Markets rose, but they’ve been bouncing around pre-midterms through much of October. This past weekend, several of the Sunday talk shows featured the booming economy. It was a surprising pivot from media outlets that have kept mum of the economic boom in roughly 21 months of President Trump’s administration. With […]
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Imagine the following, because the odds are good that it has already happened to you and your business. Let’s presume for the next few minutes that you are an ethical person, working in an honest business. Based on that, do you have to have a perfect product or
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Pay more attention to what people do than to what they’ve said or promised. Then, “Follow the Money.” There have been several reports in recent years that have spotlighted troubling claims of problems with respect to Clayton Homes, and their Berkshire Hathaway lending affiliates, 21st Mortgage Corp and
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Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity will join President Donald J. Trump at a rally Monday, November 05, 2018 at 09:00 pm (CST) on the eve of this week’s midterm elections, the Trump campaign announced Sunday. The Hill reports, “The two conservative media personalities will join Trump for a rally
When you’re in a business, you better know as much about what influences your profession as you can. That’s a view that billionaires Warren Buffett and Donald J. Trump had in common, 3 years ago. No doubt, both see it similarly today too. Knowing how to maneuver in an
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The last time federal data was checked by the Daily Business News on MHProNews, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) had about 7 times the revenue that the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) does. In their last emailed message to their members, MHI – via the voice
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As a reminder to readers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said the following last month about a request by Fannie Mae to modify their Duty to Serve (DTS) manufactured housing plan. Here’s the release below, which will be followed by the MHProNews attached comments and related links.
There are two videos this evening, and the one that we think is the most fun is the one with Mark Levin. When he’s doing the interviewing, he’s often laid back. When Levin is doing the talking, he’s often on-fire. This is the later, insightful and passionate. Those will be
October Jobs “Astonishing” Report, Mark Levin on Midterms, and MH Market Updates. Read More
As numbers of manufactured housing business owners know the head-aches that came with ObamaCare. Everyone in the industry is impacted by this issue. Let’s start with a blast of common sense. There is nothing that is free. Someone always pays. MHProNews has made a simple point, by quoting
“It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” – motto of the Christopher’s There are good reasons to be open to concepts from across the left-right divide, as pro-free enterprise, pro-Constitutionally limited government MHProNews has exemplified for years. Among the stronger voices for successfully
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There are several sources, and several reasons cited for the roller coaster in October markets. Stifel investments today, and others firms and observers have cited concerns over the outcome of the midterms as reasons for the volatility. Conventional wisdom says the Democrats will take the House, but Republicans will hold
“What we learn from history is that people don’t learn from history,” – Warren Buffett, per MarketWatch. “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken,” – Warren Buffett, per Brainy Quote. “The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a
Due Credit, Warren Buffett, Media, and Manufactured Housing’s Historic Achievement Read More
These three stories of actual Americans are the ones that don’t normally make the evening news. These three stories in the video below are ones that can make a significant difference to all housing professionals, but particularly to manufactured home professionals. We’ll set aside for the next few moments
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For those of you who have sent news tips that have not yet been addressed, take heart. Some tips are addressed rapidly, once verified. Others ae held for an appropriate time to tackle an issue. This is more of the latter category. How does the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)
There are at least 4 recent “affordable housing program” proposals that have been announced that have the potential to impact manufactured housing for good or ill. 3 of them are by higher-profile 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls. Senator Kalama Harris’ (CA-D) office has provided a plan she has styled the
“Here is important information for Rosh Hashanah 2018,” says Chabad, in their Jewish Practices module. Rosh is the Jewish new year and the date varies due to the fact that it operates based upon a lunar calendar. Manufactured housing has a number of people who are Jewish, at
Shanah Tovah, Happy Rosh! About Leaping Cultural Barriers, and Where the Buck Stops Read More
It is no secret that the Daily Business News on MHProNews editorially opposed the policies of prior President Barack H. Obama, just as it is no secret that this industry-leading trade media favored the candidacy – and still robustly supports – the Presidency of Donald J. Trump. But tonight’s spotlight
“It’s [a] standard operating procedure…” – Clayton representative, to the Daily Business News on MHProNews. “At 21st Mortgage, we have access to a wide variety of resources that the independent business or professional in MH may lack.” – Tim Williams, President and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway owned 21st Mortgage Corp.,
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After a modest 1 percent increase in year over year (YoY) production increases in 2018 vs. 2017, the growth in production for manufactured housing has taken a heftier bump up. A total of 6,781 homes shipped in July 2018. By comparison, 5,803 shipped in July 2017. That is
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“Together, we will make America wealthy again. We will make America strong again. It’s already happening. We will make America safe again. And above all, we will make America great again.” – President Trump, in 9.6.2018 Billings, Montana Rally. It’s an epic battle by a populist president and
