A recently passed law will soon help manufactured home community owners as well as their residents. House Bill 381 will permit manufactured home community owner/operators to use a process that classifies a mobile or manufactured home as abandoned, and then will allow it to be removed from the community. …
New Law Benefits Manufactured Home Community Owners, Residents Read More
The markets rocked up today, as a possible deal in Washington on “the Wall” may be brewing. Most tracked stocks rose. Our focus this evening will be the headline, mandated changes at Legacy Housing. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to …
Legacy Housing Announces Corporate Role Changes, Plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
On a mostly up day for manufactured home equities, we’ll spotlight Sun Communities, recent insider trading, and more. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline report is found further below, after the newsmaker bullets and …
It’s no secret. Not everything in life is sunshine and roses. Indeed, in order to have roses, one needs hydration – like rain that falls from the cloudy sky – and nutrition with fertilizers that are either natural or man-made. A fundamental premise of free enterprise is to spot …
Since last November, previously high-flying Cavco Industries (NASDAQ:CVCO) has taken what plaintiffs claim are an unforced error that sparked the tumble. Tonight’s featured focus is a graphic about Cavco that is accompanied with a tease for what’s expected next week. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight …
What’s Coming at Cavco Industries (CVCO), Plus Manufactured Housing Industry Stock Updates Read More
When the words “China,” “trade,” “tariffs,” and the “U.S.” enters mainstream news – depending on how optimistic or pessimistic it sounds – traders and thus the markets have been responding. For much of 2018 and now in 2019 those words move the markets – either up or down. It’s a …
China, Trade, Tariffs, and Chicken – Plus Manufactured Home Equities Updates Read More
We’ll look at some data points this evening, just a few hours ahead of President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union. That will be our featured focus for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH …
Data Points Ahead of SOTU, Plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
In December, the Daily Business News on MHProNews provided insights and details about the purchase by Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) of their reported $70 million dollar acquisition of Palm Lake Co-op. The community is now known as Palm Lake Estates, in Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, FL. Sam Zell’s ELS …
Among the featured reports below is a surprising look at possible points of agreement between Senator Elizabeth Warren – a 2020 Democratic Presidential hopeful – and President Donald J. Trump (GOP). If so, it’s arguably a big plus for our industry, consumers, and nation. See that on What’s New …
Can Close Reading of Facts Bring Left & Right Together for MHVille, Nation? Read More
Whatever your thoughts are on the 45th President, one thing is certain. He seems to have a knack for being able to toss in a media narrative conversation changer, often when it is least expected. That’s what happened earlier today, when word came out that former GOP presidential hopeful, talk …
President Trump Considering Herman Cain for Fed, Manufactured Housing Stock Update$ Read More
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke today on the state of the U.S. economy, rates, and more. On a day when and the Fed announced their decision to leave interest rates unchanged, stocks soared, and gainers among track stocks outpaced decliners. Our evening focus tonight will be on Chairman Powell’s …
NPR’s Anna Casey begins her narrative about manufactured homes and communities with two errors in her first very sentence. She missed the estimated totals and is mostly incorrect about the proper terminology for this type of factory-built housing. “Roughly 20 million Americans live in mobile homes, once billed as …
For some years, PBS and NPR have covered numerous stories that directly connect to the manufactured housing industry. The screen captures further below will reflect just two of several. To be polite, those reports have not been flattering for the manufactured home industry. To be blunt, those publicly-funded (in part) reports …
PBS & NPR Reporting on Manufactured Housing News, Pulling Back the Veil Read More
As longtime readers of the Daily Business News on MHProNews evening market reports know, we curate content and input that crosses the left-right divide. We’re pragmatic, as well as idealistic in thinking that the largely artificial barriers that keep manufactured housing from achieving the pledged 500,000 shipments that MHI President …
Bloomberg’s Reality Check for Senator Warren’s and AOC’s Tax Plans, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
In a release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) said that they have “provided more than $65 billion in financing to support the multifamily market in 2018 with its Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS®) program. Fannie Mae continued to serve as a key source of liquidity by …
Fannie Mae Reports Billions in Manufactured Home Community Deals, Details Others Lack Read More
“I hope the city of San Jose will opt to protect vulnerable mobilehome park residents from preemptive evictions and not submit to the devious and greedy manipulations of the park owner. I live in San Juan Capistrano and our strong supportive city council opted to protect their MH residents …
It’s the top mainstream news story involving the industry that too few manufactured housing (MH) profession leaders seem to grasp – or are willing to tackle. Nevertheless, it’s perhaps the biggest one in years to impact our flailing segment of the affordable housing industry. Once the ubiquitous Drudge Report …
The stark saga of 85-year old Millie Francis and the theatre involving her pre-HUD Code mobile home has made the page of the ubiquitous Drudge Report since our previous update, linked here. As one of the most trafficked news websites on earth, when the Drudge team links up a topic, …
“St. Petersburg police are warning families to pay attention to their children following an eight-month-long investigation into human trafficking involving two teenaged boys,” says Fox 13 YouTube page. “Investigators and victim advocates said it’s very common for children to be lured by family, family friends, or through gaming apps …
Sex and Human Trafficking Involving Manufactured Home Community, Hits Fox Video Report Read More
Once an item hits the mainstream media, or even trade media, it can begin to shape a narrative that may help or harm that operation. In as much as people – potential consumers of manufactured homes – begin or continue to form opinions based upon headlines and news accounts, …
