The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) website on this date has ‘news’ too. MHI wants you to know (again) that their CEO Lesli Gooch, Ph.D., has been named as a “Woman of Influence” by MHI friendly HousingWire. MHI wants you to watch a video about their event in May that is …
According to Gemini on 7.7.2025: “I will address your detailed inquiry by breaking it down into several parts.” Gemini said in part: “It is fair and accurate that there are manufactured home communities, such as those near Malibu, CA, or Montauk Shores near the Hamptons, that cater to affluent residents, …
“A manufactured home is not a motor home or trailer, and although it is often called a “mobile home,” it is not that either,” said the NFPA. With that in mind, left-leaning POLITICO Pro via their ENERGYWIRE said on 7.3.2025: “The Department of Energy is delaying a landmark rule to increase the …
According to Gemini: “Berkadia is a joint venture between Berkshire Hathaway and Jefferies Financial Group. Berkshire Hathaway and Jefferies each own 50% of Berkadia. This joint venture was formed in 2009 when they acquired Capmark’s mortgage origination and servicing business. Berkadia is a major commercial real estate lender, broker, and servicer, and Fitch …
It’s My Nest via MSN recently published an article on the topic: “15 Lies About Manufactured (Mobile) Homes.” As this MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) will unpack, “It’s My Nest” and Alviral d.o.o. appear to have a direct connection, per their website. This appears to be a possibly MHI/MHI member linked limited …
It is pre-dawn on 6.27.2025 as this report is being prepared and at this time there is no visible items on the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) website about the recent Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) meeting that is the topic of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) press …
In order to properly understand the present, it is prudent to look to the past and see how ‘we got to where we are today.’ Before there were federally regulated HUD Code manufactured housing or manufactured homes that officially began production on June 15, 1976, there were mobile homes. By …
MHProNews recently reported on a federal regulatory comments letter from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) found at this link here that stated its opposition for HUD modifying its Alternative Construction (AC) letters process. In that letter, the NAHB specifically cited the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (a.k.a.: …
According to Monticello.org, “Information is the currency of democracy” while often attributed to Thomas Jefferson, there is nevertheless no evidence to confirm that founding father, primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson actually said or wrote that1 But that pithy quote …
According to TheDrillDown.com, Arabella Advisors and its “dark money network” of billionaire donors along with millions of dollars in Biden-Harris (D) era federal grants and Democratic dominated California state grants have apparently been involved in funding the recent Los Angeles (L.A., CA) riots as well as the national “No Kings …
“While most of the issues raised by the above-stated three factors (involving primarily the post-production sector of the industry, represented by the Manufactured Housing Institute [a.k.a.: MHI] and not MHARR) should have been examined in congressional oversight hearings and addressed, pursuant to such hearings, with carefully targeted legislation specifically designed and structured …
On June 5, 2025 just hours after the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) issued its news release on April 2025 manufactured housing production an occasional source with ties to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) forwarded the following to MHProNews. It included the following remark (bold added): “Interesting, no …
The paraphrase from researchers and authors Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox in the headline are from the following in Part I is from the WND News Center and Real Clear Investigations (RCI) to MHProNews. In Part II, Kotkin and Cox specifically cite manufactured housing as part of the mix for solving …
Not. One. Word. There is no mention by HUD Secretary E. Scott Turner (R) about manufactured housing in the nearly 2-minute video that is part of the official HUD press release posted below. That said the press release itself does mention the “manufacture” of homes, and “…Manufactured Housing Programs – …
The acronym FEA is short for Facts-Evidence-Analysis. Once you or anyone else clearly sees the truth of a subject that was previously obscured it becomes more difficult not to see it going forward. An example will help paint the picture. “The U.S. population in 1998 was approximately 272 million. The population in 2024 is estimated …
Stating the obvious can bring clarity. The investment world is a complex environment with an array of factors. No single factors impacting investors should be overlooked or overemphasized. As regular and longtime readers of this platform know, for over two years, MHProNews has been probing various subjects with the use …
Depending on the source, estimates for the number of housing units needed in the U.S.A. can range from 3.8 million homes (according to Freddie Mac and William “Bill” Boor, President and CEO for Cavco Industries and current chairman of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) board of directors) to 6 million …
There is an award-winning argument to be made that much, but not all, of mainstream media operates at times as little more than stenographers or press agents for corporate, nonprofit or governmental interests. Articles are written, or relatively short video or other news spots are produced, that may largely mimic …
“In addition to…legislative activities, MHARR has also taken action in relation to the recent announcement that former HUD [manufactured housing] program administrator Teresa Payne has been hired as Vice President of “policy” by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI).” That is according to an emailed press release dated 5.19.2025 from the …
According to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) website home page on the date shown below and for well over a year are the following claims. “Elevating Housing Innovation; Expanding Attainable Homeownership.” According to former MHI vice president – and founding Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) founding president and …
