New home building in the U.S. rose more than expected in the month of June, with an 8.3 percent increase to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.2 million units, according to the Commerce Department. This is the highest it has been in a 4-month period. Economists polled by Reuters only …
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Pole Vault! Skyline’s Stock’s Rally Continues, Most MH Connected Stocks Rising Read More
A little more than a month ago, the Daily Business News reported on Google’s plans to build modular housing to be used as temporary employee dwellings. The plans are clearly moving forward, as Rick Holliday’s Factory_OS facility on Mare Island was touted in a local report by the Times Herald as …
Meet the Modular Housing Builder Google Picked, and their “Industrial Cathedral” Read More
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Skyline Soar$ – Heavy Volume – SKY Spotlight; More Market Movers Updates Read More
Freestone Capital Management, an investing firm based in Seattle, WA, has spent the last decade working their way into becoming one of the larger owners of manufactured home communities in the United States. Now they are setting their sights on becoming even bigger. And perhaps, going public. It all started …
Barron’s – Will Freestone Capital Become Next Public Manufactured Home Community Operator? Read More
It’s not a secret that the need for affordable housing is a problem in major metro areas throughout the United States. A new Pew Research study reports there are more renters than at any time since 1965. Recent stories coming out of San Francisco are just one example of the …
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Universal Forest Products Inc – UFPI – Today’s Industry Spotlight, Markets Mixed Read More
Navy veteran, musician and manufactured housing industry professional Roderick Dennis “Monty” Montange, 80, has passed at his home on Friday July 7, 2017. Montange was born to parents Rodrick and Evelyn Montagne on August 23, 1936 in Fargo, North Dakota – per the Billings Gazette. It wasn’t until after his …
As a prologue to the headline topic, macro trends are often overlooked for their potential impact on our industry. Further, polarized politics can dim the understanding of an issue. Let’s draw a bright-line distinction between those voting for ‘progressive’ causes, and their leaders. There are also leaders who may seem …
Matt Drudge Alert – Hateful Leader Warning – TANSTAFL Read More
Steve Hilton, who worked with Prime Minister David Cameron in Britain as a counter-establishment figure, shares his perspective that “the Establishment” is effectively trying to force President Donald J. Trump out of office, years before the next election. That commentary from today on Outnumbered, includes observations about Special Counsel Robert …
White House Shake Up, President Trump’s Made in America Plan, and Manufactured Housing Read More
When the Great Recession hit and unemployment was at its peak, the Obama Administration gave states the ability to waive working requirements for individuals without dependents looking to receive assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also commonly known as “food stamps.” That move was never designed to be …
Food Stamp Enrollment Down, Employment Up and Industry Opportunities Growing Read More
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What’s Going Down With Tricon? Broader Markets Mixed Read More
“I’ve been protested before,” the corporate president said to MHProNews. “That doesn’t scare or bother me,” the caller said in reaction to the report, linked here. Other manufactured home industry business and association professionals who called or messaged MHProNews about the notice that one or more left-wing resident groups were …
Presidents, Protest Groups, Update on Plot to Disrupt MHI Annual Meeting in Orlando Read More
“A decade after the housing crash destroyed the American Dream for millions of homeowners, black homeownership rates have dropped to levels not seen since the 1960s, hobbling African-Americans’ efforts to build their wealth,” says the Chicago Tribune. Only 42.2 percent of blacks in the U.S. owned homes in 2016, compared …
Black Home Ownership Lags Almost a Decade After the Great Recession Read More
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Equity LifeStyle Properties – ELS Record – Spotlight, plus NOB, AMG, BAM, SKY Lead Gainers Read More
Prosperity Now is the rebranded version of what was known for decades as CFED. As many manufactured housing industry professionals know CFED opposed the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act. In a release, Prosperity Now claims that, “A bill recently introduced in Congress would roll back some basic consumer protections …
Prosperity Now Ramps Up Anti-Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing, HR 1699 Pressure Read More
The Daily Business News on MHProNews has reported for years on new and emerging pre-fabricated and 3D Printed Housing technologies. Some reports have demonstrated that what looked cool, wasn’t even really available. Great looking animations, but no production or even a prototype to back it up. AOL’s report, and the …
Discover the 8 Minute Setup Prefab, Videos, Cost and Comparisons Read More
“The front door wouldn’t open…so I had to kick it in,” Nick Cobb said. “All of a sudden, the entire house — I feel it move, and it throws me back into the wall,” Kelly Cobb said. Nick and Kelly Cobb were winding down for the night, their children already …
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AMG Rise, Breaks ‘Technical Barrier’ – Patrick & ELS Lead Movers Read More
“Here’s a little economics lesson,” said Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy, in response to a question about how the coal industry can stay competitive, when the shale revolution of the last 10 years has made the supply of natural gas so abundant and cheap. “Supply and demand: You …
Energy Secretary Rick Perry, the Law of Supply and Demand Read More
