The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) periodically commissions research on various topics. That research may be dubbed “Policy Development and Research” or PD&R. As an example of a useful HUD PD&R, one established some years ago that manufactured homes and conventional housing – sited side-by-side in urban …
Housing affordability is down from 8 out of 10 buyers 10 years ago, down to 5 out of 10 home shoppers today, says the NAHB’s Jerry Howard CEO in today’s Fox Business video. On a day when most manufactured housing tracked stocks slid, as did the broader markets the interview …
The past is there to learn from. Avoiding prior mistakes is something that savvy and successful professionals do. A close look at the facts reveal that few fields have more upside growth potential as HUD Code manufactured housing does. Yet the industry is underperforming, as even publicly traded …
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A recent report reflected the potential for the manufactured housing industry during this current affordable housing crisis. There are some 100,000,000 Americans living in rental housing. About one in seven Americans are moving this year, and every year. Manufactured homes are the most affordable type of permanent housing. So …
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The website of Marge Clark’s Grand Lakeview Estates website says “FOR forty-four years we have been improving the quality of life and reducing the cost of living for our residents, who’ve downsized from their “big” houses.” The new HUD budget proposal for 2020 is out. It calls for billions of …
Subsidized Housing vs Manufactured Homes, Community Owner Marge Clark Sounds Off Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) released its monthly economic report. It will be recalled that the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) published their similar data about 2 weeks ago, and that MHARR previously raised concerns about the causes and trajectory of declines new HUD Code manufactured home shipments …
“Does Beto O’Rourke have a shot at being a big contender in 2020?” asked Fox News, which finds its answer from MSNBC which says Francis “Beto” O’Rourke raised a stunning $6.1 million in 24 hours, per the candidate’s campaign. If so, that tops the haul by Senator Bernie Sanders. On …
Fear can be an element of extortion, according to the Hobbs Act, says the Justice Department website. For newcomers to the Daily Business News, on MHProNews, brown and bold text are direct quotes from the source cited. This topic is being raised because more than one credible source – …
White Collar Shakedown, Fear, Hobbs Act, and Manufactured Housing Independents Struggles Read More
This first video below is a ‘behind the scenes’ look published by Made, Clayton Homes’ ad agency/marketing firm. At the time this article is being drafted, it’s had 411 views. Frankly and for fairness, much of the generic content or claims that their video portrays we’d editorially agree with. We …
“Numbers of these people are paying more for rental housing” than they would for manufactured homes, said then Senator Bob Corker (TN-R) in the video posted below. The headline quote is from an independent ‘mom and pop’ owned manufactured home community owner, who is also on this Inside MH video …
Presidential budget proposals are ‘aspiration’ to use the phrase that some have applied to the Green New Deal. But it addresses several items that should be important to investors, professionals, and the nation at large. On a day when the broader markets rose overall, and industry track stocks closed mostly …
“Decades after capitalism seemed to have triumphed over socialism, politicians are once again arguing about the merits and drawbacks of these opposing economic systems,” says the Prager University’s YouTube page for their new video. Published on Mar 4, 2019, by PragerU, at about 2:40 PM ET on 3.15.2019, …
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There is discussion of the 2020 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Budget, and its impact on housing. There talk about opportunity zones, something that could prove useful for manufactured home producers, among others. Then there is discussion by Secretary Carson on homelessness and more. This week, Secretary Ben Carson appeared …
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Sounds Off on Housing Market, Opportunity Zones, More Read More
The proverbial crystal ball has never worked, so it would be inaccurate to say that its broken. But trend-lines, a little logic, and track records can go a long way to reading tea leaves that could provide useful clues that might impact companies and stocks. Tonight’s feature is a report …
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“If you are willing to abandon your principles for convenience, or social acceptability, they are not your principles, they are you costume.” – Joe Concha, the Hill. “In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” – Warren Buffett per BrainyQuote. “What we learn from …
Sorry, but there must be serious changes made at the post-production ‘efforts’ by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to ‘promote’ manufactured housing. One of them is how the Arlington, VA based trade group presents ‘facts’ about the residents our industry seeks and serves. As an article earlier today reflected what …
If a few days of pause in headlines about billionaire Howard Schultz of Starbucks fame made you think you missed a latte, he’s back. Schultz spoke in Miami, FL today, and outlined some of his concepts for a independent in the White House. On a day that broader markets rose, …
There are already some 22 million in the U.S. living in pre-or-post HUD Code homes, but what is the potential for the market? Several reports independent of the manufactured housing industry in 2018 established the value of modern manufactured homes. Several stated that manufactured homes were an important part of …
How does the manufactured housing industry, it’s current and potential home owners achieve mutual victories? That ought to be a key issue for professionals, investors, indeed all in the mix. Here’s how a multi-year manufactured home industry leader put it. “The entire industry must focus on one goal – …
“If Trump’s only hope for winning a second term turns on his ability to paint us as socialists, we shouldn’t play to type,” said Chicago Mayor and former President Barack Obama White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, in a warning to fellow Democrats in an op-ed to the Atlantic. …
