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HUD Comment Letter – FR-6075-N-01 Regulatory Review of Manufactured Housing Rules

By / February 26, 2018 / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, NIMBY, Non-Profit, People, Politics, regulation, research, Small Business, Trends, Zoning

The Daily Business News reported yesterday about the looming deadline for comments to HUD about regulatory reforms desired by industry members, home owners, and others interested in manufactured housing.   Federal Manufactured Housing Program Review Comments Due Next Week, 2.26.2018 The message below reflects the essence of a comment letter …

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Analogies That Teach Manufactured Housing Investors, Owners – Plus MHMarket UPdate$

By / February 20, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Canada, Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, Marketing Sales Management, People, Stocks, Trends

what Amazon is doing in groceries, is what Berkshire Hathaway has arguably done in manufactured housing. That will be our video enhanced market focus today. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are found …

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“Competing to Win” Manufacturers Confidence Report

By / February 20, 2018 / Association, Business, Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Trends

What’s true of American manufacturing in general also largely applies to manufactured housing producers.   “Many of the policy decisions made over the last eight years have been extraordinarily difficult for manufacturers. Now it’s time for a reset—and a better direction. “Competing to Win” is a policy roadmap that expresses …

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State Association Tips Heat Up Ducker Worldwide Controversies, Manufactured Housing Industry Report

By / February 19, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Announcements, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, Marketing Sales Management, regulation, research, Trends

“Christopher C. Fisher, managing principal of Ducker Worldwide, spoke at length…about marketing possibilities for the manufactured housing industry. His company has undertaken an extensive study of what millennials and baby boomers need and how the industry can attract those customers,” according to a state association source to MHProNews.   “He …

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Manufactured Housing Industry Headline News, Sunday Morning Recap, 2.11.2018 to 2.18.2018

By / February 18, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Headlines - Week In Review for Manufactured, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, Manufactured Housing Industry Headline News Week Review, research, Trends

It was a week packed with: new research, that points to manufactured home (MH) industry opportunities, new MH insights on industry politics, new controversies and revelations – where sparks flew, reports on industry related events, and the macro-economic, social, media, regulatory, and other forces that have resulted in the current …

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Developer Points to Rising Data, But Still “Acute Crisis” – Videos, MH Opportunities

By / February 16, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Economy, housing, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, research, Trends

A major apartment developer says that even as multifamily housing is hitting new highs, but that “an acute crisis” is coming in affordable housing.  With the correct approaches, this could be good news for manufactured home professionals, working within their local market(s).   The Daily Business News begins with CNBC’s …

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Indictments, ‘No Americans Implicated,’ Goldman – Trump vs. Clinton Comparison, Plus MHMarket Update$

By / February 19, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Canada, Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, Marketing Sales Management, regulation, research, Stocks, Trends

It is day 6 of the Dow’s rally, with the best one week finish in years.  Part of that is due to the news that only Russians were among those indicted today by the special prosecutor. And a Goldman exec made an interesting comparison between POTUS Trump and then-candidate Hillary …

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“…developers have attempted to use this threat of a mobile home park…” Councilwoman Christi Cox

By / February 16, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, housing, NIMBY, research, Trends, Zoning

York County, SC has placed the public and regulatory mood towards manufactured home communities back on the radar, if it ever left the stage for industry professionals.    “It’s been several instances in my district where developers have attempted to use this threat of a mobile home park in order …

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Inside Scoop Mulvaney-CFPB and MHI, Berkshire Hathaway Company Meeting Detail$

By / February 16, 2018 / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, Non-Profit, People, Philanthropy, research, Small Business, Trends

Some weeks ago, MHProNews teased in an article that MHI ought to attempt to meet with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).   Given the new leadership under pro-business, and less-activist acting director Mick Mulvaney, such a meeting could prove useful to the industry’s lenders, and all those who used …

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“Monopoly Concentration…Problem” Says Exec, Professor, Plus MH Market UPdate$

By / February 15, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, research, Stocks, Trends

Monopolies – a.k.a. ‘trusts,’ from where the term ‘anti-trust’ laws originates – have long been a problem in the U.S., says the executive and professor who is featured in tonight’s spotlight report, further below. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get …

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Urban Institute Ask for Correction in Analysis of their Manufactured Housing Research, “Follow the Facts,” “Follow the Money”

