FBN’s Charlie Gasparino, Circle Squared CEO Jeff Sica and B. Riley FBR chief market strategist Art Hogan address the market selloff in today video, which set almost every manufactured housing equity tumbling. That will be our focus for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature …
“Don’t Over Analyze Today’s Puke” – Gasparino, Markets Dump, Plus MH Equities Updates Read More
State associations are weighing in on the rapidly approaching midterm elections in various ways. Among them, is Florida, which the latest data from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports is #3 in recent years for new HUD Code home shipments in the United States. …
“Act Now to Help Pass Amendment 2,” Says State Association Read More
Tick-tock. It’s less than 30 days to the midterms, and one of the most watched races in the nation is in a top manufactured housing producing and retailing state. That race, and what it could mean for MHVille, will be part of our featured report this evening. If you’re new, …
The Arlington, VA based Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) sent out an emailed news item earlier this week. If the MHI trade group is serious about fostering a better business climate and less regulatory burdens on their members and the balance of the industry, then their message is confusing at …
Studious, acute Daily Business News on MHProNews readers may recall our report from earlier this year that references the factoid that millennials are now the largest age-group of home buyers. As with many of our topics, related articles are cross-linked. Those linked articles can be read later for …
It would be a grave mistake to think that bipartisanship is dead. Earlier this year, Maxine Waters (CA-D) and Jeb Hensarling (TX-R) worked with each other to pass a bill out of the Financial Services Committee that latter passed the House of Representatives by a wide margin. Who …
When left-of-center Axios recent survey revealed that some 72 percent of Americans have a level of distrust for the mainstream media, that’s not new, but it is an interesting data – and tipping – point. If – as much of the nation believes – news is slanted to advance an …
The Dow rose nearly 200 points today on news that began to leak out late last night that Canada and the U.S. had come to terms on a revision to the old – and much maligned – North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Manufactured Housing Composite Value rose too. …
Some 72 percent of Americans believe that misinformation from media is common today, said a recent Axios poll. Distortions of reality impacts manufactured housing in a variety of ways. The light of truth is a useful disinfectant to the darkness of false information or harmful fiction. As was …
“Results vs. Resistance,” Cutting Fog with Facts for MHVille Read More
The photo above is a reminder of a pivotal time in the development of the manufactured housing industry’s history. It’s a reminder that manufactured homes (MH), like affordable housing in general, are bi-partisan issues. Actually, manufactured homes and affordable housing ought to be nonpartisan issues. But we should know after …
There are at least 4 recent “affordable housing program” proposals that have been announced that have the potential to impact manufactured housing for good or ill. 3 of them are by higher-profile 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls. Senator Kalama Harris’ (CA-D) office has provided a plan she has styled the …
Manufactured home industry marketers and others use social media, including Facebook, on a routine basis. Facebook has been drawing fire for much of this year, and was catching heat prior to 2018 too. An update on the news surrounding Facebook – including the latest allegations and data breach impacting …
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg’s “Frankenstein Moment,” Plus MH Market Updates Read More
“What is wrong is that we don’t ask what is right.” – G.K. Chesterton. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” – Edmund Burke. CNN Money is mute this morning on the topic of the Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s emotional …
It’s about all of the issues that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) deals with, including matters of civil and property rights, which matter to businesses. Some Background “Christine Blasey Ford earned a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Stanford,” said the New York Times. “During her academic career, Ford has …
Civil and Property Rights, SOCTUS, and Ford v Kavanaugh at Spirited Hearing Read More
“Mel Watt, who runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency, of sexual” misconduct. “Watt’s accuser, Simone Grimes, requested to testify at the hearing” today, per Roll Call. Manufactured housing is in the background of this hearing, and MHProNews plans a follow up on this topic. There are charges of corruption, waste, …
Mel Watt – FHFA and MH Connected Hearing Today to Feature Sexual Misconduct Allegations Read More
“Today’s groundbreaking numbers are demonstrative of what I’m hearing everyday from small business owners – that business is booming. As the tax and regulatory landscape changed, so did small business expectations and plans,” said National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) President and CEO Juanita D. Duggan. “We’re now seeing the tangible results …
Record Shattered on SBO, Yields Growth, Profits, More Says Juanita Duggan’s Group Read More
“You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.” – Daniel Patrick Moynihan, per Wikipedia. Erlanger, KY is across the Ohio River and near Cincinnati, Ohio. Fort Mitchell, KY is nearby too. So, it is no surprise when a successful business professional and …
Longtime manufactured housing industry readers know that the issues of monopoly or antitrust concerns have grown in recent years. These relate to several sources of perceived antitrust threats that debatably harm independents, consumers, the economy, and others in the industry. There are obviously voices and agendas on each …
Draft EO for Trump Administration AntiTrust Order Obtained by MHProNews Read More
Before the recap, further below, and today’s industry-connected commentary, we will begin with a programming note. There is a local post-production issue that is brewing. It is part of a national pattern. The topic is classic efforts to zone out current and future manufactured homes (MH). It is …
The headline isn’t an all-encompassing list of those bulleted items, individuals, or groups that act as opposition or de facto “enemies” which artificially stifle the advancement of manufactured homes, homeowners, and professionals. But they do capture the flavor of important realities confronting the most proven affordable permeant homes built …
