Facts are what they are. One reason that so many conspiracy theories pop up is arguably because much of the mainstream media has lost sight of the traditional purpose of journalism. Namely, news media are supposed to report news, rather than blend news with opinion or sometimes veiled agendas. Cloudlfare …
Unlike much of manufactured housing, Reuters reports that mainstream housing is soaring. While the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) touts photo ops to their readers, the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) CEO Jerry Howard is reporting a sharp jump in sales. Which sounds more important to professionals and investors? Pictures at …
The definition for sophistry is “a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning. a false argument; sophism.” That’s per Dictionary. Meriam Webster says it means “subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation.” Someone could interview several community owners, investors, and residents and generate a wide range of responses to …
Left-of-center Bloomberg provided these pull-quotes from Attorney General William “Bill” Barr’s speech today that spent considerable time focusing on Communist China. – “The ultimate ambition of China’s rulers isn’t to trade with the United States; it is to raid the United States.” – “As its ruthless crackdown of Hong Kong …
“The coronavirus crisis has caused rampant corruption in Washington. Legislators like Nancy Pelosi and radical Soros-backed organizations have raked in tens of millions of taxpayer dollars as part of the COVID-19 aid packages.” So said the Convention of States (COS) team in the Convention of States Action (COSA) alert to …
Faithwire is tied to the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) and says of themselves “Are you sick of the fear, division and hopelessness that consumes politics and culture? We are too, and we’re doing something about it: Welcome to Faithwire.” It is this broadly Christian group launched by CBN on Sep 21, …
What some in manufactured housing are calling the “deep state” at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is alive and well. That would be a fair reading of the on-the-record comments from Mark Weiss, J.D., regarding HUD’s purportedly problematic response to MHProNews on the question of Manufactured Housing’s …
Earlier this evening, left-of-center CNBC reported the following. President Donald Trump said he signed legislation to impose sanctions on China in response to its interference with Hong Kong’s autonomy. Trump also said that he signed an executive order ending the preferential treatment that Hong Kong has long enjoyed. The Trump …
The left-of-center New York Times’ Business section this morning opened with the headline, “’I Can’t Keep Doing This:’ Small-Business Owners Are Giving Up.” NY Times writer Emily Flitter said, “More owners are permanently shutting their doors after new lockdown orders, realizing that there may be no end in sight to …
Robert Schiller spoke today with left-of-center CNBC about housing and the markets. The origin of the Case-Schiller index is, per Wikipedia is as follows. “The Standard & Poor’s Case–Shiller Home Price Indices are repeat-sales house price indices for the United States. … These Indices are based on original work by …
Recent reports about the broader housing market set the context for manufactured housing potential. That, in turn, is relevant to the formal, on-the-record responses provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) to MHProNews relative to FHA lending. HUD also provided significant replies on the Manufactured Housing Improvement …
One of the happiest, sharpest guys I know is a former alcoholic. He’s been in AA – Alcoholics Anonymous – for over 2 decades. Proficient in his business – we met due to manufactured housing – he adapts and rocks on in his part of the country. That’s a true …
Berkshire Hathaway owned Acme Bricks has been caught up for over a month in allegations that seek to tie Bill Gates, who owns significant holdings in Berkshire (BRK) and sat on their board until March 2020, sometimes Warren Buffett, and other billionaires. The claim is that assaults on law enforcement …
There are few things more important to main street business and investors that having maximum certainty. As Kurt Kelley, J.D., has said, the rule of law is the foundation for a sound economic system. quote The Black Lives Matter (BLM) website says that: “On July 13, 2013 we disrupted business …
People are moving out of cities and out of several specific states. For example, New York City (NYC) lost reportedly lost 59,000 in 2019 alone. According to BisNow, “Its population shrank by a half-percent to 8.4 million between 2017 and 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Almost 1.4 million …
The American Enterprise Institute Housing Center’s data that will follow further below are framed in part against pre-and post-pandemic trends. That makes sense, because millions of businesses, workers, and others are concerned with what lies ahead. Investors crave certainty, so the saying goes. There are several things that appear to …
“The way to defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argument, and persuasion, not by trying to silence or wish them away.” “The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted.” “The restriction of debate, whether by a repressive government or an …
There are any number of reasons why manufactured housing should be surging instead of struggling as it has been for some 15 (+/-) years. The headline report is potentially one of them, but first let’s consider some other points. An aspect of the HUD Code manufactured home industry’s woes the …
Representative Ilhan Omar held a news conference on “systemic racism” with Minnesota leaders on Tuesday 7.7.2020. CBS Local said that “Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose represents the congressional district” that George Floyd’s tragic death and the subsequent civil unrest have occurred. Omar took to television cameras and microphones to make her …
Left-of-center Yahoo News is among the news outlets that have spotlighted a video from right-of-center Fox News interview with White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro. India is one of the nations that is pushing for Chinese accountability in their purported mishandling of the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic, also known as COVID19, …
