“In addition to the steady climb in [existing] home prices over the past year, it’s evident that the quick run-up in mortgage rates earlier this spring has had somewhat of a cooling effect on home sales,” said Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors® to the …
Rising Prices and Rates Cool Housing Sales, MH Industry Pro Sounds Off, New Data & Video Read More
If the drama before his heart attack was not enough, let’s hope and pray that Larry Kudlow is ready for the stress ahead. The White House’s chief economic adviser has sounded off to CNBC about the news yesterday, and that will be part of our evening focus tonight. If you’re …
“I am haunted on a daily basis that I have blood on my hands because of the fact that I was drawn into this unwittingly and duped by the city,” said Brad Hoyt, developer of Lowry Grove, in St. Anthony, MN. “Hoyt’s company, the Village, bought and closed …
“Undesirable” – Community Owner Sues City for Fraud Read More
“Effectiveness is the achievement of the desired objective.” – SoftwareMetrics report comparing private charities to the federal government. Across the left-right media divide, there are clear indicators of the scope of some problems that impacts every taxpayer, business, and citizen. For example. Arguably the largest competitor to manufactured housing …
Measuring Effectiveness, Facts and Course Corrections for Waste, Fraud, Abuse Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has been critiqued a number of times by industry professionals for their demonstrably failed strategy to grow industry sales by using paid advertorials. As but one barometer of the lack of sales being driven for manufactured housing (MH), while RVs have grown in …
Let’s be honest. Not everyone gets it. So, savvy industry pros must help others ‘get it.’ That’s a transparent reason why we do reports like this one. With a pro-business builder in the Oval Office, it’s wise to flashback to a time before President Gerald R. Ford praised …
Help Others “Get It” – Loans on “Mobile Homes” Promoted by Another U.S. President Read More
There will be hay made about both of these breaking news stories. We’ll simplify both in our featured report, linked below. One prediction, right now. Expect TV viewers of the POTUS Donald Trump Rally in West Virginia to spike, as the president loves to comment on stage about these types …
“The Metro regional government is headed without much fuss toward a decision on whether to open more land for development,” said the Oregon Live (OL). The evaluation of whether to expand the Portland metro’s urban growth boundary, beyond which development is tightly restricted rarely avoids controversy. “Metro estimates …
“The court in the Sierra Club V. Perry case has handed DOE [Department of Energy] a procedural victory, for the moment, in the case brought by the Sierra Club, trying to force the Department to act on the MH energy rule,” said Mark Weiss, JD, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing …
Blackstone Group’s recently reported entry into the manufactured home communities sector is a reminder that the days of big deals in the MH business aren’t over. Another pending deal, between an American operation and a firm down under, is our focus for this evening’s market report. If you’re new, already …
Big MH Takeover Bid, “Best, Final Offer” Plus Manufactured Home Markets Read More
For the next few minutes, we will set aside the questions that routinely swirl around potential “Cause and Effects” of the data that follows. This report will focus instead on pure facts, trend-lines, and evidence. For twenty (+/-) years, there’s been a growing need for quality affordable housing. …
Trendlines Don’t Lie, Real Challenges, Hidden Manufactured Housing Opportunities Revealed Read More
Every business or profession has certain essentials. Manufactured housing is no exception. Here are some examples from MHVille. • A retailer needs inventory, and some place to sell from. • A community implies a location, that has home sites (‘lots’ or ‘pads,), streets, infrastructure, the means of …
It’s “Nihilism,” said Jason Hill, Ph.D., with De Paul University in Chicago. “An attack on reason.” “An attack on rational argumentation.” What is Dr. Hill talking about? Among other concerns, he believes there is a growing power wielded by tech giants over free speech. If you think this …
Tech Billionaires, “Moral Cowardice,” MH Industry, and National Impact Read More
Manufactured Housing, Profitable Education, Straw Men, Red Herrings, and Ad Hominems Today, before diving into the news and reports from the week in review, we will consider principles that once understood, can be personally and professionally useful and profitable. Correct Reasoning All education time. Yet education is necessary. …
National Multifamily Housing Council® (NMHC) and National Association or Realtors® (NAR) are the sources for bulk of the data and graphics, shown below. The executive summary could be captured with a statement made by Scholastica ‘Gay’ Cororaton, Certified Business Economist (CBE), with the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). …
Apartments vs. Manufactured Housing, NMHC and NAR Data, Opportunities Read More
The HUD vs. Facebook case just announced is what it is. But is there a signal from the Trump Administration implied here for monopolistic players too? That question won’t be answered today. But with so many marketers in MHVille who use Facebook, we will look at the breaking news in …
HUD Files Discrimination vs Facebook, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
In a release from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, HUD is signaling once again that they take violations of Fair Housing laws seriously. In this respect, like prior administrations, the statement ends with points of contact for those who think …
Secretary Carson Led HUD Brings Housing Discrimination Charges Read More
The headline painfully from KTVU suggests a step down. “Moving into mobile homes to stay in Silicon Valley.” But if a reader gets passed their headline, something else may discovered. The unstated paradigm is in the Fox 2 report is that something is wrong with mobile home living, and …
Kevin Clayton said that headline in his own words, as the video interview of him posted below demonstrates. But how does Clayton’s statement even make sense? Why would he say such a thing? To understand the answer, and before we get to the video where he said that, various …
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is a national trade group that reportedly includes hundreds of manufactured housing connected members, among their 325,000 total members. NFIB is big enough to do the kind of research that most manufactured housing industry specialized trade associations can’t afford to do, …
