In medicine, business, politics, or most any vocation – the prudent professional faced with problems goes to the root or foundational issue(s). When any form of prejudice is at work, it is often a problem caused by misinformation. Thus, the core solution must include engaging those who are misinformed with …
There are many forms of manipulative and deceptive techniques being used in the world today. One of these is paltering. Paltering is “an active form of deception that involves the use of truthful statements to convey a mistaken impression” (Rogers, Zeckhauser, Gino, Norton, & Schweitzer, 2016) said an article entitled …
A reasonably well-known professional figure in manufactured housing circles told MHProNews that he is a “merchant” that wants “to do business with everyone.” He then said that this writer is a “crusader” – someone ready to do battle for what we believe are just causes. Let’s take that as a qualified compliment. …
Merchants, Crusaders, Dave Ramsey, and Manufactured Homes Read More
Manufactured home production and shipments are a mixed bag for September, 2019 results. Before diving into the facts and analysis, let’s step back for some perspective. It is entirely normal for individuals, including professionals from the same field of endeavor, to look at the same data, but see something different …
Mixed Bag in September 2019 Manufactured Home Production, Shipment Data Read More
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was …
A Tale of Two Cities, Affordable Housing, Manufactured Homes, and You Read More
In a release to MHProNews is the following from the Minneapolis Fed. Manufactured homes are part of their new research, and in the full documentation provided further below, Berkshire Hathaway lenders and Clayton Homes are referenced in an unfavorable light. First, the Minneapolis Fed news media release which will be …
One of the speakers besides President Donald J. Trump in the talk that follows said, thank you for giving us [seniors, Villages residents] renewed hope for us and our grandchildren. That was just one of the statements made by an attendee asked to speak at last night’s presidential address in …
As a new report planned for later today will reflect, there are several reasons to believe that affordable housing – and thus to a lesser extent, manufactured homes – will be a hotter national topic for at least the next 14 months. Why? Because the 2020 race for the White …
Programming notes. There will be several new reports this upcoming week that you won’t find anywhere else in manufactured housing. Among them will be one that addresses the headline topic about so-called ‘Bernie Bros.’ Fans of Senator Bernie Sanders are pushing a plan that if adopted could devastate untold numbers …
For those who need the reminder, “Bain Capital is a private investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. It specializes in private equity, venture capital, credit, public equity, impact investing, life sciences and real estate. Bain Capital invests across a range of industry sectors and geographic regions. As of 2018, …
On the CBS local affiliate KPIX in the San Francisco Bay Area video posted below, the following comment was posted. “Blame the person trying to fix it, when he hasn’t been there barely 3 years, pathetic! Trump fixes this, he wins California!” – Diana Bailey. What Bailey was describing as …
The headline should be understood as a pull quote from what follows below. It is also an example of biting sarcasm from the keyboard of Mark Weiss, J.D., President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). Some pull quotes from what follows from Wiess …
Examining “Incredible Shrinking Zoning Problem” for Manufactured Homes Read More
“DFAB HOUSE has officially opened…on the NEST building of Empa and Eawag in Dübendorf. It is the world’s first inhabited “house” that was not only digitally planned, but also – with the help of robots and 3D printers – built largely digitally,” says the DFAB House website. In a media …
DFAB Robotic Housing Poised to Disrupt Housing Market, Says Swiss Team Read More
Nobility Homes, Inc. (NOBH) announced sales and earnings for its third quarter ended August 3, 2019 this week, in a news release to AccessWire and other media – including MHProNews. This report will include the bulk of the formal Nobility Homes (NOBH) statement, but will also have several elements …
Nobility Homes (NOBH), Prestige Home Centers Buck National Trends, Facts & Analysis Read More
It would be a mistake to lump all manufactured home community operators into any one bucket. As with all industries and professions, there are good, bad, and so-so operations. For example, some community operators pride themselves on good resident relations and fair dealings. Others, not so much. That distinction between …
Details Behind Big Carlyle-Hometown Deal, Ripples in Manufactured Homes, Communities Ahead Read More
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” – Isaiah 5:20, New International Version (NIV), per Bible Gateway. As thousands of daily readers have come to know, every part …
There are several issues that are holding up the progress of individual businesses that in turn collectively make up the manufactured home industry. For the past few years, the management of MHProNews, using at times MHLivingNews too, has performed fact-checks and analysis that systematically look at a given topic. …
The concerns about the consolidation of power over what the public sees, hears, and reads bridges the left-right political divide. But that doesn’t mean that the various factions agree on what if anything is to be done. As a preface, let’s note that each part of the headline …
Labor Day is an apt time to seriously ponder the impact of decades of U.S. trade policies on American workers and U.S. companies. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) updated their report, China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States on June 25, 2019. From page …
By far the most populous state in the nation is California. While the ‘Golden State’ is in the top ten in terms of manufactured home shipments, it isn’t anywhere near number 1 Texas. The focus of this report isn’t to look at the why behind that, but MHProNews is …
