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Millennials, Affordable Housing and Manufactured Housing, 2017 to 2018

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Among the larger groups of mainstream housing shoppers are millennials. “Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the nation’s largest living generation, according to population estimates released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau. Millennials, whom we define as those ages 18-34 in 2015, now number 75.4 million, surpassing the 74.9 million Baby Boomers (ages 51-69),” per […]

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Clayton Homes Praise for Pro-Industry Trade Media – Monday Morning Sales Meeting

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Before we get into the featured image at the left, and the headline above, some background will be useful to tee-up this Monday Morning Sales Meeting. Messages, calls, visits, and inquiries from marketers are among the common visitors to MHLivingNews.com and MHProNews.com. So, perhaps it’s no surprise that a marketer for Clayton Homes

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“More Dangerous…Decisions” – Unlocking the Industry Professional’s Potential Power in 2018

By / / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

It’s not about political labels. It’s about a search for the truth that alone informs and sets people free from the poverty of ignorance. When you surf to the right-of-center Forbes website, or read your left-of-center New York Times emailed news, they both feature quotable quotes. Those pithy expressions often

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Manufactured Housing Industry Headline News, Sunday Morning Review 12.25.2017 to 12.31.2017

By / / Announcements, Factory-Built Homes, Flashback, Manufactured Housing Industry Headline News Week Review, People

On this the 7th day of Christmas, we’ll dive in below to the highlights – and countdowns – in the factory built home “Industry News, Tips, and Views Pros Can Use” ©, on dates that make up “the most wonderful time of the year.” We will also review some of

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Manufactured Housing Industry Tips, Documents, News-Talk; Christ, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump – Flashback, Fast-Forward 2018 Analysis

By / / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Announcements, Association, Business, Economy, Election, Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Politics, regulation, research, Trends

It was a document read into the Congressional Record. It was first published by MHProNews. Barney-Frank_Finance-Reform_ManufacturedHousingLendingDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews The document originated from a reader who sent it in as a news-making tip. As in last night’s report, industry veterans will rapidly ‘get it.’ The two “Smoking Gun” documents from 21st Mortgage were

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Was Bill Clinton Just Wrong, or Did He Lie? MH Impact – Facts, Analysis

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation, Zoning

Every industry professional, regardless of politics, should easily grasp the punch line. Let’s dive into the headline question. Even in the wake of the spreading wave of sexual abuse scandals, former President Bill Clinton remains for millions a quite popular figure.  By all accounts, in person, he’s charming and delights

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Surprise! Partisan 2017 Ends with Disbelief, 2018 Previews – Plus MH Market Update$

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Canada, Economy, Election, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Politics, regulation, Stocks, Trends

Does the politics every end? Will you believe the graphic in one of the 2 videos below when you see it? 2018 is upon us, and that means mid-term elections are too. With 10 Democratic Senate seats up for grabs in 2018, what do the tea-leaves hold for the first

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Survey Top 2017 PreFab, Modular, Tiny and 3D Printed Housing News Stories

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Factory-Built Homes, Flashback, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, Prefabricated housing

MHProNews tends to focus on HUD Code manufactured homes, but we routinely spotlight other forms of factory-built housing. We’ve done so for years. This Daily Business News flashback 2017 year-in-review will be a series of links, that will let you click on some of the dozens of stories that we’ve

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2017 Bi-Partisan Political Cartoons in Review (Note: Insightful, Satire, Tragic, Humor…)

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Economy, Election, Factory-Built Homes, Flashback, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Politics, regulation

Stating the obvious brings often clarity to an issue. Cartoonists are akin to others in the media in this respect.  They typically have a left-or-right of center tilt, or agenda. 13 ½ months ago, some never believed that Donald J. Trump could win the race for the White House, much

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Beyond ‘Trailers’ – Buying Modern Manufactured Homes, What Insurance Giant State Farm Got Right, Not Right – Analysis

By / / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Business, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry

