What could all of those individual topics in the headline possibly have in common? What could each of those current events mean to manufactured housing professionals, owners, investors and advocates? Plenty. Here’s the quick rundown. The glue for each are the two words, “first principles.” Let’s look… The …
A manufactured home community in the Wausau, Wisconsin area may be putting a fresh light on a dark topic. Media and others often fail to put the topic of closures in the broader context of housing. Hundreds of thousands of housing units a year are demolished in America, and …
Closure by Collusion? Dark Side of Local Manufactured Home Community Code Enforcement? Read More
Governor Kay Ivey has signed a proclamation declaring the week of May 6th through May 12th to be “Manufactured and Modular Housing Week.” The proclamation was issued in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the national Fair Housing Act and the 49th anniversary of the founding of the …
Governor Declares May 6th-12th “Manufactured and Modular Housing Week” Read More
The latest in an ongoing consumer fraud case has settled, and there could be significant implications for the manufactured housing industry. That’s our market focus for tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports …
“The [association] efforts have come as [Trump] administration officials are embracing manufactured homes as a way to increase the stocks of affordable housing using the private sector rather than taxpayer funding,” writes Juliet Eilperin, for the Washington Post (WaPo). “Already, they [manufactured homes] serve as the largest source of …
In spite of a strong market, American families are facing unaffordable housing, said Fannie Mae CEO Timothy Mayopoulos on FOX Business Tuesday. “The greatest challenge in housing now is not home price appreciation but really affordability for families,” Mayopoulos in his “Mornings with Maria” interview. The government-sponsored enterprise, which is …
CEOs Debate Over Affordable Housing, One Touts Manufactured Housing Concerns Read More
The Washington Post has run a print and online article about the HUD Code manufactured housing program, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, Pam Danner, Lois Starkey, the industry’s national trade associations, and manufactured homes in general. That story, is linked here. In a release do the Daily Business News on …
From time to time, the Daily Business News or MHLivingNews.com discovers or is provided as a tip a column that is re-shared to our readers at length. That’s the case this morning, with a post about manufactured homes written by talk radio host, Tom Egelhoff. Before sharing Egelhoff’s observations …
America is going through a time of upheaval. That’s not news, that’s reality. When rapper Kanye West is making headlines for saying that its time for Blacks to get off the Democratic plantation, that’s a signal for just how turbulent the 2018 midterm elections could be. Don’t count on …
A tip of the hat to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which provided MHProNews with the official prepared remarks of HUD Secretary Ben Carson in Las Vegas earlier this week. His comments are provided verbatim, below, and include polite statements to their hosts, and sincere praise …
A statement can be accurate, but still be misleading. Who says? “Emotions can certainly be misleading: they can fool you into believing stuff that is definitely, demonstrably untrue.” – Francis Spufford. “A half-truth is a deceptive statement that includes some element of truth. The statement might be partly …
There are two different views of the markets tonight, courtesy of a market analysis from CNBC. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value …
With Solid Economic Numbers, Why Aren’t Markets “Happier?” – plus MH Market Updates Read More
There are several items reported by attendees of the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) recently concluded Vegas event that sources say they don’t expect to be in “official” messages coming from the association, or their surrogates. In exclusive insights to the Daily Business News, calls, messages, and emails have covered …
Manufactured Housing Institute “Walk Out,” “Cover Up,” and Shock at their Vegas Event Read More
“…there is always the possibility that a court, in a case like this, involving the construction of a federal statute, could look to our law in an effort to resolve the question before it. And that, in turn, could lead to a misconstruction or other problematic statement by the court that …
“Mobile Home” Case Heading to U.S. Supreme Court, Potential MH Industry Impact Looms Read More
Sharon Miller with Bank of America provided keen insights on small business services, their enthusiasm, concerns, and related. That will be our focus report this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are …
Bank of America Small Biz Loans, Insights, Plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
The “U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson reaffirmed his commitment to reforming the Department’s manufactured housing program,” said the IMHA in a statement to the Daily Business News. “Secretary Carson stated the importance of manufactured housing as a source for addressing the nation’s affordable …
“In response to the more than 5,000 homes destroyed in the October firestorm, stakeholders and county supervisors are pushing for a $300 million housing bond to be placed on the November ballot,” says Sonoma West. The plan would include funds to upgrade or replace manufactured homes, or could be …
“Mobile homes” * [SIC] have traditionally served less affluent buyers, says the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), in the video posted below. That may be statistically true, but the WSJ correctly points to a trend of a wealthier class of manufactured home buyers. Mobile Homes Pull In to Luxury …
“Wealthier Class of Buyers” for Manufactured Homes, Wall Street Journal Video Read More
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) Postal Banking Act, would make retail banking services available at some 30,000 post offices nationally. That will be our market focus for tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports …
Senator Ted Cruz added his voice to the voices across the left-right spectrum that are calling for a use of federal antitrust laws to break up the “massive power” of giant companies that “subvert our Democratic process.” Cruz (R-TX) was responding to Joel Pollack’s question on Breitbart radio about …
