The headline about William “Bill” Boor’s testimony to Congress will be fulfilled in full in Part I with an AI boosted fact-evidence-analysis check by AI and more in Part II. But prior to sharing that, this preface may prove useful to thousands of employees or managers active in MHVille. It …
Even a periodic look at news headlines reveals that cronyism, corruption and various forms of deception are alive and well in the U.S.A. Politics can be a dirty or ugly business. Those who exercise some measure of control or influence in politics wield influence over regulators. Those who influence or …
According to remarks made by a senior level staff official for Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18-R) to a lobby occupied by multiple constituents on 5.20.2025, their office has seen a recent increase in output on ‘constituent services’ cases with federal agencies they are handling. It was a remark that was not …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) portion of this headline will be addressed in Part I. To help frame that for newer or longer-term readers of MHProNews is the Q&A ‘chat’ with Copilot the reflects how ‘memory’ works for various popular and currently free access artificial intelligence (AI) …
“In addition to…legislative activities, MHARR has also taken action in relation to the recent announcement that former HUD [manufactured housing] program administrator Teresa Payne has been hired as Vice President of “policy” by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI).” That is according to an emailed press release dated 5.19.2025 from the …
According to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) website home page on the date shown below and for well over a year are the following claims. “Elevating Housing Innovation; Expanding Attainable Homeownership.” According to former MHI vice president – and founding Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) founding president and …
As longtime and detail minded readers of MHProNews know, this publication delivers on each and every topic raised in a multifaceted headline like the one above. Headline topics are often covered in a systemic fashion. Starting in the order provided in the headline, in the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) branded …
Per Quora: “Much ado about nothing means to exaggerate the importance of something minor, going overboard about something said, or done, or a minor event.” However, Gemini said that: “Ado: This word means busy activity, bustle, or fuss.” So Much Ado About History could be construed to mean that there is (or …
The report by Robert Romano provided in Part I that follows runs counter to the narrative that has been pushed by various ‘special interests’ that the Trump 2.0 Tariffs ‘will’ cause inflation. As Part II will reflect, this isn’t a guarantee that prices will continue on this path, but it …
Per Thomson Reuters StreetEvents and Yahoo Finance at this link here is the earnings call transcript provided under fair use guidelines for media in Part I. The first paraphrases are from remarks made by Cavco Industries (CVCO) management as shown in Part I of this reports with fact-evidence-analysis (FEA). There …
MHProNews has been using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for two years as a tool for specific scenarios. AI systems like Copilot, Gemini or xAI’s Grok routinely have disclaimers that say things like ‘AI is experimental’ and that results should be double checked. Some AI systems are per experts better than others. …
As a recent post on MHProNews reminded readers, housing and healthcare are two giant areas of U.S. financial expenditures. So, if costs in healthcare were reduced for a family, it stands to reason that the money available for housing and other purchases should rise. Additionally, as Part III on this …
According to KTL Performance Mortgage: “The USDA Guaranteed Home Loan program allows eligible buyers to purchase a home in a rural area with 100% financing (no down payment required). Effective March 4, 2025, the program will now allow financing on existing manufactured homes! This program is not limited to country …
Joseph “Joe” Stegmayer is the chairman of the RV MH Hall of Fame. What? Yes, the same Joe Stegmayer who was hit with a legal action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) along with Cavco’s Industries (CVCO) and others that cost millions in fines, legal expenses, and settlement costs …
Federal preemption is a key issue for unlocking more HUD Code manufactured home production. “Look, the biggest headwind of this – in this entire industry is where to put these [HUD Code manufactured] homes.” So said Duncan Bates, President and CEO Legacy Housing (LEGH). Thus, the relevance and importance of …
According to Visual Capitalist on 4.16.2025, which cited the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as its source: “To no one’s surprise, the world’s largest economy is also the world’s largest consumer economy.” Google‘s Gemini provided the following in response to an MHProNews request to fact check that data. How this …
Candidly, “F Troop” isn’t editorially viewed by MHProNews as an ideal analogy or metaphor for Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) owned MHInsider. Per left-leaning Wikipedia: “F Troop is a satirical American television Western sitcom about U.S. soldiers and American Indians in the Wild West during the 1860s. The series originally aired for two seasons …
MHARR (Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform) is a national HUD Code manufactured home producer’s trade group. The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) says they are an umbrella style trade group that represents “all segments” of the manufactured and factory-built housing industry. HUD (the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) …
There is an axiom on how a seemingly big task should be approached or ‘tackled.’ It’s this. ‘How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.’ There is another axiom from the brilliant British thinker, popular author and speaker, the late Gilbert Keith (G.K.) Chesterton. Chesterton said: “If …
It is almost axiomatic that no two people see eye-to-eye on everything. Imagine, for a few moments, identical twins that you may have met. Or a happily married couple that have been together for years and years. Or partners in a successful business enterprise. No one you have ever met, …
