“Listen very carefully (again). Note past (2) years. Note next (6) years. You were told what was going to happen. You were told what battles we face. Strategic. Pre_planned. Patriots in control. Q” So said Bob Hill in response to watching this video that was produced in the runup to …
Stocks went lower for a variety of reasons, but our focus report this evening will be U.S.-China trade. As MHProNews occasionally reminds readers, numbers of manufactured home producers have products and components that they use in building HUD Code homes that are stamped ‘made in China.’ Further, as investors are …
If there’s one thing manufactured home industry professionals should have learned is that some statements may be accurate and still may be a head fake. For a blast from the past that makes that point before diving into the headline is this. It was only MHProNews that pointed out the …
The number of calls and messages from all sorts of industry professionals, investors, politicos, and resident leaders who read MHProNews and MHLivingNews are rising. These may seek information, but they also often provide insights too. The publisher’s emails can be accessed by me (that’s a disclosure of sorts). Perhaps he …
“Good God. The size of that mountain of paper just shows the level of corruption run roughshod in this country,” said Chris Allie in a comment about the video posted below. “John Stossel – just telling it how it is. Praises Trump where necessary and criticizes too. That’s real …
President Trump’s Administration Has Cut Regulations, But Increased Others – Net Results? Read More
The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee’s (MHCC) Regulatory Enforcement Subcommittee has approved and will now send to the full MHCC for consideration at its upcoming October 2019 in-person meeting, the most extensive proposed changes to HUD’s Subpart I regulations since they were last amended in 2013. Acting, in part, on a …
Longstanding MHARR Effort to Fully Reform HUD Subpart I Regulations Continues to Advance Read More
Washington, D.C., August 12, 2019 – The Board of Directors of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has presented outgoing Chairman James F. Shea, Jr. with a Resolution and commemorative plaque honoring his long-time service and leadership within MHARR, and on behalf of the entire manufactured housing industry. …
The Regulatory Enforcement Subcommittee of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), during an extended conference call on August 6, 2019, has advanced a number of key HUD manufactured housing program regulatory reform proposals submitted by MHARR in 2017 and 2018 comments to HUD, which were subsequently provided to MHCC members …
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Washington, D.C., August 5, 2019 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), year-over-year HUD Code manufactured home production declined again in June 2019. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code …
HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Declined Again in June 2019 Read More
Florida is a top 5 state in manufactured home shipments, but this is a principles focused topic, and thus applies to all 50 states. There are numbers of manufactured home producers that span the gamut of industry association members that are buying components and products for HUD Code manufactured homes …
A document has been provided to MHLivingNews which bears the signature of Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) executive vice-president, Lesli Gooch. ICYMI, sources have speculated that Gooch is one of the top contenders to replace exiting MHI President Richard ‘Dick’ Jennison. As the discussion of zoning, placement, and enhanced preemption has …
What is happening to VW’s executives is not a precise analogy to what could occur in the U.S.A. with manufactured housing connected publicly traded firms. German law is not U.S. law. That ‘stating the obvious’ disclosure made, there are some sobering parallels that should give pause to investors in publicly …
On a day when the markets broadly rose following the release by the Trump White House of the transcript of the call with the Ukraine’s president, we’ll look at why investors are now rapidly shrugging off this latest bit of political theater in D.C. If you haven’t seen the transcript, …
Skeptical industry pros take note. The issues raised by Senator Elizabeth Warren are real, which will be addressed further below. Is her approach correct? That is another question. ICYMI, or need a reminder, the 2020 hopeful has been going after several manufactured home community owner/operators. One of them is listed …
Before dawn, prior to seeing the transcript, MHProNews’ publisher made a brief comment about this issue which sent stocks tumbling yesterday. “The president will make his case. Democrats and some never-Trumpers like Senator Mitt Romney will make theirs. Don’t be shocked if the loser will be former Vice President Joe …
Former President Barack Obama was correct when he said that “If you watch Fox News you are living on a different planet than you are if, you know, you listen to NPR.” That comment was reported by the Hill on January 13, 2018, during an interview by the former …
A testimonial from Randy McFarland of Glenn Heights MHC brags about their high rate of occupancy and “…a great reputation for new, reliable, and affordable homes.” Another testimonial from John Rogosich with MHPI, who was previously with Richard ‘Dick’ Klarchek’s Capital First Realty, said “I have ordered 250 homes. …
On a day when the markets first rose and then dipped after the latest (yawn, ignorable) impeachment concern spooked numbers of investors, we’ll look instead at the new plan from 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders (VT-I). He is now proposing an even stiffer ‘wealth tax on the super-rich’ …
As a prologue of the ‘why’ ahead of the ‘who, where, when, and what’ of this report; energy standards, governmental controls over businesses, and public policy impacting manufactured homes are all reasons why this topic matters to investors and industry professionals. The speech text below is the full address …
Often the best way to convey a new or different idea is to use an analogy and/or to give examples. The more tangible the analogy, the better the communications. Let’s kick this report off with a quote from the late Howard Walker, J.D., the long-time vice-chairman for publicly trade …
