When you seriously engage the public on the topic of manufactured homes, perhaps especially when it involves tornado safety, you better be thick skinned. The following are examples of real comments, from real people… “Bull-sh-t!” “Mother-f-cker!” “Liar!” …are just some of the hundreds of posted feedback received – …
Steel and other metals are part of every manufactured home. It would be unlikely that someone would find a long list of HUD Code manufactured home builders getting excited about the first word on tariffs. Publicly traded companies involved in manufactured housing watched their stocks lose ground in most …
Announced Tariff’s on Chinese Steel, Aluminum Spark Stock Sell-Off, MH Industry Outlook? Read More
It’s a threat to this industry, and the majority of Americans, unlike any the U.S. has experienced before. Who says? ‘The Nation,’ a self-described progressive publication in a series of reports on monopolies that specifically mentions manufactured housing, and Warren Buffett’s brands. But as other reports linked reflect, this …
To say that President Donald J. Trump’s announcement of tariffs have roiled voices across the political spectrum would be an understatement, which will be part of our market focus tonight. There’s more to this than may initially meet the eye, as an expert explain. If you’re new, already hooked on …
Washington, D.C. The economy and job growth are strong, says Adam DeSanctis, with the National Association of Realtors ® (NAR) communications team. So why did contract signings for new homes take a “startling” dip in January? There’s bad news for many Americans, potentially hopeful news for opportunities for the …
“Starting” Dip in Home Sales, New Crisis Says Housing Experts Read More
On 1.26.2018, Skyline Corporation (SKY) manufactured homes stock closed at 23.30. Today, about 1 month later, the stock closed at 21.39. But that doesn’t tell the full tale of what’s trending with investors in the stock, which will be our focus report for this evening. If you’re new, already …
Skyline and Champion 30 Day Snapshot, Plus Manufactured Housing Market UPdate$ Read More
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP (HFFLP) announced the arrangement of “a programmatic joint venture between a real estate investment trust and an institutional investor for the acquisition of approximately $400 million of core industrial properties in the Western U.S.,” the company said Tuesday, per Law 360. HFF has managed …
HFFLP Arranges $400M JV in US Properties, NAM Update$ Read More
”Robbie Antonio, an avid art collector and founder and CEO of Revolution Precrafted—a start-up for prefabricated designer homes—is the mastermind behind the US$1.1 billion project, which he calls “the world’s first live-in art park,” says part of a release to the Daily Business News from the company. “The recently …
Robbie’s Revolution Precrafted’s $1.1 Billion-Dollar PreFab Project Read More
The pre-announced move in Warren Buffett’s annual letter of Berkshire Hathaway deeper into the housing market was already realized today, as Cobb Business Journal announced that “Silverton Mortgage Specialists Inc., with three locations in Cobb County, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to join the Berkshire Hathaway family …
“The Flathead County Board of Adjustment will discuss project on March 6,” says the Flathead Beacon. “On March 6, the Flathead County Board of Adjustment will consider a conditional-use permit that would allow for a manufactured-home park with 122 rental spaces in Evergreen,” per the their report. “Evergreen …
Just over 50 years have elapsed since then President Lyndon B Johnson announced the formation of the Kerner Commission. It was formed in response to race riots protesting poor housing, insufficient jobs, educational, and other issues in Detroit and other cities across the country. In the vintage video below, the …
Housing, Jobs, Poverty, Opportunity – Kerner Commission Remix, HUD and Manufactured Homes Read More
You don’t have to spend a lot of time on regulatory comments, if you still want to get them in tonight by 11:59 PM. The TMHA’s comments are brief, and one of several examples, linked further below. Recent research by the Daily Business News reveals that the HUD Comments could …
HUD Reg Review Could Yield Housing, Econ Boom; Plus MH Market UPdate$ Read More
When examining an industry or an issue, such as the manufactured housing and regulations that impact an industry, common sense dictates that one spend time looking at the proverbial elephants in the room. In manufactured housing, one elephant in the room is arguably Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway and companies such …
How many places in the manufactured housing industry can you find such a wide array of relevant reports, data, articles, research – plus the controversies and behind the scenes actions – that keep pros hoping? Exactly one. By 11:59 PM on Monday 2.26.2018, you need to have your …
There are important reasons to reach across political, economic, and social divides to gain a fuller perspective of an issue. In the case of housing, the Obama Administration was closing out his time in the Oval Office with a useful insight, reported by left-of-center Politico 18 months ago. It’s …
YIMBY vs. NIMBY, Obama Admin Concept Could Unlock $1.95 Trillion Annually, HUD & MH Impact Read More
POTUS touted the “blazing economy” today, while Steve Forbes gaze is on the FED, and concerns that it is impacting the recovery and stocks unnecessarily. Those are in our spotlight report tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH …
“Blazing Economy” Touted at CPAC, Forbes on the FED, Plus MH Market Update$ Read More
Rates have moved closer towards 5 percent. Loan applications are dropping, per the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). What was problematic for conventional housing, 2 or 3 decades ago, used to be ‘good news’ for manufactured housing sales. That was then. More recently, the HUD Code manufactured housing …
Mortgage Loans Applications “Tank” Two Looks at Rising Rates, MH Industry Impact? Read More
Ouch. Economist Ben Stein says that “Democrats have no concept of US economy.” The bullet dodged, and Stein’s take on economic developments will be tonight’s focus. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are …
“Sinister” or “Frighteningly Evil,” Says Stein, Bullet Dodged; Plus MH Market UPDate$ Read More
Israel began Wednesday to install houses at its first new settlement in about 25 years, says Agence France Presse (AFP). “A number of prefabricated mobile homes were delivered to the site that will become Amichai, the first new settlement sanctioned by the Israeli government since 1991,” per AFP’s YouTube page. …
Israelis Install New Prefab “Mobile Homes” In New Settlement Read More
The manufactured housing (MH) profession is blighted by propaganda from a variety of sources. One example of a routine misstatement of reality – which can have a similar effect as propaganda – that has hurt the MH Industry, but has recently been debunked, and is linked below. Weather Expert’s …
