Green Living Homes modular builder, Frank Dertzbaugh, brought his concerns about a modular home placement problem to the attention of the Modular Building Institute’s (MBI) Tom Hardiman. Dertzbaugh, a Daily Business News on MHProNews reader, cited the article linked below, as he explained to Hardiman – the executive director of […]
MBI Exec Tom Hardiman on Modular Placement Hassle Read More
Judge Roy Moore’s Senate primary victory will decide “who has Sovereignty in the United States of America,” said Breitbart’s Steve Bannon to a cheering group of supporters for Judge Roy Moore. That statement by the former White House Chief Strategist came the day before the Alabama jurist pulled an upset
Sources with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) tell MHProNews that they have about the same number of manufactured housing industry members as the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) does. All told, the NFIB has some 325,000 member companies. That’s about 1,000 times the size of MHI. A now retired
Most manufactured housing industry professionals that deal directly with the public for a year or more instinctively know that the older a person gets, the higher their income and net worth tends to be. Recent research reported by the Washington Post and Business Insider verify those instincts. The charts below
Average Income/Wealth by Age Group, Reports 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
Several MH Communities Sinking, as Manufactured Home Industry at Large Rise$ Read More
In Omaha, some call it “Warren Watch.” In Knoxville and Maryville, from the manufactured housing industry perspective, its Clayton, 21st and VMF watch. In Arlington, VA – it’s the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) watch. In Washington, D.C., there’s sadly way too much to watch. Today, the insider watch could be
Inside Washington, Knoxville, Omaha, and Arlington Sept, 2017 Read More
With healthcare repeal and replace apparently a dead issue for 2017, the Oval Office is pivoting to President Donald J. Trump’s tax reform plan. In a release to MHProNews, the Oval Office has noted the success Michigan has had with their state tax reform plan at creating economic growth and
White House Points MHProNews To Michigan Success Story 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
Skyline Spotlight, Manufactured Housing Industry Market Report Updates Read More
“Wow! What an achievement,” says cardiologist David Murdock, M.D. Dr. Murdock was referring to a report that a Chinese robot has successfully done a medical procedure with no human involvement, per the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The robot used 3D printing and precision techniques to do a dental implant
AI, Robots Replacing Skilled Positions More Rapidly Than Expected Read More
“Corrupt and incompetent” is how former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon described the leadership of the Republican Party on Capitol Hill. In an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, Bannon – now back with the right’s popular Breitbart – stressed his support for President Donald J. Trump’s agenda.
“Corrupt and Incompetent,” Hot Rhetoric, “S.O.B.” like “NY Mafia” Read More
The Daily Business News (DBN) on MHProNews has been told by informed sources that Berkshire Hathaway owned Clayton Homes plans to increase their industry dominance in the retail sector. Strategies to accelerate their dominance will be accelerated in the coming months, per sources in the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), among
Field Reports – Clayton to Continue Push for Industry Dominance Read More
The Ohio Manufactured Home Association (OMHA) tells MHProNews about their new survey of members that asks some key questions, including: what association benefits do you currently use, and what benefits would you like to see that aren’t currently offered? This is an interesting topic for consideration, not just for OMHA,
Manufactured Housing Association Benefits Survey Read More
As tomorrow’s special election to fill the vacated seat by Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ previous AL Senate seat looms, the heat and “controversies” from left-to-right wing media is rising. So too is the spin that routinely fits a given media’s typical perspective. Recent polling seems to indicate that appointed-Senator Luther
Strange vs. Moore, Trump vs. Bannon? 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
LPX Surges (…Duh…), Other MH Connected Market Updates Read More
George Orwell was arguably wrong about the year that drew the title of his best seller, “1984.” But much that Orwell predicted in 1948 when he penned that tome has come to pass, albeit not always as his political and social novel projected. “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance
An informed and reliable source tells the Daily Business News (DBN) on MHProNews that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be fining Warren Buffett led Berkshire-Hathaway (BH) manufactured housing units. The sum is not yet determined, per that source, but is anticipated at being in the $1 to $5
Developing – CFPB Will Fine Berkshire Hathaway Manufactured Housing Units Read More
Officials from both parties are praising the more organized response by FEMA and others in dealing with disaster recovery, as the Daily Business News has previously reported. But reminiscent of the post-Katrina disaster, revival will still take years, HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson stated. Carson has recently toured some disaster
“Unprecedented Amount of Damage,” Says HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson Read More
Our new September issue is live. Our featured articles will be available on the MHProNews.com home page. Our September theme will be available mid-week this week. To see the line-up of over 2-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated
Reporting from Omaha, Nebraska. “Not everything is some dark conspiracy,” an informed source said to MHProNews. “Clayton and their [Warren] Buffett owned sister companies didn’t plan [Hurricane] Harvey. But they are benefiting from it in direct and indirect ways, that will allow them to increase their hold over manufactured housing
FEMA, Clayton Growing “Threat” to Independent “Non-Corporate” Companies – from Omaha Read More
From the vantage-point of where this writer and our son sat during L. A. “Tony” Kovach’s presentation on Wednesday in Deadwood, SD, one could see MHI Sr. Vice President Rick Robinson feverishly making notes. Then, the MHI attorney’s note taking slowed, and Robinson just listened, while observing the audience. Later,
