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It was after services this Memorial Day weekend, and our family was recognizing the contributions of various military members that we know. For example, publisher L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach was telling a retired special forces operator ‘I know it’s Memorial Day weekend, and not Veterans Day weekend, but I just […]

There are slogans and then there are solutions. Slogans are what the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) is well known for, examples are “Got Clout? Get it Here” or their recent slogan for their 2019 Congress and Expo fund-raising meeting, which used the phrase “Let’s Keep Building.” More on those two

Nature abhors a vacuum. That axiom is true in science, as well as in issues of pragmatic leadership. In a communique to the manufactured housing industry’s dozens of state association executives, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) outlined their plan to address the “moral obligation” to fix the

There are an array of issues – foreign and domestic – facing our country. Affordable housing, the growing issue of monopolization of numerous industries – including the continued consolidation of manufactured housing – are among them. But the mutual throwdown Wednesday between the 45th president and the Democratic Congressional leader

Most of the nation isn’t crazy about war. On a day that the markets broadly rose, but were still down for the week, we’ll turn to some literal inside information from a global hotspot. The word heard from inside Iran will be our focus for this evening.   If you’re

The Motley Fool is an investment site that has reportedly drawn the ire of industry leaders such as Joe Stegmayer, former president and chairman of Cavco Industries and still MHI Chairman, on more than one occasion. Indeed, such stock and financial news sites, including Seeking Alpha, are often a mixed

The top headline on the ubiquitous Drudge Report this morning read, “So Crazy!” It featured the photo at the image above. It linked to a story by the left-of-center Associated Press (AP), which began as follows. “The enmity between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deteriorated Thursday into

A month after tornadoes ripped through Alto, Texas, many were left homeless as their residences were damaged or destroyed. Last week, in a special city council meeting, the Alto city council voted to allow manufactured homes to be used as replacement homes for residents living there. The homes were being

There is significant evidence of the monopolization of America. Perhaps the best-known examples are the tech giants, many of which have come under fire from both sides of the left-right political divides here in the U.S. The New York Times reported on Mar 20, 2019 “European authorities on Wednesday fined

Some things are starkly real, regardless of what the cause might be. But when it comes to housing, especially affordable housing, ought to be able to ride higher during various challenges. That’s just common sense. More entry level cars are being sold than ultra-luxury cars. More cheap boats are sold

Nearly a week has elapsed since the message further below was sent to the co-president of a well-known Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member firm that will be part of today’s fact-check and analysis. To grasp the subject – for outsiders looking in, and for those in the industry who don’t

  The issues facing our nation and industry are serious ones. Therefore, there are times that a little humor is useful to lighten the mood. As a history buff, it is a pleasure to ponder chief executives of the past, and see what might be learned. There are those who

Free enterprise is predicated in part on the ability to compete. Be it in tea, banking, or other sectors of the economy, America from its earliest days as a colony includes examples of not just tax revolt, but anti-monopoly rebellion too. New York Times columnist David Leonhardt are among the

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported a slight dip in the sales of existing homes, which will be part of a planned upcoming report.  But real estate in general is seen as strong.  But the need for housing is strong, which is a factor fueling the steady rise of

As longtime readers of this evening report know, this report has evolved from the early days of our daily reporting. In more recent years, we not only provide readers with the closing tickers for manufactured home industry-connected equities, but we also give a snapshot of the broader markets. Furthermore, in

  In a news release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, the Washington, D.C. based Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) said the following. MAY 21, 2019     TO:                 MHARR MANUFACTURERS                         MHARR STATE AFFILIATES                         MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW

No spoilers for this video, just the facts. In 3 weeks, this video has had 2,173,639 views as of the time the Daily Business News on MHProNews drafted this article. There were about 37,000 ‘thumbs up,’ vs. 1800 thumbs down. There were 2,801 comments posted. That’s more comments than the

Discipline. Humility. Take Ownership. Here what a Navy Seal has to say that may flip on its head your thinking about ‘motivation,’ leadership, and related. Retired Navy Seal and best-selling author, Jocko Willink, “offers some hard-learned, practical advice. It all starts with Discipline. That’s what will get you on the

There are stock watchers that think that the current runoff has hit bottom today.  Time will tell.  But there is a lot of red on the major markets and on manufactured home connected stocks this evening.  Not huge drops, but a slide, nevertheless.  That said, our feature tonight is the

The first and most obvious answer is their own business interests.  That’s the entirely natural answer to the headline question above.  But the question seeks a deeper response, one that asks – what topics or issues are attracting professional reading?  Because what a professional read says much about where an