By / February 15, 2018 / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Association, loans, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, regulation, research, Trends

  Award winning investigative reporter and best-selling author, Sharyl Attkisson begins her research with a simple premise.   “Follow the money.” The award-winning Attkisson knows from experience that the connections and trail that money creates can be revealing. In analysis of the Urban Institute research on their controversial report on …

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How Many MH Independents, Retailers Have Been Lost Recently? “They Think They Own Us”

By / February 14, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, Trends

“I’ve always believed MHI does the bidding of the big manufacturers and now REIT communities,” said an email from a state association leader with ties to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to the Daily Business News.   It was a comment sent in connection to a forwarded news tip from …

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Berkshire Hathaway Vice-Chair Munger Sounds of on MH Lender, Regulators; Plus MH Market Updates

By / February 14, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Company News, Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, research, Stocks, Trends

Not nearly enough manufactured housing professionals connect the Wells Fargo name with manufactured housing connected lending. But in fact, Wells Fargo lends on manufactured homes, typically via government backed loans, and also on manufactured home communities too. Berkshire Hathaway’s significant stake, and their Vice Chairman Charlie Munger’s comments on Wells …

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Fires, News Media Reports Impact Manufactured Housing Sales, Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), Clayton Homes Reaction

By / February 14, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, media bias, media ignorance, NIMBY, Trends, Zoning

The screen capture below is a case of a picture is worth 1,000 words.  It is a composite from a page one Google search this morning for “mobile home” news.   Note that each of these page one search results reveals a news report that negative.   Every day, such …

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Trump Anti-Trust – Anti-Monopoly – Actions – Reading the Tea Leaves, Plus MH Market Updates

By / February 13, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Canada, Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, Marketing Sales Management, Politics, regulation, research, Stocks, Trends

Liz Clayman and FOX Business’ Charlie Gasparino say that even businesses outside of those directly involved are closely watching the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ), as they are preparing regulatory decisions on Comcast-NBCUniversal merger, and the AT&T Time Warner merger deals.  Omaha, Knoxville, are you watching too?  That will …

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Look Who’s Promoting the Good News About Manufactured Housing, While Defending Problematic Anti-MH Reports

By / February 13, 2018 / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, media bias, People, research, Trends

  There are several developing stories with focused upon the manufactured housing industry in process.   Several news tips have come in, including responses from sources such as the Urban Institute.  We are giving them an opportunity today to clarify, before we publish. Which brings up these 2 questions. Who …

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Frmr CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Suspects “Shenanigans” last week, Infrastructure, plus MH Market UPdate$

By / February 12, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Community Commercial Financing, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, regulation, research, Stocks, Trends

The White House Infrastructure bill was unveiled today, which will be our main headlined feature tonight, but first… …former Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Bart Chilton, has been making the cable news circuit.  Chilton voiced his concerns about what’s behind the recent volatility, which will be part of tonight’s featured …

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Trump Administration’s Official 2019 HUD Budget, Proposals Unveiled

By / February 12, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, disaster, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation, Trends

Spending plan will preserve or increase support for homeless, seniors, disabled, and healthy housing WASHINGTON, D.C. – “The Trump Administration today announced the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a $41.24 billion spending plan that continues or expands support for vulnerable …

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Manufactured Housing Industry Research, Data, Reports Sunday Morning Recap, 2.4.2018 to 2.11.2018

By / February 11, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Headlines - Week In Review for Manufactured, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry Headline News Week Review, Marketing Sales Management, People, Politics, regulation, research, Stocks, Trends

  Last week was a hoping week, as you will see from the headlines below.   Yesterday’s emailed news updates witnessed high hit counts.  The top reads by pros like yourself?  They are the two top ones (Friday night and Saturday’s).  Ears must be burning in D.C… …but don’t stop …

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State Associations, Companies Quit Membership in Manufactured Housing Institute, (MHI), One Explains in Writing, ‘Why?’

By / February 10, 2018 / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Announcements, Association, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, regulation, Trends

Let’s be clear. The withdrawal letter now-published by the Manufactured Housing Communities of Arizona (MHCA) on Industry Voices is sober. It is a low key, ‘here are the facts’ now-open letter about why they’ve quit the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). But it might as well have been a bomb, as …

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