The latest twist in the story of a modular home that was going to be forced out of a development took an interesting turn. To understand the issue, Daily Business News readers will recall the factory-built housing industry’s most complete report, linked here. What looked like a sad win for …
Power of Pushback, Spotlighting – “Controversial” Modular Home Placement Reversed Read More
“A proposed Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) “Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018-2022” barely mentions implementation of the “Duty to Serve Underserved Markets” (DTS) by the two Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), even though, according to the implementation plans submitted by those organizations to FHFA earlier this year, key aspects …
Association Leader, “FHFA, FANNIE And FREDDIE GIVE SHORT-SHRIFT to CHATTEL FINANCING” Read More
Genius. Empathy. Skills. Each has a role professionally. While IQ is important, EQ – the “Emotional Quotient,” says Jeff Desjardins – is what separates genius, and understanding. That’s the value of Aumann Bender & Associates groundbreaking work in “Emotional Intelligence.” Manufactured Housing – Work Types The HUD Code manufactured home …
Prosperity Now has created a new market study, focused on manufactured housing. While their research spotlights a specific state, it may shed light on some of the causes of media, officials, policy wonks and the public impressions of today’s manufactured homes. As the chart below compiled by Prosperity Now reflects, …
State Facts on Manufactured Home Ownership, MH Data by Year Built, and You Read More
“The top 20 percent of the people pay 95 percent of the taxes. The top 10 percent of the people pay 81 percent of the taxes,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Politico. “So when you’re cutting taxes across the board, it’s very hard not to give tax cuts to the …
Senator Tim Scott, Sec Mnuchin, Politico, Bloomberg on Tax Reform’s Hurdles, Importance Read More
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 below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value for today. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader …
“Great announcement, huh? Here’s my take and on-the-record comments,” said ROC USA President, Paul Bradley to MHProNews. Bradley was commenting on an article by Patrick Barnard in Mortgage Orb, that ran under the headline, “New 30-Year Loan Program for Manufactured Homes Launched in New Hampshire.” “Getting a jumpstart on its mandate …
New Long-Term, Market Rate Loans in Manufactured Home Communities, Report, Reactions Read More
“I drive past this area twice a day. It is the low point of my day – very sad and disgusting to see what the land around here is turning into. Why are there no restrictions to prevent this?” So reads a posted reader’s comment on the Elgin Courier. The …
What the Public Thinks of Manufactured Housing, the Story of Elgin’s New Development Read More
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Corday “will be leaving either way,” says Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, to Bret Baier on Fox News’ Special Report tonight. As part of a broader discussion, Baier asked Mnuchin about the future of the CFPB, and that of its director. Mnuchin sees a …
CFPB’s Richard Corday “will be leaving” Says Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Read More
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 below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value for today. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader …
5 Biggest Contributors to Market Rise, See #3 – Broader Market Records, MH Related Updates Read More
“Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose four points to a level of 68 in October on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI),” the NHAB told MHProNews. This is the highest reading since May, and you have to go back to October …
Home Builder Report Released, Single Family Home Market Insights Read More
It’s axiomatic. Business professionals, and investors tend to be goal, results, profits, and solution oriented. The manufactured housing industry is no different. Restating the above, professionals care about results. Explanations of why something doesn’t work – which after a time, begins to resemble excuses – only lasts for so long …
“New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas, Senator Betty Little, Senator Joseph Griffo and their staffs spent the day visiting the Champion Home Builders Titan Homes Division factory in Sangerfield, N.Y. and Jensen’s Cherrywood Community in Clinton, N.Y.,” the New York Housing Association (NYHA) said in a …
Public Official, Senators Tour Manufactured Home Community, Production Center Read More
“I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.” – Winston Churchill. “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven… a time of war, and a time of peace.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, and …
“Season of War” Against “Establishment,” Manufactured Housing, and You Read More
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) are among the trade groups that have sounded off in favor of getting tax reform done in 2017. Typically, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) and the Manufacturing Housing Institute (MHI) don’t make public …
President Trump Majority Leader McConnell, Tax Reform, Markets Hit New Records Read More
It is axiomatic that consumer confidence is an important driver of big ticket sales, including the sales of manufactured homes. Without consumer confidence, a prospective home buyer may delay or even cancel a purchase, as veteran manufactured home professionals know from first-hand experience. When publicly traded manufactured home producers and …
Latest Consumer Confidence Survey, and Why It Matters to Manufactured Housing Read More
“I especially want to take this opportunity to recognize our President & CEO Dick Jennison and his senior leadership team: Lesli Gooch, Mark Bowersox and Rick Robinson at MHI. Our team in Washington is highly respected,” said Tim Williams, President and CEO of 21st Mortgage and the outgoing chairman of …
William “Bill” Frost, 67, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at his home, per Legacy and Vindy. Frost was a graduate of Youngstown State University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Bill was a member of the Simpsonville, KY, United Methodist Church. He served there in many capacities, including former …
Manufactured Home Industry Finance Executive Died, Services Today Read More
“Tony, every week there is so much that happens, this [The Sunday Morning Headline News Recap] is an easy way for me to review the news, thank you for this [feature] and your team’s coverage of factory-built housing.” Our featured articles for September are available on the MHProNews.com home page. FYI – …
Social media lit up with comments from factory-built housing professionals. They were commenting on what local media claimed was a nearly completed modular home that was being forced out off its home site and out of a reportedly hostile neighborhood. “A new home erected in an Allendale Township neighborhood less …
“Controversial Modular Home” Will Be Removed From Development, Industry Reactions Read More
