“In response to the more than 5,000 homes destroyed in the October firestorm, stakeholders and county supervisors are pushing for a $300 million housing bond to be placed on the November ballot,” says Sonoma West. The plan would include funds to upgrade or replace manufactured homes, or could be …
“Mobile homes” * [SIC] have traditionally served less affluent buyers, says the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), in the video posted below. That may be statistically true, but the WSJ correctly points to a trend of a wealthier class of manufactured home buyers. Mobile Homes Pull In to Luxury …
“Wealthier Class of Buyers” for Manufactured Homes, Wall Street Journal Video Read More
Hawaii’s Governor David Ige issued a proclamation in 2017 to deal with that state’s growing problem with homelessness. Affordable housing is big issue in Hawaii, as it is in many parts of the mainland United States. Oahu Civil Beat’s Natanya Friedheim wrote a report in March about the latest …
Hawaii’s First “Trailer Park” on Oahu – Civil Beat’s Report Draws Heat Read More
It’s grand to see local media using the proper terminology, and a city considering the use of manufactured homes as an option in an area where conventional builders haven’t been prepared to build any longer. So on vacant “buildable” lots, Andy Taubman’s local manufactured home operation has offered to develop …
City Considers Manufactured Homes on Scattered Lots for More Affordable Housing Read More
A HUD PD&R, and other third-party studies reveal that manufactured homes appreciate side-by-side with conventional housing. There’s been no new mobile homes built in the U.S. since June 15, 1976, the date construction on the first HUD Code manufactured homes formally began. But you may not know those facts …
Evergreen, Manufactured Homes and NIMBY, “Why the Feds Must Step In” Read More
Both the left and the right have developed their news and other media platforms. Both the American left and the right have watchdog sites that track the reports of the ‘other side.’ Sometimes those opposition researchers “Fisk” – or fact-check – how a story is presented, in the light …
Media Bias, Ignorance, Manufactured Homes, Agenda Journalism, the Truth About “Fake News” Read More
PwC Partner Mitch Roschelle says that homebuilders’ optimism is retreating. Roschelle cites among the factors behind the decline – land, labor and lumber – which could affect every American who owns or rents a house. You could add one more “L” to Roshelle’s list, LIBOR. LIBOR is a benchmark rate, …
4 Concerns of Homebuilders Have Impacting Every American Read More
Even during ‘boom times,’ the manufactured home industry struggled with certain issues. Experts and advocates often point to regulatory or financing challenges. Beyond the ‘lending and legal,’ the core challenge goes under many different labels or monikers. Stigma. Image. Once true, but now outdated realities. Outright myths. Prejudice. …
Just over 50 years have elapsed since then President Lyndon B Johnson announced the formation of the Kerner Commission. It was formed in response to race riots protesting poor housing, insufficient jobs, educational, and other issues in Detroit and other cities across the country. In the vintage video below, the …
Housing, Jobs, Poverty, Opportunity – Kerner Commission Remix, HUD and Manufactured Homes Read More
Near Houston, in a residential style neighborhood off Atascocita Road in Humble, TX is Classic Pine Estates. It was a seen as a hot property when it was developed. Among its bragging points? A full two-story HUD Code manufactured home, reportedly built by Fleetwood Homes, circa 2002. According to Zillow, …
Reaching for the Sky, Multiple Level HUD Code Manufactured Homes Read More
“Scientia potentia est,” is a maxim from Latin translated as ‘knowledge is power,’ or ‘knowledge is potential power.’ In the 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, one of those 7 habits is ‘seek first to understand, then to be understood.’ Understanding and knowledge, these are widely understood as critical …
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“This report by Innovation Trail reporter Jenna Flanagan introduces an Ithaca, N.Y.-area man who is trying to make a big impact on the homeless — one tiny house at a time,” says their YouTube page. Innovation Trail “is a reporting project that aims to help the public gain a better …
Greg Schoor is about to become much better known in MHVille. In an exclusive statement published on MHLivingNews, a National Weather Service (NWS) severe storms expert – Greg Schoor – has made admissions that could shake the foundation of what the public has been led to believe about …
There are some retail and community locations that are a true ‘one-man band,’ where manufactured home sales (and/or leases) are performed by a single person, and everything else is contacted out. Then there are the more common locations where a team of professionals are at work. Both types …
There’s a race on between the giant 3 As of the tech world. Which will become the first trillion-dollar operation? Analysts project that in about 12 months, Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet – the parent company to Google – could hit the $1 trillion-dollar mark in valuation. As the Daily …
Executive Summary The combination of the new tax law, a growing economic boom, and talk by Apple and other tech giants of bringing back to the U.S. some $200-$400 Billion dollars in 2018 alone will create a search for valuable ways to deploy that capital. With the affordable housing crisis …
“A lot has changed in the way manufactured homes are constructed, utilized, and perceived,” reads a page on the State Farm Insurance website. Those are the first words under the photo at the left and after their classic headline, “Beyond ‘Trailers’ – Buying Modern Manufactured Homes,” “For starters, there’s sometimes …
“America may be the land of 2,600-square-foot starter homes with massive walk-in closets, but many people living in the United States will go to sleep tonight without a roof over their heads,” said the Culture Cheet Sheet. “Although the total homeless population has fallen almost 14% since 2010, there are …
Homelessness in America, and Factory-Built Housing Read More
Re: Manufactured Housing Energy Standards Dear Secretary Perry:It has come to our attention that a lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (i.e., Sierra Club v. Perry, 1:17-cv-02700) seeking a judicial order to compel you, in your official capacity as Secretary of the Department of …
Lawsuit Filed DOE Manufactured Housing Energy Standards, MHARR Response Letter Read More
Democrats resisted the GOP on the now-passed and signed into law tax bill. Will there be bipartisanship on an issue that they often champion, infrastructure? Energy and infrastructure are the kinds of higher-paying jobs that cause housing companies – including manufactured home (MH) producers – to see more sales. Several …
