“I first saw this story in 1972 and it is repeated every year since, or at least the same general theme. A shame it never comes to pass.” So said Marty Lavin in one of the last emailed comments to MHProNews for 2021. Lavin was referring to a what amounts […]
There have been no mobile homes as such built in the U.S. in decades because the trailer house and mobile home industry were transformed by federal construction and safety standards established by Congress into HUD Code manufactured housing that officially began production on June 15, 1976. New manufactured home production
In the MHProNews/MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) that follows, the graphics from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) report published on Realtor.com are edited in by the human in the loop (HITL) industry expert for MHProNews. Those disclosures said, the balance of the information and findings are the result of the best
MHLivingNews previously explored Freddie Mac’s Manufactured Housing MythBusters here. So, this is not an entirely new look at this evergreen set of topics that have dogged manufactured housing for decades. So, why this fresh look and why now? Because the recent Federal Register/FHFA related request for information (RFI) has apparently
Perhaps the term “fortress” (see page 14) and “moat” go together? Hold that thought suggested by the new June 2026 Sun Communities (SUI) Investor Relations (IR) presentation, which includes interesting items that in some instances reflect revisions, including deletions and other changes, that may have been sparked in part by
The initial data indicates that the ‘developing with entry level manufactured homes’ articles have been very popular series found here, here, and here on MHProNews. Sources deemed reliable revealed that among the readers are public officials and c-suite and management level professionals in a range of modest to mammoth manufactured
It has been said that ‘nothing can get you in trouble like telling the truth.’ Some can’t or won’t admit the truth when they see it or hear it. Special interests have their own reasons to protect their narrative which tends to absolve them of responsibility for the current plight
There are numerous ‘tiny house‘ videos that have millions of views, as MHProNews and MHLivingNews have reported over the course of years. There is also a trend in apartments to provide smaller units that are only 400 square feet (or less) in size. With those thoughts in mind and using
Like so many others, self-described socialist attorney Fran Quigley has ventured into podcasting. The article by Quigley shown below is in part an apparent pitch for that podcast that he has done with producer Jack Quigley. Per Listen Notes: “Fran Quigley: Hello and welcome to We Can Do Better, a podcast about
“There are good arguments to be made that we [i.e.: MHI, the industry, etc.] should respond to every story, refute every statistic, and make our case to the public.” Tim Williams, past Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) chairman, still MHI board member, plus president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) owned
