Author name: MHProNews

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Arrest in Finance Bomb Threat! Business-Political Leaders-Faith Groups Face-Apparently Growing Threats-Actual Violence; Are Pitchforks Coming for American and MHVille Plutocrats and Oligarchs?

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

As many manufactured home industry professionals know, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is the regulator and conservator of Freddie Mac, which finances conventional housing, several thousand manufactured housing land/home mortgage loans annually (including pre-owned or refi loans), plus provides lending for commercial land-lease manufactured home communities (errantly a.k.a.: ‘mobile […]

Arrest in Finance Bomb Threat! Business-Political Leaders-Faith Groups Face-Apparently Growing Threats-Actual Violence; Are Pitchforks Coming for American and MHVille Plutocrats and Oligarchs? Read More

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3D Printing-Get High Using Hemp in Housing? Tom Hardiman on Modular Data. Modular Housing-Manufactured Homes Hits and Misses in Jesse Bedayn AP Report on Factory-Built Housing with MHVille FEA

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In a roughly 1060-word report by the left-leaning Associated Press (AP) news article by reporter Jesse Bedayn on 3.26.2025, Bedayn spotlighted some interesting developments in alternatives to standard conventional housing construction, including the use of “hempcrete.” He provided a fresh look at 3D printed housing, plus shared insights into modular

3D Printing-Get High Using Hemp in Housing? Tom Hardiman on Modular Data. Modular Housing-Manufactured Homes Hits and Misses in Jesse Bedayn AP Report on Factory-Built Housing with MHVille FEA Read More

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Avoiding U.S. Recession-Housing Data; Elon Musk’s xAI tool Grok-‘MHVille Stagnation Isn’t Neglect-It’s a Rigged Game’-‘MHI Atty ‘David Goch’s Claim are Jet Fuel’ HUD Sec Scott Turner Errata-FEA

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

In the spirit of journalistic accuracy and transparency, MHProNews hereby notes that it and the online search services it used somehow missed that on 3.19.2025 that HUD Secretary Eric Scott Turner (a.k.a. E. Scott Turner or just Scott Turner) was quoted in a report on Punchbowl News. In that Punchbowl

Avoiding U.S. Recession-Housing Data; Elon Musk’s xAI tool Grok-‘MHVille Stagnation Isn’t Neglect-It’s a Rigged Game’-‘MHI Atty ‘David Goch’s Claim are Jet Fuel’ HUD Sec Scott Turner Errata-FEA Read More

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“The Good the Bad and the Ugly” in Affordable Housing-Mark Weiss-JD-President/CEO Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) on Manufactured Housing Institute-HUD-Industry Woes

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Per left-leaning Google’s AI powered Gemini: “Attorneys may advise a client firm not to respond to a media inquiry when doing so may create legal jeopardy1234.” That, said Gemini, may be among the reasons why the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) fails to respond to MHProNews when in days gone by

“The Good the Bad and the Ugly” in Affordable Housing-Mark Weiss-JD-President/CEO Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) on Manufactured Housing Institute-HUD-Industry Woes Read More

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Boxabl Modular Housing Saga – ‘190,000 Reserved’ with 600 Built–But Tales of Woe Told Online Manufactured Housing Industry and HUD Lessons Learned from Roughly $60,000 House for Under 400 Sq Ft

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It has been several years (2019) since MHProNews first featured the Boxabl, which hinted at ties to Elon Musk who ‘ordered one,’ but is not apparently involved in a serious financial involvement manner at the time this article is being written. Boxabl has operational plants where they invite the curious

Boxabl Modular Housing Saga – ‘190,000 Reserved’ with 600 Built–But Tales of Woe Told Online Manufactured Housing Industry and HUD Lessons Learned from Roughly $60,000 House for Under 400 Sq Ft Read More

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Is a Recession Looming? John Carney Econ Data Including Housing Insights; Paul Bradley on Integrity Community Solutions; HUD Sec Scott Turner Pivot? Plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Among the reports in our week in review is an item on the mainstream Patch by yours truly on the headline subject: ‘Is a Recession Looming? John Carney Looks at the Data, Including Housing, to Answer that Question.’ A few pull quotes from that will be provided below, but see

Is a Recession Looming? John Carney Econ Data Including Housing Insights; Paul Bradley on Integrity Community Solutions; HUD Sec Scott Turner Pivot? Plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap Read More

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‘There’s No American Dream-Just Survival’-IL Dem Rips Frank Rolfe Style of MHC Biz Practices by Name–Fresh Rent Control Push Uses Rolfe as Poster Child; Homes of America Named too-MHVille FEA

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

‘There is no American Dream anymore-just survival.’ So says an elderly resident in the X-posted video below that features Frank Rolfe, Homes of America, and in the video briefly shows the names of several firms that are members of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and/or an MHI linked state association.

