There are those who think that climate change is as big a hoax as the Russian collusion narrative has been. Or was, until Special Counsel Robert Mueller released his summary findings to the Justice Department saying there was no evidence anyone in the U.S colluded with Russia, much less Team …
AOC’s Green New Deal Senate Flameout, What it Means, plus MH Market Updates Read More
There is always something far more personal to those face to face contacts with professionals across the span of the industry. Some of the things heard today, in no particular order of importance, from those at the Tunica Show were: The mood was generally good. Builders still report several …
Tunica Manufactured Housing Show, MH Industry Pro Feedback, Day 1 Read More
The American people are disgusted and exhausted by revenge politics, says former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. Schultz has been traveling for 7 weeks and claims he has not once heard someone ask him about the Mueller report or the now debunked Russian collusion, for instance. On a day when the …
Former volume retailer, community owner and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) award winner Marty Lavin has referred to the HUD Code has a discrimination code. State association executive J.D. Harper has called the bias against manufactured housing and their residents an example of “economic racism.” It will be recalled that …
When asked, manufactured home industry members often say they want more and better lending options. That’s especially true for personal property, home only, or ‘chattel loans.’ Prospective consumers want more affordable lending. Existing or current manufactured home owners may want to refinance higher rate loans with a Berkshire Hathaway lending …
Lesli Gooch, PhD, Manufactured Housing Institute EVP Reveals DTS Financing Con Job Read More
It’s dominated broadcast, internet, satellite, and cable news for nearly 2 years. When the word broke that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report had been delivered to Attorney General Barr and that it exonerated the president, his campaign, and all Americans on the issue of a falsely claimed collusion with Russia, …
1, 2, 3. Protect. Educate. Promote. P.E.P. It’s just that easy. 1) Federal laws are already on the books and are favorable for manufactured home industry independents. Existing laws only have to be enforced. 2) Furthermore, federal laws prohibit the use of fear, restraint of trade, market or financing manipulation, …
Darren Krolewski, Co-President at MHVillage and publisher of their MHInsider magazine made another bold claim in their most recent issue. As regular and close readers of MHProNews fact-checks may recall, a problematic claim was made in their prior issue too, and no known correction of that factual error took place. In …
Fact Check, Darren Krolewski, MHInsider Claim on 2019 Louisville Show Attendance Read More
Anyone can allege anything. To heck with hyperbole or he said, she said. It’s evidence, documents, money trails, trend lines, and common-sense reasoning that are among the elements that ought to be considered by thinking professionals. While most of manufactured housing’s bloggers, or other publishers, are blatant Omaha-Knoxville-Arlington kiss-ups, the …
Let’s be clear. For years, not only manufactured housing, but other forms of housing had formaldehyde. The health notices that were required in manufactured homes were arguably discriminatory. Science says there can be more formaldehyde in parts per million (PPM) in the normal person’s breath than there used to be …
HUD Proposes Ending Manufactured Home Formaldehyde “Health Notice” Read More
Yes, the breaking news is that the Mueller reports has been delivered to the Department of Justice. That will have more news value in terms of the markets in the days ahead. The Daily Business News on MHProNews has said from the outset that no collusion with Russia will be …
The approach often deployed by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and their industry acolytes is one of sounding reasonable. It’s also the voice of polite compromise. But unfortunately, it’s been demonstrated time and again to be ineffective. A recent example is the article linked below. Urgency Grows, Another City Prepares …
Manufactured Housing Compromise? Carrots and Sticks, and Mutual Victories? Read More
The report of yet another American city considering a ban on new manufactured housing is the most recent warning-flag for an issue that has been growing for several years in states across the country. City of Bryan, TX, District Two Councilman Prentiss Madison, told KBTX that he is getting calls …
Urgency Grows, Another City Prepares Ban on Manufactured Homes Read More
It was an issue that began to attract attention close to a year ago. A controversy erupted between a pre-HUD Code mobile home resident and her resident owned community (ROC). The controversy raised freedom of religious expression and thus fair housing, and other legal issues. So, it caught fire for …
A couple of billion folks globally use Facebook (FB) globally, hundreds of millions of them right here in the U.S.A. Manufactured housing and other marketers often use FB, as do politicos, or the latest crazed killer – anyone trying to get the word out – on whatever. Voices on the …
The Daily Business News on MHProNews learned that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, M.D., kicked off their latest ‘HUDle’ meeting at their Washington, D.C. office building. In a statement to MHProNews, here is what the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) said today. …
HUD Secretary Carson “HUDdle Conference” Draws Manufactured Housing Issues Engagement Read More
Relax. Smile. Have no fear. Be at peace. Among the safest places a civilian in the U.S. can be is at a hotel casino, where security cameras abound. They are supported by armed security, who may be plain clothes as well as uniformed. Then there are local police or other …
“If you’re not the lead dog, the scenery never changes,” said the Ford Motor Company on their Big [Lead] Dog commercial’s YouTube page. Ford’s Big Lead Dog commercial comes in two lengths on YouTube. One has had over 8.5 million views as of this date. That number is nearly …
Ford’s Big Lead Dog, Teaches Manufactured Housing, Legal Q&A Read More
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced what several observers are referring to as a ‘cave,’ giving into what investors and President Donald J. Trump has been pushing for over the course of several months. On a day when the broader market slid, and more losers than gainers on the manufactured …
“In order to outperform the market, you have to have a contrarian point of view,” said Robert Robotti, to the investing media resource, the Motley Fool. This Daily Business News on MHProNews report looks at Robotti and his firm’s 15+ years involvement in the Manufactured Housing sector. This 1-minute video gives …
“Out-Performing the Market” Robert Robotti, Value Investing, and Manufactured Housing Read More
