An explosion at what appeared to be a pre-HUD Code mobile home located in a manufactured home community was caught on a police dash camera. The explosion occurred at the Cypress Mobile Home Park, in Cypress CA, near Los Angeles. Police not only caught the incident on camera, but …
Mobile Home Explosion in a Manufactured Home Community Caught on Camera Read More
Tonight’s spotlight is a classic example of why the manufactured housing connected market report is set within the broader context of other – sometimes disruptive – macro-economic, media, or political issues. With only a handful of exceptions, the manufactured home connected stocks broadly declined, and apparently for reasons that have …
What is MHARR? What do they do? And why are there two national trade associations in manufactured housing? Often, a good place to begin is with what an organization says about itself. “The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is a Washington, D.C…-based national trade association representing the …
Understanding the Manufactured Housing Industry – What’s MHARR? What does MHARR do? Read More
With the Dow closing last week near where it began the month, Russell Investments Senior Portfolio Manager Douglas Gordon believes uncertainty is the biggest headwind affecting investors right now, says CNBC. “We’ve kind of seen the markets go sideways a little bit. I think it’s a case where the markets …
Markets “Craving Certainty” Again, Are “Deep State” & Media Reporting Hampering Business? Read More
If the third richest man in the world (net worth of $87.5 billion as of February 17, 2018, per Wikipedia), and the biggest boy on the block in manufactured housing (MH) was to give you some advice, would you take it? Can you think of a good reason why …
What does “News Through the Lens of Manufactured Homes, and Factory Built Housing” mean? Almost anything you can think of has some direct or indirect influence on manufactured homes (MH) and factory-built housing. Two obvious examples. Tax cuts and regulatory reform are political and economic issues that touched the …
Annual reports and investor presentations that involve manufactured housing companies can range from the black-and-white financial data and text, to robust, highly illustrated reports. Sun Communities (SUI) falls into the later range. While tens of millions of Americans misunderstand manufactured housing, sadly, thousands of manufactured home professionals have an …
Take what Kevin Clayton said in the exclusive video and reports previously produced by the Daily Business News. Marry it up with what Warren Buffett himself has said in interviews and comments, like those shown in the under 3 minute video below What you discover is a hand-in-glove fit. …
Warren Buffett Success Secret$, Video Interview Including “The Moat” Read More
Nobility Homes (NOBH) issued its 1st quarter 2018 results, which will be featured in our spotlight for this evening’s manufactured housing industry market report. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are found further …
Conversion of a land-lease manufactured home community from investor ownership into resident ownership is an event that takes place several times annually. It’s part of a trend that often brings ‘positive media’ coverage to the industry. These conversions into a resident owned community also arguably avoids a bad news …
Good News With Harmful Twist, Anti-Community Owners MHAction Activist Grabs Headlines Read More
The “Affordable Housing Focus Group“ article posted just days ago on Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews.com) yielded impressive search results on Google. The result was page 1, number 2 out of about 1.66 million possible search outcomes. That’s a positive note for the industry, in an educational/image building way. …
Affordable Housing Focus Group – Manufactured Home = Page, 1, #2 Google Result Read More
Japan’s FTC raided Amazon offices their over antitrust issues. That’s not to be taken lightly in the U.S., because President Trump and politicos and economists across the left-right media divide have been increasing their concerns. This report follows on the heels of a string of legal, class action, and antitrust …
FTC AntiTrust RAID, Signal$ for U.S. Monopolistic Giant$? Plus MH Market UPdate$ Read More
A scan of regional crime news in the past two weeks would include several incidents that relate to murder, arson, drugs, and other serious crimes that took place in a mobile or manufactured home. Those incidents often took place in a land-lease community. It’s an issue for the industry, …
The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to pass S. 2155, which is a reform of Dodd-Frank that could include some added wiggle room for industry professionals. The bill is dubbed the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.” S. 2155 passed in a bi-partisan vote – as reported by …
Senate votes for Changes to Dodd-Frank Regulations Read More
Every day, owners, managers, and various types of workers head to their place of business. In manufactured housing, that may be a: land-lease community, a.k.a. ‘mobile home park’ or a manufactured home’ community, retail center – where homes are displayed for the public and sold, production center, where HUD …
The markets continue to digest the trade war talk. Word is that the president will announce that economist Larry Kudlow will replace Gary Cohn, which if true, is an interesting signal. Kudlow has opposed the tariffs, except as a negotiating move. Tax cuts phase two was a topic today, what’s …
Every day, tens of millions of Americans turn to Facebook for their social media, and to Google for searches. Industry professionals strive in various ways to use both of those web-tech platforms for their marketing efforts. The economic power of big tech is astonishing. Google and Facebook reportedly eat …
Facebook, Google, and NY Stern Professor Scott Galloway’s Quest Read More
Property owners outside of manufactured home zoning districts in Lexington who want to replace “mobile homes will now have to do so with single-family homes,” said the Dispatch. “The Lexington City Council unanimously approved an amendment to city ordinances Monday making that change. Under the new rules, property owners …
“It Isn’t A Crime Time to Be Poor” Citizen Tells Anti-Manufactured Home Lawmakers Read More
“Small business owners are showing unprecedented confidence in the economy as the optimism index continues at record high numbers, rising to 107.6 in February, according to the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey,” the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) tells the Daily Business News in a release. As longtime …
NFIB’s Small Business Leadership Updates Stunning Data Read More
Charles Schwab Corp. founder Charles Schwab speaks out on tax and regulatory reforms, pending Dodd-Frank legislation and how that is and is expected to move the markets. That will be tonight’s spotlight report. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the …
