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2009-2025: Happy 16th Anniversary MHProNews! ‘Tip of the Spear.’ Esther Sullivan. Past is Prologue. ‘Anything that’s Happened Before can Happen Again.’ Forging Manufactured Housing Future-FEA

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“It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about the game you’ve been playing all your life.” – Mickey Mantle, opening quote from the ‘based on a true story’ movie Moneyball. “Happy 16th Anniversary to MHProNews! Here’s a featured image designed to celebrate this milestone, incorporating your ideas of the split […]

2009-2025: Happy 16th Anniversary MHProNews! ‘Tip of the Spear.’ Esther Sullivan. Past is Prologue. ‘Anything that’s Happened Before can Happen Again.’ Forging Manufactured Housing Future-FEA Read More

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MHI Board Risk-‘Legal Precedent Shows Directors Liable for Oversights’ ‘If Negligence is Gross Personal Liability Can Pierce Protections like D&O Insurance’ Civil-Criminal Risk Crossroads-FEA

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“MHI actively monitors and proactively addresses any attempts by third parties who wrongfully disparage the organization.” So said David P. Goch, J.D., a partner in the Webster, Chaberlain and Bean LLP law firm on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). There is an evidence-based case to be made that

MHI Board Risk-‘Legal Precedent Shows Directors Liable for Oversights’ ‘If Negligence is Gross Personal Liability Can Pierce Protections like D&O Insurance’ Civil-Criminal Risk Crossroads-FEA Read More

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Legacy Housing (LEGH) Manufacturing-Finance-Leadership Transition. Ken Shipley-‘At end of Day We want Legacy Homeowners to Sleep Well in Our Home-Legacy Investors Sleep Well Owning Stock’ FEA

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In moves that began in late September and continued in October 2025, Legacy Housing Corporation (LEGH) issued a series of press releases and Securities and Exchange (SEC) 8K filings related to “Core Manufacturing & Financing Initiatives, and Leadership Transition.” Those Legacy 8Ks filings will be provided in this report, including

Legacy Housing (LEGH) Manufacturing-Finance-Leadership Transition. Ken Shipley-‘At end of Day We want Legacy Homeowners to Sleep Well in Our Home-Legacy Investors Sleep Well Owning Stock’ FEA Read More

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Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act 2025 ‘Jammed Through’ Senate ‘Must Pass’ National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). What Is-Isn’t in Bill. MHI End Around? Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap

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According to a tip emailed to MHProNews: “the Senate has jammed through Tim Scott’s ROAD to Housing Act under cover of darkness.” Various checks confirmed some key aspects of the tip. The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO.org) said: “October 10, 2025 — Last night, the Senate passed

Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act 2025 ‘Jammed Through’ Senate ‘Must Pass’ National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). What Is-Isn’t in Bill. MHI End Around? Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap Read More

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Sun Communities Asked to Respond to Concerns Raised in “Official Sun Communities Exposed Portal.” Sun Communities Inducement Equity Award for Incoming Chief Executive Officer C.D. Young. FEA

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On October 9, 2:25 PM ET, Sun Communities was contacted by MHProNews, inviting them to respond to the site dubbed “Official Sun Communities Exposed Portal.” Approaching two days later, there has been no response as of the time shown below. Part I of this report provides Sun’s news release on “Sun

Sun Communities Asked to Respond to Concerns Raised in “Official Sun Communities Exposed Portal.” Sun Communities Inducement Equity Award for Incoming Chief Executive Officer C.D. Young. FEA Read More

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Corruption? Ignorance? What Explains $800,000 Per Unit to House Homeless? ‘This is a Powerful Exposé.’ ‘Taxpayers Pay Over $800K Per Unit for Homeless Housing.’ Lack of Affordable Housing FEA

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“Taxpayers are being forced to foot the bill for over $800,000 per unit for homeless housing,” said Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Vice President of Communications Susan Shelley in an interview with The Center Square [see Part II]. “There should be an audit to determine if this is genuinely the best

Corruption? Ignorance? What Explains $800,000 Per Unit to House Homeless? ‘This is a Powerful Exposé.’ ‘Taxpayers Pay Over $800K Per Unit for Homeless Housing.’ Lack of Affordable Housing FEA Read More

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Bipartisan Coalition Calls on President Donald J. Trump to Push Antitrust Enforcement. Housing Included in Specific Trump Ask. State MHAs-MHARR-Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)? MHVille FEA

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“We urge you [President Donald J. Trump] to build on the foundation already established and to resist pressures that would return federal antitrust enforcement to a more hands-off approach, the very approach that allowed unchecked market power to take root.” So says a letter provided in Part I by what

Bipartisan Coalition Calls on President Donald J. Trump to Push Antitrust Enforcement. Housing Included in Specific Trump Ask. State MHAs-MHARR-Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)? MHVille FEA Read More

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‘Liberty from Oligopoly Power Starts in Our Minds’-Matt Stoller-‘Trends Bad-Some Victories.’ ‘Control Data-Force Others to Price Based on Info How Powerful Operate Economy.’ New MHI Leaders-FEA

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Paraphrases in the headline are clearly disclosed herein and credited to Matt Stoller in Part I of this facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) mashup. It is just, moral and thus important to give credit where credit is due. It is equally important to hold people and organizations accountable. There are times when MHProNews

‘Liberty from Oligopoly Power Starts in Our Minds’-Matt Stoller-‘Trends Bad-Some Victories.’ ‘Control Data-Force Others to Price Based on Info How Powerful Operate Economy.’ New MHI Leaders-FEA Read More

