On the other side of ‘the pond’ that is the Atlantic Ocean, the Brits don’t have a HUD Code, and so it’s more acceptable there if they want to call their version of our manufactured homes, a ‘mobile home.’ It wasn’t long ago when the Daily Business News reported on …
A Cup of Coffee with…exclusive interviews… …they are back. For a variety of reasons, MHProNews has held several dozen stories online, but in a secluded part of the website. Now, they are back. Here are the exclusive interviews that you can find right now on the home page. Sam …
In the first of two anti-trust focused reports, the Daily Business News spotlights a new report that asserts that President Trump asked a billionaire twice over dinner if a U.S. giant is a monopoly. Given that some ranking Democrats are talking about monopolies too, ones that allegedly impact manufactured housing, …
President Raises the M-Word, “Monopoly,” Plus Manufactured Housing Industry Market Update$ Read More
“…the Senate Banking Committee passed legislation to clarify that a manufactured housing retailer or seller is not considered a “loan originator” simply because they provide a customer with some assistance in the mortgage loan process,” said a “Housing Alert” from Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to their members, and through them, …
Richard William Pettet of McArthur, Ohio man was killed Monday afternoon when a manufactured home he was working on crushed him, after slipping off its blocks. “Richard Pettet was pronounced dead at the scene,” per the Vinton Courier The incident involved a new home he was installing at 63718 Route …
Richard William Pettet Dies in Manufactured Home Installation Tragedy Read More
Democratic Minnesota Senator Al Franken has not stepped down, even though there are photos, his apologies, and several accusers. The most senior Democratic leader in the House, John Conyers (D-GA) has announced he won’t seek re-election. That has come from his hospital room, and only after significant pressure from within his …
Sex Allegations, Roy Moore, Trump Agenda, GOP Pivot; Plus MH Market Update$ Read More
“This kind of wealth-based banishment scheme is unconscionable discrimination,” said Phil Telfeyan, Executive Director of the non-profit, Equal Justice Under Law. “McCrory, [AR] and all of our communities, should invest in residents rather than criminalize poverty,” Telfeyan said. Telfeyan’s comments addressed to MHProNews related to a victory reported by the …
The image to the left and those below are from a Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) produced booklet. It’s good. With nuanced exceptions, it’s accurate. This booklet – combined with other educational materials – are precisely the kind of document that could appeal to and inform: home buyers/consumers, public officials, policy …
Appealing Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Marketing, Finance Booklet Reviewed Read More
Today’s Monday Morning Sales Meeting (MMSM) offers lessons, that similar to last week’s, are simple yet profound. There will be 3 actionable takeaways. We’ll use as a starting example the automotive world. We’ll begin with a series of facts, and then, make the point relevant for manufactured housing professionals. Examples There’s …
Owners, managers, operators, and service personnel at manufactured home communities (a.k.a., “mobile home parks”), know the often-ongoing headaches caused by clogged drain lines. Besides the hassles, there are the time delays, plus those ongoing expenses of having outside contractors come in to service those needs. There are resident satisfaction issues …
NPR’s Brad Palmer issued this recent report in the wake of what they said was “Possible Tornado Damages Mobile Home in Perry Co.” “Possible tornado damage to a mobile home in Du Quoin on Saturday left one resident trapped in her home for a short time,” per that NPR report. …
As promised last Saturday on the Daily Business News, exclusive comments made by university researchers about manufactured homes has been published. Those exclusive comments reveal manufactured homes (MH) means for wealth creation by MH homeowners and buyers. That means that savvy industry marketers, owners, managers, sales agents, now have a …
“The Texas Land Commissioner [GLO] was in Rockport Thursday morning to present the keys to a FEMA manufactured housing unit to a couple who lost everything to Hurricane Harvey,” said South Texas’ KIII News. The GLO commissioner is George P. Bush, son of previous Florida Governor and one-time GOP presidential …
George Bush Hands Couple Keys to FEMA Manufactured Housing Unit (MHU) Read More
“Consider the source” said Kayla Moore, speaking of those she says were contacted by the Washington Post to try to defame her husband. Kayla says that her husband has always been “an officer and a gentleman.” Moore says the people of Alabama aren’t going to be fooled. Sexual misconduct is …
Around the time of Hurricane Katrina, the Wisconsin Housing Alliance’s (WHA) Ross Kinzler advocated that Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) emergency housing units be designated as something other than a manufactured home. That bit of forethought was never adopted. A dozen years later, today the formal FEMA term “Manufactured Housing …
FEMA, Manufactured Housing Industry’s Gift that Keeps Giving? Read More
It was pre-dawn on November 9th, 2016 that the race for the Oval Office was called for Donald J. Trump, electing him as the 45th President of the United States. The bulk of the mainstream media had been pushing Secretary Hillary Clinton for months. The revelations by former Democratic National …
“Affordable housing for middle- and lower-income families is drying up by the month in California,” opens an article sent by an MHI member company executive, in response to recent industry coverage on the Daily Business News. The subject line in the news tip had two words in it, “Dying industry.” …
Troubling University Research, “Dying Industry,” Says MHI Member Exec Read More
From its earliest days, America had a need, a thirst, for affordable housing. About a century ago, Sears sold pre-cut kit homes by catalog as one way to obtain that affordable American Dream of home ownership. As Americans have long been a people ‘on the move,’ the original trailer houses …
“Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $59 million in funding through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to help cut utility costs for approximately 9,200 income-eligible families and seniors across the state,” the New York Governor’s Office said in a press release to the Daily Business News. “This program has helped …
From L.A. to D.C., the left, right and center of the nation has been buzzing about the Kid Rock for Senate tease. He says, the door is still open… Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren had stated that given President Trump’s victory, the idea of Kid Rock running for the U.S. Senate …
“Born Free,” “Po-Dunk” Manufactured Homeowner Kid Rock Updates Senate Race Status Read More
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