As news and retrospectives tied to the release of O.J. Simpson last year reminded tens of millions, crime happens in neighborhoods of all kinds. Notorious Charles Manson’s death also reminded the public about the same point, crime happens across the economic spectrum. But all-too-often in media, ‘if it bleeds, it …
“Murder in Mobiles” Mainstream Media = “Trailer Park” [sic] “Dispute Turns Deadly” Read More
Whatever your politics or personal take on the 45th president and his agenda, there is widespread agreement on one thing. American politics may never be the same again. With manufactured housing and other stocks riding high, some wonder what impact this highly publicized uncivil war will have on the Trump …
“Devil’s Bargain,” “Fire and Fury” – Head Fake, or Uncivil War? Read More
“Education has always been the key to freedom,” said Clarence Burgess Owens, on Talk Radio AM 1430 in Lakeland, FL. Owens is a retired safety who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, states Wikipedia. “He graduated from Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida …
To cure a problem, one must first recognize that a problem exists. A recent message to the Daily Business News on MHProNews from an award-winning Manufactured Home (MH) industry executive read in part, “…you are rapidly becoming the industry’s institutional memory…” The MH Industry, as is true for most professions, …
Call it bipartisan political theater, because that is what it is. Democrats and Republicans alike treat the public to a regular show, courtesy of a viewer’s favorite network or news source(s). Because millions have not been equipped with the proper tools for intellectual discernment, they will believe what they are …
Benson Demonstrates How “Propaganda Works” on “Most Americans” Read More
“We need to get these people out” of that “mobile home park. These homes are going to go up in flames,” said Shannon Handy, a reporter for CBS8 Local in California, near the end of the video embedded below. The male co-anchor of CBS8 Local makes the more correct statement …
Mobile and Manufactured Home Fire Reports, Fact Check, Industry Impact Read More
As we approach Christmas – and begin to wrap up 2017 – let’s keep this Monday Morning Sales Meeting hyper-simple today. Almost everyone in the industry agrees that mainstream news-and-entertainment industries impact – mostly harmfully – the manufactured housing industry. A Harvard report predicted that the first decade of 2000 …
An Open Letter to Robert “Bob” Plunket, Sarasota Magazine Dear Robert, My hunch is you’re a fine writer, which is why your opening, headline, and much of column in your recent article in Sarasota Magazine are troubling. The executive summary might be the maxim, “the road to hell is paved …
There are some who due to habit, bias, ignorance, or other limiting factors simply don’t know or see the truth on a given issue. That naturally applies to manufactured housing, and to journalism too. Those who say that journalism is dead are exaggerating. Far more accurate to say that journalism …
Frank Rolfe: Pressured into Silence? Manufactured Housing Industry, and Journalism Read More
A Democratic strategist said in the run-up to Thanksgiving, 2017, that the holiday should be used to torture supporters of President Donald J. Trump. Then candidate Trump’s 2016 opponent, Secretary Hillary Clinton’s full infamous quote: “You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what …
It was pre-dawn on November 9th, 2016 that the race for the Oval Office was called for Donald J. Trump, electing him as the 45th President of the United States. The bulk of the mainstream media had been pushing Secretary Hillary Clinton for months. The revelations by former Democratic National …
State associations, in places such as Ohio or Florida, have demonstrated their ability to work with resident/homeowner groups on a variety of issues. For example, Tim Williams and Andrea Reichman with the Ohio Manufactured Home Association collaborated with resident groups in their recent battle to save their state regulatory structure, …
Resident Homeowner Groups, Public Policy, Media, Manufactured Housing, Investors, and You Read More
Fires out west are currently in the news. But local, regional, and national media often spotlight deaths from tornadoes, which also includes deaths of those living in a pre-HUD Code mobile home or post-June 15, 1976 federal manufactured home standards. Yet far more people die in fires every year than …
Fires, Tornadoes, Death Facts, Hype & Other Causes of Mortality Read More
Judge Roy Moore’s Senate primary victory will decide “who has Sovereignty in the United States of America,” said Breitbart’s Steve Bannon to a cheering group of supporters for Judge Roy Moore. That statement by the former White House Chief Strategist came the day before the Alabama jurist pulled an upset …
“The putrid smell of rotting fish wafts through the air at West Wind Estates in East Naples, and it’s made all the worse by the relentless sun beating down upon the decaying corpses. Still, sun is better than rain since most of the homes in the community have roof damage, …
With a lack of resolve on issues such as a “repeal and replace” of ObamaCare, much of the mainstream media makes it appear that the Trump Administration hasn’t done much of anything since January. However, a new study from Pew Research Center tells a different story all together. “To date, …
Pew Research Facts Don’t Lie, How Productive has the Trump Administration Really Been? Read More
“It’s the manufactured housing industry’s other image campaign,” as Marty Lavin, JD, has called the mass media’s reporting on the manufactured housing industry. The MHProNews often tries to bring other media or publication’s errors or misunderstandings and spin. A recent example of this is the critique of an article out …
Fighting Fake Manufactured Home News: Fisking OZY Media’s ‘Trailer Park Nation’ Read More
One of the biggest reasons manufactured home professionals give as to why more new HUD Code MH homes aren’t sold is due to the public’s perception about durability and safety. While there are several factors that contribute to this impression – including improper use of outdated or demeaning terminology, or …
Gone With the Windstorm – Official Report, Facts on ManuFACTured Home Performance Read More
If you’re hooked on our new spotlight market feature – or are ready to get the fever – our headline report is found further below. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both …
AMG Roar$, Most MH Communities Snore – New Market High 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
