Americans aren’t alone in the quest for affordable housing. John Daly, with the Irish Examiner lays out a vision of how “Redefining the concept of ‘home’ could help tackle the housing crisis.” If Daly and his fellow Irishmen could compare and contrast what they are excited about with the modern …
Redefining Concept of Home Could Help Tackle Housing Crisis, Daly Examined Read More
“I don’t care whether you are a liberal, conservative, independent or something else – the bottom line with this year’s [2016 presidential] election was simply more of the same or something new, different or unique,” said Tim Connor, CSP. Jim Clayton told MHProNews that “my thinking is increasingly optimistic and tends to …
4 and 0 – Special Elections and Manufactured Housing – Clayton, Connor, Hamilton Read More
“You are entitled to your own opinions. But you are not entitled to your own facts.” So said Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who was paraphrased recently by Tim Williams of the Ohio Manufactured Housing Association, in that association’s efforts to battle the Kasich Administration’s ongoing plan to over-regulate manufactured housing in …
Regulation Nation – Manufactured Housing Associations, Companies, and Professionals Read More
In what the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) says is a violation of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders issued January 20, 2017 to ease regulations, the HUD MH program published an interpretive bulletin (IB) in the Federal Register that will alter the standards for MH foundations in “freezing …
Retailers, Communities, Producers Warned – Another HUD Power Grab Read More
Being “green” is all the rage for millions of Americans. Indeed, sustainability is good – and all forms of modern factory building are demonstrably more sustainable than their on-site built counterparts tend to be. Just the reduction in wasted materials, which sources say runs about 30 percent, is significant for …
Closer Look, VERMOD’s ZEM= Zero Energy Modular – ‘Manufactured Home Replacement’ Read More
In the 1970’s President Jimmy Carter urged the nation to turn down thermostats as a way of conserving resources, to become “energy independent” from foreign countries. Some wags suggested Americans lower our body temperature below 98.6 as a means to conserve energy. Now, some forty plus years later, the Trump …
OPEC Disarray May Yield Manufactured Housing Industry Hooray Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has created its own controversy, on the eve of their much ballyhooed “Legislative Fly-In” to Washington, D.C. Two of the industry trade association’s senior staffers were allegedly terminated, days prior to their event, as was first reported by the Daily Business News, at this link …
Social Security disability lawyer Eric C. Conn plead guilty earlier this year to a scheme that defrauded the federal government of over half-a-billion dollars. While a legacy factory-built housing professional yesterday quipped, tongue in cheek, that the real Ponzi scheme is social security itself, “The Conn Mann,” a judge and …
Eric Conn ‘Trailer Law Complex’ Social Security Attorney ‘On the Lam’ Read More
The New June 2017 articles on the MHProNews.com home page are live, with the full line up on display at this link here. If you’ve been super busy, traveling, have been on vacation, or are new to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, welcome to our weekly recap of the Manufactured Housing Industry’s “News, Tips …
Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News June 18 to June 25, 2017 Read More
Multiple sources tell MHProNews that two “senior staff” members have been “fired” from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Lois Starkey – former Vice President of Regulatory Affairs – with MHI, and Tom Heinemann – previously the Vice President of Federal Government Affairs at MHI – are both gone. Their names have …
Senior Staff Shakeup at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)? Read More
The hands down king of affordable permanent housing in the U. S. is single section (a.k.a. ‘single wide’) manufactured homes. On a cost per square foot basis, they are hard to beat, as U.S. Census Bureau – and other research from sources such as Zillow, or the National Association of …
Are Americans Hunting for the Single Sectional Manufactured Home Alternative? Read More
There are certainly voices on both sides of the climate controversy and how that relates to energy policy. To oversimplify is to say that Secretary Hillary Clinton and Jill Stein represented those in the 2016 presidential race that broadly favored continuing along the path that President Obama’s administration had begun. …
Competitive Enterprise Institute Grades Trump on Energy, Domestic Policies Read More
“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing,” said Alexander Pope, about 208 years ago, and it is as true today as it was then. An early version of the saying, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions,” is attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, (1091-1153), and that too …
Jana Kasperkevic, Tiny Houses, Manufactured Homes & Financing Read More
The Chicago Tribune reported earlier this month on a suspicious fire in an Oak Lawn manufactured home community. Two deaths were reported. When law enforcement ruled the matter an alleged case of arson, it made the deaths apparent murders. “Are there murderers here?” – resident Mary Grochola said, per the Tribune, “A …
Fearful Residents Ask, “Are There Murderers Living Here?” Read More
Alabama’s Geneva City Council approved a new “mobile home” [sic] ordinance this month, removing an ‘age limit’ for manufactured homes allowed in their city. Previously, the town barred manufactured homes more than 12 years old from being placed. WTVY Channel 4 reports that now the city’s building inspector will determine …
In what developers and the News Journal are billing as a massive and first-in-over-a-decade in Florida, ground work for a senior community is underway at Ormond Beach. The first phase is 427 home sites, part of a total 1,577 planned lots. These are not going to be entry level, ‘shade …
Posh, Massive New Manufactured Home Community Being Developed Read More
A longtime mantra inside newsrooms has been, “If it Bleeds, it Leads.” While professionals readily connect with that point with regard to murder or terrorism, that’s also demonstrably true about manufactured housing too, as: tornadoes, hurricanes, dramatic fires, crime or other fatality/injury and ‘drama’ stories prove. But what about the …
In yet another piece of evidence that heavy regulation harms smaller business at the expense of larger ones, are recent statements by Manufactured Home Communities giant, Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) Chairman, Sam Zell. Barrons and Newsmax reported Zell saying that President Donald J. Trump with less than 6 months in …
ELS’ Sam Zell – Compliance Costs Destroys Smaller Businesses = Consolidation Read More
The evolving Daily Business News’ market report sets the industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both sides of the left-right media divide – this report also helps readers see what are the trends and topics that may be moving …
Why Cavco Bought Lexington Homes, per Joe Stegmayer – CG, AMG, MHCV Up Read More
While manufactured housing “consolidation” is on the minds of thousands of MH industry professionals, a result of recent Daily Business News reports – or due to this manufactured home industry overview (click here) – it’s happening in other U.S. industry sectors too. Since finance is a routine hot topic among …
Consolidation? Not just Manufactured Housing, Look at Banking – Similar Causes? Read More
