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While inflation may well be the hottest topic for tens of millions, immigration related issues are high on the radars of millions too. The photo and caption at the top left are from the left-leaning New York Times. Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) said: “We now will have illegals […]
Buckle up. Because two different Democrats, one belatedly but intentionally, the other unintentionally, are each seemingly demonstrating in their own way the adage “a stitch in time saves nine.” Oxford Languages explains that phrase means: “if you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work
Interesting insights on Legacy Housing (LEGH), Nobility Homes (NOBH), Havenpark Capital and the various topics in the headline will each be addressed systematically following this preface. Unless you personally know a trucker and have taken the time to sit and listen to hours of their personal experiences and watch their
When millions of people are saying, protesting or “screaming” that “the rent is too d-mn high” it is no surprise if discussions or demands for rent control are not far behind. As issues in the U.S. related to skyrocketing rents connected to manufactured home community operations deemed “predatory” by numbers of
Facts are whatever they are. Facts are not partisan, but they may have partisan and political implications. Facts and evidence can be ignored but ignoring them routinely results in negative consequences. When barraged by deception, misdirection, gaslighting, and agenda-driven claims, the truth and reality have to be repeated to counter
A subtle but perhaps distinct change is seemingly underway in MHVille (i.e.: the artificially smaller manufactured housing industry in the U.S.) in September 2023. To grasp the importance of accurate and/or misleading information, it is worth noting that consistently accurate information can be a problem for, hypothetically, those involved in
From their headquarters in Ocala, Florida Nobility Homes (NOBH) released their most recent quarterly report on 9.15.2023. The company noted that it celebrated its 56th anniversary in business during their most recent quarter, an uncommon achievement in many professions, but perhaps particularly so in multiple decades of vertically integrated manufactured
There is no need for a Ph.D. in history to do a good report on some aspect of manufactured housing presently or in years gone by. But it wouldn’t hurt an ambitious and fearless bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree candidate(s) credentials in history (or economics, politics, legal, etc.) to dig
John Ace Underwood may not have intended to deal a card to himself and his colleagues from the bottom of the proverbial deck, but the effect of his own words via Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) owned MHVillage’s MHInsider and a press release associated with him may have had a similar
It is time for an important update, the latest installment of “News through the lens of manufactured homes and factory-built housing” ©. “Never, in all the glorious retellings of our fight for universal voting rights, has any teacher added, “and the decision of the people should be overturned if it
This may sound hypothetical to some at first, but it is not, as those who carefully read and grasp this report and analysis will discover. Imagine having people working at HUD who would stand ready to implement the ‘enhanced preemption‘ provision that the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (MHIA)
Left-leaning CNN said: “Former FTX executive Ryan Salame will forfeit $1.5 billion after pleading guilty to criminal charges.” Left-leaning CNBC, a network that Warren Buffett has appeared on for numbers of interviews, said: “Former FTX exec Salame to forfeit $1.5 billion, pleads guilty to two criminal counts.” CNBC also made the following
For those who have visited the prior Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) national manufactured home association website and who now visit their newly refreshed website, here are some insightful things to note. The look is different. The ‘news,’ which MHProNews previously reported was lacking with MHI, has been made a more
According to Sarah Turnnidge for FullFact.org, “thousands” were caught up in what was described as a “fake house giveaway” reported by that organization on 9.8.2023. Full Facts’ About Us page says: “Bad information ruins lives. We’re a team of independent fact checkers and campaigners who find, expose and counter the
It was at the start of the third year of the Trump Administration that the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) President and CEO Mark Weiss, J.D. presented an Issues and Perspectives article aptly entitled “The Illusion of Motion Versus Real-World Challenges.” Read this article as an insightful tee
Per decades of research, manufactured homes are seemingly the right product at the right time. Which begs the question, given the tremendous savings possible with modern manufactured housing, plus years of positive research that debunks the myths and misconceptions that have hampered manufactured housing, then why has HUD Code manufactured
“Bidenomics” has been praised by Joe Biden, no surprise there. It has also been praised by those who cheerfully double down on Biden’s policies of the past 31.5 months. But there are apparent reasons why some 74 percent of the nation thinks the country is on the wrong track, per
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
