordable housing and predatory practices by out-of-state investors that harms the interests of affordable housing seekers was provided to MHProNews by a source connected to the Manufactured Housing Association of Oklahoma (MHAO). MHAO is a Manufactured Housing Institute “state affiliate.” That item is cited at length below …
Few things better exhibit the Warren Buffett led Berkshire Hathaway “moat” in manufactured housing than Clayton Homes and their related lenders domination of the manufactured home lending market. Those words are not found in either the Ginnie Mae press release or in Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform statement dated …
In a media release by the Bragar Eagel & Squire (BES), P.C., law firm, an announcement was made of a fresh and repeated investigation of Cavco Industries on behalf of stockholders and other possibly aggrieved parties. The same BES press release names other firms too that are not directly involved …
It is about 100 days to the midterm elections, as informed industry pros and millions of Americans know. Both major parties are trying to position themselves for that event which will either result in majority votes to continue – or perhaps derail – the agenda driven by the Biden-Harris Administration’s …
A Pew Charitable Trust research report on 7.7.2022 by Tracy Maguze & Tara Roche touted HUD’s April 2022 “Equity Action Plan” that “aimed at eliminating the racial homeownership gap and boosting equity in homeownership in part by improving access to financing for homebuyers.” Pew specifically mentions manufactured housing, noting that …
MHProNews highlighted weeks ago that the dirty little secret for land-lease communities in this Biden-era inflationary environment is that various companies’ revenue growth are arguably not keeping up with rising costs. See how that contention plays out in this new report and analysis for Equity LifeStyle Properties’ 2nd quarter …
“Recession,” per Oxford Languages is defined as “a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.” By the last clause of that definition, the recession has already begun, as MHProNews has previously observed. Who …
Interest in national news has dropped, per several sources. While the reasons vary, a common point is because trust in news sources are often low. Another factor is that millions are sick and tired of the steady diet of bad news. Like it or not, what happens in our nation …
In a media release by Missouri Attorney General (AG) Eric Schmitt, J.D., to MHProNews, their office provided insights and the court ruling in a case that could prove important for those concerned about “Big Government” outsourcing censorship to “Big Tech.” For anyone that has had a social media post throttled, …
Of course, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) is claiming credit – for some new HUD standards that are not yet a done deal. The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is more nuanced, saying they have consistently advocated for the opportunity for HUD Code manufactured home builders to offer …
Author and public policy advisor Larry Tomczak and a recent Wall Street Journal test trip in an electric vehicle (EV) and related analysis – provided further below – merit additional background. For instance. Fuel and transportation costs effects everything, but in some ways, manufactured housing can be more impacted than …
Depending on the recent national survey, some 80+ percent of the public believes that the nation is heading in the wrong direction. So, perhaps it is no surprise that recent July 2022 data from left-leaning Bloomberg and right-leaning ZeroHedge reveals that home builder confidence “collapses” this month vs. June 2020. …
“Rush Limbaugh, America’s Anchorman and Doctor of Democracy,” is a quotation from the RushLimbaugh.com website and his vast estate is ‘quietly’ being put on the market for sale, says the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and other sources. For decades, Limbaugh ‘ruled’ the airwaves as the runaway number one …
Facts and evidence can be revealing to those curious or impacted by what factors are keeping manufactured housing underperforming during an all-too-obvious affordable housing crunch. On 7.12.2022 the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) held its latest discussion of the 2022-2024 Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) plans filed by federally …
Few people have as much or more influence over the U.S. business world than William “Bill” Gates III and his longtime ally in investing, Warren Buffett. Buffett, of course, has several direct ties into manufactured housing via his Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) conglomerate. Gates and his foundation are well invested in …
