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It’s literally historic… …it is a reminder why historic items matter… …and we’ll do our customary fact-check and analysis at the end of this MHI exclusive report that they provided to MHProNews directly after the === ##===, below.   HOUSING ALERT On Capitol Hill…MHI Advances Manufactured Housing Finance Reform The negative impact of […]

  For decades, Americans have been living a sort of “through the looking glass” from the pages of the novel, Alice in Wonderland. “Through the looking glass” is a metaphorical expression. It means: on the strange side, in the twilight zone, in a strange parallel world. It comes from the

The past is prologue ideally to be learned from. When an error is made, it could be ignored, covered up, or deflected by some razzle-dazzle style head-fake. Or an error can be admitted, addressed, amends made as possible, and then one can advance with head held high. The Daily Business

  This evening, as this report is being prepared, there are two, and only two places online that we can discern where someone can find the entire address by HUD Secretary Ben Carson, M.D., to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) at their meeting earlier this week in New Orleans. You

There was no deal.  Stocks have slid for days, with numerous business and investor sites noting fears over the U.S.-China trade deal.  So oddly, when no deal occurred, and the U.S. imposed new tariffs on Chinese goods at a minute after midnight, after a roller coaster day and week, the

For some time, but more recently in the report linked here, the Daily Business News on MHProNews has a made the point that the purported market rigging by Berkshire Hathaway brands, as referenced in reports linked here, here, and here has harmed more than just independent manufactured home ‘street retailers.’ 

Mama used to say, you are known by the company you keep. That’s a fairly common maxim, phrased in a variety of ways. Before applying it to Nathan Smith, let’s step back and look at a different Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) industry leader first. The largest and best known manufactured

“LET’S KEEP BUILDING!” declares one of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) messages about their recent Congress and Expo in New Orleans. The upbeat sound of that message is arguably betrayed by the reality that for the 7th straight month, manufactured housing shipments are down. But that embarrassing detail is not

Facebook is used by most manufactured home professionals in a variety of fashion.  Sure, China and tariffs have investors watching the markets sink.  The U.S.-China match will reverse itself with a deal, or not.  Super powers are playing chicken, some of which may be stage managed for their respective audiences. 

In the wake of encouraging commentary last week and this week by HUD Secretary Ben Carson regarding manufactured housing – which included his tying that in with Opportunity Zones – comes this news today from HUD. To set the stage for this release, ICYMI or need a refresher, see the

There is nothing wrong with photo opportunities and videos. MHProNews and MHLivingNews have used them too. But photo ops and videos ought to compliment a broader vision, not replace it. There are thousands of videos about manufactured housing online.  There are untold numbers of still images.  But the ones that

  To understand the relatively low level of manufactured home production, one needs to consider a variety of factors. Let’s oversimplify. Before looking at credibility, let’s consider what it takes to sell a home. Placement. That includes zoning or other barriers, and how to overcome challenges. Financing. It must be

The Daily Business News on MHProNews has provided more coverage on the issue of Bryan, TX than any known trade media serving manufactured housing. As reports linked further below indicate, we’ve exclusively obtained and published locale letters to city officials, almost all of which opposed the ban that the majority

Insanity seems to have taken solid root in wide portions of the United States, including in ways that impact manufactured housing. While some think this is a non-issue, this evening’s snapshot will provide insights some may not have considered.  On a day when markets and manufactured home industry connected tracked

  This announcement should be of interest or importance to: Manufactured housing (MH) industry business owners. Manufactured home (MH) industry executives and professionals. Manufactured housing (MH) industry investors. MH industry advocates, non-profits, researchers, media, public officials, and all other professional groups. MHProNews.com a.k.a. MHMarketingSalesManagement.com will soon unveil the newest version

“The full 2018 review features the many major milestones achieved by the retail auto industry last year, including such highlights as: The nation’s 16,753 franchised dealers sold 17.22 million light-duty vehicles. Total new-vehicle sales topped $1 trillion,” said NADA. That means the typical new car dealer or retailer sold an

The pundits are talking about China, Trump, tariffs, and trade. We’ll let them. It is an important topic, to be sure, and we’ve spent more on that issue than anyone in manufactured housing trade media. That said, our focus tonight is a threat perhaps far more serious to markets. On

“Housing markets are inherently local, making them notoriously difficult to analyze due to the lack of reliable data at the local level. A new dataset from the AEI Housing Center, the first in a series of quarterly reports, aims to fill this void by analyzing housing market data for the

Let’s be clear. Tiny houses are a fad or trend that provides numerous lessons for the factory-built housing industry. That doesn’t mean that we have to rename everything as a tiny house. It may be useful to use that phrase on a truly smaller HUD or other code factory-built home.

Controversy for its own sake is not the goal here at MHProNews. There is a strong need to respect the rights for freedom of religion and free speech for all. At the same time, freedom should not be cover for extremism and violence. Tonight’s market report will be a bit