It would be hard to find a business or a business professional that would argue against more good sales or higher profits. It would be harder still to find a professional or investor that would argue against more sales and higher profits achieved with happy customers, and high …
The Daily Business News plans to review a mainstream news story next week that featured as part of their headline the phrase, “Vulture Capitalists.” An upset resident/activist group used the phrase, which of course the mainstream media repeated. Like it or not, that’s part of the reality of numerous …
MH Community Owner Slammed as “Vulture Capitalist” by Mainstream Media Read More
“It’s just pure politics” said Democratic strategist and former Bill Clinton pollster, Doug Schoen. He was speaking of some of the legal maneuvers begin used against President Donald J. Trump, which he said on Fox Business this evening is taking away from a clearly great economic message that the GOP …
The markets yesterday finished a record-setting bull market run. The political drama that has been influencing the market for much of the year is not about to slow down. So this evening, we’ll shake up our evening report by featuring a video of Bill Gates saying what investment tip of …
Bill Gates Follows this Warren Buffett Investment Plan, Video, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
If the drama before his heart attack was not enough, let’s hope and pray that Larry Kudlow is ready for the stress ahead. The White House’s chief economic adviser has sounded off to CNBC about the news yesterday, and that will be part of our evening focus tonight. If you’re …
“I am haunted on a daily basis that I have blood on my hands because of the fact that I was drawn into this unwittingly and duped by the city,” said Brad Hoyt, developer of Lowry Grove, in St. Anthony, MN. “Hoyt’s company, the Village, bought and closed …
“Undesirable” – Community Owner Sues City for Fraud Read More
There will be hay made about both of these breaking news stories. We’ll simplify both in our featured report, linked below. One prediction, right now. Expect TV viewers of the POTUS Donald Trump Rally in West Virginia to spike, as the president loves to comment on stage about these types …
Blackstone Group’s recently reported entry into the manufactured home communities sector is a reminder that the days of big deals in the MH business aren’t over. Another pending deal, between an American operation and a firm down under, is our focus for this evening’s market report. If you’re new, already …
Big MH Takeover Bid, “Best, Final Offer” Plus Manufactured Home Markets Read More
For the next few minutes, we will set aside the questions that routinely swirl around potential “Cause and Effects” of the data that follows. This report will focus instead on pure facts, trend-lines, and evidence. For twenty (+/-) years, there’s been a growing need for quality affordable housing. …
Trendlines Don’t Lie, Real Challenges, Hidden Manufactured Housing Opportunities Revealed Read More
Manufactured Housing, Profitable Education, Straw Men, Red Herrings, and Ad Hominems Today, before diving into the news and reports from the week in review, we will consider principles that once understood, can be personally and professionally useful and profitable. Correct Reasoning All education time. Yet education is necessary. …
National Multifamily Housing Council® (NMHC) and National Association or Realtors® (NAR) are the sources for bulk of the data and graphics, shown below. The executive summary could be captured with a statement made by Scholastica ‘Gay’ Cororaton, Certified Business Economist (CBE), with the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). …
Apartments vs. Manufactured Housing, NMHC and NAR Data, Opportunities Read More
The HUD vs. Facebook case just announced is what it is. But is there a signal from the Trump Administration implied here for monopolistic players too? That question won’t be answered today. But with so many marketers in MHVille who use Facebook, we will look at the breaking news in …
HUD Files Discrimination vs Facebook, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
The headline painfully from KTVU suggests a step down. “Moving into mobile homes to stay in Silicon Valley.” But if a reader gets passed their headline, something else may discovered. The unstated paradigm is in the Fox 2 report is that something is wrong with mobile home living, and …
We strive for balanced, evidence-based reports. Yesterday evening, readers/viewers tuned into this evening market report to hear what Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren says should become law. It’s her vision for what should be next for the economy, which includes all new regulations. Tonight, we’ll hear what President Trump’s economic advisor, …
Kudlow Says “We Are Crushing It,” Plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
“As U.S. home prices have increased faster than wages for 70 straight months, buyers in markets like these have finally had enough, at least for now. There are still plenty of markets where homebuyer demand is strong. But for the first time in years, we are getting reports from managers …
“Buyers Have Had Enough,” says Redfin’s Glenn Kelman Read More
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns Clayton Homes and numerous other HUD Code manufactured home industry-connected operations. But its reach is so vast, that in direct and indirect ways, it can influence the manufactured housing industry. With that backdrop, the latest moves by Berkshire Hathaway are posted below. If you’re new, …
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reloads Apple, Goldman Sachs, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
To tee-up the Kevin Clayton, Lesli Gooch portions of this article, the Daily Business News on MHProNews will start with noteworthy development in media. When voices from the political and economic left – and the conservative/libertarian economic and political right – broadly agree on a core issue, that alone …
“We Shouldn’t Fear Our Government,” said True the Vote’s Catherine Engelbrecht in a video in our featured report this evening. The IRS targeting scandal of conservative groups during the Obama Administration may not seem to have anything to do with the markets, or manufactured housing, does it? The recent settlement …
“We Shouldn’t Fear Our Government,” Feds Pay Out Millions in Case, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
The Class of 2018 includes: (Back row left to right) Bill Wilson, Cherry Hill Mobile Home Park and Indian Hill Estates; Roger Faulkner, General Coach Canada; Mike Cirillo, Star Management; John Evans, CMHI. (Front row left to right) Derald Bontrager, Jayco, Inc.; Joan Cohron, accepting for Darrel/Harrel Cohron, Dealer …
RV/MH Hall of Fame Class of 2018 Inducted in Gala Ceremonies Read More
Let’s stress again that there are numbers of honorable operators and professionals in manufactured housing. Some of those honorable souls would see “the basics” in a similar way that we at MHProNews would agree with too. But perhaps in an ironic way, the fact that not everyone understands what …
