Sheila Dey, JD, is the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, per their website. Dey is well known in many parts of the industry and leads one of the purportedly stronger and better-funded trade groups in manufactured housing. To dot the i’s and t’s …
Exploring the following top ten should be a periodic habit for every professional. It should be part of every business review from firms small- to-large in manufactured housing. These top ten items should be discussed internally, until a new habit is formed by those in management, as well as by those …
“After hearing from more than 15,000 people and consulting with many experts, the City saw both support and need for a tax on empty homes in Vancouver. A 2016 City of Vancouver survey found that more than 90% of Vancouver residents surveyed agreed that empty homes were a problem; a …
Billionaire Warren Buffett speaks about “value investing,” plus only investing in concepts that can be easily understood, and make sense. Buffett believes in well managed firms. Those concepts from the 3rd richest man on earth are proven to work just fine. Others methods he deploys are arguably less savory. …
There are those in media who attempt to hide or mask their agenda. That tens of millions of Americans apparently believe that many in media have an agenda is underscored by what is purportedly the most accurate polling unit’s new research, linked here. Editorially, the MHProNews opposes or supports an …
When the Daily Business News on MHProNews produced the earlier abbreviated version of the infographic further below, the final new home production data were only an estimate. Now those totals for 2018 are in. So, now based upon the adjusted ‘final’ 2018 information – for accuracy’s sake – we’ve …
“We have so many Americans who think that the American dream is not for them, but it is for them. And I think the president wants them to know that for sure. But he is never going to convince them of that by telling them that. But by showing …
Is POTUS Trump Racist? “Here Today, Here to Stay” – HUD Secretary Ben Carson Sounds Off Read More
It is entirely unclear to the objective, independent mind how someone can view their own profession through a purely myopic lens. The affordable housing industry’s hidden gems are arguably manufactured homes. Yet the industry is underperforming at a time when the need and demand for affordable homes are high. Further, …
Earlier today, the Daily Business News on MHProNews published an article that featured the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a video with his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. His dream was tied into, per King’s own words, the American Dream. The American Dream, properly understood, is at the …
Oppression enslaves both the oppressor and those who are controlled. The comfortable life of the oppressor may look appealing. But when the full scope of economic realities are properly understood, each loses, though one side obviously lost more. Manufactured housing professionals should embrace Martin Luther King Jr. Day …
His Dream Was Rooted in American Dream, “Free At Last” Read More
Centralization. Globalization. Immigration. Those three words sum up much of what “the establishment” of both major political parties have actively or passively accepted and/or promoted for decades. Those three words also help explain how Washington, D.C. has become more remote from the people it is supposed to serve. Those …
“This is historic,” said San Jose Vice Mayor Magdalena Carrasco, per the Mercury News. Councilman Johnny Khamis expressed what they described as sticker shock, saying, “This seems exorbitant for recycled metal boxes, quite frankly.” The price per unit? The ‘all in’ cost is said to be some $600,000 for …
Manufactured Homes Shunned by City for Higher Cost Container Housing Read More
Imagine for a few moments that a law would allow you to place a new HUD Code manufactured home someone wants to purchase in one of the numerous areas where they are currently being zoned out by local officials. There is arguably no need to imagine that, because that …
There are words, and then there are deeds. There’s smoke and mirrors, or the clarity born of facts, evidence, and sound reason. It’s about time to turn the page. 2018 is about to come to a close. It will be several weeks before the industry at large knows the final …
Turn the Page, Manufactured Housing Making History Read More
Taxes. Appearances. Uncertainty about the future. Those are some of the excuses, err, reasons that trustees of South Elgin, a part of the Chicago metro, rejected a 296 unit manufactured home community development that would have served residents 55 and older. It’s a story that affordable housing and manufactured home …
A rut has been defined as an open-ended grave. Habits can be useful, and good habits are necessary in one’s personal and professional life. But problematic habits are a rut. They may be comfortable, at least until the walls of the rut finally weaken and collapse. If a collapsed …
Escaping the Grave? Affordable, Manufactured Housing News Read More
Press releases from both the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the White House pressroom to the Daily Business News on MHProNews could be summed up with this goal in mind. There is a need to revive, expand, and protect the American Dream for all. President Donald …
Joint HUD, White House Announcements Aim to Advance the American Dream Read More
“In one industry after another, big companies have become more dominant over the past 15 years, new data show.” reads the subheading for “The Monopolization of America” by David Leonhardt. “Like an onion, many political issues have layers within layers, and sometimes they make you want to cry. …
New York Times-David Leonhardt-“The Monopolization of America,” Manufactured Housing Slant Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has sent out a message to their members earlier today. It’s debatably a common-for-the-Arlington, VA based trade group, in that it has a mix of purportedly accurate, questionable, misleading, and missing information. Among the more interesting points are what MHI was mute on. …
Legacy Housing has announced that it has filed a form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its Initial Public Offering (IPO). That IPO and some related insights will be our featured report for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature …
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