At the depth of the Obama-era great recession, Ron Thomas Sr. – MMHF Chairman and RV MH Hall of Fame founder of Rona Homes – said that the industry needed to stop comparing its performance to the peak of 1998; rather, Thomas suggested that MH Professionals must look at 2009-2010 …
July 2, 2016 – the Manufactured Housing rEvolution! Read More
With Dodd-Frank, financing and CFPB related issues routinely on the minds of manufactured housing industry professionals, The Daily Business News has learned from American Banking News the following report on the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), which is made available below. “The Manufactured Housing Institute has been leading the campaign to bring more …
American Banking News – Key MHI Staff “Excoriated” for Failing Their Mission, Members Read More
June 15, 1976 marks the formal start for the first manufactured homes built to the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards passed in 1974. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the manufactured home standards are thus commonly called the HUD Code. Here on MHProNews and …
MHLivingNews.com will be doing a celebration feature to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the first factory-built homes constructed to the HUD Code for Manufactured Housing. The “big 4-0” is on June 15, 1976. MHLivingNews.com already has a new video that features a ‘walk down memory lane,’ reflecting the advances from …
40th Anniversary of Manufactured Housing Approaches Read More
MHProNews has been fielding industry responses via email, phone and text to the report and analysis linked below. Why did 4-9-2016 MHI Housing Alert mislead Association and industry members? Based upon early feedback, MHProNews sent the following inquiry to MHI members for their response. The inquiry included the link above, …
Manufactured Housing Institute members react-Allegations of Misleading MHI Housing Alert Read More
The June 2016 Featured Articles for MHProNews are scheduled to go live on Thursday, June 2nd. The new issue will feature interviews, special reports, videos, financing, Fair Housing, Legal business building and that compliment our industry leading array of topics and issues that impact your bottom line. Its the Industry …
June Featured Articles Scheduled to Go Live Thursday Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) 2016 Congress and Expo held at Caesar’s Palace Conference Center in Las Vegas Nevada is now in the rear view mirror. For a pictorial ‘flash report’ of some of the people and sights, please click here. ## (Image credit, MHProNews)
Judy Mc Intosh Carr, of Davenport, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 2, 2016 from complications following surgery. In addition to being a loving wife, a generous mother and a devoted grandmother, Judy was a pioneering business woman in the Quad Cities opening her consulting firm – Judy Carr & Associates …
Judy Carr – Rest in Peace – November 24, 1944 – April 2, 2016 Read More
As a programming note, the new featured articles which will appear on the home page of MHProNews.com immediately below the Daily Business News modules will go live this weekend, perhaps as soon as Saturday night, April 2nd. The Amazing April 2016 issue will feature: more videos, MH Industry politics, a …
“Tunica has been a great show! It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet with customers old, and new. We are thrilled with the outstanding turnout.” said Darren Krolewski with MHVillage, JLT, DataComp. Krolewski’s viewpoint is not unique, others have been telling MHProNews that attendance is up, and so is business. While …
“Phenomenal,” “Best Show in Years” 2016 Tunica Show Flash Report Read More
Starting at 1 PM CT on Tuesday, March 22, the 2016 Tunica Manufactured Housing Show will welcome attendees to the Standing Room Only Seminar, Panel discussions and MH business- building workshops. Held in the Resorts Hotel and Casino, all registered Tunica Show attendees can come at no charge to hear three profits-geared, information-packed …
The headline practically writes itself. Governor Bobby Jindal’s endorsement of Marco Rubio had little noticeable impact, as the junior U.S. Senator from Florida came in a distant third in his state, while the “Duck Dynasty” Robertson family support of Donald Trump was a true reality TV victory for Donald Trump’s …
Millions of manufactured home MH owners and thousands of MH professionals are being adversely impacted by the current state of CFPB regulations. Yet the fog created by interest groups that oppose changes to Dodd-Frank or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) current policies have slowed the progress in the Senate …
Cutting through Media Fog for Manufactured Home Owners and Pros Read More
The featured articles on the home page of MHProNews for the month of February are as follows. You Have A Bad Review! by Wayne Coakley. Marketing Category. Fair Housing Hunt! by Nadeen Green, JD. Fair Housing, Legal, Communities Category. MHPark Safety Inspections and Pride of Ownership, by Kurt Kelley, JD …
Fearless, Fix-It February 2016 Featured Articles and new Videos on MHProNews Read More
A number of informed sources are telling MHProNews that the Seattle Times is about to launch their next story targeting Berkshire Hathaway companies and through them, the manufactured housing industry. According to the most recent of these sources, their next story on manufactured housing could be published “any day now.” …
Next Negative Media Freight Train is Coming towards Manufactured Housing Read More
As some 1500 attendees know, it was cold outside, but climate controlled inside the 2016 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show. MHProNews caught up with Don Glisson Jr., Chairman of Triad Financial Services during the show, and found a quiet room to do the exclusive video interview you see below. Triad originates …
Show Ways Unlimited, show management for the Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation (MMHF) that puts on the Louisville Manufactured Housing Trade Show has informed MHProNews that Friday has been canceled due to inclement weather. As much as a foot of snow is forecast for Friday, and neighboring parts of the nation …
Thursday will be last day for 2016 Louisville Manufactured Housing Trade Show Read More
Locals have told MHProNews that until recently, winter in the Bluegrass state has been mild. But old man winter is striking just in time for the 2016 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show. What promises to be the largest display in about a decade awaits the thousands of MH professionals who leave …
Louisville Forecast – Leave Early to Benefit from Indoor MH Show Read More
PBS NewsHours website has a paragraph below their video report aired on January 2, 2016 that reads as follows: “Twenty million Americans live in mobile, or manufactured, homes that offer affordable housing, particularly in rural parts of the country. Typically older and poorer than traditional homeowners, manufactured homeowners often face …
The December 2015 Featured Articles on MHProNews’ home page are scheduled to go-live late December 2nd, or early December 3rd. They will include: Thoughts and comments of real estate and investment mogul – ELS and EGI Chairman – Sam Zell. These will include vintage, unfiltered comments by Mr. Zell on hot …
Glass Shattering, Thoughts of Chairman Zell, Terror and New Issue Read More
