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Near Half-Billion Deal for Gateway LifeStyle, Details Beyond News Release

By / June 13, 2018 / Australia, Business, International factory built housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Stocks, Trends

Australia’s Gateway Lifestyle Group (GTY.AX) announced that it has received a non-binding offer for acquisition.  Hometown Australia Holdings Pty Ltd., and Hometown America Communities Ltd. Partnership proposal values the company at A$635 million (US$480 million), according to Reuters.   Hometown is offering $2.10-per-share through its local arm, to buy out …

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Ben Shapiro Nails It on Taxes, Regulations, and Affordable Housing – Under 2 Minute Video Must View for MH Industry Pros

By / May 16, 2018 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Economy, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, regulation

“Ben Shapiro is a renowned conservative political pundit, syndicated columnist, lawyer, and NYT bestselling author. He is Editor-in-Chief of news and opinion site The Daily Wire and host of the popular video podcast, The Ben Shapiro Show,” says his YouTube page.   Fox News has called Shapiro “a leading millennial …

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Spencer Roane w/Southeast Community Owners (SECO), Praises Tom Lackey, Accused of Rent-to-Own Manufactured Home Sales Improprieties

By / May 15, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People

 “We bought a trailer [1] that wasn’t really ours. I mean, it really hurt me. My nerves have been tore up. I’ve been crying.” – Tonya Evans, a customer of Tom Lackey’s Stoney Pointe MH Community business.    Spencer Roane is an RV MH Hall of Fame Inductee, and is …

Spencer Roane w/Southeast Community Owners (SECO), Praises Tom Lackey, Accused of Rent-to-Own Manufactured Home Sales Improprieties Read More

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That’s a Bear on a Roof in MHC Up There, Causing a Scare

By / May 14, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, People

On the dramatic turned lighter side,  the Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) Sheriff’s Station Twitter feed reported a bear on the roof a shed in a manufactured home community, and snapped the photo above.   “Deputies responded out to a mobile home park [*] in Gorman [California] tonight re: a bear …

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Governor Signs new “Mobile Home” Act

By / May 10, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, Politics

Two South Georgia lawmakers, Darrel Ealum of Albany and John Corbett of Valdosta, helped write legislation to clean up what Ealum says are “old ugly eyesores,” said WALB. “The bill gives landowners a voice they previously didn’t have,” writes Vontresia Cutts. “Yes, it the bill is what the George Manufactured Housing Association [GMHA] …

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Coldwater, Tall Grass, P&Z Battles, Manufactured Home Community Plan OK’d – Manufactured Housing and the Don Westphal Back Story

By / May 10, 2018 / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, NIMBY

“The Coldwater Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the City Council approve rezoning 20.6 acres from the township R-3 to the city’s AA — Agriculture Residential – for a 102 lot manufactured home subdivision,” said the Daily Reporter. Leading the charge was Don Westphal. “The petitioners from Farrell-Roeh of Littleton, …

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Uber Flying Taxis, Manufactured Housing Impact – Plus Manufactured Home Industry Market Data, Updates

By / May 9, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, research, Stocks, Trends

It may not seem at first blush that Uber’s ambitious, announced plans for flying taxis has any connection with manufactured housing.  But those who think that may not have thought about the impact of hyper-loops on manufactured homes either.  That will be our market focus for tonight. If you’re new, …

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Manufactured Home Nonprofit Affordable Housing Initiative Brings Joy, But Hits Wall

By / May 8, 2018 / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, NIMBY, Non-Profit, Zoning

Melissa Lugo thought owning a home “was just not feasible, being a single mom with two kids,” says the Cortland, NY LoHud. She’s a 34 year old New York City school teacher, and grew up in this town north of the Big Apple.   In 2017, she applied for every …

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MIA from Fannie Mae’s Latest Housing Survey, MHI Producer Sounds Off

By / May 8, 2018 / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Trends

The latest Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) is out.  It’s near an all-time high, but one category is declining.   Affordability for conventional housing buyers is sliding. Manufactured Housing (MH) was MIA – missing in action – from the Fannie Mae report.  Manufactured homes aren’t even mentioned. “The …

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Manufactured Housing Roadblock? BBC Reports “Trailer Park Living”

By / May 7, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, People, research