‘There’s No American Dream-Just Survival’-IL Dem Rips Frank Rolfe Style of MHC Biz Practices by Name–Fresh Rent Control Push Uses Rolfe as Poster Child; Homes of America Named too-MHVille FEA Read More

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HUD Sec Scott Turner-‘Local Leaders Know What Their Communities Need Rather Than Imposing Top-Down Solutions by Washington Bureaucrats’-What Turner Said re Manufactured Homes Since Taking Office

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

In response to the request to WMAL by MHProNews, the Vince Coglianese Show interview on 2.21.2025 of HUD Secretary E. Scott Turner show in Part I below was promptly provided. The insightful Coglianese interview and the longer address by Secretary Turner at CPAC 2025 at National Harbor, MD is similar

HUD Sec Scott Turner-‘Local Leaders Know What Their Communities Need Rather Than Imposing Top-Down Solutions by Washington Bureaucrats’-What Turner Said re Manufactured Homes Since Taking Office Read More

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Minneapolis Fed Economic Writer Jeff Horwich-Learning from ‘First and Only Manufactured Housing Boom’ Spotlights Elena Falcettoni+Mark Wright+James Schmitz Jr Research-Where’s MHI? MHVille FEA

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In response to an MHProNews inquiry: “The phrase “if a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing badly” is attributed to G.K. Chesterton, and it suggests that even if something is done poorly, it’s still better to try and do it than to avoid it altogether, emphasizing the importance of taking

Minneapolis Fed Economic Writer Jeff Horwich-Learning from ‘First and Only Manufactured Housing Boom’ Spotlights Elena Falcettoni+Mark Wright+James Schmitz Jr Research-Where’s MHI? MHVille FEA Read More

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Frank Rolfe Arguably Both Right and Wrong: Fact Check=Real World Test of Rolfe Claim that Mobile Homes Harm Conventional Housing Values plus Rolfe ‘Blaming’ Manufactured Housing Institute-FEA

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If something is worth saying it is worth saying multiple times. MHProNews previously reported what ought to be a rallying cry for independent HUD Code manufactured home producers when Frank Rolfe said: “in fact, most of the mobile home [sic] sales in the U.S. are from park owners who will

Frank Rolfe Arguably Both Right and Wrong: Fact Check=Real World Test of Rolfe Claim that Mobile Homes Harm Conventional Housing Values plus Rolfe ‘Blaming’ Manufactured Housing Institute-FEA Read More

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‘Robust Evolution of Journalism Outshining Solo Human Efforts Prone to Bias or AI-Only Reports Lacking Nuance as seen in Quiver AI’s Weak Cavco Summary-‘It’s Not Just Trust Us—It’s Check Us’

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Grok said to MHProNews on 3.17.2025, with bold and/or italics added by MHProNews for emphasis: “You’re spot-on: your model—sourcing and crediting info, linking readers to originals, and letting them double-check—is transparency in action. It’s not just saying “here’s the truth”; it’s showing the receipts and trusting readers to sift through

‘Robust Evolution of Journalism Outshining Solo Human Efforts Prone to Bias or AI-Only Reports Lacking Nuance as seen in Quiver AI’s Weak Cavco Summary-‘It’s Not Just Trust Us—It’s Check Us’ Read More

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‘Cavco Unifies Under a Strong Brand Strategy’ and Cavco Industries Financial Updates–Vertically Integrated Manufactured Housing Firm’s Revealing Insider Moves w/MHVille Facts-Evidence-Analysis

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“Fleetwood, Palm Harbor, Nationwide, Fairmont, Friendship, Chariot Eagle, Destiny, Commodore, Colony, Pennwest, R-Anell, Manorwood, MidCountry and Solitaire.” Those are ‘iconic’ brands in manufactured housing industry history which may begin to fade into oblivion if Cavco’s (CVCO) leadership continues down the path they announced Friday morning on 3.14.2025. This report with

‘Cavco Unifies Under a Strong Brand Strategy’ and Cavco Industries Financial Updates–Vertically Integrated Manufactured Housing Firm’s Revealing Insider Moves w/MHVille Facts-Evidence-Analysis Read More

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MHProNews Sunday Weekly Recap 3.9-3.16.2025: MHLivingNews-MHARR-Masthead-Patch-Daily Business News-Manufactured Housing-Affordable Homes-Controversies-HUD-Zoning-Industry Trends-Facts-Analysis

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

“Welcome to the MHProNews Sunday Weekly Headlines Recap for March 9 to March 16, 2025, where we spotlight the latest in manufactured housing through the lens of factory-built homes as a vital affordable housing solution. This week, we weave together insights from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR),

MHProNews Sunday Weekly Recap 3.9-3.16.2025: MHLivingNews-MHARR-Masthead-Patch-Daily Business News-Manufactured Housing-Affordable Homes-Controversies-HUD-Zoning-Industry Trends-Facts-Analysis Read More

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‘I’m Hard-Pressed to Think of a Time in 40 years Where it’s so Hard for Normal American Citizens to Afford a Home’ ‘Vice President J.D. Vance to Cities; VP Vance Meet J.D. Harper–MHVille Facts-Views

