When left-of-center Bloomberg, and right-of-center Fox Business agree on an issue, is it time to pay more attention? Instead of hearing about a possible run for president in 2020, Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg are ducking a barrage of controversy, which is shrinking shares value, and sparking investigations on …
Property owners outside of manufactured home zoning districts in Lexington who want to replace “mobile homes will now have to do so with single-family homes,” said the Dispatch. “The Lexington City Council unanimously approved an amendment to city ordinances Monday making that change. Under the new rules, property owners …
“It Isn’t A Crime Time to Be Poor” Citizen Tells Anti-Manufactured Home Lawmakers Read More
It’s a landmark document that is perhaps more relevant now than when it was first published. It’s the report to the Ford Foundation by Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, done in collaboration with the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University. The Daily Business News has cited Harvard’s …
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
He’s worth millions. He’s directed hit, and critically acclaimed movies, like “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Rupert Wyatt is doing season two for The Exorcist, which runs on Fox is based upon the 1973 film of the same name, based upon William Peter Blatty’s chilling book …
‘Tricked Out Trailer’ – Movie Mogul’s Multimillion ‘Mobile Mansion’ 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 …
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 …
HUD Comment Letter – FR-6075-N-01 Regulatory Review of Manufactured Housing Rules Read More
After the MHProNews exposed – via a news tip – the plan by the resident activist group MHAction to protest the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) annual meeting last year, MHAction organizers pivoted and apparently went to ‘Plan B.’ Instead of protesting at MHI – where their element of surprise was …
Frank Rolfe, MHU/RV Horizons Protest by MHAction; Nathan Smith/SSK/MHI Flashbacks? Read More
Industry professionals are reminded that the deadline for comments to HUD about the manufactured housing program operation and regulations is rapidly approaching. Dozens of comments have already been posted by home owners, realtors, industry professionals and others. What follows is from the Federal Register. But perhaps the key to …
Federal Manufactured Housing Program Review Comments Due Next Week, 2.26.2018 Read More
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 …
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 …
Their video is professional quality. The topic is a critical one for the industry – zoning and placement for manufactured homes. Lenny Kopowski – with the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Association – presents in the video below another example of how state-level manufactured housing trade associations have taken an often bold, …
State Associations – Clear Evidence of Advancing the Case for Manufactured Housing Read More
“Elvis Summers crowdfunded $100,000 to build dozens of tiny homes.” But as this video by Reason spotlighted for over a million viewers, “City officials looking to pass a $2 billion housing plan tried to shut him down.” It’s a classic example of what’s wrong with the challenges that are in …
Tiny Houses for the Homeless, The Controversy Over What Happened Next Read More
Every industry professional, regardless of politics, should easily grasp the punch line. Let’s dive into the headline question. Even in the wake of the spreading wave of sexual abuse scandals, former President Bill Clinton remains for millions a quite popular figure. By all accounts, in person, he’s charming and delights …
Was Bill Clinton Just Wrong, or Did He Lie? MH Impact – Facts, Analysis Read More
“America may be the land of 2,600-square-foot starter homes with massive walk-in closets, but many people living in the United States will go to sleep tonight without a roof over their heads,” said the Culture Cheet Sheet. “Although the total homeless population has fallen almost 14% since 2010, there are …
Homelessness in America, and Factory-Built Housing Read More
From its earliest days, America had a need, a thirst, for affordable housing. About a century ago, Sears sold pre-cut kit homes by catalog as one way to obtain that affordable American Dream of home ownership. As Americans have long been a people ‘on the move,’ the original trailer houses …
“I drive past this area twice a day. It is the low point of my day – very sad and disgusting to see what the land around here is turning into. Why are there no restrictions to prevent this?” So reads a posted reader’s comment on the Elgin Courier. The …
What the Public Thinks of Manufactured Housing, the Story of Elgin’s New Development Read More
Social media lit up with comments from factory-built housing professionals. They were commenting on what local media claimed was a nearly completed modular home that was being forced out off its home site and out of a reportedly hostile neighborhood. “A new home erected in an Allendale Township neighborhood less …
“Controversial Modular Home” Will Be Removed From Development, Industry Reactions Read More
Green Living Homes modular builder, Frank Dertzbaugh, brought his concerns about a modular home placement problem to the attention of the Modular Building Institute’s (MBI) Tom Hardiman. Dertzbaugh, a Daily Business News on MHProNews reader, cited the article linked below, as he explained to Hardiman – the executive director of …
Should Recreational Vehicles (RVs) be allowed to use vacant lots in a manufactured home community? That question sparked a debate in the state of Ohio, and elsewhere. Some manufactured home communities that have a vacancy issue would happily rent vacant lots to towable or motorized RVs, to bring in additional …
