In a pre-dawn exclusive, the New York Post cited investigations in New Jersey by state regulators “since at least May” of 2018. They noted that “Applied Underwriters, which was accused of “bait and switch” marketing tactics by California officials in 2017, illegally altered its contracts with customers to boost the …
The source of the following memo is known to have served on one or more Duty to Serve (DTS) committee(s) with the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, other Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) staff, and MHI member companies that participated in various discussions about access to lower …
In an email to MHProNews, came the following on 3.10.2019. “Tony, Soheyla and their team are always my first call for getting the word out about Legacy Housing’s manufactured home shows. They are excellent at promoting to our targeted industry audience and it shows every time in our post-show attendee analysis. …
Rocking Manufactured Housing Shows, Events, and Marketing Promotions Read More
The 2020 federal budget was released today, and their official release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews will follow further below. But a HUD spokesperson was asked by MHProNews, “How much funding has gone through the HUD voucher program to manufactured home communities and/or for the purchases of manufactured homes?” Brian …
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Can the 24/7 news cycle become much more intense? The usefulness of our evening ‘left and right’ headline news recap for busy manufactured housing industry professionals is perhaps more useful than ever since we began the practice some years ago. In about a minute or two, most pros can get …
Apple is one of the most popular smartphones in the world, so scammers targeting product users have a wide possible target audience, including those involved or connected to the manufactured housing industry. For example, “Canada is predominantly an iOS market, according to research. As of November, 54.9% of all smartphones (15.9 …
Phishing Alert – Targeting Business and Consumers – Scammers Masquerading as Apple Read More
“…become a wiser consumer of information, in an increasingly artificial and paid for reality,” said investigative journalist,” Sharyl Attkisson in the TEDx Talk posted below. This intriguing talk has had over 1 million views. Attkisson is “a five-time Emmy Award winner, a recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting …
American teens and those older have typically learned the quip – ‘Don’t assume. Because when you assume, you make an Ass/U/Me.’ It seems there is a fair amount of assuming going on in manufactured housing. When one looks at the evidence, facts, and money trails – as we must …
Warren Buffet’s Quotable Quotes on Business, Institutions, Behavior, and News Reporting Read More
“We can’t be perfect but we can try to be. As I’ve said in these memos for more than 25 years: ‘We can afford to lose money—even a lot of money. But we can’t afford to lose reputation—even a shred of reputation.’ We must continue to measure every act against …
Roughly 40 storms that struck 4 states were among the “tornados that devastated our state and left 23 people dead” said the Alabama Manufactured Housing Association’s Lance Latham to the Daily Business News on MHProNews. The tragic deaths apparently occurred in all types of construction, conventional housing, and factory-built housing too. …
February’s job totals were the worst since Sept 2017. The broader markets are down for 5 straight days. Part of the buzz about the lower numbers is reaction to the anemic job report, which included a sharp drop in construction jobs. A look under the hood of the February jobs …
There are voices in manufactured housing that are floating a variety of reasons for the poor results in 2018, and the continuingly poor performance to start out 2019. Those reasons could be listed, in no particular order of importance, such as: – Weather, – FEMA, – Inventory adjustments by retailers, …
There are numerous states that experienced a downturn in new HUD Code manufactured home shipments in December of 2018. Each of those, to varying degrees, merit their own story. One that experienced a pronounced drop was the #1 production and shipment state in the U.S., which is the state of …
On the left or so-called progressive side of the political aisle, several Democratic candidates for the 2020 race have made strong statements about doing more antitrust action. One of those are linked further below. Then, on the conservative side of the aisle, some Republicans and others are condemning what …
There’s plenty of reasons why manufactured housing ought to be performing much better than it has been. The report featured this evening is about a survey by BankRate. Properly understood, their data could be added to the list of reasons why much more sales growth is possible. On a day …
Study – Top Reasons People Can’t Buy a House? Plus, Manufactured Housing Stock Updates Read More
Sadly, the mistakes being made in marketing and communications about manufactured housing are legion. The good news? That’s opportunity in disguise, says L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach. The video below – and the firm’s results – reflect concepts that the factory-built housing industry’s professionals, marketers, and investors should ponder. “As the …
Last year, growing RHP Properties expanded their portfolio, but the giant manufactured home community (MHC) operation is doing even more buying in 2019. On Sept. 10, 2018, RHP Properties – which says they have the nation’s largest privately-owned portfolio of manufactured home communities (MHC) – announced that they had …
Two sets of media releases to the Daily Business News on MHProNews reflects the following data, that should be of keen interest to all segments of the manufactured housing industry. First, the following. “Manufacturing in the United States is on the rise, and manufacturers are confident about the future. Empowered …
Record Numbers of Manufacturers Are Optimistic, Per New Reports Read More
HUD Secretary Ben Carson is periodically featured on MHProNews for what should be obvious reasons. Among those is the fact that the agency he heads is the primary regulatory body for HUD Code manufactured housing. In a new video interview, Secretary Carson talks Opportunity Zones, President Trump and allegations of …
Ask the typical business professional or sales agent this. Do they want to sell more or less of their product or service? Do they want more profits, or lower profits? The typical answer will be ‘More, of course.’ The background of this story is the profitable sale of more new …
