“Sadly, the growing recognition of [restrictive zoning for housing] by scholars and policy analysts across the political spectrum has so far not resulted in much political action.” — Libertarian law professor Ilya Somin, per the Up for Growth National Coalition, April 2018. “Manufactured homes could ease the affordable …
Give credit where it is due. CFED/Prosperity Now has done important research for years. In many cases their research promotes manufactured homes as an important part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis. Granted, CFED – which rebranded as Prosperity Now last year – sticks its finger in …
“We are honored to host Dr. Carson as a keynote presenter,” said Five Star Institute President and CEO Ed Delgado via a release to the Daily Business News. “The importance of HUD’s leadership in furthering the health and wellness of the United States housing market simply can not be overstated. We look …
HUD’s Carson, Top Finance and Housing Experts Address 5 Star Event in Washington Read More
The Daily Business News has been raising concerns about monopolies – notably those that impact manufactured housing – for some time. Ultimately, as L2 Founder, and NY Stern Professor Scott Galloway explains, certain monopolies impact everyone. For example, when Amazon puts companies out of business, that eliminates jobs. Those …
“Winners and Losers,” L2 Founder, Prof Scott Galloway on Monopolies Read More
The “Affordable Housing Focus Group“ article posted just days ago on Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews.com) yielded impressive search results on Google. The result was page 1, number 2 out of about 1.66 million possible search outcomes. That’s a positive note for the industry, in an educational/image building way. …
Affordable Housing Focus Group – Manufactured Home = Page, 1, #2 Google Result Read More
You don’t have to spend a lot of time on regulatory comments, if you still want to get them in tonight by 11:59 PM. The TMHA’s comments are brief, and one of several examples, linked further below. Recent research by the Daily Business News reveals that the HUD Comments could …
HUD Reg Review Could Yield Housing, Econ Boom; Plus MH Market UPdate$ Read More
“I’m a political researcher from Christchurch New Zealand. I believe in freedom…” says author Trevor Loudon about himself. Loudon’s book, “Barack Obama and the Enemies Within“ currently gets 4.1 stars from readers on Amazon. His next book, “Enemies Within: Communists, Socialists and Progressives in the U.S. Congress,” enjoys a …
“The Enemies Within,” Pacific Freedom Foundation, Author Trevor Loudon Read More
The Daily Business News reported yesterday about the looming deadline for comments to HUD about regulatory reforms desired by industry members, home owners, and others interested in manufactured housing. Federal Manufactured Housing Program Review Comments Due Next Week, 2.26.2018 The message below reflects the essence of a comment letter …
HUD Comment Letter – FR-6075-N-01 Regulatory Review of Manufactured Housing Rules Read More
Housing rehabilitation loans are available for mobile/manufactured homes in mobile home parks, says the Winona Daily News. While this program is for parts of Minnesota, similar programs exist in other states and markets too. “Semcac, a Community Action Agency serving southeastern Minnesota, has funds available through Minnesota Housing for housing …
Some weeks ago, MHProNews teased in an article that MHI ought to attempt to meet with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Given the new leadership under pro-business, and less-activist acting director Mick Mulvaney, such a meeting could prove useful to the industry’s lenders, and all those who used …
Inside Scoop Mulvaney-CFPB and MHI, Berkshire Hathaway Company Meeting Detail$ Read More
Introduction When you do the math, it is far more than a $64 billion dollar question, as an upcoming report will outline. But that $64 billion dollar number – roughly ten times the retail output for all of manufactured housing in 2017 – will help industry readers …
Was the Urban Institute Misled, Duped, or Part of a Manufactured Housing Industry Scam? Read More
“It’s the gift that keeps on giving,” an attorney researching the manufactured housing industry said to the Daily Business News. If so, it’s a gift courtesy of Warren Buffett, Kevin Clayton, and 21st Mortgage’s – and prior MHI Chair – Tim Williams, and the Urban Institute, among others. …
Warren Buffett Wants an MH Shark Tank – Clayton, 21st, MHI, ‘Gift that Keeps Giving’ Read More
Warren Buffett gave billions to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Accordng to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation website, that organzation in turn gave millions of dollars to the Urban Institute. The Urban Institute (UI) recently published a report on manufactured housing. The Urban Institute …
“Follow the Money” – Controversial Urban Institute Report on Manufactured Housing Read More
That the nation – and thus Washington, D.C. – are polarized is no secret. That big pieces of legislation impacting manufactured home owners, businesses, and investors has been stuck in the halls of Congress, due in part to polarization is widely known too. But just how wide is that gap? …
For much of the U.S., the on-site building season can take place almost year-round. But not so more northern climates in the United States, or Canada, where the conventional construction season is fairly short. So, when a widely known organization like Habitat for Humanity turns to modular construction in a …
Habitat for Humanity Using Factory Built Home in First Read More
The video interviews that MHProNews or MHLivingNews has provided over the years are geared toward shedding light on real-world manufactured housing industry issues. Those videos are done with professionals, experts, and home owners. While the focus is understood with those being interviewed – some aspect(s) of manufactured homes – the …
MHC Video Interview on Cohesion, Brand, and Manufactured Housing Industry Advancement Read More
A new bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), would provide a federal tax incentive for manufactured home community owners who are looking to sell the community, with a catch. That incentive will occur only if they sell their community to residents or to …
“I’ve been protested before,” the corporate president said to MHProNews. “That doesn’t scare or bother me,” the caller said in reaction to the report, linked here. Other manufactured home industry business and association professionals who called or messaged MHProNews about the notice that one or more left-wing resident groups were …
Presidents, Protest Groups, Update on Plot to Disrupt MHI Annual Meeting in Orlando Read More
For several years, MHProNews has been following the booming growth of the Bakken oil field in western North Dakota, as in the example that is linked here. The boom created an influx of thousands of job seekers, and their need for prompt availability of homes was primarily met with factory-built, …
Putting the Cart Before the Horse—Er, House—in Montana Read More
The New June 2017 articles on the MHProNews.com home page are live, with the full line up on display at this link here. If you’ve been super busy, traveling, have been on vacation, or are new to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, welcome to our weekly recap of the Manufactured Housing Industry’s “News, Tips …
Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News June 18 to June 25, 2017 Read More
