Via a media release do the Daily Business News, Skyline Corporation (NYSE:SKY) (“Skyline” or the “Corporation”) reported the following results for the third quarter of fiscal 2018. Net sales of $57,978,000, an increase of 12.3% over net sales of $51,640,000 in the year ago quarter. The current quarter included approximately $5,000,000of homes constructed …
The billionaire founder of PayPal, Peter Thiel, is one of the driving forces behind the Seasteading Institute, which has announced it has struck a deal that can yield the first floating city by 2020. The Drudge Report, Britain’s Daily Mail and a host of media are covering the announcement that …
Plans for Floating Modular Cities, “Seasteading” is Becoming Reality Read More
An objective look at relevant data is one of several ways to obtain a clear-eyed view of the true State of the Manufactured Housing Industry, in November of 2017. There are two graphics below. One is the national RV shipment data, per the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). That is …
State of the Manufactured Home Industry, Comparing RV vs. MH Data Read More
If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value for today. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader …
Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Snapshot, Alpha Spotlight, Other MH Market Updates Read More
In a program that manufactured homes qualify for, “The town of Fair Bluff will receive $1.85 million to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew and improve the town’s water supply, Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday” in a release to the Daily Business News. This followed a previous announcement from …
Governor Announces Hurricane Recovery Loan$, Business, Homeowners, MH Read More
Data security and credit records impacts almost everyone in America. More specifically and closer to the interests of industry professionals, manufactured home retailers and communities deal with credit and personal data daily. Producers, wholesale lenders, suppliers, and vendors deal with business credit and data daily too. So today committee hearing …
Subcommittee Hearing on Security, Reforms to Protect Consumers and Businesses Read More
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) tells the Daily Business News in a release that, “Our most recent forecast released this week estimates that home purchase originations will increase at a faster clip in 2018, nearly double the rate that they increased in 2017, to $1.2 trillion.” “In contrast, we expect …
Latest Mortgage Bankers Research Reveals 2018 Finance Forecast Read More
“A new bill has been introduced in Congress by Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) that would impact both the regulation of manufactured housing by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and, potentially, the utilization of HUD-regulated manufactured housing by local jurisdictions that receive housing-related federal grants from HUD.” …
New Bill on Manufactured Home Inclusion/Regulatory Impacts Read More
For much of the U.S., the on-site building season can take place almost year-round. But not so more northern climates in the United States, or Canada, where the conventional construction season is fairly short. So, when a widely known organization like Habitat for Humanity turns to modular construction in a …
Habitat for Humanity Using Factory Built Home in First Read More
“The top 20 percent of the people pay 95 percent of the taxes. The top 10 percent of the people pay 81 percent of the taxes,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Politico. “So when you’re cutting taxes across the board, it’s very hard not to give tax cuts to the …
Senator Tim Scott, Sec Mnuchin, Politico, Bloomberg on Tax Reform’s Hurdles, Importance Read More
“I drive past this area twice a day. It is the low point of my day – very sad and disgusting to see what the land around here is turning into. Why are there no restrictions to prevent this?” So reads a posted reader’s comment on the Elgin Courier. The …
What the Public Thinks of Manufactured Housing, the Story of Elgin’s New Development Read More
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Corday “will be leaving either way,” says Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, to Bret Baier on Fox News’ Special Report tonight. As part of a broader discussion, Baier asked Mnuchin about the future of the CFPB, and that of its director. Mnuchin sees a …
CFPB’s Richard Corday “will be leaving” Says Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Read More
If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value for today. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader …
5 Biggest Contributors to Market Rise, See #3 – Broader Market Records, MH Related Updates Read More
“Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose four points to a level of 68 in October on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI),” the NHAB told MHProNews. This is the highest reading since May, and you have to go back to October …
Home Builder Report Released, Single Family Home Market Insights Read More
“New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas, Senator Betty Little, Senator Joseph Griffo and their staffs spent the day visiting the Champion Home Builders Titan Homes Division factory in Sangerfield, N.Y. and Jensen’s Cherrywood Community in Clinton, N.Y.,” the New York Housing Association (NYHA) said in a …
Public Official, Senators Tour Manufactured Home Community, Production Center Read More
“I especially want to take this opportunity to recognize our President & CEO Dick Jennison and his senior leadership team: Lesli Gooch, Mark Bowersox and Rick Robinson at MHI. Our team in Washington is highly respected,” said Tim Williams, President and CEO of 21st Mortgage and the outgoing chairman of …
If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports’ are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value for today. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader …
President Uses Pen and Purse to Modify ObamaCare, MH Market Updates Read More
As a follow up to the wildfire fatality story, linked here, an industry source in California, plus ABC7 News have been informed the Daily Business News about the tragic loss of life and property in Santa Rosa, CA. “James Cook, the manager of Journey’s End, says he tried to get …
Aptly Named, “Journey’s End,” Manufactured Home Community Tragedies, Wildfires, Video Read More
“If Kid Rock does this right, he can win and it could be good for the people, and manufactured housing.” So said factory-built housing owner, and self-proclaimed manufactured home advocate, the Rev. Donald Tye, Jr. Tye said that Kid Rock has the ingredients needed for success. In recent comments …
Kid Rock vs. Rapper Eminem – F-Bombers ‘Running for U.S. Senate,’ Video Speech Read More
“Money rules the world, and doubtless also, here and there, the bit of love within it…” ― Robert Walser. “Follow the money,” and “Pay more attention to what people do than what they say.” – Marty Lavin, MHI award winner and industry veteran. Before a: new factory, a community acquisition, …
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