We will start by “setting the table” or “teeing up” today’s topic with a series of thought provoking facts. Then, we’ll dive into the reality-based action steps for today’s marketing and sales theme. As hard to imagine as it may be to someone in the year 2018, […]
“…Check out Michigan numbers. They are declining but the retail market is strong. Less rental purchases.” The above was part of a series of off-the-record messages from a HUD Code home production center that ships into the Midwestern states. There were several topics, but this one – which came
Winners and Losers, 5 Midwestern States, Manufactured Home Shipment Breakdown Read More
What are Tim, Kevin, Joe, Keith, David, Ross, Mike, Sam and Others in MHVille Reading? They and other big names in our factory-built housing industry are reading what you find here on MHProNews. That’s a fact. Who says? Unsolicited reports from third parties – rephrased, that means from within
The two videos below have well over 2 million views between them. Compare that to all of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Videos combined, and it’s an absolute blowout. Container housing – at this point – are not as inexpensive on a cost per square foot basis as a
Container Houses for Under $40,000, Transported by Flatbed, Construction, LifeStyle Videos Read More
A new Reuters Ipsos poll tells the Daily Business News that the top two issues for most voters in the approaching midterms will be employment and immigration. Even as the long-awaited tariffs between the U.S. and China both kicked in today, a series of positive jobs data sparked a rise
The Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) compiles data for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on manufactured home shipments. For May of 2018, the new HUD Code manufactured home shipments by state, is as shown below, per IBTS. Notice those shipments to Hawaii? There
Manufactured Home Shipments, State by State Breakdown, May 2018 Official HUD Data Read More
Roger Allen, 64, passed away at his home in Tampa on Sunday, July 1, 2018 following a brief illness. The Florida Manufactured Housing Association (FMHA) to the Daily Business News that Allen “…was the long standing chairman of FMHA’s Finance and Insurance Division and was instrumental in the success
Manufactured Housing F&I Association Division Chairman Dies Read More
Via a release on July 3 from Tricon Capital Group Inc. (“Tricon” or TSX: TCN), “…a principal investor and asset manager focused on the residential real estate industry, has completed the previously-announced sale of its 14-park manufactured housing investment vertical known as Tricon Lifestyle Communities (“TLC”) to an institutional asset
Sale of $172 Million Manufactured Home Community Portfolio Completed Read More
On the eve of the implementation of tariffs on China by the Trump Administration, “trade war” leery investors apparently realized that the tech sector will benefit. The Dow rose by over 180. The headline, will be our market focus tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature
On Eve of Tariffs, China Has World’s Worst Market, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
There are those who slam manufactured housing as being less expensive due to inferior quality. But a “Harvard study refutes that, labeling as “exaggerated” the “concerns about the difference between manufactured homes…and [homes] built to applicable local building codes” (Vermeer and Louie 1995, section IV, 2). The study found that
In a release to the Daily Business News, “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 manufactured housing industry production grew again in May 2018.” “Just-released statistics indicate that
“The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner celebrating the Class of 2018 is only a month away,” according to Darryl Searer, president, RV/MH Heritage Foundation. Searer said, “We are on track to break the all-time attendance record for our induction dinner so I urge anyone planning to attend
“Last Call” 2018 RV/MH Hall of Fame Induction Dinner Read More
Is the Urban Institute (UI) attempting to use their “research” to blunt the manufactured housing industry’s steady yet modest recovery? If so, why? It’s a debatable point that could be made after a close analysis of the UI nonprofits’ most recent – and once again, problematic – manufactured home
Capital, financing, regulatory and other internal or external hurdles have hampered the recovery of manufactured housing (MH) for some 15 (+/-) years. Certainly, jobs and the general economy are also factors in selling more manufactured homes, as publicly traded companies in manufactured housing often tell their shareholders or potential
“We celebrate the Fourth of July because that’s the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, 242 years ago. You might call July 4 America’s birthday,” said Stossel in the Reason video posted below, and quoted on Fox News. “The Declaration didn’t just declare our independence from Britain;
The Fourth of July is not about Barbecues, or Fireworks, It’s About This – Stossel Read More
Various forms of shelter – or housing – have been part of human history for thousands of years. The desire for homeownership is part of the American Dream, but it is more properly part of a larger struggle for freedom and independence. On July 4, 1776, a group of
The American Dream, Manufactured Homes, and America’s Independence Day Read More
MHProNews celebrates success, but won’t shy away from valid concerns. The industry has for year been caught up in the ebb and flow of local, state, and federal politics. No one in MHVille is covering political or economic issues impacting manufactured homes more than MHProNews. The Daily Business News
On the Eve of Independence Day, from July 4, 1776 to Today Read More
Having published Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and others on the left a chance, it is time to do a video with a Texas GOP conservative, Senator Ted Cruz. An interview with him will be our spotlight going into the 4th of July holiday today. If you’re new, already hooked on
It’s the 3rd of July, 2018. 242 years have elapsed since the founding fathers singed the Declaration of Independence. 242 years later, there are voices and forces that are making promises like free education, $15 minimum wage, “affordable” subsidized rental housing, and are openly proclaiming a socialist agenda. The problem
The Institute for Building Technology & Safety (IBTS) released the statistics for May 2018 this morning. The data is shown as below, based upon facts compiled for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A more complete breakdown of HUD Code new manufactured home shipments data will
HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Report, May 2018, State-by-State Total Read More
