In the early morning pre-dawn hours, Newsmax TV often has weekday programming that is historic in nature. This is experiential knowledge, not something learned by looking at their programming schedule. Those programs are often quite good, which I might listen to like one listens to radio rather than watch. In that way, I can listen …
According to the MHI/NCC event website on this date: “MHI’s goal is to ensure all individuals on site—attendees, staff and venue personnel—remain healthy, safe and comfortable throughout the event. We are monitoring area COVID-19 status and working in partnership with the team at the Marriott and local authorities.” Really? In fairness, significant detail was provided on …
Most professionals learn within a few weeks of staring in our industry how sadly common the misuse of terminology is in our segment of affordable housing. In late September 2021, MHProNews reached out to the Associate Press (AP) Stylebook editors. Several questions and issues where brought to their attention. If implemented, they could improve the …
David Allen Roberson, the former longtime president and CEO of Addison, Alabama based Cavalier Homes, has died. Several messages about his passing into eternity have been provide to MHProNews. This report will explore aspects of his life that those who knew him should recall. But in reviewing the reflections provided by others in the wake …
Some time ago, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) quietly stopped publishing what for years was their version of this report. It was a data point that they suspended, apparently due to the embarrassing failure of Clayton and Big 3 MHI producers backed CrossModTM homes to increase production. Thankfully, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform …
In certified “truth in testimony” to a U.S. House subcommittee for Financial Services, Manuel “Manny” Santana, P.E., Director of Engineering for Cavco Industries, made pages of sometimes strongly worded statements that blast HUD for having “failed” “manufactured housing.” That claims of failure, per Santana on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Institute and obviously for his …
“Project Saturn.” Code Name “Monarch.” These and other cloak-and-dagger terms where used by Joseph “Joe” Stegmayer, Daniel “Dan” Urness and apparently others at Cavco Industries (CVCO), per the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) case pleadings. The evidence of apparent illegal insider trades at Cavco Industries (CVCO) and related corruption, per the SEC complaint pleadings found …
When digesting the latest facts and data provided by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) to MHProNews shown below, keep the following additional facts in mind. There were some 9,430 new HUD Code manufactured homes produced in June 2021. That total 9,430 single and multiple section manufactured homes was a 24.6% increase over …
In a call and email from a frustrated Manufactured Housing Executives Committee (MHEC) voice on 9.2.2021 is the following to MHProNews. These remarks are in response to the various Biden White House, HUD, and FHFA statements that are found in detail at the link below. “These are the same ole bullsh-t and Washington-speak …
“Support the Manufactured Housing Industry,” the headline from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) email of 8.30.2021 boldly proclaimed under an oversized MHI logo. While the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is making a clarion call to act to stop the looming and “costly” DOE energy rule for manufactured homes, by contrast, MHI is …
