“The California Housing Finance Agency has released new guidelines for lending on manufactured homes that will increase access to housing for low- and moderate-income homebuyers who use a CalHFA mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration,” said a release to the Daily Business News (DBN) on MHProNews. “New guidelines encourage …
Major State Agency Promotes Access to Manufactured Home Loans Read More
“What’s wrong is that we don’t ask what’s right.” – G.K. Chesterton South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman told Alex Marlow on his radio show after the Las Vegas shootings by Stephen Paddock that, “For this to happen just shows the issues this country has.” “To say that guns ought to …
Cong Norman – ‘Need God, Not Gun Control’ – NYT, Jihadi Turns to Jesus Read More
Official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production grew once again during August 2017. So says the latest report to the Daily Business News on MHProNews by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). “Just-released statistics indicate …
Time for a “perp walk,” says one senator, while her colleague says the accused is “trying.” What does the accused say? Who’s on first base on this MH lender-connected issue? If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever …
“The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is Requesting Proposals from qualified Respondents to manufacture and supply residential Manufactured Housing Units (MHUs) as temporary housing for Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey in designated areas along the Texas coast and inland,” said the agency in a release. DJ Pendleton and the …
Emergency Request For Proposals for Manufactured Homes, Deadline Tomorrow Read More
“As Washington, D.C. adjusts to a new administration, the fiscal carnage caused by past presidents continues to haunt the United States,” begins a new report by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW). “The national debt nearly doubled under former President Obama and is poised to exceed $20 trillion before the end …
“Fiscal Carnage,” “Calamitous Economic Hole” Decried by Citizens Advocacy Group Read More
Various federal agencies and associations are reporting significant growth in the U.S. economy, according to recent reports compiled by the Daily Business News (DBN) on MHProNews. Data from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) states that some 12 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is tied to manufacturing. …
Stunning Post Harvey Economic Activity, Manufacturing Report Read More
Darryl Searer, Hall president told the Daily Business News (DBN) on MHProNews that, “The deadline for nominations for the Class of 2018 is October 31st, so we are encouraging all those who plan to nominate a candidate to get their paperwork submitted as soon as possible.” Searer added, “The Hall welcomes nominations from all RV and manufactured …
Deadline for Nominations for the class of 2018 RV/MH Hall of Fame Closes on October 31 Read More
Tragedies like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria – along with tax reform and other hot button topics – are sparking new record highs in the markets, including those stocks tracked here on the Daily Business News connected to the manufactured housing industry. If you’re new, already hooked on our new …
Financial Service Industry’s “New Villains?” Plus, Virtually All MH Tracked Stocks Rise Read More
Betty Whittaker, is the Executive Director of the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute (KMHI). She was recently awarded by her peers in MHEC the manufactured housing industry State Association Executive of the Year Award, per a release from Globe Newswire. Whittaker is a 20-plus year manufactured housing industry veteran. Her efforts …
The newest episode for our popular Inside MH Road Show video series should be ready by next weekend. The upcoming episode will highlight a public official who shares some powerful insights on why other public officials – and why millions of Americans – should embrace manufactured housing. The video should …
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) begins its new term by law on the first Monday in October. Manufactured housing trade associations don’t typically take a public position in terms of submitting amicus briefs on such cases. But they are worth following, as they have the potential for …
First Monday in October, SCOTUS Watch and Manufactured Housing Read More
If Facebook comments and posts on the Imperial Estates manufactured home community in Brooksville, FL are any indication, is a modest yet nice place where residents are sharing their joy at the return of power to their community. Humor was in evidence in this first video, which shows electrical …
“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 – …
“Alex A” with Design Ideas provides this video below of what they promote as the Top Ten Container Homes in the U.S. for 2017. Here’s what you will and won’t get with this video. I) There’s no reference to pricing. Based upon prior reports done by the Daily Business News …
The “Top Ten” Container Home Designs in the U.S., 2017 – Video Read More
If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional market report 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 …
While not a state, Puerto Ricans have been U.S. Citizens since 1917, says LOC.gov. As citizens, they are able to come to any of the 50 United States at any time. Given the devastation on the island in the wake of Hurricane Maria, many believe that’s precisely what’s starting to …
Puerto Rico, Post-Hurricane Maria, Manufactured Homes and Factory-Built Housing Read More
Flashback to the end of 2016, and as the chart below reflects, the U.S. economy was stalling. There were economists who said that the nation was heading into a new recession. That threat was looming on the heels of the weakest recovery from a recession in generations — and one …
Revised Q2 GDP Reflects Early Results for Trump Economic Agenda vs. Obama Administration Read More
Marama Fox has ambitious plans to deal with homelessness among the Kiwis’ Māori by using flat-packed prefab housing, Stuff and the Press Reader tell the Daily Business News on MHProNews. The plan calls for initially 3,000 homes, out of a total goal for 60,000 housing units. Fox is known as a …
Marma Fox Plans Building 60,000 Factory Built Homes Read More
After the results of the 2016 election became known, LifeStyle Factory Homes, LLC – the parent operation to MHProNews.com and MHLivingNews.com – undertook a series of what might best be termed experimental projects. One of those involved the following. We recruited an individual who said that they ‘wrote in’ Bernie …
