As a series of business and economic reports last week reflected, 2016 ended on several positive notes that could bode well for a good 2017. Small Business Optimism Soars Post-Election Consumer Confidence Soars Post-Election – 2017 Outlook Nevertheless, the factory built home industry still faces some old, familiar challenges. The […]
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Ed Shukle is the City Administrator of the City of Landfall, in Oakdale Township, near the Twin Cities. With an eye to history and the future, Shukle has weaved an account that points-the-way that affordable housing was created and preserved, first with pre-HUD Code mobile homes, and later with post-code
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The Consumer Confidence Index® posted another gain in December, says the Conference Board in a media release. “The Index now stands at 113.7 (1985=100), up from 109.4 in November,” their report stated. “The Expectations Index increased sharply from 94.4 to 105.5.” They noted that the Present Situation Index decreased from 132.0
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Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Investors wipe $6.6B off Toshiba’s market value. Breitbart tech editor snags book deal. Trump and trade: What you need to know. Trump: Sprint will create 5,000 U.S. jobs. Noteworthy headlines on MarketWatch – How energy stocks could power the Dow toward 24,000 in 2017. Dollar pulls back after recent rally,
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Gene Alderson said, “never ever buy a home on some elses [sic] land.” To which Marquis Allen replied, “So true, and yet sad.” While those posted comments on Delaware Online’s story, “Residents feel forced out of Magnolia development” might have been by community activists. But their comments have the look
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Fox Business and CNBC were among the networks that carried the news that president-elect Donald J. Trump has been assured by Spring that they will be brining 5,000 jobs back to the U.S. This continues a pattern of other job creating or saving announcements, including: Dec 14, 2016 -SoftBank Telecommunications:
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Breaking news – President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Sprint will be bringing thousands of jobs – about 5000 – back to the United States. A new company – OneWeb is hiring 3,000 people – the president-elect announced at a news conference minutes after 5 PM ET. Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney –Trump’s
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A flurry of comments follows the controversial, and many would say, flawed story by National Public Radio’s (NPR) correspondent, Daniel Zwerdling. Broadcast on NPR’s All Things Considered, one professional suggested that the taxpayer-sponsored program ought to be renamed, Only Progressive Viewpoints Considered. Tim Williams, M. Mark Weiss and community owner/investor
“What a difference a day makes,” said Juanita Duggan, President and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). “Before Election Day small business owners’ optimism was flat, and after Election Day it soared.” “This month we bifurcated the data to measure the results before and after the election,”
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Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Carrie Fisher, ‘Star Wars’ Princess Leia, dies at 60. Obamacare premium hikes called ‘one-time’ fix. Feds bust Chinese hackers over stolen law firm secrets. Europe’s weakest bank needs even more help. Saudi Arabia will tax expats and hike gas prices again. Noteworthy headlines on MarketWatch
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“The government estimates there are more than 8 million manufactured houses in America,” said Daniel Zwerdling, on National Public Radio’s (NPR) All Things Considered. “They’re a major source of low-income housing. But Syringa shows that the legal and financial ways that mobile home communities are set up often turn the
The stock markets are closed today, as Christmas is observed in 2016 on December 26th. The Daily Business News manufactured housing connected market report for last Friday, is linked here. That reports includes links to other details on various tracked manufactured housing stocks. The 2017 stock market schedule, as announced
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It is the festival celebrated by billions, perhaps the most widely known event of every year for many centuries. “Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,” says Wikipedia, “observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of
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Hanukkah or Chanukah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. The word “Hanukkah” means “dedication.” “The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a unique candelabrum, the nine-branched menorah (also called a Chanukiah/Hanukiah), one additional light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final
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“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” – Warren Buffett. We begin our new, periodic Flashback Friday series with some pithy Rearview Mirror quotes and images, starting with the one above that the Sage of Omaha has long applied in discerning where to invest. Buffett is known
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Perhaps no statement of support for modern manufactured housing is stronger than when someone connected with the industry buys a home for themselves, or their beloved family members. That’s the ‘heart’ of the story behind Paul Bradley, ROC USA president, purchasing a manufactured home for his mother, Lois Bradley. Bradley
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Tens of billions of dollars are at stake. That translates to millions of dollars that are routinely being spent in each of the local markets that manufactured housing industry companies and communities serve. Manufactured home professionals are aware of the ongoing issues that the industry faces. Many of them are
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Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney –Trump wants to cancel Air Force One order from Boeing. Trump claims credit for $50 billion investment by Japanese firm. AT&T, Time Warner CEOs hopeful merger will be approved under Trump. Donald Trump says he sold all his stocks in June. Why Disney should cut the
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CNBC reports that President-elect Donald Trump, accompanied by SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son spoke to members of the media at Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. The Japanese company bought large stakes in Sprint and British chipmaker ARM Holdings earlier this year. Son told the media that he arranged
