On a down day on Wall Street, a big part of the buzz has been the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) legal action that began in the waning days of the Obama Administration. That case is now done, and AT&T has won a clear victory. The judge urged no appeal, but …
Mergers & Acquisition Activity Heats Up After Ruling, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
“Judge Nap” expresses his take on what the pending AT&T-Time Warner deal could mean for other media deals that are waiting on the sidelines. Could this set a precedent for manufactured housing industry M&As? With manufactured housing stocks mostly up, that pending case and video will be our focus for …
“Mensch” We’re preparing an article about a Jewish gentleman known by scores in the Manufactured Home (MH) industry. In mentioning our research to a Jewish MH industry colleague, he said, “Make sure you say that he was a mensch.” Google’s online dictionary defines the word “mensch” like this. mensch …
If analyst Dick Bove is correct, the Warren Buffett-Jamie Dimon plan could spell trouble for investors. That will be our focus report for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are found …
“Meshuggeneh” We were checking out at Walmart last night after dinner. The woman who was ringing up our order was lightly conversing with my husband and family. She was commenting on something the previous lady in line had said before leaving with her new goodies. The lady at the …
“Factory production can be achieved not only by complete factory production of housing units as in manufactured housing, but also with factory production of increasingly sophisticated building components that are then assembled in the field into traditional single and multifamily housing,” – Todd M. Richardson in Operation Breakthrough (reproduced below, …
“Rollohome was started by Elmer Frey in his family barn as a one-time trailer sale. Soon he and his brothers Roland, Harold and Norman and his brother-in-law John Bertschie, began large scale operations in the sale and production of mobile homes. By 1950, Rollohome, was the city’s fastest growing business …
Rollohome, Creating 60,000 Factory-Built Homes in 2 Years Read More
Depending on who you tune into, media are either blasting the Trump Administration, or are praising him for standing up for American businesses and jobs. The markets dropped, over the latest round of tariff talk. But should they have? That will be our market focus report for this evening. If …
Tariffs! Or Trade Tool? Markets Rocked, Manufactured Housing Industry Stock Updates Read More
“The housing industry today is facing a different kind of crisis: not enough homes for sale.” – Lawrence Yun, Forbes Contributor. “A decade ago, the housing sector was in a mess. The mistakes of easy subprime lending resulted ultimately in the catastrophic collapse of the housing sector. Home values …
NAR’s Lawrence Yun Raises Alarm for New Housing Crisis, MH Import? Read More
“A revolutionary idea in home building is taking place in” southwest Florida, per Sun Coast News. and other regional media. “Once the foundation is poured the robot will print that structure in 18 to 24 hours,” said CEO Don Musilli, to ABC 7. Instead of a year to build …
There is in all communications efforts the risk of saying too much, or too little, when seeking to make an important point. In an era when thousands of messages are heard or seen daily by the average American, the risk of tuning out news or issues that seem disquieting …
FEDs, AGs, Law, Weaponized Gov’t – Business Risk, and Defense Read More
“Proud to be an American” As we watched the release of Josh Holt and his Venezuelan wife, the ‘sound track’ of the Lee Greenwood song that includes the lyrics above was playing in our heads. First, the events of last night, courtesy of the White House press room to the …
“HISTORICALLY PLAGUED BY THE image of a tin box on wheels, manufactured housing finally is winning some of the mainstream acceptability that this housing segment has long sought. Today, manufactured housing—also mistakenly known as mobile homes, a colloquial but technically inaccurate name sometimes used to describe the housing product broader …
GSE Asked: Will Manufactured Housing Overtake Conventional Homebuilding? Read More
There is nothing quite like pie charts, facts and figures to dramatically illustrate what has taken place in HUDVille – the manufactured housing industry – over the last several years. Trend lines are important for lenders, investors, and business owners to be aware of, and these graphics should also be …
Clayton Homes, Top 25 Manufactured Housing Industry Report, Trend Lines Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for April 2018,” said the joint release to the Daily Business News. New Home Sales “Sales of new single-family [conventional] houses in April 2018 …
HUD and Census Bureau Report, New Housing Sales, April 2018 Read More
What does “News through the lens of factory-built housing.” © mean? It’s a fair question asked by a reader. You can get news anywhere. You can get opinions anywhere. MHProNews provides news, analysis and commentary on curated topics that are useful to the factory-built housing industry’s professionals. Dictionary says …
President Donald Trump takes a bow with Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). General and manufactured housing specific reports indicate that the 45th president’s tax reform plan are helping to grow manufacturing, increase jobs, and are causing new production centers to open. That will …
“I told you so,” might be what Larry Kudlow or other members of the Trump Administration tax cut team might have said. The surprising-to-some numbers for April are in, and those numbers are part of our market focus for tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature …
After Tax Cut$, U.S. Records Largest Budget Surplus, Plus Manufactured Home Market Updates Read More
Billionaire investor and inventor Elon Musk’s hyperloop is almost ready. He’s going to give away free rides. Details, pros and cons, and the potential impact for manufactured housing are our focus report for tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get …
“Home Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of homes for sale and affordable rent, has reported that 52% of individuals would be unlikely to live in a modular home, yet almost 90% failed to identify a modern modular product,” the operation said in a statement in their news blog. …
Home Group Commissions YouGov Study, Most Don’t Understand Modular Homes Read More
