“I’d urge MHI, the manufactured housing industry’s self-proclaimed post-production sector’s national rep, to recognize the window of opportunity that Trump 2.0 and Secretary Turner could mean for consumers. Logically, if something benefits millions of potential affordable housing/manufactured home consumers, that can obviously benefit producers, retailers, investors and others.” So said Danny Ghorbani on 5.2.2025 in an exclusive interview with MHProNews that is planned for publication on Monday May 5, 2025. It is 1846 words (Q and A combined) that can be digested in under 10 minutes for most readers on based information not found anywhere else in manufactured housing, nor anywhere else on the planet (unless some hacker has somehow hijacked it and decided to post it somewhere as yet unknown…just joking to underscore the ‘exclusive’ point). That will be the latest in what Bing‘s AI powered Copilot has called the largest known collection of manufactured housing industry connected interviews on the planet (see that and more insights in the introduction to tomorrow’s Q&A).
Facts and evidence based manufactured home expert industry analysis. This is what draws a growing number of readers to MHProNews, not to mention exclusives like that pending interview with Ghorbani. Watch for that tomorrow.
Meanwhile, in Part II’s week in review is an array of unique features on the Daily Business News on MHProNews plus our eclectic “Reality Check” series for the popular mainstream Patch news and views site. Among those headlines is a new probe into what socialist/progressive thinkers Fran Quigley and Robert Reich have had to say about problems in U.S. housing. Quigley recently took specific aim once more at the manufactured home community sector. It merits more careful reading because it appears that a higher profile MHI member has once more been smacked by attorney and law professor Quigley, who has previously critiqued MHI member Frank Rolfe and others. Watch the video in that report and see what Quigley has shared about nonprofits groups protesting against predatory ‘landlords’ that include MHC ‘landlords.’
Also, among this week’s headlines in review are two probes into Champion Homes (SKY), which presents an array of recent insights that are exclusives to our platform. Don’t miss them.
On MHLivingNews is another example of what might aptly be called an example of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) post-production sector failures. It is one of several articles that are NOT found on the MHI website this morning for May 2025. How is that possible? The status quo in MHVille is aided in part because most others who blog or publish do little or nothing to routinely hold MHI to account for results. NIMBYism among public officials is alive and well, as the latest from MHLivingNews clearly illustrates using recent mainstream media reports. See that among the headlines in review in Part II.
While you are at it, jump back in time a bit and reflect on the notion of liars and con artists operating in MHVille. MHI linked blogger and retired vet George F. Allen is arguably being revealed anew as little more than a stooge for MHI’s consolidators. When the manufactured housing industry’s 21st century failures are obviously in the post-production sector, why is it that Allen has periodically lashed out at MHARR for trying to hold MHI to accountability for post-production sector failures? Without event sponsorships from MHI member brands, Allen could have sunk into obscurity years ago.
But Allen is in apparently like-minded company. MHI’s stale and demonstrably incorrect claim on their news section of the home page and their ‘news landing page’ are factually inaccurate. Who says? Artificial intelligence (AI) that fact checked their claim.
That said, this article and others that follow helps demonstrate why MHProNews, per multiple AI fact checks including the one linked here, has the documented largest known and most-read trade media site in the U.S.A. MHI and their allies may envy our traffic and engagement. MHProNews’ traffic and pageviews are some 6x plus time more than MHI-plus ALL of the MHI-linked bloggers and trade media-combined. That’s what dominating looks like in the realm of manufactured home “Industry News, Tips, and Views Pros Can Use.”
There is much to know from this week in review. For example, there are two articles on MHI member Champion Homes (SKY). They present highly relevant information to those seeking hard evidence of why manufactured housing is underperforming. Champion’s latest earnings call revealed a specific statement about their thinking regarding land-lease communities that ought to be must-reading for professionals, investors, public officials, and others interested in understanding the causes and solutions to the affordable housing crisis.
So, check out the headlines that represent the largest and most-read collection of manufactured housing industry related topics, plus more than one lagniappe, to inform, inspire, ponder, and digest.
Don’t miss today’s postscript.
With no further adieu, here are the headlines for the week in review from 4.27 to 5.4.2025.
Notice: “Opportunities to in Increase Housing Production and Preservation” by Pam Blumenthal and Regina Gray was removed from the HUD website. On this date, it is still not found at its original link (see screen capture followed by the article itself, which was obtained by MHLivingNews/MHProNews from a source at HUD.
Warren Buffett has announced his retirement as CEO at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK), parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance (VMF), Shaw and other firms linked to and far more beyond the boundaries of MHVille.
Wow. Buffet announcing stepping down from Berkshire this year.
This is my first year going to the ATM I came because I figured wouldn’t be many more opportunities to see Buffett (94) turns out it was the last opportunity.
JUST IN: Buffett announces retirement — says Greg Abel will take over, though Abel didn’t even know until today
Buffett will stay on to support, but decision-making goes to Abel.
He vows to never sell a single $BRK.A share — only donate gradually.
Crowd applauds loudly#Buffettpic.twitter.com/LVPFj9CIDZ
Because MHProNews is the only known 7 day a week trade publisher operating in manufactured housing, it is likely to take others some time before our wanna be rivals report on an item that is widely reported by mainstream news. But that fact-set is nothing new. MHProNews dominates in manufactured housing industry connected news for a variety of reasons. Consider the reports linked above or that follow are obviously among the reasons we soar while others in MHVille snore. Try to find anything original like MHProNews anywhere else online to cover the manufactured housing industry, or more broadly, factory built housing. Good luck on that hunt. That’s why xAI’s Grok and other AI have confirmed that MHProNews has over 6x the combined traffic and an even higher ratio of pageviews than MHI and MHI linked bloggers/trade publishers combined.
More on the Berkshire annual event is planned for the near term. Don’t expect MHProNews to fawn over Buffett or Berkshire. Watch for that and more on MHProNews. Keep your eyes open for the Q&A with Danny Ghorbani, which could well be the latest Q&A/interview MHProNews has conducted that will stand the tests of fact-checks and time. Barring the unforeseen, it will be published Monday 5.5.2025, Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Our son has grown quite a bit since this 12.2019 photo. All on Capitol Hill were welcoming and interested in our manufactured housing industry related concerns. But Congressman Al Green’s office was tremendous in their hospitality. Our son’s hand is on a package that included the Constitution of the United States, bottled water, and other goodies.
Tony earned a journalism scholarship and earned numerous awards in history and in manufactured housing.
For example, he earned the prestigious Lottinville Award in history from the University of Oklahoma, where he studied history and business management. He’s a managing member and co-founder of LifeStyle Factory Homes, LLC, the parent company to MHProNews, and MHLivingNews.com.
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