In a memo dated 12.21.2017, Mark Weiss, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) addressed his trade association’s board of directors, and copied their Technical Review Group and state affiliates. That memo was obtained by the Daily Business News, and reads as follows. DECEMBER […]
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Executive Summary: Choke off enough lending options, drive out enough manufactured home retailers, and you’ll witness a increasing number of producers of HUD Code manufactured housing fail, and/or those independent retailers and producers will be forced into a ‘consolidation’ with larger companies. As “Smoking Gun? Part 1” outlined, companies as large
The White House and the GOP are aglow, but oddly so are Democrats. Can they both be correct in their projections? After over a year of investigations, by often leak-prone federal officials, months by special counsel Robert Muller, and much of the left-of-center mainstream media scrambling to find evidence of
America is in a well-documented affordable housing crisis. NAR’s Yun – No Quick Fixes Spell$ Manufactured Housing Opportunitie$ As MHLivingNews and MHProNews have noted for years, an important part of the solution for that crisis has been hiding in plain sight. Uncommon Sense, Stating the Obvious, Affordable Housing Crisis, and
“The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has announced its support for legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) that would enshrine in federal law the sweeping regulatory reforms implemented in recent Executive Orders issued by the Administration of President Donald J. Trump,” the
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We’ll provide snapshots, videos and the reactions – Cheer and Jeers – to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. AT&T, in reaction to the passage, has already announced bonuses and new thousands of new jobs/hiring plans. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature –
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“Education has always been the key to freedom,” said Clarence Burgess Owens, on Talk Radio AM 1430 in Lakeland, FL. Owens is a retired safety who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, states Wikipedia. “He graduated from Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida
In the hyper-busy dash between Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year, the Daily Business News’ customary Hanukkah, and Advent greetings has been delayed until now. We wish all our Jewish friends, colleagues, and readers a happy final day to their festival of light. Millions of Christians are preparing for Christmas,
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The billionaire founder of PayPal, Peter Thiel, is one of the driving forces behind the Seasteading Institute, which has announced it has struck a deal that can yield the first floating city by 2020. The Drudge Report, Britain’s Daily Mail and a host of media are covering the announcement that
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The House has passed the reconciled Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but Democrats have pulled a technical stall strategy. The Senate is up next, and there are several indicators that the economy is moving into ever higher gear. 4 short videos, including a bonus classic Trump clip from the 1990s.
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The 45th President of the United States (POTUS), Donald J. Trump, and Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett have very differing political views. But there is an area of agreement that yields a valuable takeaway for any manufactured home professional to grasp, and adopt. Warren Buffett invests the time, and learns
Washington, D.C. – ”The proposed rule to implement manufactured housing “energy” standards, published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on June 17, 2016 and consistently opposed by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in every phase of its development – the only national manufactured housing industry trade
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Optimism on the prospect for the passage of the tax cut and jobs act helped set new records in the markets yesterday. Manufactured housing connected stocks have benefited, as has the industry at large, as this link to the latest market data from yesterday reflects. There is significant levels of
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Taxes, taxes, taxes are the big talk, but there are many reasons why manufactured housing (MH) professionals and investors need to be looking at what’s taking place in the oil marketplace. Because as many retailers, communities, producers, and other vendors already know – oil jobs create more MH sales. If
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“The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) Underserved Markets Plans for 2018-2020 under the Duty to Serve program,” said the FHFA in a release to the Daily Business News. “The Plans become effective January 1, 2018.” “FHFA issued a final rule on December 13, 2016
The Urban Dictionary and others sources tell variations on the following classic blonde joke. In one variation, the woman has a cooking accident, which sets her kitchen on fire; in another, there is a barn that is mistakenly set ablaze. Per the JokeYard, is the following version of the politically-incorrect
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To cure a problem, one must first recognize that a problem exists. A recent message to the Daily Business News on MHProNews from an award-winning Manufactured Home (MH) industry executive read in part, “…you are rapidly becoming the industry’s institutional memory…” The MH Industry, as is true for most professions,
Starting with the exclusive and explosive “Smoking Gun“ report linked below are relevant, and important items for manufactured home industry professionals, investors, advocates, and aficionados. From the serious, to the light touch, that’s what you find here on the Daily Business News on MHProNews. If readers are leaders, there are
Lawrence Yun told Forbes what many housing watchers, investors, and professionals also know about the dwindling supply of affordable housing. “The inventory of homes for sale continues to shrink,” said Yun, who is the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “This shortage of housing inventory is the
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It sounds like doom and gloom for the internet. Is it? Former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell reacts to the FCC’s decision to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality ruling, is part of today’s spotlight report. We will also be providing a link to what is the hottest MH Industry news item
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