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Forbes Rip$ Clayton. Gov’t Forces MHC Sale. Tip=MHI Selling HUD Sec Carson Access. Fannie CEO on DTS Notice. Ross Kinzler Confirms MHEC Allegations.

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• “Warren Buffet’s Exploitative Mobile Home Investment” Kori Hale in Forbes Rips Clayton Homes, Berkshire Hathaway’s Predatory Manufactured Home Practices

• Government Forces Sale of Manufactured Home Community, Case Ruling, Details

• Insider Tip – “Selling Access” to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, Manufactured Housing Institute’s Latest Razzle Dazzle

• Foundation for Action as Fannie Mae CEO Put on Notice for Robust Personal Property Manufactured Home Lending

• Ross Kinzler Confirms Allegations, MHEC Peer Claims “Association Malpractice;” Member Backstab, MHI Failure Concerns

• The God Who Sees, Kathie Lee Gifford & Nicole C. Mullen Inspirational Music Video

• Monopolization of America Video, Your Customers, Manufactured Housing, Berkshire News Tip, and You

• Got a Fair Housing Complaint? HUD Awards Millions More in Anti-Discrimination Efforts

• ‘Revitalization doesn’t have a color or party, it starts in the heart’ Scott Turner, Opportunity Zones Conference, Plus MH Market Updates

• Wells, Chase, Citi Mortgage Lending Plunges, Plus Manufactured Home Stock Updates

• Tax Day Infographic, Fascinating Facts At A Glance

• What Tiger Woods, Nike Can Teach Manufactured Housing Leaders, Plus MH Market Updates

 

• Done! AG Bag$ Manufactured Modular Home Retailer

• Peer Alleges State Execs Crossed Line, “Kissing Ass” Clayton Homes, Manufactured Housing Institute, Back-Stabbed MHI Member Reacts

• Upcoming Special Opportunities Intelligence Reports, Plus Headwinds, Immediate MHC Independents Warning

• Jujitsu – Last Week Tonight John Oliver “Mobile Homes” Video Fact-Check Revelations

• Watchdogs? Attack-Dogs? The Smear, and Manufactured Housing
• Announcements Speeding 5G, Plus Manufactured Home Stock Updates
• Sun Communities Under the Hood – Data Reveals – Manufactured Homes, Communities, Comparisons with Conventional, Multifamily Housing

• MarketWatch Reports on Manufactured Housing, 2018-2019

• HBO’s John Oliver on Last Week Tonight Mobile Homes Video, Manufactured Home Communities Fact Check

• Bryan Manufactured Homes Ban Passed, But Petition Count, Other Legal Moves May Stop Texas City

 

• Michigan Association’s Video Campaign, What They’ve Said About Manufactured Home Living

• “Mind Blowing,” Ultra-Modern Tiny House on Wheels, Viral Video – MH Intelligence Report

• Gen Z – Manufactured Housing Independents’ Intelligence Report, Useful Research Infographic

• For Want of a Nail – Manufactured Housing

• Warren Buffett Wades Into Politics, Why Not John Oliver’s Piece on “Mobile Homes?”

 

• Stephen Moore Would Challenge Fed’s ‘Growth Phobia,’ Plus Manufactured Home Equities Updates

• President Trump Remarks to Union, Signs Executive Order on Energy & Infrastructure, Plus MH Market Updates

• “When Rules Don’t Apply” Docudrama Video, How Workers, Others Get Ripped Off By Giants Breaking Laws – Successful Case Spotlighted

• Flashback! Funny, Surprising, Interesting Jay Leno, Donald J. Trump 1999 Video Interview

• Short History Of Taxation in U.S., Infographic, Plus Manufactured Home Equities Updates

• Factory-Builders, Retailers, Developers – Is This Your Future Competition Beyond Berkshire Brands in MHVille? Understanding Jeff Bezos’ Amazon

 

• “Economic Racism.” Angry Residents, Students, Civic Leaders Fight Plan to Ban Affordable Manufactured Homes, Industry Professionals Sound Off

• Mexico City, Florida Manufactured Home Community, Drone Photo, Video – 6 Months after Hurricane Michael

