Donald Trump’s Election Victory Speech–Full Transcript plus CNN-Kamala Harris and Kevin Roberts-Transition Insights with Vichy USA Commentary and Analysis
Yardi-Linked Multi-Housing News Manufactured Housing Institute CEO Lesli Gooch Interview vs Mark Weiss Interview Responses Compared on Key Manufactured Home Industry Issues with Revelations
HUD Admits Decades of Delay as Election Approach-Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) say HUD Took 10YRs to OK Multi-Family Manufactured Homes After They Raised Issue
Housing Affordability Ranks High Among Voters-‘Forever Renters,’ Rising Homelessness, Out of Reach Housing Costs, and Most Proven Solution to Affordable Housing Crisis; Facts-Analysis
Patrick Waite – Equity LifeStyle Properties EVP COO and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Executive Committee Member – Dumps over $1.4 Million in Shares of ELS; William Lutz on Doublespeak
Loper Bright’s Light on FHFA-Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac-Duty to Serve Manufactured Housing and ‘a Pimple on an Elephant’s Ass’ – Eye-Opening Warren Buffett-DTS for Manufactured Homes with Analysis
Rebeka Zeljko – ‘Wall Street Worried Trump Election Victory Will Benefit Citizens by Increasing Earnings for Americans thus Cutting Corporate Profits’ U.S. plus MHVille Facts with Analysis
SECO-Linked Community Operator David Roden Questions Manufactured Housing Institute Leaders ‘Where is National Manufactured Home Marketing Program Like GoRVing or Got Milk?’ Emails-Facts-Analysis
Cat’s Out-Manufactured Housing Institute-Housing Coalition Letter to Congress Fact Check-Analysis Reveals What MHI, NAR, NAHB, MBA, Others Did-Didn’t Request-AI Affordable Housing Surprises Await
‘With NPR’s Left-Wing Bias Again Exposed Its Taxpayer Subsidies Draw Renewed Scrutiny’ – Polemics About NPR CEO Katherine Maher-Uri Berliner – Why it Matters to MHVille – Facts and Analysis
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Will it be a Surprise or a Wave? The Election, Rent Control and Manufactured Housing

The mid-term elections are a week out. Some predict a wave that will sweep Republicans into control of the Senate, giving new momentum to challenges to Dodd-Frank. Others say some races are so close, the Democrats (or in KS, an “Independent”) could surprise Republicans and keep Harry Reid’s gavel firmly in his hands. Each side …

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The Appraisal Rule, Manufactured Housing and the Road to Success in 2015

The mid-term elections are almost on us. Some say it will be another wave, sweeping Republicans into control of the Senate like the 2010 mid-term gave Republicans control of the House. A close look at some key races suggests that is less than certain, which means turn out is going to be crucial for supporters …

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About Manufactured Housing Industry Leadership – It Needed to be said and Written

We won’t run all of the comments on the weekend Masthead about MH industry and MHI leadership. This was one from ‘Steve‘ was one of the funnier ones, so let’s share it: My 2 cents. It needed to be said and written. Most responses are like a “Stockbroker” quote, “Past Performance is NOT indicative of …

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What is MHI’s and the Manufactured Housing Industry’s Leadership’s Strategy?

There are leaders of companies of all sizes involved in the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Some are huge in MH, others as small as one person and all sizes in between. We routinely get questions related to MHI’s decisions, communications, actions or the seeming ‘absence of action’ which we’ll explore for the next few minutes. …

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The Messy Manufactured Housing Industry Re-birthing Process

Financing. Affordable housing demand. Regulations. Tiny Houses. Consolidation (wanted and otherwise). RV Industry seeking definition clarifications on “Manufactured Housing.” Opportunities mixed with Challenges. These are just some of the fluid dynamics facing manufactured housing today. Any birth is ‘messy,’ and a breach birth needing a c-section perhaps more so. This comes to mind as industry …

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Removing the Blinders – The Profitable Power of more Knowledge

It is self evident that: customer satisfaction, input from the market, knowledge from experts and veterans from inside and outside the industry passed onto industry professionals, are all necessary elements for the growth and advancement of manufactured housing. Would Apple be as huge as they are today if they lacked happy customers, insights into the …

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Dodd-Frank Fatigue, Rebellion and Organized Resistance

Before launching this commentary on fatigue, rebellion and resistance to Dodd-Frank, SAFE and their regulators, let’s state the obvious for the record. No where in manufactured housing trade journalism do you find more compliance-focused columns: be it Fair Housing, finance or other legal topics. We don’t have to agree with a law – like Dodd-Frank, …

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CFPB, GAO, HUD, CFED and Manufactured Housing Industry Professionals

Among the “great calls” was a respected CEO who told me that many issues in MH are so complex, it makes the eyes of lots of industry professionals glaze over. The caller asked me to keep things as simple as possible, so more ‘get it,’ and based upon improved understating, they can act properly. To …

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Outstanding October, Trending Turbulence and Re-energizing Manufactured Housing!

Years ago, a speaker said that without positive and negative polarity, you have no (…electric…) power. The truth is what it is. Some is good, some not good, or even ‘negative.’ When a commercial airline encounters turbulence, there are a few choices – change course, go higher or descend until it eases up. Here on …

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Literally Historic Changes are In Process In Manufactured Housing

Sources tell MHProNews there are visible and not-yet-visible changes in process that relate to activities in Arlington, DC and manufactured housing in general. 1) Potentially billions from capital investors continues to pursue manufactured housing communities (MHCs), that’s not new. But what may become public knowledge in the next few months – that would signal a …

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