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MHVille Trade Media Exclusive – What Chinese Media Says About Presidents Xi-Trump Trade Truce, Plus MH Market Updates

For a shakeup in coverage, we reached across the Pacific to the South China News Post (SCNP), which often acts as the unofficial source for Chinese state positions.  What the SCNP had to say about the announcement of the trade truce between their President Xi, and U.S. President Donald J. …

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Nathan & Mary Lee Chance Smith, Leaders in ‘Anti-Trump Resistance,’ Manufactured Housing Impact?

If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, chances are, it’s a duck. It’s useful, because of the insights revealed. What’s useful?  The costly Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) self-defense, self-promotion video is arguably a fine razzle dazzle production. Their video obviously reflects the issues MHI’s leadership and …

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Back to Basics – What is Classical Liberalism, and What Can It Mean for Manufactured Housing Growth?

As thousands of industry professionals know, terminology is a problem in many parts of American society today, not just in our profession.   Last week we looked at the topic of conservation and energy.  Its a serious issue for factory built housing pros.  ICYMI, or need a refresher, that useful …

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Clayton’s Miss, Kevin and Tim’s Manufactured Housing Kill Shot, More

  Before we get into the purported Clayton/21st/MHI “kill shots” in our headline and feature image, a few words – a preface – are in order.   Preface: We consider ourselves to be among those independent industry professionals who are positive-goals and solution-oriented people by nature. Those who know us …

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Housing Choice, Where Modular, Manufactured, Tiny, Conventional Housing Crisis, MHI and MHARR Intersect

  It is one of the most controversial issues in the manufactured housing industry today.  Through their apparent power at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), Clayton Homes has backed the notion of a “new class of manufactured homes.”   It is a thorny issue, as there are various, divided views …

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White House Economic News, Christmas, & Oval Office Views, Plus MH Market Updates

There is more industry and other interconnected news than we could possibly cover as we are currently configured.  Actually, that’s true for any news organization. The New York Times and/or Fox News could each cover more news than they do, but it would take more time, talent, and treasure.  Here …

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Does Google Harm Manufactured Housing? Other Forms of Free Speech?

Ask anyone who is involved in manufactured housing marketing if Google influences their business, and they will tell you, “yes.”  So, does the influence and power of Google help or harm our industry? Can it confuse or mislead people about the reality of manufactured homes? The distinctions between mobile homes …

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How do CEO’s Use Their Time? Work, Life Balance Part II

  Earlier this month, the Daily Business News on MHProNews looked at the issue of work-life balance. It’s a handy topic to be reflecting on, as the 2019 New Year approaches. So, before diving into how CEOs use their time, readers who may have missed it should consider reading the …

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Huge Lo$$ “Squalor” Reported, MH Community Owners Hit with 8 Figure Judgment, Video and Report

  There is no joy for a pro-manufactured housing trade media to report any bad news about problematic cases. But ignoring bad news is debatably worse for the industry than not stating what the facts, concerns, and often mainstream media reports reflect. In this case, the jury has ruled.   …

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“You’re a Nazi!” Oddly, Socialists & Nazis at War, Plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates

Meaningful and accurate history are arguably as important as accurate news. Based upon corporate and market fundamentals, the markets should be doing better than they have performed in recent months. The reasons are many, but one cause is a broad lack of economic, historic, and political understanding.  Instead of whining …

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Crisis of Misinformation, Fact Checks, and Manufactured Housing

America and our industry are suffering under several interrelated issues. Let’s do a quick survey with links to details, and then push onto a specific and time sensitive example for manufactured housing. One is arguably the problem of monopoly, impacts many industries, not only ours.  That is not today’s focus, …

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Consumer Confidence High Heading into Holidays, Per Conference Board, Retail Sales Surge

The Conference Board has released its latest data, which dipped slightly, but is still near its historic high for the past decade.   Consumer confidence is periodically cited by publicly traded manufactured home producers as important for buyers to make that major purchasing decision. Other recent data reflects what could …

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Fed Chair Powell’s Full 24 Minute Economic Speech, Stocks Roar, Plus MH Market Updates

Who said that jawboning doesn’t work? President of the United States (POTUS), Donald J. Trump has been saying very publicly that he isn’t even a little happy with his pick to head the Federal Reserve as chairman, Jerome Powell. Today, in Powell’s speech to the Economic Club of New York …

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Clayton Homes Owned Sales Centers Reveal Surprising Trend

  Not one, but two different former independent HUD Code manufactured housing retailers that sold out to Clayton Homes in recent years revealed a surprising trend to MHProNews.   Retail traffic – manufactured home shoppers – at formerly independently-owned manufactured home sales centers declined after Clayton Homes bought their locations, …

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New York Times-David Leonhardt-“The Monopolization of America,” Manufactured Housing Slant

  “In one industry after another, big companies have become more dominant over the past 15 years, new data show.” reads the subheading for “The Monopolization of America” by David Leonhardt.   “Like an onion, many political issues have layers within layers, and sometimes they make you want to cry. …

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Climate Change, Energy, Riots, and Manufactured Housing in Green Era

“If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a minute and it’ll change.” – Will Rogers (1879-1035)   There have been story lines in entertainment and news medias since at least the early 1990s about climate change or “global warming.” That the climate changes is a matter of fact. …

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Google Employees Go Public, Protest Controversial “Project Dragonfly”

  “We are Google employees and we join Amnesty International in calling on Google to cancel project Dragonfly,” reads the opening of a letter obtained by the Daily Business News on MHProNews.   It’s news that has implications for manufactured housing on several levels, as will be noted further below.  This is …

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Bull Run, Part II Ahead? Says Raymond James Executive, Plus MH Market Updates

Raymond James’ Jeffrey Saut is so confident that there will be a stock surge, he is giving a year end estimate, which is our market focus for this evening.   If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever …

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Annual Home Gains Slow, per S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller – Manufactured Housing‘s Missing Mantra

  Reminder.  A “mantra” is a refrain, a chant, a repetition of some important point.  The reminder of the need for a mantra is ever-timely for manufactured housing professionals who understand the value of grasping reality globally, but then Acting Robustly Locally.   In a new release to the Daily …

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New York Times Review of “Mobile Homes”

It is stating the obvious to observe that the news media, as well as the entertainment world, has an ability to influence the perceptions of readers, viewers, and listeners.   As the majority of front-line industry professionals, serious investors, owners, executives, and management know, tens of millions of our fellow …

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