“Google, Amazon and Facebook were platforms that could become tools “to snuff out competition,” Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) warned during a keynote speech at a New America Foundation, Open Markets event in 2016. Voices on the political and economic left and right share her concerns. “Anyone who loves markets knows that …
Not everyone at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) believes that Secretary Ben Carson deserves his place as head of the sprawling agency. This has been apparent even before Carson was confirmed as HUD’s new secretary, as reported by the Daily Business News back in January. “People feel disrespected,” one HUD employ …
HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson’s Critics, and Response Read More
“All American hearts are with the people of Texas and Louisiana. We mourn and pray and struggle through the hardships — together. We know that a long and difficult path lies ahead to get our neighbors back in their homes and on their feet. But we also know that we …
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 for today. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader …
A Top MH Connected Lender Hit by More Embarrassing News, Video, Market Updates Read More
With a lack of resolve on issues such as a “repeal and replace” of ObamaCare, much of the mainstream media makes it appear that the Trump Administration hasn’t done much of anything since January. However, a new study from Pew Research Center tells a different story all together. “To date, …
Pew Research Facts Don’t Lie, How Productive has the Trump Administration Really Been? Read More
Over the past few weeks the nation has experienced a lot of tragedy. First, there was the sad events in Charlottesville, which raised the ugly specter of racism among a tiny group of Americans again. Then, there is the more recent Hurricane Harvey’s devastation in Texas, which has shown an example of people …
In Response To Tragedy, A Principle Based Message of Hope, Solidarity, Subsidiarity Read More
Some 70,000 Delawareans live in manufactured homes, per the Delaware Public. At least 10 percent of the housing stock in the state is manufactured housing. Many of the state’s factory built homes are older, and in need of repair. In Kent and Sussex counties, there are fewer people renting homes …
State Fund for Aging Factory Built Homes Available Read More
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 for today. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader …
“Yesterday they told us we needed to leave,” said Kristie Troyer, resident of Wilder RV Resort – which includes manufactured homes – in south Fort Myers, Florida. “We don’t know when we’ll get back in … or if we will.” The situation in Texas is certainly tragically epic, compared to …
Texas Isn’t Only Weather Disaster Impacting Manufactured Housing Read More
“The old saw that every senator wakes up humming ‘Hail to the Chief’ now includes just about any Democrat who isn’t a convicted felon,” quipped Jonathan Tasini, a progressive activist, per MSN. The internet has been abuzz with potential Democratic candidates to rival President Trump in the 2020 election for …
As previous and upcoming reports will highlight, the political winds are blowing in several different directions. Those winds could well mean, as Mark Weiss, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has said, a narrowing window of opportunity for manufactured housing. “Ideas have consequences,” Steve …
“Whilst it is appealing to those over 50 it frees up a lot of other housing within the region that those people are moving out of… will become available to younger families,” said Peter Childs, Development Manager for the Mavid Group. The Mavid Group are the developers who are building …
How Manufactured Home Estates (MHEs) Benefit Boomers, Younger Home Seekers Too Read More
Should Recreational Vehicles (RVs) be allowed to use vacant lots in a manufactured home community? That question sparked a debate in the state of Ohio, and elsewhere. Some manufactured home communities that have a vacancy issue would happily rent vacant lots to towable or motorized RVs, to bring in additional …
The manufactured housing industry is a small part of the housing industry, but has tremendous potential, as the recent move by insurance giant Northwestern Mutual reminds investors. Since that major move, sources say that property has already changed hands again. In a trillion dollar a year U.S. housing sector, what else …
Lakeview manufactured home community is toying with the idea of purchasing the land they currently lease from Killam Properties Inc. Generally the main reason that community owners sell to residents is because they were already planning to sell the property. But in this case, the residents are trying to buy …
Killam Community Residents Hope to Become a Co-Operative, Media Critique Read More
Plans for a new 55 and older manufactured home community called Atterberry Landing in Carlsborg, WA has been denied by Clallum County Hearing Examiner Andrew Reeves. The decision was announced August 16, after months of waiting until a decision was made, per the Sequim Gazette. The Daily Business News previously …
Amidst the chaos and tragedy of the Charlottesville protests, it was revealed that the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson’s home in Virginia had recently been vandalized with anti-Trump rhetoric, per the Washington Examiner. In a Facebook post, Secretary Carson shared two different personal …
HUD Secretary Carson Speaks Out about Charlottesville, Racism, and ‘Taking the High Road’ 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
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is behind on post-election fundraising, with the Republican National Committee (RNC) ahead by $37.2 million, according to The Hill. While the RNC has raised almost $75.4 million so far, by contrast, the DNC has only managed to raise $38.2 million. As of June 30, 2017 …
RNC vs. DNC – Fundraising Woes, Thunder, Bluster and Distraction Tactics Read More
40 percent of American households make less than $25,000 annually in 2015, according to numbers from the National Wage Index. A recent report by Pew Research found that income volatility – fluctuation in income whether monthly, annually, or both – affects those with lower incomes more than others. Income volatility, …
