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For the millions who believe that Joe Biden moved into the White House as a result of election fraud, and/or for those who think he is a puppet president, the argument can be made that much of what has gone wrong in the U.S. in 2021 is not Biden’s fault. …
MHProNews received this message in response to a recent message sent to Williams Wade “Bill” Matchneer III, J.D. “Dear Tony, I’m so very sad to have to tell you that Bill passed away last Saturday afternoon. Below is his obituary posted on the funeral home’s website. The cause of death …
It is during the run-up to the Christmas season that Ilana Mercer and Dick Russell opted to write their keenly insightful respective articles shown below. These two writers come from distinctive backgrounds, and their thoughts and respective evidence for their rationale are featured by MHProNews today for specific reasons. There …
Monticello states that Thomas Jefferson famously observed that “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” America’s founding father believed that threats to liberty were both foreign and domestic. Dick Russell says that he has spent years reporting on “corruption within U.S. intelligence agencies.” In roughly the last 2 years, millions …
It bears mention that affordable housing and manufactured housing operate within the larger U.S. economy. Then right or wrong, millions look to government for ‘solutions’ to various problems, be the problem health, economic, housing, law enforcement, trade, the border, or whatever. Each of these three separate reports shed light facts …
“The 2,133-square-foot triple-wide home features two living rooms — one equipped with a remote control gas fireplace — a large master bedroom and bathroom and three wooden outdoor decks,” glowed ABC News, per a report cited at length below. Among the meanings for “epic” is “something awesome, great, or unforgettable.” …
Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group research provided to MHProNews on 12.20.2021 along with a prior FNMA survey also provided in December provide fresh insights for the challenges facing affordable housing valuable for manufactured housing professionals. But Jordan Nof of Tusk Venture Partners is the latest voice …
A Baptist News Global (BNG) column on 12.21.2021 opens with, “More than 2,000 years ago, when Jesus was born, there was “no room” for his family in Bethlehem. Likewise, as Christmas 2021 approaches, we have no room for hundreds of thousands of our fellow Americans who live in tents, cardboard boxes …
A rather interesting and curious MHAction “demand” letter was brought to the attention of MHProNews. The MHAction letter was addressed to Impact Communities “Principal Owner” Dave Reynolds, but did not mention Reynolds longtime partner, Frank Rolfe. The letter called on the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and an MHI state affiliate …
On December 18, 2021, National Public Radio (NPR) reported on “How the Government Helps Investors Buy Mobile Home Parks, Raise Rent and Evict People.” It opens with the story of Mary Hunt who has for “more than 30 years,” lived “in a mobile home park [sic] in Swartz Creek, Mich.” …
MSN and Yahoo News have amplified a report by WPBF reporter Steve King. King said, Two dozen Democratic lawmakers are calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to take action on what they call “the affordable housing crisis.” State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-49) sent this letter to DeSantis on Thursday, urging him to …
In the battle for more affordable housing, facts, evidence, principles, policies, and trends are all factors. The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) President and CEO, Mark Weiss, J.D. is apt to say from time to time, “Facts are stubborn things.” While that expression has been said by many …
Affordability has long been a big draw for HUD Code manufactured homes. Indeed, dating back to the mobile home era of the industry, significantly lower purchase prices when compared to conventional ‘site built’ housing have been part of the magnet that attracts customers. Certainly, other factors such as consumers safeguards …
Inflation. COVID19 policies. Both issues have clear government ties. “The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it does exist.” – Zig Ziglar. “As soon as you give up, the game’s lost.” – fictional Enterprise Captain Archer to Chief Engineer Tucker. It is difficult to solve a …
In a media release via JD Supra and their own website, the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP law firm (Skadden) released the following statement. Skadden’s statement sheds significant light on what that firm, which includes antitrust or anti-monopoly as an area of legal expertise, sees as important signals …
A document was recently provided to MHProNews by a respected researcher who is outside of the manufactured housing industry. That document happens to coincide with evidence by another group of manufactured housing industry researchers probing the industry for antitrust and market manipulation efforts. For numbers of manufactured housing industry professionals …
Dozens are dead, from 70 to perhaps up to 100 or more, according to Kentucky state officials and mainstream media reports on 12.11.2021 following one of the most destructive tornadoes in the last decade. Weather.com said, “Kentucky governor says this is the “most devastating tornado event in our state’s history.” …
Fact checks exists because they influence numbers of people. To establish the importance for a surprising admission from Facebook, some evidence and factual context are useful. There are billions globally who have one or more social media accounts. Not all are daily social media users. But for tens of millions …
It is no surprise that there are more manufactured homes built in the United States than there are in Canada or Australia, because both of those other nations have smaller populations. It is also no surprise that manufactured housing is poised to cross the 100,000 annual new HUD Code manufactured …
When manufactured housing has been tarnished for so long by so many – and given decades of zoning, financing and other woes – a ‘good news’ report like the fresh research about the value of manufactured homes rising faster than conventional housing ought to have been a lead story for …