“A lot has changed in the way manufactured homes are constructed, utilized, and perceived,” reads a page on the State Farm Insurance website.  Those are the first words under the photo at the left and after their classic headline, “Beyond ‘Trailers’ – Buying Modern Manufactured Homes,” “For starters, there’s sometimes

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Biggest Biz Blunders 2017, Bill Gates Top Success Tip Videos, Plus MH Market UPdate$

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Canada, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, Marketing Sales Management, research, Stocks, Trends

Two pithy videos today bring you the landmines that other professionals stepped in during 2017, plus ‘the favorite book lesson’ for Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are

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Mainstream Media Reports Rising Manufactured Home Resale Value$, Analysis

By / / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Announcements, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, research, Trends

“Manufactured homes are getting more attention in Central Oregon as a surging real estate market leaves behind many would-be buyers of traditional houses. Prices are up, and homes are spending less time on the market,” says Kathleen McLaughlin, the “technology reporter” with the Bend Bulletin, in Bend, Oregon. “The same

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2018 Outlook-Crisis Spell$ Opportunity, Per Leonard Kiefer, Freddie Mac Data

By / / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, research, Trends

“For over two years, since at least 2015, I’ve heard one common theme: housing supply is tight. It’s difficult to find a home, particularly for first time homebuyers,” said Leonard Kiefer, Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac, in a post on LinkedIn. Kiefer quips, “…if you think housing markets are

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Latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, with Manufactured Home Connections

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Economy, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry

The final S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Report to be issued in 2017 provides a snapshot of the October 2017 data. It also yields and opportunity for manufactured home industry professionals to consider. 4 Top Lines for Manufactured Housing Consideration from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Indices A) Thousands

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Homelessness in America, and Factory-Built Housing

By / / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, NIMBY, Zoning

“America may be the land of 2,600-square-foot starter homes with massive walk-in closets, but many people living in the United States will go to sleep tonight without a roof over their heads,” said the Culture Cheet Sheet. “Although the total homeless population has fallen almost 14% since 2010, there are

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RedFin CEO On Tax Reform Impact on Housing, Plus MH Market Update$

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Canada, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, Stocks, Trends

Redfin is a real estate site, akin to Zillow. Redfin CEO, Glenn Kelman said today that “Silicon Valley is going to leave Silicon Valley — that’s already happened,”  told CNBC.  That report will be our featured video and spotlight for tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature

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Warren Buffett, “the Moat,” Manufactured Housing, Berkshire Hathaway, Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt, Wells Fargo, NAI…

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Factory-Built Homes, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Community Commercial Financing, Manufactured Housing Industry, regulation, Trends

“Sometimes it’s best to hide in plain sight.” – David Estes. Warren Buffett’s ‘moat principle’ has been laid out by others in their investment commentary, such as was covered by Seeking Alpha in last night’s market report. Thomas: Buffett Should Buy Manufactured Home Community REIT, Plus MH Market Update$ The

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Manufactured Housing, 2018 – Will there be a Bipartisan Push to Enact Infrastructure Bill? MH Impact?

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Economy, Legislation, Politics

Democrats resisted the GOP on the now-passed and signed into law tax bill. Will there be bipartisanship on an issue that they often champion, infrastructure? Energy and infrastructure are the kinds of higher-paying jobs that cause housing companies – including manufactured home (MH) producers – to see more sales. Several

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Thomas: Buffett Should Buy Manufactured Home Community REIT, Plus MH Market Update$

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Canada, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Stocks, Trends

Perhaps only in America can you find a now-President Trump campaign advisor telling Warren Buffett that he should be buying a manufactured home community (MHC) real estate investment trust (REIT). But there you have it, and that will be in the backdrop of our featured report for tonight. If you’re

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Fires Burning Manufactured Housing’s Public Image? News, Review, MH Industry Impact

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, media ignorance, research, Trends

Over two pages of current mainstream media news stories about “mobile homes,” are focused on one topic. That subject? “Mobile home fire.” MHLivingNews has previously reported that fire-related incidents, and thus news stories, increase in all kinds of housing when winter hits.  But local media often appears to hype –

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