In Arkansas, and Florida, recent local media reports focused on tragic deaths that occurred when trees fell on what they each news outlet called a “mobile home.1” Meanwhile a West Coast law firm sent out a message announcing an event to discuss the liabilities involved, under the title – “Get …
Deaths in MH Communities from Trees Falling, “Get to the Root of It” Read More
There are some things you simply can’t make up. There are times when you find that the truth is more interesting than fiction. The following are direct quotes from the Delaware Online, by a gentleman named Robert Weymouth from Rehoboth Beach. He identifies himself as a resident of …
MH Communities, Owners, MH Independents Alert – NMHOA and MHAction Next Steps? – Part 1 Read More
While there could be a debate about the ranking of the 50 states by which is the hardest working, a far clearer picture emerges on the topics of ranking states by income and credit. The reason? Facts about income and credit scores are just facts. But the criteria selected …
50 States Ranked by Income, Credit – Manufactured Housing Marketers Data, Cheet Sheet Read More
Manufactured housing trade media often gives attention to owners, managers, executives, investors, and experts. Policy-makers, advocates, attorneys, elected or appointed officials are among those that get attention too. Sales people get articles…but what about general or office ‘labor?’ So, it’s fitting that on this Labor Day, that the Daily …
Manufactured Housing’s Labor Day, Celebrating Those That Do the Work Read More
One of the things my husband Tony and I like doing together is merchandising – staging – a home. That’s fun, not a pitch – because there are plenty of pros in MH decorating that you should call before us. But let’s tell a quick story from this woman’s …
Maybe you’ve been in the manufactured housing (MH) industry business for decades. Perhaps you’ve recently hired new people, or are new in the MH industry yourself. What sort of inventory would you order? What are the factors that should go into your inventory decision making? Certainly, part of what …
One of the distinctions between a modular and manufactured home is the amount of work that has to be done on site, as most industry professionals know. HUD Code homes are built to federal standards, largely administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), while modular homes are …
Hang onto your wallets. Industry professional and investors need to ask themselves, do they want a return to heavier regulations by HUD, or elsewhere? There are serious issues on the line. Spin, disinformation, conveniently overlooked history, and blatant lies are among the tools that could help-or-harm manufactured housing, workers, and …
Skyline Champion Corporation (NYSE:SKY) (“Skyline Champion”) announced earnings for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2018 of the fiscal year ending March 30, 2019 (“fiscal 2019”). In an August release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, per their statement: “On June 1, 2018, Skyline Corporation (“Skyline”) and …
“Pleased with Our Progress,” Says Skyline Champion’s Keith Anderson, Report Read More
In markets across the country, the effects of the affordable housing crisis are easy to find. In the Reno-Sparks area, local media reported just how bad the housing crunch has become. In that same market, local media has spotlighted a prominent manufactured home retailer for how business has become crazy …
“HUD Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson, as the saying goes, “gets it.” – wrote Mark Weiss, JD, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in a new Issues and Perspectives. “First, and most fundamentally, he understands – and has very plainly stated — that to …
MHI SVP Lesli Gooch & MHARR CEO Mark Weiss Bookend New, Prior HUD Controversies Read More
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 …
During this affordable housing crisis, there are several arguments to be made for a broader use of manufactured housing. But discriminatory local zoning is often a barrier. A new ruling is being embraced by HUD and others as a welcome development that could lead to more manufactured home placements. …
“In addition to the steady climb in [existing] home prices over the past year, it’s evident that the quick run-up in mortgage rates earlier this spring has had somewhat of a cooling effect on home sales,” said Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors® to the …
Rising Prices and Rates Cool Housing Sales, MH Industry Pro Sounds Off, New Data & Video Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has been critiqued a number of times by industry professionals for their demonstrably failed strategy to grow industry sales by using paid advertorials. As but one barometer of the lack of sales being driven for manufactured housing (MH), while RVs have grown in …
“The Metro regional government is headed without much fuss toward a decision on whether to open more land for development,” said the Oregon Live (OL). The evaluation of whether to expand the Portland metro’s urban growth boundary, beyond which development is tightly restricted rarely avoids controversy. “Metro estimates …
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
Every business or profession has certain essentials. Manufactured housing is no exception. Here are some examples from MHVille. • A retailer needs inventory, and some place to sell from. • A community implies a location, that has home sites (‘lots’ or ‘pads,), streets, infrastructure, the means of …
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 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 …
