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Secretive “NEW” Class of Manufactured Housing Raises Serious Concerns

By / / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, research

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). […]

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FED Minutes Released, Rate Hike New$, MH Market Updates

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Canada, Company News, Economy, Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, research, Stocks, Trends

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.

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Fires, Tornadoes, Death Facts, Hype & Other Causes of Mortality

By / / disaster, Manufactured Housing Industry, media bias, mobile home, regulation

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

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How Many Manufactured Housing Units Will FEMA Use? Disastrous Opportunities, Knock

By / / Analysis, Association, Business, disaster, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry

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

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“Winning!” The Power of Pushback, Lessons for the MH Industry

By / / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation

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

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How Rolling Back Obama Admin EPA Guidelines Benefits Manufactured Housing, Industry, Workers – MH UPdates

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

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

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HUD’s Manufactured Housing Program Official Under Fire, ‘Violating’ “Full Force” of “Federal Law”

By / / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, regulation, Trends

“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

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New HUD Code Manufactured Home Factory Opening, State Announces Hundreds of News Jobs

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Announcements, Business, Company News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Trends

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,

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Manufactured Housing Industry, New HUD Code Home Retailing – More Exploring, Going Vertical

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, regulation, research, Small Business, Trends

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

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Frank Rolfe Wades In – Plus Sebastian Gorka, 21st/Tim Williams, More!

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Announcements, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Community Commercial Financing, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, research, Trends

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

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Nate Wasn’t Harvey, Irma or Maria – Gulf MH Report

By / / Analysis and Commentary, disaster, Manufactured Housing Industry, People

“Fortunately, for Louisiana and our friends along the Mississippi Gulf Coast Nate’s impact was relatively minimal,“ said Leonard “Lenny” Kopowski, of the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Association. “Hurricane Nate barreled over Pensacola quickly, but left relatively little damage in its wake,” said the Pensacola News Journal. “Nate rolled into the mouth of

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“Never Let a Serious Crisis Go To Waste”

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Events, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, People, Politics, regulation, Trends

“You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” – Rahm Emanuel, then President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff, currently Mayor of Chicago. Update 3.24.2020 – Note to new readers: COVID19

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Hurricane Season Boosts Sectors, says JP Morgan Report – MH Market Updates

By / / Analysis, Business, Canada, Company News, disaster, Economy, Finance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, research, Stocks, Trends

Early reports from the Gulf Coast to MHProNews indicate that Nate’s harm will be minimal compared to Harvey, Irma, and Maria.  More on how hurricane’s are impacting business and manufactured housing, are found further below. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to

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Economist Kudlow says, “Trump…Ending War on Business,” Reactions, MH Industry Impact

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Economy, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, People, Politics, regulation, research, Small Business

Tax and regulatory policy impacts the manufactured housing industry, much as it does other industries and parts of the economy. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) are among those supporting tax reform, as the Daily Business News on MHProNews has previously reported.

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Imports, Capital, Manufactured Housing, and U.S. Policies

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Economy, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, research, Trends

It is widely known in the industry’s circles that most manufactured homes are “Made in the U.S.A.” Many of the raw materials and comments that go into, or under, a manufactured home are also made or sourced in the U.S. But there are also an array of items that go

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Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News, October 1 to October 8, 2017

By / / Headlines - Week In Review for Manufactured, Manufactured and Modular Housing News

“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 – and ICYMI if you

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Does CFPB’s Richard Cordray Have His Own Email Legal Issue Brewing? Report

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Finance, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Richard Cordray was widely rumored to be preparing for a run as a Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio. Rick Robinson, Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) SVP and General Counsel, is among those who have recently said before a live audience in Deadwood, SD that

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CNBC, Bloomberg Economic, Jobs Surprising Sept Data – Manufactured Housing Industry Market Updates

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

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

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Harvey, Irma, Jose, Maria…Now, It’s Nate – More MH Industry Impact Looming

By / / Business, disaster, Manufactured Housing Industry

Manufactured housing industry professionals are still assessing the fall out and impacts of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria. After a decade of relative quiet from Atlantic and Gulf hurricanes, Mother Nature has struck this year with a vengeance. FEMA is buying homes as fast as it can acquire them,

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Texas, Florida Hurricanes Slam September Hiring, First Jobs Drop in Years

By / / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, disaster, Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Trends

“The U.S. lost 33,000 jobs in September after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma hit Texas, Florida and other Southeastern states. It was the first decline in nearly seven years,” reports AP, the Washington Times, and others. “The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent from 4.4 percent, the Labor Department said Friday,

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