Last February, a North Carolina truck drive died at Clayton Homes Maynardville plant. The state and local media said little, pending the state’s investigation. The initial Daily Business News report, is linked here. Tragic Clayton Death Sparks Investigation, Background Others Missed That state investigation is now complete, and here …
“Ben Shapiro is a renowned conservative political pundit, syndicated columnist, lawyer, and NYT bestselling author. He is Editor-in-Chief of news and opinion site The Daily Wire and host of the popular video podcast, The Ben Shapiro Show,” says his YouTube page. Fox News has called Shapiro “a leading millennial …
“We bought a trailer [1] that wasn’t really ours. I mean, it really hurt me. My nerves have been tore up. I’ve been crying.” – Tonya Evans, a customer of Tom Lackey’s Stoney Pointe MH Community business. Spencer Roane is an RV MH Hall of Fame Inductee, and is …
On the dramatic turned lighter side, the Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) Sheriff’s Station Twitter feed reported a bear on the roof a shed in a manufactured home community, and snapped the photo above. “Deputies responded out to a mobile home park [*] in Gorman [California] tonight re: a bear …
That’s a Bear on a Roof in MHC Up There, Causing a Scare Read More
Sales professionals and leasing agents in manufactured housing get faced with a daily choice. It could be phrased like this. Is it better to be a ‘Kiss Up,’ or ‘Candid? ‘ To be sure, someone can be both honest and polite. But to allow someone to believe something that …
Whatever one thinks about their political leanings, the Washington Post is one of the most important and influential news publications in America. They decided to publish an article recently about the HUD Code manufactured housing program. More specifically, the Washington Post (WaPo or WP) wrote about the inner workings …
Local media originally reported that the tortured odyssey of the Northern Housing Community in Schofield, Wisconsin did not receive a timely appeal. Those initial accounts turned out to be inaccurate. “Your article was very interesting,” said Sarah L. Ruffi, of the Ruffi Law Offices in Wausau, WI. “I represent Northern …
Reprieve in Community Closure Collision, Another Round Ahead? Read More
Billionaire investor and inventor Elon Musk’s hyperloop is almost ready. He’s going to give away free rides. Details, pros and cons, and the potential impact for manufactured housing are our focus report for tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get …
Former Indiana Governor Mike Pence knows manufactured housing, sources in the Hoosier state tell MHProNews. Vice President Pence also knows and uses the correct terminology, and supports the industry, those same sources tell the Daily Business News. The 58 year old vice president is mentioned by some as a …
Manufactured Housing Supporting VP Mike Pence in Elkhart, Indiana – Highlights Read More
“Home Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of homes for sale and affordable rent, has reported that 52% of individuals would be unlikely to live in a modular home, yet almost 90% failed to identify a modern modular product,” the operation said in a statement in their news blog. …
Home Group Commissions YouGov Study, Most Don’t Understand Modular Homes Read More
“When in the course of human events…” Day by day, people make life-changing decisions. Those choices can be for good or ill. A fact without context may have little discernible meaning. To properly understand the present, or any moment in time, one must understand what occurred previously. In the famous …
“YES! Communities (“YES!”), one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of manufactured home communities, today announced that it had acquired a portfolio of 24 manufactured home communities, comprising over 6,800 residential home sites in the states of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Texas, from affiliates of Four Leaf Properties,” said the company in a release …
Yes! Communities Closes on Major Deal, Added Insights Not in Media Release Read More
Perhaps investors in the markets had already “priced in” the anticipated announcement by President Donald J. Trump of his withdrawal from the Iran deal negotiated by President Barack Obama Administration point man, then Secretary of State, John Kerry. Market impact is our focus for tonight. If you’re new, already hooked …
Private property rights are a foundational issue for the manufactured housing industry, and all other housing professionals, and consumers. Nevertheless, those private property rights, along with many others, are widely misunderstood. Primaries will be decided in several states today. How engaged are most Americans in politics? How well do …
Promoting Home Ownership and Private Property is Premised by Understanding This Read More
There’s plenty to unpack from the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. One of the revelations is Warren Buffett’s on-camera statement on what they’re doing with the tax cuts that President Donald J. Trump championed. That’s our focus report for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature …
Longtime Daily Business News readers know that the MHProNews view – and that of scores of industry professionals – is that proper terminology is important. The reverse of that is that improper terminology is to be avoided. When the Daily Business News uses the term “trailer house” or “trailer …
Manufactured Housing Roadblock? BBC Reports “Trailer Park Living” Read More
Is it a coincidence? As the temperatures outdoors are rising, so too are the reports, research and news items that shake, rattle and roll (pardon the last pun) manufactured housing professionals. Warren Buffett’s annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting is underway, and sucks up a fair amount of O2. An …
“Trapped. Threatened. Scared. That is how thousands of people across the Front Range are feeling and they all have one thing in common: They live in manufactured homes,” says Denver 7 in their report on a manufactured home community in Thornton, Colorado. At a time when about half of all manufactured homes …
“Trapped. Threatened. Scared.” “Mobile Home [SIC] Owner’s Fears Reflect National Crisis” Read More
As an investment and business guru told MHProNews today, one person can move the markets. He was talking about Warren Buffett, and his big bet on Apple. That will be the focus for our market report tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are …
In any industry, trends are worth noting, and are important for investors, owners, lenders, policy pros, and other professionals alike. As the chart below will spotlight, there have been hundreds of manufactured home communities that have opened since 2002. That’s news to many, not to others, in manufactured …
