America is in a well-documented affordable housing crisis. NAR’s Yun – No Quick Fixes Spell$ Manufactured Housing Opportunitie$ As MHLivingNews and MHProNews have noted for years, an important part of the solution for that crisis has been hiding in plain sight. Uncommon Sense, Stating the Obvious, Affordable Housing Crisis, and …
The billionaire founder of PayPal, Peter Thiel, is one of the driving forces behind the Seasteading Institute, which has announced it has struck a deal that can yield the first floating city by 2020. The Drudge Report, Britain’s Daily Mail and a host of media are covering the announcement that …
Plans for Floating Modular Cities, “Seasteading” is Becoming Reality Read More
Washington, D.C. – ”The proposed rule to implement manufactured housing “energy” standards, published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on June 17, 2016 and consistently opposed by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in every phase of its development – the only national manufactured housing industry trade …
MHARR vs. MHI on DOE Energy Rule, Pushback Pay$ Off? Read More
Optimism on the prospect for the passage of the tax cut and jobs act helped set new records in the markets yesterday. Manufactured housing connected stocks have benefited, as has the industry at large, as this link to the latest market data from yesterday reflects. There is significant levels of …
Tax Foundation Analysis of GOP Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Report to MHProNews Read More
Taxes, taxes, taxes are the big talk, but there are many reasons why manufactured housing (MH) professionals and investors need to be looking at what’s taking place in the oil marketplace. Because as many retailers, communities, producers, and other vendors already know – oil jobs create more MH sales. If …
Oil Needs MH Look, Taxe$ on Radar, Manufactured Housing Industry Market Update$ Read More
Lawrence Yun told Forbes what many housing watchers, investors, and professionals also know about the dwindling supply of affordable housing. “The inventory of homes for sale continues to shrink,” said Yun, who is the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “This shortage of housing inventory is the …
NAR’s Yun – No Quick Fixes Spell$ Manufactured Housing Opportunitie$ Read More
It sounds like doom and gloom for the internet. Is it? Former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell reacts to the FCC’s decision to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality ruling, is part of today’s spotlight report. We will also be providing a link to what is the hottest MH Industry news item …
Net Neutrality Pushback, Plus Manufactured Housing Market Update$ Read More
At the root of the word ‘responsibility’ is the simple idea of ‘an ability to respond.’ Is there some degree of responsibility within parts of the manufactured housing industry for the crash post-2008? Teeing Up the 21st Mortgage Corp Document To set the stage for understanding the importance of a …
The loss by Judge Roy Moore didn’t rattle the markets today, which with the president’s on-camera leadership today, saw a new record high. Tax reform is our spotlight issue tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever …
Large Tax Reform Bill by Christmas Eve, Dow Record High, MH Market Update$ Read More
It’s about a 34-year record. “Not since the roaring Reagan economy has small business optimism been as high as it was in November, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism,” released yesterday. “We haven’t seen this kind of optimism in 34 years, and …
Yes, you saw that headline correctly. “Buffett, Baseball, Berkshire 55 Years Ago Today…” If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline spotlight report are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value for today. …
Buffett, Baseball, Berkshire 55 Years Ago Today, Plus MH Markets Update$ Read More
The polling seems to be tipping in the judge’s favor in the Roy Moore v Doug Jones AL special election race for the U.S. Senate. The election is tomorrow, more in the spotlight section below. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to …
Roy Moore v Doug Jones AL Senate Final Polling, Plus MH Market Update$ Read More
“We need to get these people out” of that “mobile home park. These homes are going to go up in flames,” said Shannon Handy, a reporter for CBS8 Local in California, near the end of the video embedded below. The male co-anchor of CBS8 Local makes the more correct statement …
Mobile and Manufactured Home Fire Reports, Fact Check, Industry Impact Read More
“They call it the rope-a-dope. Well, I’m the dope. Ali just laid on the rope and I, like a dope, kept punching until I got tired. But he was probably the most smart fighter I’ve ever gotten into the ring with.” – former boxing champion George Foreman, speaking about Mohammed …
The White House press room sent a message late this afternoon to the Daily Business News that captures the essence of what winning looks like. That report, further below. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – …
What Winning Looks Like, plus Manufactured Home Market Report Update$ Read More
Noah Buhayar, writing for Bloomberg Businessweek, and their video colleagues are going out on a limb, and making their projection of who will succeed Warren Buffett once he steps down, or passes away. There’s been speculation for years on the issue. The Berkshire Hathaway board of directors reportedly already knows …
In the first of two anti-trust focused reports, the Daily Business News spotlights a new report that asserts that President Trump asked a billionaire twice over dinner if a U.S. giant is a monopoly. Given that some ranking Democrats are talking about monopolies too, ones that allegedly impact manufactured housing, …
President Raises the M-Word, “Monopoly,” Plus Manufactured Housing Industry Market Update$ Read More
“The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations met today to examine the controversial Office of Financial Research (OFR), assessing its management and structure, public work-product, its cooperation with Congress, and support of the Financial Stability Oversight Council,” said the House Financial Services Committee in a release to the Daily Business News. …
GAO, House Members Blast Controversial Federal ‘Office of Financial Research’ Read More
The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 was passed last week, as the Daily Business News reported at the first linked article below. Today’s report spotlights the opposition to the bill from Democratic lawmakers; in this case, Representative Maxine Waters. Expect her House opposition to be carried into the …
Washington, D.C. – In a release to the Daily Business News, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that “according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production grew once again during October 2017.” “Just-released …
Latest Manufactured Home Shipment Data, for October 2017 Released Read More
