“I would say I have no intention of retiring anytime soon. So, I’m going to keep working. We’re going to probably stand up a consulting firm with some of my former colleagues at HUD and at FHA,” former HUD Deputy Secretary Brian Montgomery told RMD in February 2021. DSNews said …
Millions of Americans have no aspirations to be on city council or mayor. They do not seek to be on the local school board or serve as a county commissioner, much less be state representative, a U.S. Congressman, Senator, or the President of the United States (POTUS). The everyday person …
It’s true. Not every fake is a fraud. But every act of fraud involves some form(s) of faking. That seemingly paradoxical fact is the troubling backdrop to much of what has been reported in the past several days that impacts affordable housing in the U.S. in general, and manufactured homes …
Neither the big picture nor the finer details that influence our profession should be overlooked. Last Sunday’s postscript examined the significance of the terms DINOs, RINOs, JINOs, CINOs, and MHINOs. With that in mind, the following by author Patricia McCarthy entitled, “It Can’t Happen Here? It IS Happening Here!” was …
There are several muted, a boisterous, and several significant responses to recent revelations from the video statement by HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge by the professionals of the manufactured housing industry in general, and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) members and leaders more specifically. …
MHProNews made a number of inquiries to see if normally informed sources were aware of the announced deal between The Commodore Corporation (TCC) which is being acquired by Cavco Industries (CVCO). Further, as a possible upcoming report may reveal, there are indications that Commodore’s leadership – specifically founder Barry S. …
“Whether we call it a housing bubble or not, the current situation is untenable. Prices are rising, homeownership is increasingly out of the reach of many Americans, and the alternative (renting) is also increasingly expensive, especially in the most job-rich parts of the country,” said left-leaning VOX on June 7, …
“Knowledge is potential power” is the English translation for the Latin aphorism, “Scientia potentia est.” In an email from the Capital Research Center (CRC), Tom Woods and Michael Malice have been credited with charging that rather than speaking truth to power, journalists today often serve as the lapdogs for the …
It was on 12.13.2015 that award-winning consumer affairs journalist Jan Hollingsworth did a report on the zoning and placement problems vexing manufactured housing that included comments from Clayton Homes, an independent manufactured housing retailer, and then-MHEC member Jay Hamilton. It was entitled “Local Star Chambers Wage War on Affordable Housing.” …
The virtue of humility is as important as the thoughtfully applied quality of courage. Humility should not be misunderstood as being a doormat. Work horses come in many forms. Work horses may quietly seem to be plodding along. Then on a given day, looking back, the large field is plowed. …
As the battle within manufactured housing industry’s businesses and two primary trade groups rage, new surveys shed light on several hot-button topics. Deep dive reports – mixed with a good dose of satire – like the one linked below may or may not move people who want change to press …
Awards are often a thinly veiled marketing tool for those who give an award and for those who accept it. When the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) gives awards, it often gets them nearly free media coverage. When some company brags that they got an MHI award, it gets MHI’s name …
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge said this week in a House Financial Services Committee Hearing that “Until we start to address this [zoning/placement barriers for HUD Code manufactured homes] we are going to continue to be perpetually in this kind of situation.” That sobering line by U.S. Housing and Urban Development …
The backdrop to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) 2021 annual “facts” could be outlined in this fashion. The case could be made that Civic Alliance member Edelman’s claim that there is what they called a “Raging Infodemic” in the U.S. today is quite correct. Indeed, from across the left-right divide, …
“A full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a one-bedroom rental in only 7% of all US counties — 218 counties out of more than 3,000 nationwide,” said left-of-center CNN Business in their article on the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) report called “Out of Reach 2021: The High Cost of …
In the Western U.S. town of Garden Valley, Idaho, the lowest price listing or a house is for a $340,000 pre-HUD Code 1971 mobile home on a modest-sized piece of land. Other listings go as high as $2 million dollars, according to local realtor Jim Jardine and nearby KTVB 7 …
Freakonomics and other sources say that it was Winston Churchill who first said “Winston Churchill that first said: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” But it was President Barack Obama’s chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel (D) – who later became Mayor of Chicago – who GoodReads cites as …
Despite an apparent legal setback, a law firm acting on behalf of manufactured home residents of the 55+ Schalamar Creek manufactured home golf-course resort community is pressing ahead with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) class action claims. The targets of the lawsuit …
Elisabeth “Liz” Voigt, J.D., has previously worked for HUD, the Obama presidential campaign, and several left-leaning groups, as her LinkedIn profile reflects. She has submitted on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) and Manufactured Housing Action (MHAction) comments that will be shown below. Following her comments letter …
The deadline for comments to the FHFA on Duty to Serve (DTS) manufactured home lending are looming. Manufactured home connected stocks closed mixed yesterday (7.14.2021), and those business-daily facts are found further below. But today’s featured-focus will be the hot political issue of election integrity. The report and commentary below …