• Seattle Is Dying, Are Cities Near You Dying Too? High Costs, Corrupted Systems, Manufactured Housing’s Potential Silver Lining

• HUD Study on Manufactured Housing Discriminatory Zoning, Placement by Local Cities, Counties Requested

• Al Kemp, Taking out the Trash Talk about Manufactured Homes

• Transformational! Old Mobile Home Park Redeveloping Into Small or ‘Tiny House’ Factory-Built Housing Project

• Money, Minorities, Manufactured Homes – Foiling the American Dream of Affordable Housing

• Art Laffer on POTUS Trump’s Federal Reserve Board Picks, Plus MH Market Updates

• HUD Office of Inspector General Breaks Up Section 8 Scam

• Want a Robust Economy? Fix the Southern Immigration Crisis, Plus MH Market Updates

• Former Godfather CEO, GOP POTUS Contender Herman Cain to Join Fed? Plus, MH Stock Updates

 

• Cavco Industries Announces Latest Executive Level Changes

• Canadian Firm Gobbling Up Dozens of Manufactured Home Communities

• New Manufactured Home Production, Shipment Data-February 2019

• HUD Lashed for Alleged Manufactured Housing Contract Miscues, Brian Montgomery, White House Notified of National Association Concerns

• Cui Bono? “Killing Me Softly,” Manufactured Housing’s New Theme Song?

• Debunking the Trailer Trash Stigma for Affordable, Modern Manufactured Housing for Residents, Home Shoppers

• Historic Manufactured Housing Industry Decisions Were Made Here on 3.27.2019

• Remarks by HUD Secretary Ben Carson to the Mortgage Bankers Association

• Under Scrutiny, Giant Amazon Pivots, But What About Berkshire’s Manufactured Housing Brands? Plus MH Market Updates

• More Confident About Future than 3 Years Ago, Americans Still Have Concerns, Per New Survey, MH Industry Opportunities
• “Fight Like Hell” for Independence, Says Trustee – Manufactured Housing Inspiration?

 

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• HUD’s Fair Housing Month – Sexual Harassment Campaign, Training Initiative Announced
• Not Just Trade, Steve Bannon Says China Threat to U.S., Western Industrial Democracies, plus, MH Market Updates
• Gannett Media Exposés, MH Community Owner Moves Sparks Outrage – IEDs of Manufactured Housing

 

• State Level Shipment Data Continues to Flash Warning Signals for New HUD Code Manufactured Housing Sales

 

• Independent MH Communities, Retailers – NAMHCO’s Susan Brenton Says What Fueled Break from Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)

 

• Sun Tzu – Ultimate Manufactured Home Freedom Alliance

 

• Errata, Apologies, Explanations, Tunica Talk, and Manufactured Housing

 

• It’s Your Money, Future – Snapshot of Leading 2020 Democratic Contenders for Oval Office

 

• After Strong 1st Quarter, Stocks Surge Higher, Plus Manufactured Home Equities, REITs Updates

 

• Warren Buffett Urges Government Care For People Who’ve Become ‘Roadkill’ – Video, Analysis

 

• Best First Quarter for Markets in Years, Plus Manufactured Home Stock Updates

 

• Trump Administration Move on Housing Financing Draws Sharp Manufactured Home Association Response

 

• HUD Charges Facebook with Housing Discrimination, Official Word From D.C., Secretary Carson

 

• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Conservatorship Draws Secretary Carson’s Broadside, Plus MH Stock Updates

 

 

• Affordable Housing Crisis Rages, Sages Sing Manufactured Home Praises, Fix the MH Industry Tricks – Easy as 1, 2, 3

 

• Tunica Manufactured Housing Show, MH Industry Pro Feedback, Day 1

 

• ‘Green New Deal Fantasy,’ “Revenge Politics,” Says Democrat Schultz Pondering Independent 2020 Run, plus Manufactured Home Stocks

 

• Spreading City Ban on Individual Lot Placements Threatens Independently Owned Manufactured Home Communities, Retailers, Residents, and HUD Code Producers

 

• Lesli Gooch, PhD, Manufactured Housing Institute EVP Reveals DTS Financing Con Job

 

• “Collusion Delusion,” “An Illegal Takedown that Failed” WH/Media Round-Up, plus MH Stock Updates

 

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