If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports’ are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value for today. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader …
“Campaign for Accountability (“CfA”) seeks records from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) regarding consumer complaints related to Clayton Homes,” said Daniel Stevens Executive Director of CfA. These are the first words in his letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Stevens’ complete letter – linked here as a download …
If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports’ bullets and data are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value for today. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks …
Deer Valley, Nobility, Skyline lead, Mixed MH Markets, New Clayton/VMF Report to Break Read More
Manufactured Housing Executives Council (MHEC) held a conference call on August 25, 2017 regarding HUD interaction with the International Code Council (ICC). MHEC, as many industry leaders know, is made up of state association leaders, plus a presence from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) and the Manufactured …
“Worst of All Worlds,” “HUD’s Tortured Approach to Installation and Federal Preemption” Read More
“FEMA is going to be there for years,” Brock Long, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” in regards to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Long added, “This disaster is going to be a landmark event.” Hurricane Harvey made …
The Daily Business News began our coverage last week of Hurricane Harvey and the likely damage it will cause. As Texas, FEMA, NGOs and private citizens begin to assess and respond, the need to house potentially hundreds of thousands of Americans in Texas and Louisiana will become evident. If you’re …
What Will Cost Be For Hurricane Harvey’s Recovery? Read More
“Whilst it is appealing to those over 50 it frees up a lot of other housing within the region that those people are moving out of… will become available to younger families,” said Peter Childs, Development Manager for the Mavid Group. The Mavid Group are the developers who are building …
How Manufactured Home Estates (MHEs) Benefit Boomers, Younger Home Seekers Too Read More
The manufactured housing industry is a small part of the housing industry, but has tremendous potential, as the recent move by insurance giant Northwestern Mutual reminds investors. Since that major move, sources say that property has already changed hands again. In a trillion dollar a year U.S. housing sector, what …
“What’s wrong is that we don’t ask what’s right.” – G. K. Chesterton, author. “Superficiality is the curse of the modern world.” ― Matthew Kelly, author. In a step-by-step, methodical, fact-based manner – Tim Williams – current MHI Chairman, and the president and CEO of 21st Mortgage Corporation …
Why does federal preemption of manufactured housing matter? Because preemption is what allows a HUD code manufactured home (MH) to be built to a performance based standard proven to save consumers time and money, while protecting durability, and homeowner safety. The enforcement of manufactured home preemption could open hundreds of …
Preemption Fact Check: HUD’s Pam Danner Interview by MHI Surrogate Suzanne Felber Read More
Among the thousands of daily readers, MHProNews software indicates that hundreds of public officials are among those professionals who routinely logon. While the specifics of who those visitors are isn’t known, Webalizer detects .gov, .mil, and .edu – along with numerous other such extensions. A federal official called MHProNews recently. In …
“The System Is Rigged,” Federal Official’s Description of HUD, Industry Reactions Read More
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform is calling for the withdrawal of a proposed “Interpretive Bulletin” (IB) regarding “frost free” manufactured home foundations. The IB violates multiple provisions of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974. It also violates HUD’s own regulations and regulatory reform …
Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Senior Vice President Lesli Gooch, Ph.D. – following the lead of months of Daily Business News reports – recently said, “With the national homeownership rate at a 50-year low, rents increasing at a rapid pace, and mortgage credit still tight, a key focus in Washington should …
Sparks Fly as MHI’s Lesli Gooch Weighs in, MHARR’s Mark Weiss Says, “Fake News!” Read More
Skyline, Equity LifeStyle Properties and Sun Communities were among the few manufactured home industry connected stocks that bucked a broader drop in the markets. There is also a link to a report on VMF, Clayton Homes in house lender, near the bottom of this daily market report. If you’re new, …
While much of the media on the left and right are unloading on the president, the White House is pointing to the actual words and deeds of POTUS Trump. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – …
MH Markets Mixed, Media Lashes President, White House Points to Result$ Read More
“It would be interesting to do a comparative history, MH vs. public housing,” said Ross Kinzler, prior executive director of the Wisconsin Housing Alliance (WHA). “Did the public sector do any better serving lower-class housing needs? Nope,” said Kinzler. His remark came in part as a reaction to an in-depth …
Ross Kinzler on MH Communities, and Marty’s Lavin’s Back to the Cornfields Read More
“The CFPB is “protecting” people right out of affordable manufactured homeownership. Congress should fight to give families opportunities – not take them away,” said Representative Andy Barr (R-KY) when a group of bipartisan representatives introduced the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act back in March, per Global Newswire. There is …
Senators Fighting for Preserve Access to Manufactured Housing, Reality Checks Read More
“The nation lacks enough affordable housing for hard-working families,” said Granger MacDonald, chair of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). As was previously reported at this link here, “Worst Case Housing Needs 2017 Report to Congress” was recently released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It …
What Makes a “Worst Case” Renter? What’s Happening in Washington to Address Their Needs? Read More
MHProNews has been advised by sources that Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance (VMF) has been testing a Zero Down Payment chattel lending program. Per those sources – one of which is involved in manufactured home industry lending – the loan program doesn’t require “land in lieu” of down payment. The assertion …
Zero Down Payment – not Land in Lieu – Manufactured Home Chattel Lending Program Read More
The White House press room said in a release today to MHProNews that an infrastructure Executive Order will speed the permitting process on highways and other infrastructure. That video, some stills and more are below. Business wage boosting efforts are also part of our spotlight report, further below. The president …
