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It has only been some 2 weeks since an exclusive look by longtime Canadian manufactured home community trade advocate Al Kemp on the topic of rent control was published on MHProNews. There has been significant political, economic, immigration, and a lack of affordable housing drama on both sides of the […]
“You can ignore reality, but you cannot ignore the consequences of reality.” – Ayn Rand “No one’s rights can be secured by the violation of the rights of others.” – Ayn Rand “If some men are entitled by right to the products of the work of others, it
“Operation Breakthrough’s biggest accomplishment, however, was the adoption of the HUD Code, which introduced the industry and the world to manufactured housing.” So says a pull quote from the new report by Regina Gray HUD’s Director of Affordable Housing Research and Technology and its remarks about HUD Code manufactured homes. That
The following op-ed was provided by the WND News Center to MHProNews. Though the words “manufactured home” don’t appear in Patrice Lewis’ column below, reflections on that and more will be included in Part II of this article’s additional information segment. Part II includes and builds upon Lewis’ reference to
A move by the Indiana State Attorney General Todd Rokita to stop ‘fraudsters’ from ‘deception’ may be the kind of useful, pragmatic lesson well suited to this week’s Sunday weekly MHVille headlines in review. That press release by Rokita’s office is Part I of today’s report. Part II are the
According to a new 9.28.2023 markets trend report by real estate data firm ATTOM Data: “Amid the continued rebound in the U.S. housing market, annual price appreciation has outpaced weekly annualized wage changes from the third quarter of last year to the third quarter of this year in 272 of
The column by Hanne Nabintu Herland on billionaires, “Robbery Capitalism” and how Marxism serves billionaires can be framed against this broad context. In case you or those in your circle wonder if things are ‘bad enough’ yet to cause a tidal shift against Bidenomics in the upcoming 2024 election, the
“Defendants, the United States Department of Energy and Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy, hereby move…for dismissal of this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because this case is not currently ripe for adjudication.” So says the pleadings by federal attorneys working for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Evoking, says Oxford Languages, is the act of “bring[ing] or recall[ing] to the conscious mind.” Under the logo of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), which F.R. “Jayar” Daily has served for years on their Board of Directors, is the testimony provided below by the longtime c-suite executive for American HomeStar
Warren Buffett ally and left-leaning centi-billionaire William “Bill” Gates III linked MSN, as well as the Daily Caller and WND, are among those news platforms which carried the report that follows which asks the headline question: “Did Bidenomics Kill the American Dream?” They did not cite the Modular Home Builders
In the wake of the big antitrust Class Action Complaint Case No. 23-cv-6715 – HAJEK vs. DATACOMP APPRAISAL SYSTEMS, INC.; EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.; HOMETOWN AMERICA MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.; LAKESHORE COMMUNITIES, INC.; SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.; RHP PROPERTIES, INC.; YES! COMMUNITIES, INC.; INSPIRE COMMUNITIES, L.L.C.; KINGSLEY MANAGEMENT, CORP.; and CAL-AM PROPERTIES, INC., MHProNews
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
