With 1 out of 9 Americans moving every year in search of housing, that represents well over ten million potential opportunities for housing professionals annually. The U.S. Census Bureau says that in 2016, there were 324,118,787 Americans. With 2.64 people per household, that yields some 122,772,267. So, when one out […]
USA Snapshot, the Need for Affordable Housing, by the Numbers Read More
“Affordable home ownership is Human Capital Investing as opposed to warehousing humans like cattle in a corral,” said Donald Tye, Jr. He made that and other potent comments as part of an in-depth upcoming video interview and related conversations with a man who understands factory-built housing after decades of first
Meet Donald Tye, The Flashback Fast-Forward Face of Factory-Built Homes?! Read More
Manufactured home professionals may not always realize how many people are ‘on the move’ in their market. Not every mover in an area may not represent an opportunity to sell a home, or fill a leased site/home in a community. But many – once they’re properly exposed to the realities
Americans On the Move – How Often? What are the MH Opportunities? Read More
As vacation season rolls on, we’ll try something just a little bit different again today for our weekly recap of . Reader feedback, always encouraged and appreciated. Matthew and his work are missed, but we hope his trip to the mountains will be a good one! What’s New on MHLivingNews.com
Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News June 25 to July 2, 2017 Read More
It was the early 1970s. Then – as now – affordable housing was an issue. Then as now, quality, affordable homes were needed in urban settings — not just in land-lease communities. Nor limited to scattered, rural homesites. The home in the featured photo above was reportedly produced in Elkhart,
Flashback Report – Urban Factory-Home Building Project, What It Could Mean Today Read More
As June 2017 winds to a close – a time which President Donald J. Trump proclaimed to be Home Ownership month – Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Dr. Ben Carson hosted a video broadcast via Facebook, which MHLivingNews captured, enhanced from the original and provided to the Daily Business
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Exclusive Video – ‘Absolutely!’ ‘We Need Crusaders’ Read More
The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both sides of the left-right media divide – this report also helps readers see what are the trends and topics that may be moving
Insider Trades at Tricon, Spotlight – Check Moves at Cavco, Skyline, More Read More
Recently, a manufactured home industry professional said, “We hear about affordable housing all the time.” He then asked – “What is affordable housing? How is it defined?” Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD’s Definition HUD defines “Affordable Housing as those households that are paying 30 percent or less of
What is Affordable Housing? How Affordable is Manufactured Housing? Read More
The odds of passing the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) backed “Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act” may be rising. Sources tell MHProNews that MHI has reported to their members in an email yesterday that, “the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) passed the language of
Americans aren’t alone in the quest for affordable housing. John Daly, with the Irish Examiner lays out a vision of how “Redefining the concept of ‘home’ could help tackle the housing crisis.” If Daly and his fellow Irishmen could compare and contrast what they are excited about with the modern
Redefining Concept of Home Could Help Tackle Housing Crisis, Daly Examined Read More
“From the moment Governor John Kasich‘s Administration first proposed to eliminate the Ohio Manufactured Homes Commission, the air has been full of misleading information and derogatory comments directed at almost one million Ohio residents who live in manufactured homes,” said Tim Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association
Governor’s Controversial Manufactured Housing Battle Concludes Read More
In the wake of our focus on Deer Valley yesterday, the stock had yet another bump. See yesterday’s spotlight report on DVLY, linked here, and today’s MH Industry tracked stock results down below. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the industry’s stocks in the broader context of the
CG Spotlight – Deer Valley Jumps Again, Carlyle Gains, Most Flat or Drop Read More
That a wide array of private businesses are subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is not a surprise to thousands of manufactured housing industry professionals from coast to coast. As recently as this month, Fair Housing attorney – Nadeen Green, JD – has published on the subject of
Are the Blind, Leading Legally? Ruling on Websites, ADA Puts MH Businesses on Notice Read More
“I don’t care whether you are a liberal, conservative, independent or something else – the bottom line with this year’s [2016 presidential] election was simply more of the same or something new, different or unique,” said Tim Connor, CSP. Jim Clayton told MHProNews that “my thinking is increasingly optimistic and tends to
4 and 0 – Special Elections and Manufactured Housing – Clayton, Connor, Hamilton Read More
The Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) has wrapped up the heavy lifting from their legislative session. The TMHA’s DJ Pendleton tells MHProNews that they set out to achieve two major goals. Their report to the Daily Business News having achieved both of their key efforts. It’s the background and import
Texas Strut$ Their Stuff – What Association Success Looks Like Read More
The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both sides of the left-right media divide – this report also helps readers see what are the trends and topics that may be moving
Deer Valley Soars, Spotlighted, Most Tracked Stocks Rise Read More
“You are entitled to your own opinions. But you are not entitled to your own facts.” So said Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who was paraphrased recently by Tim Williams of the Ohio Manufactured Housing Association, in that association’s efforts to battle the Kasich Administration’s ongoing plan to over-regulate manufactured housing in
Regulation Nation – Manufactured Housing Associations, Companies, and Professionals Read More
The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall market stocks. By spotlighting the headlines – from both sides of the left-right media divide – this report also helps readers see what are the trends and topics that may be moving
Nobility Homes Spotlight Report, Nobility Rises, Most Tracked Stocks Slip Read More
Being “green” is all the rage for millions of Americans. Indeed, sustainability is good – and all forms of modern factory building are demonstrably more sustainable than their on-site built counterparts tend to be. Just the reduction in wasted materials, which sources say runs about 30 percent, is significant for
Closer Look, VERMOD’s ZEM= Zero Energy Modular – ‘Manufactured Home Replacement’ Read More
The Herald Leader reports that the Siloam Springs, Arkansas Board of Directors approved a pair of moratoriums on Tuesday to “buy time for city code change on medical marijuana and mobile home [sic] trailer parks [sic].” The local paper said that “The moratoriums will temporarily prohibit applications from being made
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