Like it or not, the market (a.k.a.: “Wall Street”) did not react well to the recent quarterly earnings and earnings call for Legacy Housing (LEGH). Legacy’s stock fell and rightly or wrongly their outlook per analysts cited in Part I is muted. Legacy’s management is known to generally stay clear […]
According to the Congressional testimony provided in Part I by manufactured homeowner and land-lease manufactured home community (MHC) resident Carla Burr, “I am a proud owner of a manufactured home in Chantilly, Virginia.” “I would love to provide an unqualified recommendation for manufactured housing. However, until we fix the financing
The following is adapted from an email to Congressional staff sent to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (LA-R) team and to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-D) communications director on this date (11.11.2025). MHProNews notes that in this MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) the formatting may be somewhat different, but the text,
“New York City’s new mayor-elect, self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, won on an “affordability” platform but used his victory speech to declare open class warfare against landlords and “the bosses,” while promising that government can solve every problem. Even the left-leaning Washington Post editorial board called it a mask-drop moment
“Legacy Housing Announces Agreement to Purchase Assets of AmeriCasa Solutions, LLC and Addition of New Senior Management,” per their media release provided in Part I. Part of that deal includes: “Norman Newton will join Legacy Housing under a five-year employment agreement serving as its Chief Revenue Officer, with more details
Some are cheering. Some are jeering. This article on self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s election victory on 11.4.2025 makes him the mayor-elect of New York City. Part I provides Mamdani’s victory speech transcript in his own words, including the video of that speech. This preface will provide some context for
Could Thrivent’s corporate leadership be making a mistake? Before probing that question, some background is warranted. In response to the input inquiry linked here, on 11.7.2025 2025 at about 01:51:31 AM ET, left-leaning Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered overview said the following. Thrivent launched its new ad campaign with the
In Part I of this MHProNews MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA), Pew’s research into manufactured housing looks at the topic of zoning barriers and the potential that state-level preemption might have at overcoming those barriers. Among other details, Pew stated that potentially 3.2 million renters could become homeowners if manufactured homes were
Yesterday (11.4.2025) Democratic politicians and Democratic Redistricting Initiatives in Democratic states and cities won. Democrats are celebrating. Perhaps more specifically, more left-leaning Democrats are celebrating the victory of Zoran Mamdani for New York City Mayor, a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist has been leading in the polls for weeks. Abaigail Spanberger, an
What follows in Part I was originally published on The Conversation by attorney Cassie Powell, Assistant Professor of Law, Legal Practice, University of Richmond. “Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them” theconversation.com stated it was “Published:
“When my lot rent goes up, I can’t just leave, it’s not that simple. My home isn’t truly mobile,” [manufactured home community resident Sammi] Silver said. “It costs thousands of dollars to move, and most parks won’t even take a house over five years old.” Multiple times a year there
For well over a decade, MHProNews has had a tagline under its logo that proclaimed: “Industry News, Tips and Views Pros Can Use.” © That logo appears on nearly every public-facing page on the MHProNews website. During the 16 years that this platform has operated, MHProNews has focused on HUD
In this MHProNews journalistic MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) probe, there are several topics at work. The first involves Google itself. The second is the distinctive Google AI overview/preview treatment of the subject of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) followed by a closer look at the dynamics within the affordable housing market
MHProNews notes that some of the following has been adapted from an article by this writer for the Patch earlier today. Last night (10.30.2025) President Donald J. Trump called on Congress to ‘nuke’ the Senate filibuster rule to get the federal government fully operating to programs like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition
Beyond the pressure to end the partial federal government shutdown grows, one of the routine mainstream headline topics is New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D). Keeping Noam Chomsky’s dictums in mind, some slogans on the ZohranForNYC.com website are the following. “Zohran Mamdani is running for Mayor to lower
“The crisis of homelessness is not merely a failure of public policy or social services. It is the visible expression of a deeper ideological capture that has redefined the terms of debate, reshaped the flow of billions of taxpayer dollars, and subordinated the most vulnerable citizens to the ambitions of
For some 15 plus years, MHProNews has provided news items, views, and positions that included the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and its press releases. This MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) model report will provide their stance again as well as that of the smaller “watchdog” and advocacy by the Manufactured Housing Association
From 1959 to 2019 is a period of 61 years. Using official U.S. Census Bureau records there were 13,302,000 total pre-HUD Code mobile home and post-HUD Code manufactured housing units shipped during that period (see Part I for details). That means that the average number of pre- and post-HUD Code
‘Does humanity need masters? Do we need kings, experts, or artificial intelligence to rule over us? Do we need politicians who make great sounding promises but who can’t, won’t, or don’t deliver?’ That topic is featured in a new post this morning on the Patch and is linked below. While
According to the “popular tool for tracking investment data” fintel.io, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has a broad portfolio of investments that includes firms that are directly involved in HUD Code manufactured housing. Thrivent has an array of investments in the following sectors, shown as follows in no particular order of
