Two reliable sources tell MHProNews that Lesli McCollum will fill the vacancy left by Jason Boehlert at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) in the Government Relations role. McCollum is said to be experienced in Government Relations work. Sources say that a formal confirmation and announcement of this appointment by MHI is likely …
Lesli McCollum to Fill Jason Boehlert Vacancy at MHI Read More
At the Louisville Manufactured Housing Show, Jason Boehlert, Vice President of Government Affairs for MHI, responding to a question from MHProNews.com about the possibility of altering the provisions of Dodd-Frank that negatively impact the MH industry, said, “Where a lot of these measures fail in reforming Dodd-Frank is when they …
Arlington, VA. An announcement of the promotion for Jason Boehlert to Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) will accompany the announced appointment of Rick Robinson as MHI Vice President of Government Affairs and General Counsel. Sources close to the Manufactured Housing Institute tell MHProNews …
Boehlert promoted, Rick Robinson new GC at the Manufactured Housing Institute Read More
Jason Boehlert, vice president of government relations for the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), shown here explaining the landscape of legislative affairs inside the Washington, D.C. beltway at the MHI legislative session government affairs briefing Feb. 25. His presentation included pending legislation that would provide regulatory relief for the manufactured housing …
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“The government wants high quality, low cost housing and manufactured housing provides that product.” That’s attributed to Warren Buffett per the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and their former Vice President Jason Boehlert. According to Matt Stoller in Part I (emphasis added by MHProNews) “Buffett helped cause the housing crisis through …
There are several types of atheists and agnostics. Some are sincerely ignorant about the difficult-to-refute volumes of evidence that God exists. Then, there are people like self-described atheist Warren Buffett who is clearly intelligent and thus is perhaps willfully ignorant, or he may arguably be engaged in paltering, contradictory-hypocritical claims that …
In the Part II segment of this MHVille news analysis of the op-ed by William Haupt III in Part I on the importance of the Silent Majority in the U.S., and this platform’s editorial view on some of the ways that his thinking applies and matters to MHVille, there is …
The late Ronald Reagan, a one-time Democrat turned Republican sometimes compared to former and future President Donald J. Trump, famously quipped “Trust, but Verify.” That remark was made in President Reagan’s dealing with the U.S.A.’s old communist rival, the now defunct Soviet Union. According to left-leaning Wikipedia: “Trust, but verify (Russian: доверяй, …
The three Cs, as longer-term manufactured housing pros may recall, are Clayton-Champion-Cavco. The so-called three Cs never really left, although for a time with the merger of Skyline and Champion to get the publicly traded (SKY) name made it expedient and legally accurate to call it Skyline Champion (SKY). From …
“The typical U.S. renter household earns an estimated $54,712 per year. That’s 17.3% less – or $11,408 in dollar terms – than the $66,120 a renter must earn to afford monthly rent for the median-priced U.S. apartment ($1,653),” said Bethany Blakely. When MHProNews previously published a report by Blakely on …
In recent years, routinely once a month, MHProNews provides data to industry pros obtained from the Institute of Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), which in turn collects data under contract for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). That data, which is also used by others in MHVille, is …
Like it or not, billionaires like Warren Buffett, Sam Zell, Nick Hanauer, and a leaked document from Citigroup – among others – have bluntly stated in their own words that the United States today is a society that to various degrees is ‘ruled’ or governed by plutocrats, oligarchs, and corporate …
According to Regulations.gov site: “Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to establish enforcement procedures for its energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. DOE recently amended the compliance date for these standards in a final rule to delay compliance. DOE delayed the compliance date to allow DOE more …
One ought to wonder why the headline quote attributed by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to Warren Buffett is only found in some 6 Google searches? Why was it used in a Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) PowerPoint document presented to the National Rural Housing Conference, but apparently isn’t found on …
Benzinga is a business and financial news site that picked up a press release issued by the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association-Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA-RVIC) with Sue Bartee as the contact. In that release, IMHA-RVIC Executive Director Ron Breymier said: “This year, we’re incredibly excited to welcome retailers, community owners, …
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable.”—H.L. Mencken. Comparing the net worth …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)’s recent email under the heading of “Policy News” stated that: “As part of MHI’s ongoing efforts to elevate the profile of manufactured housing as a solution to the country’s affordable housing shortage, MHI CEO Dr. Lesli Gooch will moderate a panel…” discussion at the National …
On 2.27.2023 the following emailed message from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) was forwarded to MHProNews as a news tip. The MHI message to members and followers in an MHI “Housing Alert” which has the headline: “Supreme Court to Take Case Challenging CFPB’s Funding.” In an era in America where …
To grasp the odd Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) statement to their members this week and associated document to HUD, it will be recalled that when MHI first announced what they initially called a ‘new class of manufactured housing’ – later rebranded as “CrossModTM“ homes – MHI staff and corporate leaders …
A new Masthead editorial encouraged appropriate litigation by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). That Masthead also urged that MHI ‘come clean’ with the manufactured home industry on evidence-based allegations including insider information from the Department of Energy (DOE) plus other evidence that MHI has been a marginally veiled part of …
