“The rule of law, and the supremacy of law over the arbitrary whims of individuals who happen to wield government power, was a profound concern for the founders who debated and developed the Constitution of the United States. For over two centuries, legal scholars have pointed to the primacy of …
“RESTORING THE RULE OF LAW TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING REGULATION” – MH Leader Call to Action Read More
Before diving into tonight’s feature, millions will tune in tonight to see who President Donald J. Trump will nominate to replace retiring Justice Anthony “Tony” Kennedy on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Some have speculated on a variety of supposed top contenders. An interesting op-ed by Senator …
U.S. vs China, SCOTUS Pick, Biz Effects, and MH Market Updates Read More
“Easy doesn’t pay well.” – John Bostick, Sunshine Homes “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we’ve been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by …
There are those who slam manufactured housing as being less expensive due to inferior quality. But a “Harvard study refutes that, labeling as “exaggerated” the “concerns about the difference between manufactured homes…and [homes] built to applicable local building codes” (Vermeer and Louie 1995, section IV, 2). The study found that …
“We celebrate the Fourth of July because that’s the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, 242 years ago. You might call July 4 America’s birthday,” said Stossel in the Reason video posted below, and quoted on Fox News. “The Declaration didn’t just declare our independence from Britain; …
The Fourth of July is not about Barbecues, or Fireworks, It’s About This – Stossel Read More
It’s the 3rd of July, 2018. 242 years have elapsed since the founding fathers singed the Declaration of Independence. 242 years later, there are voices and forces that are making promises like free education, $15 minimum wage, “affordable” subsidized rental housing, and are openly proclaiming a socialist agenda. The problem …
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) president and CEO is Michael Bellaman. Earlier this year, Bellman was celebrating the passage for the tax cuts, along with other pro-business, pro-growth policies instituted by the Trump Demonstration. Now, 6 months after the passage of the bill that the Trump Administration calls historic, …
Associated Builder’s President Michael Bellaman says How Congress Can Keep Momentum Going Read More
“The House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee held an oversight hearing for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on June 27, 2018,” said the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). “The sole witness for this hearing was HUD Secretary Dr. Benjamin Carson. During the two-hour hearing, …
Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) Chairman Sam Zell and Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) Eric Belsky both agree that capital is crucial in real estate and housing. So, it should be noted that the 2017 tax cut plan which included incentives to repatriate money has already produced billions …
“State associations representing manufactured housing communities – Manufactured Housing Communities of Arizona (MHCA) and the Manufactured Housing Community Owners Association (MHCO) of Nevada – both of which had previously withdrawn from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), have announced the formation of a new, independent post-production manufactured housing association,” said the …
New Manufactured Home Industry National Association Related Statements Read More
Prologue. Though manufactured housing is a multi-billion dollar industry, the experiences of the last 15 years (+/-) have proven just how vulnerable the industry is to outside political and economic forces. It’s thus prudent for the industry’s professionals and investors to at least be broadly aware of whatever the …
Barack Obama, Maxine Waters, President Donald J. Trump, Amway, and Manufactured Housing Read More
There are no known industry specific statistics, but it is safe to say that thousands of manufactured housing (MH) communities have dealt in some form of fashion with the problem of illegal drugs. The same is true with MH factories or other workplaces. Employers tell MHProNews anecdotally that a significant …
Going to Pot – Marijuana, Illegal Drugs Controversies, and Manufactured Housing Read More
In a statement to the Daily Business News, House Financial Services Committee Chairman, Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) expressed both hope and concerns over the economy. Hensarling said that “…although our economy is clearly red hot today, there are some worrisome signs that we must confront. Number one, as recently as 2016, …
There’s plenty of news on the trade front, which has once more contributed, per analysts, to a slip in the Dow. Most manufactured housing connected stocks moved lower today as well. So how do the world’s nation’s rank in terms of total exports? How vulnerable are various economies, based upon …
As Trade War Talk Heats Up New Infographic Helps Visualize World’s Biggest Exporters Read More
Congress will soon consider permanently extending certain provisions of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” Said the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) in a media release to the Daily Business News. According to a recent NFIB member ballot, “over 90 percent of small business owners support permanently extending the expiring …
Act Now to Make Tax Cuts for Small Business Permeant Read More
States can now force online retailers to collect sales tax, and that can impact millions of workers that are doing “brick and mortar” retail job that represent current or potential manufactured home buyers. The high court ruling earlier today reverses a Supreme Court in 1992 ruling. That prior decision – …
SCOTUS – High Court Tax Ruling, and Manufactured Home Industry Impact Read More
There are millions who find the truth to be uncomfortable. Millions are misinformed about manufactured housing. The obvious answer is education. Millions don’t know, so they don’t understand just how failed many public policies have been. Millions don’t understand how public policy impacts business and jobs, including those …
The carefully orchestrated backlash to the enforcement of federal immigration law has taken center stage in media for the last 2 days. Forgotten is who passed the law, or that Presidents Bush and Obama to various degrees had a similar policy of enforcing the law. Trade is still on investors …
As Washington Boils, and Trade Roils, POTUS Heads to MN for Rally – Plus MH Market Updates Read More
Since the passage for ObamaCare – the so-called Affordable Care Act (ACA) – manufactured housing industry businesses of all sizes have been wrestling with the consequences of the law. The Daily Business News won’t call the effects of the ACA or ObamaCare “unintended consequences” because MIT’s Jonathan Gruber is on …
“President Donald J. Trump announced [Monday] his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration,” the White House pressroom tells the Daily Business News. Dino Falaschetti of Montana, is to be the Director of the Office of Financial Research (OFR), Department of the Treasury. The White …
White House Announces Surprise Pick to Head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Read More
