MHProNews led the way in reporting last summer about the entry of the private equity giant – the Blackstone Group, LP – into the manufactured home community space of the industry. We’ve tracked their stock, along with others, ever since in our evening market closing ticker. Blackstone themselves have largely …
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats = SWOT. Opportunities can be found at this link here. But this report is focused on the threats. Two new reports need to be carefully digested by the industry’s readers. MH Challenger – 3D Printed Housing ICON Closes Funding, Conventional Housing Giant DR Horton, …
According to a media release to MHProNews via Berkshire Hathaway owned, BusinessWire, ICON announces a deal to close $9 million dollars in funding for what could be the most serious competitor to HUD Code manufactured homes on the horizon today. ICON, as the Daily Business News on MHProNews …
On October 17, 2018, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) each sent out a separate ‘News & Updates’ to their readers and members. NOTICE: if anyone spots any factual error in this report, please notify us immediately. Thank you. A …
Weaponized News Spotlight – HUD, MHARR and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Read More
There are readers that say words to the effect that, ‘you need to remind readers how often your projections and topics have proved to be accurate.’ As one industry executive said, “If MHProNews is writing about it, I want to know about it.” Manufactured housing doesn’t exist in a silo. …
It is the number 1 state in the union for manufactured home production and sales. What happens in Texas impacts much of the United States. MHProNews has noted that affordable housing is ideally a bipartisan issue, or perhaps more appropriately, a non-partisan issue. But that doesn’t mean that others treat …
A divided Congress is expected by Goldman Sachs after the midterms. If so, when it comes to equities, there will be winners and losers from that outcome. That will be our market focus for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are …
Goldman Memo on Midterms: How Will Voting Outcomes Affect Stocks? Plus, MH Market Updates Read More
What follows are a series of screen captures of news headlines from across the country. These screen captures are from this morning, 10.22.2018, at the times shown. There are two communities that sold for a total of $165 million dollars. That’s one of the headlines that professionals – …
Among the emails waiting this morning? Some pull quotes. “Tony, MHProNews keeps breaking the mold, and continues to redefine manufactured housing [industry trade] publishing. Everything else is boring by comparison.” “There’s opinions, and then there’s MHProNews. Love the documentation you provide with your articles. Keep it coming.” The next …
The Coming Breakup of Berkshire? MHI? Plus Sunday Headline Recap 10-14-2018 to 10-21-2018 Read More
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. On the surface, it sounds preposterous. Or even bizarre. Why would billionaire Warren Buffett, his family, and related foundations make ‘charitable’ contributions of Berkshire Hathaway stocks, cash, and/or grants to a left-wing activist-organizations that in turn paid MHAction, which disrupted HUD Secretary …
According to research published by MarketWatch, Warren Buffett, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has given 100% of his campaign contributions to Democrats during the 2016 election cycle. Berkshire has numerous manufactured housing brands, such as Clayton Homes. “Company executives often steer clear of any appearance of partisanship, in large …
MarketWatch Reports Warren Buffett’s Midterm Campaign Contributions Read More
For the 6th month in a row, existing home sales have dropped, says the National Association of Realtors, as reported by CNBC. U.S. home sales fell in September by the most in over two years as the housing market continued to struggle despite strength across the broader economy. The …
Official Federal Housing and Construction Activity Report, Video Read More
President Donald J. Trump may be the most media accessible president in decades. There are times he is direct. There are other times he plays the hinting game. Has the mainstream media missed what could be the biggest economic and political change in over a century, should the Trump-GOP prove …
“If MHProNews is writing about it, I want to know about it.” – Manufactured home industry executive reader. Manufactured housing professionals use Google and Facebook for work and personally every day by the thousands. Further, millions of manufactured home residents are doing the same. Perhaps the most pressing, there …
“The Creepy Line” Video DocuDrama, Manufactured Housing – The Problem, Solution, and You Read More
On October 12, Jenny Hodge at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) released the new HUD Code manufactured housing shipment data report. That report was sent to the Daily Business News on MHProNews for analysis and commentary. Hodge is doing her job. As readers learned from yesterday’s “…#Me Too…” report, …
Manufactured Housing Institute Shipment Data, FEMA, an Inside Look Read More
If Democratic strategist and Clinton adviser, James Carville was right when he said, “It’s the economy, stupid.” He said that to describe what matters the most to voters. If so, then this should be good news for the Trump Administration. As MHProNews has previously reported, Larry Kudlow, the …
10 Year Record for America, U.S. Named World’s Most Competitive Economy Read More
Personal federal income tax revenues, as MHProNews recently reported, are actually rising since the tax cut. That’s the historic pattern too. That said, with interest rates rising, those rates impact the federal budget more than anything other single entity in the nation. What it will take to cut the budget …
Budget Cuts, Mick Mulvaney, and Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
CNBC’s and Morgan Stanley observations are interesting, but we’ll briefly lay out why there are likely 50 percent wrong. With the biggest single day rise since the spring of 2018, the CNBC/Morgan Stanley and related will be this evening’s market focus, found further below. If you’re new, already hooked …
FEC filings and manufactured home (MH) industry sources are telling the Daily Business News on MHProNews that one of the big MH community operators is a large supporter of the campaign of U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI-D). While it is public record, that community operation’s name will be …
There are some messages that come in to our offices that suggest that MHProNews ‘not do politics.’ Please tell that to highly engaged in politics manufactured housing industry and lending professionals, such as Jim Clayton. “It’s just politics.” “We don’t say that out of these walls,” are just some …
