“The optimist doesn’t deny the reality of rain. The optimist just picks up an umbrella, and opens as needed.” – The Elk. Problem solving requires realistic, objective thoughts and a search for practical solutions. Thanksgiving is rightly a time of celebration. Right after turkey, family, friends and Black Friday door-busters, …
The new features articles for the “Nettlesome November” issue of MHProNews are scheduled to go live Tuesday night – November 2, 2015. There will be over 20 new featured articles, including a number of videos. Besides MH legal, community, news, marketing and other staples, there are 7 articles by and/or about …
Nettlesome November 2015 Issue Goes Live Tuesday Night Read More
MHProNews’ unique 6th Anniversary issue goes live on Saturday. It could be dubbed TCOB – Taking Care of Business – as readers of Featured Articles will soon see. To learn more about the 6th anniversary issue, plus current events and commentary not covered in the Daily Business News, click on …
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Hope Fair Housing tell MHProNews that the DOJ has announced “that the owners and operators of the Williams Trailer Court mobile home park in Marion, Illinois, had agreed to pay $75,000 to settle allegations that they discriminated against African Americans and families with children, …
Justice Strikes Again – another Manufactured Home Operation Settles Case Read More
5 years after its passage, Dodd-Frank remains one of the hotly contested legacies of the Obama Administration. Supporters of the law believe that it provides important consumer protections. Others point to facts suggesting CFPB over-reach with respect to manufactured housing chattel – or personal property, “home-only loans” – are creating …
For its third fiscal quarter 2015 ending Aug. 1, 2015, Nobility Homes reports sales increased 32 percent to $7,059,263.00 over $5,346,639 for the same period of 2014. As einnews tells MHProNews, income from operations rose from $289,126 for Q3 2014 to $787,272 for the same period in 2015. Net income …
Webalizer reports that thousands have already visited the new, updated-format video promoting upcoming “Inside MH” tours, events and interviews. Feedback from Industry professionals on this new format has been positive. Select comments are below. — actual comments from Video Viewers below — I think that the video looks great, with …
Manufactured Housing Video/Image/Education/News Campaign Expanding Read More
Workers who are employed are a key target group for manufactured housing marketing and sales efforts. So on this Labor Day, September 6, 2015, a snapshot of the U.S. labor market facts – courtesty of CNSNews – citing Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) – is instructive. In August 2015, CNS cites …
They are both from the MH Communities sector of manufactured housing. They live in different parts of the U.S.. They could readily be described as a study in contrasting styles and views. As was reported on the Masthead blog, and the Daily Business News earlier today, the new September issue …
August 2015 is now in the history books, and there were some records in readership on the manufactured housing industry’s flagship trade journal e-publication, MHProNews. Webalizer reports that there were 5 days in August that “hit-counts” on this site topped 100,000 in a day. On August 21st, that Webalizer report …
Serious September – Controversial, Challenging, Compelling New MH Issue Looms Read More
Association leaders are telling MHProNews that there has been a notable ‘quiet’ during the first month of the implementation of the CFPB imposed Appraisal Rule on HPML loans. One association leader told us off the record that “I’ve had no reaction whatsoever, so I must assume everyone is coping.” Mary …
Appraisal Rule on HPML Manufactured Home Loans – 1 Month Impact? Read More
Just in time for your Sunday morning coffee and weekly industry news recap, the new August 2015 issue of new featured articles will be live on the MHProNews.com home page. As usual, timely reports by experts, industry-focused videos, interviews, financing with the new appraisal rule, proven business building tips and …
New Featured Articles on MHProNews.com go live by Sunday morning Read More
MHProNews wishes everyone a joyous 4th. For those manufactured housing professionals and enthusiasts who are looking for meaty news, thoughful MH reading or MH viewing, the new featured articles for the month of July are live on the home page. Or you can read the full line up of new …
“People have been laying bricks for about 6,000 years, and ever since the industrial revolution, they have tried to automate the bricklaying process.” So says inventor Mark Pivac to PerthNow DigitalTrends tells the MH Industry’s Daily Business News that a brick-laying robot has demonstrated how it can build a house in two days. FastBrick …
Robot Builds Brick House in Two Days – Will it Impact Manufactured Housing? Read More
“The manufactured housing industry’s professionals are racing to contort themselves into yet another new shape to fit their federal masters.” So sayeth a company official off-the-record to MHProNews, as the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) appraisal rules hits home on July 18th, 2015. State associations and the Manufactured Housing …
The Greenback Boogie – CFPB’s Manufactured Housing Appraisal Rule hits July 18, 2015 Read More
Indianapolis, IN – Legacy says that Sylvia W. Silver passed away peacefully on June 27, 2015, at the Hooverwood Jewish Home, in Indianapolis, IN. She was 101. Sylvia was Born in Chicago, IL in 1913, to Austrian immigrants Herman and Rose Werner. Sylvia later married Leo Silver, and moved with …
Sylvia Silver, mother of Daily Business News writer Matthew Silver, dies at 101 Read More
The new July 2015 Featured Articles and Videos will go live in the home page of MHProNews.com under the two center Daily Business News modules the night of July 1, or by noon on July 2. Please check back for all the fireworks from the experts in their respective fields …
New July 2015 issue of MHProNews Featured Articles scheduled Read More
The Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) reminds MHProNews that the new appraisal disclosure rules go into effect on July 18, 2015. The rules apply to those homes that go beyond QM status limits set by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulations. DataComp and NADA are going to be the …
Appraisal Rule Implementation Looms for HUD Code Manufactured Home sales Read More
As part of the ongoing mixed signals from the factory built housing market, the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) National Modular Housing Council (NMHC) reports that 2,763 new MODs were shipped during the first quarter of 2015 in the states where they track shipments. That is a 3.9% decline over the …
The markets took their biggest hit in about 2 years, as the crisis in Greece grows with the limiting of ATM withdrawals over the weekend, and bank closures today. Closer to home, Puerto Rico’s $72 billion dollar debt may also be at risk, per words spoken by their own governor. …
Greek Banks Closed, PR’s Gov says can’t pay debt, Dow Plunges and MHCV sheds 3½% Read More
