If you’re hooked on our new spotlight market feature – or are ready to get the fever – our headline report is found further below. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both …
CVCO, SKY Rise, LPX, LCI slide, Trump Small Business Video Read More
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has said that is is over. ObamaCare is here to stay. Some Republican legislators and political leaders want it to be over too. Governor John Kasich of OH is among them. In opera, there is an expression that the performance isn’t finished until “the …
One of the biggest reasons manufactured home professionals give as to why more new HUD Code MH homes aren’t sold is due to the public’s perception about durability and safety. While there are several factors that contribute to this impression – including improper use of outdated or demeaning terminology, or …
Gone With the Windstorm – Official Report, Facts on ManuFACTured Home Performance Read More
If you’re hooked on our new spotlight market feature – or are ready to get the fever – our headline report is found further below. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both …
AMG Roar$, Most MH Communities Snore – New Market High Read More
Since the election on November 8, 2016 the market has seen a relatively steady increase as one-in-four days the stock market has been open ending with record highs. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both closed with record high’s yet again on Wednesday – with 28 record breaking days since President …
It’s no secret that manufactured housing, along with others involved in finance, have been struggling for years to adapt to the new world created by Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Long awaited changes appear to be underway for the agency, including rumors spreading that Director Richard Cordray …
Will CFPB Director Cordray Oust Himself? CFPB Legal Battles Update Read More
Recent calls and messages to the Daily Business News from members of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and others outside of that body have revolved around several key topics. One of them has been the issue of Pam Danner, and her status as the current administrator at HUD over the …
Urgent to Reassign Pam Danner, Current HUD Code Manufactured Housing Program Administrator Read More
A new bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), would provide a federal tax incentive for manufactured home community owners who are looking to sell the community, with a catch. That incentive will occur only if they sell their community to residents or to …
While most left-leaning along with some of the center-right media are busily undermining President Donald J. Trump’s national agenda items, the Democrats are facing the music of reality checks too. “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had choice words for Hillary Clinton in an interview over the weekend,” Fox News reported, …
Prosperity Now is the rebranded version of what was known for decades as CFED. As many manufactured housing industry professionals know CFED opposed the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act. In a release, Prosperity Now claims that, “A bill recently introduced in Congress would roll back some basic consumer protections …
Prosperity Now Ramps Up Anti-Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing, HR 1699 Pressure Read More
The comments period for the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders numbered 13771 and 13777 to the Department of Energy (DOE) is closed, but the manufactured home industry fireworks may just now be starting. Yesterday, the Daily Business News reported on MHI’s input to the DOE’s RFI. A new set of comments, …
In a release to the manufactured home industry dated today, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has published the comments they state they submitted regarding DOE regulations impacting manufactured homes, per the Trump Administration’s executive orders on regulatory freezes and roll backs. In their cover message to the industry, MHI stated …
Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Shifts on DOE Regulatory Rule, Report, Analysis Read More
There is an apparently ever-growing mountain of alleged ignorance – or agenda driven – reporting about manufactured homes. PBS NewsHour, NPR and more recently The Raleigh, NC headquartered News & Observer are just 3 of many examples of what Marty Lavin, JD has paradoxically called, “the manufactured housing industry’s other …
The REAL Truth, vs. Fake News, About Modern Manufactured Homes Read More
If you listen to Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Secretary Hillary Clinton or her supporters – such as Warren Buffett – you’d think that the rich aren’t paying enough in taxes. Their answer? Raise them. Tax the rich sounds easy, especially when there are fewer of them to vote against …
Bernie Sanders, Steve Forbes, Prager U – Tax Reform, Facts, Fiction, and Fake News Read More
“Publishing hand-picked information can be worse for the impression it makes on manufactured homes and our industry than stating entirely false information.” – Brad Lovin, North Carolina Manufactured Housing Association. “My 80 percent friend is not my 20 percent enemy.” – Ronald Reagan. “Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a …
Mainstream Media Hit on Manufactured Housing? What’s Their Agenda? Read More
The comments period is closed, but the documents filed can reveal much, and as they are posted by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), are becoming a matter of public record. Among those comments are one that claims to be packed with details that reveal the “true story” of the …
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed House Enrolled Act 1119, the “Manufactured Housing Dealer Licensing Bill” into law on Monday April 24, 2017. That bill which took effect July 1, 2017, Ronald L. Breymier, Executive Director of the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association said to MHProNews.com. The new statute requires “that anyone …
Governor Signed Manufactured Home ‘Dealer’ License Bill, Now in Effect Read More
“How exciting it is that we are having a new community being built in Oklahoma!” So says Deanna Fields, Executive Director of the Manufactured Housing Association of Oklahoma, as part of a guest column to the Industry Voices blog in MHProNews.com, linked here. Fields lays out additional facts not found in …
New Manufactured Home Community Excitement, Reactions to Brewing Controversy Read More
Last week, the Daily Business News on MHProNews was the first in manufactured housing to report that Berkshire Hathaway’s Clayton Property Group added Colorado based Oakwood Homes to their expanding site-built housing portfolio. Now, Keith Holdbrooks, president of Clayton home building group, has another announcement. “We are proud to welcome Harris Doyle to our …
Buffett’s Clayton Buys Yet Another Builder, Growing Dominance in U.S. Housing Market Read More
The comments deadline to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) regarding the controversial Duty to Serve (DTS) Manufactured Housing by the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs or “Enterprises”) are reportedly due at Monday night, by 11:59 PM. MHProNews and MHLivingNews publisher L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach submitted the comments, linked here as …
GSEs Duty to Serve Manufactured Housing Comments Due by 11:59 PM 7-10-2017 Read More
