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 …
President Uses Pen and Purse to Modify ObamaCare, MH Market Updates Read More
The headline is a fair question, one asked by industry professionals, which the Daily Business News assured industry readers would be part of a follow up report. This is that report. A recap of facts is warranted. Shortly before and after Hurricane Irma, the responses to MHProNews inquiries from resident …
What Happened to Those Anti-MHI Resident Group Protests? Read More
As a follow up to the wildfire fatality story, linked here, an industry source in California, plus ABC7 News have been informed the Daily Business News about the tragic loss of life and property in Santa Rosa, CA. “James Cook, the manager of Journey’s End, says he tried to get …
Aptly Named, “Journey’s End,” Manufactured Home Community Tragedies, Wildfires, Video Read More
“If Kid Rock does this right, he can win and it could be good for the people, and manufactured housing.” So said factory-built housing owner, and self-proclaimed manufactured home advocate, the Rev. Donald Tye, Jr. Tye said that Kid Rock has the ingredients needed for success. In recent comments …
Kid Rock vs. Rapper Eminem – F-Bombers ‘Running for U.S. Senate,’ Video Speech Read More
Pam Danner, JD – the current administrator for the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Manufactured Housing Program – recently confirmed for MHProNews some of the research that the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has done (see graphic at the top left.) Danner had a staff member thoughtfully and promptly provide information …
It’s only 2017, but the budget for the 2020 Census is being considered right now. This is the time to seek some changes that would serve the industry well for decades to come, says MHProNews publisher, L.A. “Tony” Kovach. “Part of the problem with statistics being used by researchers, be …
If you are into technical market reviews, you are in for a yet another treat today. 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 …
Technical Review of Skyline Homes, Broader Manufactured Home Market Snapshots Read More
The factory-built home industry has struggled for over 40 years with nomenclature. Perhaps one of the better known “offenders” in MHVille – in the view of George Allen, or several other industry professionals – has been Frank Rolfe. Rolfe has commanded more mainstream media news stories that featured him and …
Frank Rolfe, Manufactured Home Community Pro – Shocking! Or Evolutionary? Video Read More
The law regarding how realtors might list or sell manufactured homes, particularly in a land-lease setting, is in flux. Sources tell MHProNews that those real estate laws vary from state to state. As readers on MHLivingNews know, we’ve spotlighted realtors – active and retired – that have fallen in love …
Realtors Selling Manufactured Homes, The Law, and Your Business Read More
“Money rules the world, and doubtless also, here and there, the bit of love within it…” ― Robert Walser. “Follow the money,” and “Pay more attention to what people do than what they say.” – Marty Lavin, MHI award winner and industry veteran. Before a: new factory, a community acquisition, …
Need Capital? Meet the 15 Member, Trillion Dollar AUM Club Read More
An increasing number of inquiries expressing concern about “secretive discussions within the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) regarding “research” and other activity apparently designed to result in the development of a new “class” of manufactured homes,” has been brought to the attention of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). …
Secretive “NEW” Class of Manufactured Housing Raises Serious Concerns Read More
About forty percent of the manufactured housing stocks tracked are at or near record highs, per our Bloomberg ticker found below. Also, the Federal Reserve has released its September meeting minutes. Hang on to your wallet, that report is also found below in the Daily Business News market spotlight section. …
FED Minutes Released, Rate Hike New$, MH Market Updates Read More
Fires out west are currently in the news. But local, regional, and national media often spotlight deaths from tornadoes, which also includes deaths of those living in a pre-HUD Code mobile home or post-June 15, 1976 federal manufactured home standards. Yet far more people die in fires every year than …
Fires, Tornadoes, Death Facts, Hype & Other Causes of Mortality Read More
Post-Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) has provided the Daily Business News with an update on the recovery steps in their state. “In trying to anticipate next steps, we expect vendors will be selected by the GLO [General Land Office} and soon to follow local Council of Governments …
How Many Manufactured Housing Units Will FEMA Use? Disastrous Opportunities, Knock Read More
Jennifer Harper’s thoughtful column “This Is What Pushing Back Looks Like” in the Washington Times brought this recent Rush Limbaugh quote below to the attention of the Daily Business News. Limbaugh’s site reflected the transcript of what Harper referenced in his recent radio show. The talk-radio celebrity spoke about Vice …
“Winning!” The Power of Pushback, Lessons for the MH Industry Read More
The White House press room tells MHProNews that rolling back Obama Administration EPA rules that hammered coal fired plants will be a boost to American business, workers, and consumers. More on that in our spotlight feature below. If you’re new, already hooked on our spotlight feature – or are ready …
“The HUD manufactured housing program, under holdover Administrator, Pamela Danner, continues to freelance regulatory actions that defy key Executive Orders issued by President Donald J. Trump – providing yet a further basis for the Administrator’s re-assignment and replacement,” said the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). In a statement …
Governor John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) office tell MHProNews that Champion Home Builders Executive Wade Lyall announced “the company plans a $1.3 million capital investment to build manufactured homes in Leesville,” LA. “Champion plans to create 200 new direct jobs with an average annual salary of $35,000, …
New HUD Code Manufactured Home Factory Opening, State Announces Hundreds of News Jobs Read More
First in the mobile home business days, and later, as the manufactured home industry evolved, the sale of new homes was dominated for decades by independently owned and operated retailers and communities. Some independent retailers – a.k.a ‘dealers’ – developed over time into multiple-locations that also produced, sold – and …
One of the hottest tickets in MHVille for several years has been the colorful Frank Rolfe. The New York Times, Bloomberg, MHProNews and a variety of others in media have spotlighted Rolfe’s often controversial views. The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member has previously – and publicly – called out MHI’s …
Frank Rolfe Wades In – Plus Sebastian Gorka, 21st/Tim Williams, More! Read More
