Because Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has such big chunks of the manufactured housing industry’s production, lending, suppliers, and more – the “Oracle of Omaha’s” thoughts are carefully followed by the industry’s professionals. In a recent video interview with Judy Woodruff on PBS, the discussion included a look at what should …
“Affordable home ownership is Human Capital Investing as opposed to warehousing humans like cattle in a corral,” said Donald Tye, Jr. He made that and other potent comments as part of an in-depth upcoming video interview and related conversations with a man who understands factory-built housing after decades of first …
Meet Donald Tye, The Flashback Fast-Forward Face of Factory-Built Homes?! Read More
As June 2017 winds to a close – a time which President Donald J. Trump proclaimed to be Home Ownership month – Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Dr. Ben Carson hosted a video broadcast via Facebook, which MHLivingNews captured, enhanced from the original and provided to the Daily Business …
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Exclusive Video – ‘Absolutely!’ ‘We Need Crusaders’ Read More
“I don’t care whether you are a liberal, conservative, independent or something else – the bottom line with this year’s [2016 presidential] election was simply more of the same or something new, different or unique,” said Tim Connor, CSP. Jim Clayton told MHProNews that “my thinking is increasingly optimistic and tends to …
4 and 0 – Special Elections and Manufactured Housing – Clayton, Connor, Hamilton 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
Multiple sources tell MHProNews that two “senior staff” members have been “fired” from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Lois Starkey – former Vice President of Regulatory Affairs – with MHI, and Tom Heinemann – previously the Vice President of Federal Government Affairs at MHI – are both gone. Their names have …
Senior Staff Shakeup at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)? Read More
The AZ Republic has been reporting on a brewing scandal that could make FEMA’s embarrassment over their Louisiana placement of Manufactured Housing Units (MHUs) pale by comparison. The Navajo Housing Authority spent $12 million building 91 new homes, all but one was later demolished. Then, “After failing to spend nearly …
Modular Housing Scandal? HUD Investigating, Senator McCain Blasts, Wants Reforms Read More
A longtime mantra inside newsrooms has been, “If it Bleeds, it Leads.” While professionals readily connect with that point with regard to murder or terrorism, that’s also demonstrably true about manufactured housing too, as: tornadoes, hurricanes, dramatic fires, crime or other fatality/injury and ‘drama’ stories prove. But what about the …
In yet another piece of evidence that heavy regulation harms smaller business at the expense of larger ones, are recent statements by Manufactured Home Communities giant, Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) Chairman, Sam Zell. Barrons and Newsmax reported Zell saying that President Donald J. Trump with less than 6 months in …
ELS’ Sam Zell – Compliance Costs Destroys Smaller Businesses = Consolidation Read More
Andrea Levere, president of CFED has announced that as of this morning, their organization is rebranding as Prosperity Now. Levere tells MHProNews that, “For 38 years, CFED has been a leader in the effort to create economic opportunity for all. Over the course of nearly four decades, our work has transformed from …
Starting Today, it’s Prosperity Now, CFED’s Rebranding Read More
In a series of messages to MHProNews, President Donald J. Trump has said as follows. “If you told me this would happen in America, I wouldn’t believe you… The losing political party is using a conspiracy theory — without having a single shred of evidence — to DERAIL a constitutionally-elected …
President Trump to MHProNews, About “Witch Hunt,” Polling Back at 50% Read More
Wikipedia says that, “Star Parker is an American syndicated columnist, Republican politician, author, and conservative political activist. In 1995, she founded the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), originally the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education. In 2010, she was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for the United States House …
750,000 Jobs. $4 Trillion in market value increase. The video interview below opens with some comments from President Trump, and then moves to a 3 on 1 with HUD Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson himself. HUD’s new leader recently made a circuit of news talk shows. The focus of those discussions …
While the two major parties and their respective media allies battle (sadly, literally) in Washington, Main Street is feeling optimistic. So says the National Association of Independent Business (NFIB) President, Juanita Duggan. “Small business owners are highly encouraged by the President’s regulatory reform agenda, and they remain optimistic there will …
NFIB – Small Business Outlook, Optimism, How Can DC Keep it Going? Read More
“HUD is soliciting public comment to help them identify existing regulations that may be and, therefore, warranting repeal, replacement, or modification,” says the MHI document, downloadable at the link here. The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) would find widespread agreement on their statement to industry members that the Department of Housing and Urban …
The New June articles on the MHProNews.com home page are live, and a few more will be posted in the next week. If you’ve 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 and Views that Pros Can Use.” © As …
Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News June 4 to June 11, 2017 Read More
The Financial Choice Act, what some are calling version 2.0, passed out of the House Financial Services Committee in May on a partisan line vote, 34-26. Financial Choice is back in the news, as the full House takes up the measure. A Google search on Financial Choice Act 2017 brings …
Financial Choice Act, with MHI Bill, Heading to Floor Vote, Outlook, Analysis Read More
Fairborn, Ohio, City Manager Rob Anderson said they were not the heartless people that a letter, which he pointed to, made them out to be. But that’s not how Glenn Acres resident Pat Collins sees it. “No trailer park [sic] that I’ve ever talked to will take a trailer that’s more …
Residents Bought Time, But City Still Taking Aim at Their Location, Video Read More
In a saga that the Daily Business News has followed closely, the battle in Ohio to keep the Ohio Manufactured Homes Commission (OMHC) alive and independent has drawn a well-known name into the fray… but, are they the pot calling the kettle black? The saga began when the Ohio Fire …
Liar! MHI report calls Gov. John Kasich, Allies Liars Read More
In a Washington State community, NIMBY is raising its head. According to the Sequim Gazette, a proposed gated 55 and over manufactured home community, is drawing the ire of Carlsborg residents. The group, which cites environmental and traffic impacts, says that it has collected 163 signatures on a petition, hoping …
Proposed Manufactured Home Community Faces Hurdles Read More