Longtime Daily Business News readers know that the MHProNews view – and that of scores of industry professionals – is that proper terminology is important.   The reverse of that is that improper terminology is to be avoided. When the Daily Business News uses the term “trailer house” or “trailer …

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“Trapped. Threatened. Scared.” “Mobile Home [SIC] Owner’s Fears Reflect National Crisis”

By / May 5, 2018 / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Company News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, NIMBY, People, research, Trends

“Trapped. Threatened. Scared. That is how thousands of people across the Front Range are feeling and they all have one thing in common: They live in manufactured homes,” says Denver 7 in their report on a manufactured home community in Thornton, Colorado.   At a time when about half of all manufactured homes …

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HUD Code Manufactured Home Shipments, Housing Production – March 2018 Data

By / May 3, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Trends

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production grew again in March 2018.   “Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,830 homes in March 2018, a …

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Governor Declares May 6th-12th “Manufactured and Modular Housing Week”

By / May 2, 2018 / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Announcements, Association, disaster, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, People

Governor Kay Ivey has signed a proclamation declaring the week of May 6th through May 12th to be “Manufactured and Modular Housing Week.”   The proclamation was issued in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the national Fair Housing Act and the 49th anniversary of the founding of the …

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Juliet Eilperin’s Washington Post HUD Manufactured Home Program News Confirms Manufactured Housing Institute Position and Report

By / May 2, 2018 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation

“The [association] efforts have come as [Trump] administration officials are embracing manufactured homes as a way to increase the stocks of affordable housing using the private sector rather than taxpayer funding,” writes Juliet Eilperin, for the Washington Post (WaPo).   “Already, they [manufactured homes] serve as the largest source of …

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Talk Radio “Open for Business Host” Tom Egelhoff Sounds Off On “MOBILE HOMES” as “AFFORDABLE HOUSING ANSWER”

By / May 1, 2018 / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, People, Trends

From time to time, the Daily Business News or MHLivingNews.com discovers or is provided as a tip a column that is re-shared to our readers at length.  That’s the case this morning, with a post about manufactured homes written by talk radio host, Tom Egelhoff.   Before sharing Egelhoff’s observations …

Talk Radio “Open for Business Host” Tom Egelhoff Sounds Off On “MOBILE HOMES” as “AFFORDABLE HOUSING ANSWER” Read More

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Manufactured Housing Institute “Walk Out,” “Cover Up,” and Shock at their Vegas Event

By / April 27, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, research

There are several items reported by attendees of the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI)  recently concluded Vegas event that sources say they don’t expect to be in “official” messages coming from the association, or their surrogates.   In exclusive insights to the Daily Business News, calls, messages, and emails have covered …

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HUD Secretary Ben Carson Praises Manufactured Housing, and the Manufactured Home Industry’s Importance to Solve Affordable Housing Crisis

By / April 26, 2018 / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, regulation

The “U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson reaffirmed his commitment to reforming the Department’s manufactured housing program,” said the IMHA in a statement to the Daily Business News.   “Secretary Carson stated the importance of manufactured housing as a source for addressing the nation’s affordable …

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Californians Addressing Affordable Housing with $300 Million “Robin Hood” Plan, Including Manufactured Homes, ADUs

By / April 26, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Legislation, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, People, Politics

“In response to the more than 5,000 homes destroyed in the October firestorm, stakeholders and county supervisors are pushing for a $300 million housing bond to be placed on the November ballot,” says Sonoma West.   The plan would include funds to upgrade or replace manufactured homes, or could be …

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“Wealthier Class of Buyers” for Manufactured Homes, Wall Street Journal Video

By / April 25, 2018 / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Business, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Trends

“Mobile homes” * [SIC] have traditionally served less affluent buyers, says the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), in the video posted below.   That may be statistically true, but the WSJ correctly points to a trend of a wealthier class of manufactured home buyers.   Mobile Homes Pull In to Luxury …

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Gary Shiffman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sun Communities (SUI), Statement$, Video

By / November 13, 2019 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Company News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Stocks, Trends

Sun Communities (SUI) First Quarter of 2018 performance results are out.   Sun’s Gary Shiffman is talking about it. “We started 2018 on a positive pace posting $1.14 in core FFO per share which is at the top end of our guidance range. All cylinders are firing on our operations …

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