In Greene County, Indiana, the Linton city council voted to move forward with a controversial ordinance. The vote, which required the mayor to break a tie, approved a measure stating all future manufactured homes brought into the city must be moved into a manufactured home community. “What I’m going to …
Proposed Council Ordinance Sparks Property Rights, Discrimination Discussion Read More
Even though he supported Hillary Clinton in this years’ presidential election, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett says that the nation needs to unite. “I support any president of the United States. It’s very important that the American people coalesce behind the president,” Buffett told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in an interview …
Buffett On President-Elect Donald Trump: “He Deserves Everybody’s Respect” Read More
In a highly charged campaign that focused on rent control measures for manufactured home communities, Humboldt County, California’s Measure V passed on November 8th with 54.57 percent of the vote. The Daily Business News has covered the measure V battle extensively, breaking the measure down to its key points: Manufactured …
Rent Control Measure Victorious, Questions, Issues Remain Read More
This month, we continue with our thought-provoking theme: Entrepreneurs November in MHVille 2016. That link will take you to all of the featured articles and interviews this month. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that how a home got to its location should not define a person or their dwelling. What …
Former Cincinnati mayor Ken Blackwell will be guiding domestic issues on President-Elect Donald J. Trump’s transition team. Blackwell has also served as Ohio Secretary of State. Blackwell is a Republican, a graduate of Xavier University and is an evangelical Christian. The move is an obvious outreach to the minority community, …
President-Elect Transition Team, POTUS Obama, Mr. Trump Meet Read More
On Tuesday night as election results began to look grim for Hillary Clinton’s campaign, Dow, S&P and Nasdaq futures all began to tumble. Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business said she expected that initial reaction, much as happened in England over their Brexit vote. But Bartiromo said that just as stocks …
The Renton, Washington city council passed an emergency ordinance last night that prohibits property owners and managers from discriminating against current or potential tenants based on their participation in the Section 8 program. The vote was unanimous and the ordinance takes effect immediately. “When a group of tenants who participate …
Ordinance Preventing Section 8 Discrimination Passes Read More
This was an epic victory and a gracious Donald J. Trump, with his campaign team and family at his side, accepted victory from Secretary Hillary Clinton. MHProNews.com will update this tomorrow and plans to unpack the race and its meaning for America and our industry. …
Upset Win by Gracious President Elect, Donald Trump Read More
State officials continue to investigate what happened at a Richmond, Rhode Island manufactured home cooperative. The Westerly Sun reports that state police are trying to figure out what happened to missing money at the Hillside Mobile Home Park, which led to the arrest of the co-op’s president, Maria Tavares on …
Money Missing from MH Cooperative, President Arrested Read More
The world is waiting for election results out of the U.S., says USA Today. So, the after-midnight votes in New Hampshire towns are part of the tea-leaves-reading by global media and pundits. NH state law allows results to be published once all voters have voted. Traditionally Republican strongholds, the area …
Trump has 32-25 lead in NH, Brits say Election for “Soul” of America Read More
Residents of the Melrose Mobile Home Park will have to move. According to TWC News, city leaders in Wilmington, North Carolina are moving forward with a plan to rezone parts of Wrightsville Avenue. Officials said the zoning became necessary due to continuous population growth. The city plans to designate the …
The election is a dead-heat. Perhaps more than any election in decades, polls suggest that there are more battleground – plus normally blue or red states – that could be in play this election year. It’s now all about voter turnout. It is YOUR turn. Republicans look to hold the …
Status Quo or Time for a Big Change? Election 2016 Read More
A November 7, 2016 election MHProNews analysis. It’s an exaggeration to say that the mainstream media is all one sided. The AP reported last summer on the linkage between the Clinton’s State Department meetings with Hillary and donations to their foundation (see below). The New York Times helped break the …
We begin the month with another thought-provoking theme: Entrepreneurs November in MHVille 2016. That link will take you to all of the featured articles and interviews this month. save this special address from Donald Trump to MHProNews – and thus to our industry, click here. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that how …
The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both agree on this point. That the Clinton Foundation and its name-sakes are replete with corrupt, conflicts of interest. Deep blue Michigan and Pennsylvania are seeing the return of Hillary Clinton and her campaign’s surrogates. They are in play. Clinton Campaign …
Clinton Cash Machine vs. Donald Trump’s Movement – Closing Arguments Video Read More
Don’t let any network or pundit depress you or your vote, because when you dig past the surface of the recent polling, you see that this election is a true tossup on who will be the next occupant of the Oval Office. Irony of ironies is to see a growing …
Irony and Hypocrisy – Nation of Islam’s Farrakhan Disses Obama, Clinton, Backs Trump Read More
Residents of Valley View Estates in Archibald, Penn. are in a state of limbo. On the surface, the culprit is bankruptcy. Digging deeper, what caused the bankruptcy appears to be a case of mismanagement. According to The Times-Tribune, park owners Margaret Mary Barrett and Egan Enterprises, Inc. filed for bankruptcy …
Manufactured Home Community Bankruptcy Puts Residents in Limbo Read More
“When the distracting spectacles of this election season are over and the history of our time is written, the only important question will be whether or not that New Politics came too late,” said billionaire Peter Thiel, whose tech investments include Facebook and PayPal. Addressing the National Press Club about …
Manufactured housing professionals know the benefits of living in a manufactured home. But tens of millions in the public have little or no clue. That high value proposition can include pre-HUD Code mobile homes, as well as post code manufactured housing. So there is on ongoing need for manufactured housing …
We began the month with this thought-provoking theme: Obstacles and Opportunities in Affordable Housing – October 2016. That link will take you to all of the featured articles and interviews this month. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that how a home got to its location should not define a …