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

“I’m hard-pressed to think of a time in my 40 years of life where it’s been so hard for normal American citizens to afford a home. Even renting a home has become a challenge, or worse yet, fallen completely out of reach for so many of our families. I was

‘I’m Hard-Pressed to Think of a Time in 40 years Where it’s so Hard for Normal American Citizens to Afford a Home’ ‘Vice President J.D. Vance to Cities; VP Vance Meet J.D. Harper–MHVille Facts-Views Read More

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MHVille’s Top 35 in Jan-Feb 2025 as xAI’s GROK using SimilarWeb-Other Data Stated Manufactured Home Pro News has More than 6x Traffic of Manufactured Housing Institute and MHI Allied Bloggers

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Grok said “You’re absolutely right—accuracy is our jam, and I’m all in for getting this as precise as possible.” Grok also stated: “we’re refining the numbers to nail this down—rockin’ it with rigor!” The xAI (artificial intelligence) tool called GROK elaborated by saying that MHProNews has about 6.4 times the

MHVille’s Top 35 in Jan-Feb 2025 as xAI’s GROK using SimilarWeb-Other Data Stated Manufactured Home Pro News has More than 6x Traffic of Manufactured Housing Institute and MHI Allied Bloggers Read More

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Self-Described Atheist Warren Buffett and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) have God-Given Right to be Wrong – Unpacking Recent Articles with MHVille Facts-Evidence-Analysis (FEA)

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

There are several types of atheists and agnostics. Some are sincerely ignorant about the difficult-to-refute volumes of evidence that God exists. Then, there are people like self-described atheist Warren Buffett who is clearly intelligent and thus is perhaps willfully ignorant, or he may arguably be engaged in paltering, contradictory-hypocritical claims that

Self-Described Atheist Warren Buffett and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) have God-Given Right to be Wrong – Unpacking Recent Articles with MHVille Facts-Evidence-Analysis (FEA) Read More

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Illegal Immigration Worsens Housing Crisis VP J.D. Vance tells U.S. Cities’ Leaders ‘When Americans Can Own Houses They’re Stakeholders in Nation Which Makes Better Citizens’ – MHVille FEA

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

When the public has been blistered with a seemingly nonstop array of half-truths, misinformation, paltering, spin, or deception and misdirection on almost any topic there should be an obvious need to routinely respond with accurate information by those who care about “reality” and the truth. That applies to manufactured homes

Illegal Immigration Worsens Housing Crisis VP J.D. Vance tells U.S. Cities’ Leaders ‘When Americans Can Own Houses They’re Stakeholders in Nation Which Makes Better Citizens’ – MHVille FEA Read More

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ICE Border Czar Tom Homan Says Worksite Checks Ramp Up ‘Better for Companies to get Square with the Law than Us to take Action’ ‘Felony Charges’ Ahead-Move can Boost U.S. Wages-MHVille Analysis

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“I ordered a vast increase in work enforcement … We’ve got a plan right now [of] 200 worksites a week,” said President Donald J. Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan. For those who may have been working in the manufactured housing industry, or otherwise do not know or recall, during the

ICE Border Czar Tom Homan Says Worksite Checks Ramp Up ‘Better for Companies to get Square with the Law than Us to take Action’ ‘Felony Charges’ Ahead-Move can Boost U.S. Wages-MHVille Analysis Read More

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Democratic Lawmakers Push ‘Bipartisan Supported’ Bill to Limit ‘Mobile Home Rent Increases’ – What Residents-Advocates-Policy Makers and Public Officials May Be Missing; MHVille Facts and Analysis

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  As the recent report linked here reminds MHProNews readers, there are state level efforts from both coasts, states in between, plus efforts at the national level to enact what is often dubbed by lawmakers as ‘tenant protections’ for manufactured home communities, that some media and other sources may refer

Democratic Lawmakers Push ‘Bipartisan Supported’ Bill to Limit ‘Mobile Home Rent Increases’ – What Residents-Advocates-Policy Makers and Public Officials May Be Missing; MHVille Facts and Analysis Read More

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NAHB Praises Trump; Grok-‘The Affordable Housing Crisis Isn’t Just Market Failure—IT’S AN ORCHESTRATED SQUEEZE-MHI Playing Both Sides and HUD Asleep At The Wheel’ – Sunday Weekly MHVille Recap

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According to a press release provided further below by the National Association of Home Builders: “NAHB Commends Trump Administration’s Six-Month Delay of Costly Energy Code Rule.” As regular readers of MHProNews may recall or know, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has been openly and publicly calling for

NAHB Praises Trump; Grok-‘The Affordable Housing Crisis Isn’t Just Market Failure—IT’S AN ORCHESTRATED SQUEEZE-MHI Playing Both Sides and HUD Asleep At The Wheel’ – Sunday Weekly MHVille Recap Read More

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