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August 2025 Manufactured Housing Production Year-Over-Year Drop. MHARR Data Reveal 8 of Top 10 Shipment States Trail 2024 Totals. MHARR-Manufactured Housing Institute Hits-Misses. MHVille FEA

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According to the latest August 2025 manufactured housing production data provided by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), only Georgia and Kentucky are ahead in year-over-year cumulative shipments of new HUD Code manufactured homes to their states. That means that the number one state for new manufactured home shipments

August 2025 Manufactured Housing Production Year-Over-Year Drop. MHARR Data Reveal 8 of Top 10 Shipment States Trail 2024 Totals. MHARR-Manufactured Housing Institute Hits-Misses. MHVille FEA Read More

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‘One Look is Worth a Thousand Reports. Unbelievable’ Rep. Lisa McClain. ‘Hiding the Lamp Under the Lampstand.’ Useful and Powerful Quotes from Manufactured Housing Institute Video-MHVille FEA

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“It is like George Patton says, one look is worth a thousand reports. Unbelievable,” said Congressional Representative Lisa McClain (MI-10-R). “If somebody put a blindfold on you and took you into one of these [new manufactured] houses, you would think you were in any suburban community around the…country” said Congressional

‘One Look is Worth a Thousand Reports. Unbelievable’ Rep. Lisa McClain. ‘Hiding the Lamp Under the Lampstand.’ Useful and Powerful Quotes from Manufactured Housing Institute Video-MHVille FEA Read More

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway-Clayton Homes Moat ‘Gift’ to Manufactured Housing. Un or Underreported Facts in MHVille on Affordable Housing Crisis. FEA and Sunday Weekly Headlines Recap

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According to a transcript of Kevin Clayton – CEO of Berkshire Hathaway owned Clayton Homes – video interview found at this link here is the following. “We are a very large affordable housing producer. We currently have 36 manufacturing plants and each of those terrific general managers runs their operation.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway-Clayton Homes Moat ‘Gift’ to Manufactured Housing. Un or Underreported Facts in MHVille on Affordable Housing Crisis. FEA and Sunday Weekly Headlines Recap Read More

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HUD Sec Scott Turner. Congressional Reps. Federal Officials. Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Innovative Housing Showcase 2025 Video Apparently Documents MHI Affordable Housing Miscues-FEA

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On 10.3.2025 the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) posted a high quality, professional style video on their website that is focused on a post-event recap of the Innovative Housing Showcase 2025 (IHS 2025). The title of their post was “Cabinet Secretaries and Members of Congress Visit Homes on the National Mall”

HUD Sec Scott Turner. Congressional Reps. Federal Officials. Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Innovative Housing Showcase 2025 Video Apparently Documents MHI Affordable Housing Miscues-FEA Read More

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‘Robbery’ ‘Monopoly.’ FTC-‘Paying-Off Competitor to Stop Competing Violation of Federal Antitrust Law’ Suit-Zillow-Redfin. CBS6-MHC Suit. Flawed Governmental Case Conduct? MHVille FEA Mashup

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“Paying off a competitor to stop competing against you is a violation of federal antitrust laws,” said Daniel Guarnera, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. “Zillow paid millions of dollars to eliminate Redfin as an independent competitor in an already concentrated advertising market—one that’s critical for renters, property managers,

‘Robbery’ ‘Monopoly.’ FTC-‘Paying-Off Competitor to Stop Competing Violation of Federal Antitrust Law’ Suit-Zillow-Redfin. CBS6-MHC Suit. Flawed Governmental Case Conduct? MHVille FEA Mashup Read More

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Cavco ‘Grateful to Buck Teeter-Dwayne Teeter and American Homestar’ TipRanks Other AI and HI on Deal Insights ‘Stagnation Persists Despite Demand.’ Boor-Jennison MHVille Fact-Evidence-Analysis

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Cavco Industries (CVCO) announced on 9.30.2025 that its previously announced deal to acquire American Homestar has closed. That means that consolidation in the manufactured housing industry continues in the production and retail verticals despite antitrust concerns published by MHProNews during Democratic and Republican administrations alike. To borrow the language from

Cavco ‘Grateful to Buck Teeter-Dwayne Teeter and American Homestar’ TipRanks Other AI and HI on Deal Insights ‘Stagnation Persists Despite Demand.’ Boor-Jennison MHVille Fact-Evidence-Analysis Read More

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CEO-‘Human Workers Bring Certain Skills’ ‘AI will Change Literally Every Job’ How is AI Impacting the U.S. Job Market? Which Jobs Are Most Disrupted? Where are Expected Opportunities? FEA

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“Until we’re serving humanoid robots and they have the ability to spend money, we’re serving people,” said the largest private U.S. employer, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon in a recent interview with the right-leaning Wall Street Journal as cited by left-leaning CNBC (see below). It should go without saying that artificial

CEO-‘Human Workers Bring Certain Skills’ ‘AI will Change Literally Every Job’ How is AI Impacting the U.S. Job Market? Which Jobs Are Most Disrupted? Where are Expected Opportunities? FEA Read More

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SkyView Advisors Q2 2025 Manufactured Housing Industry Report. Comparing Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) Sun Communities (SUI) and UMH Properties (UMH). Hits and Misses? MHVille FEA Mashup

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As a planned report on MHProNews will spotlight, SkyView Advisors was cited by an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for certain kinds of manufactured home industry research and data. In preparation for that planned report, this MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) mashup will compare and contrast a recent SkyView Advisors report for Q2

SkyView Advisors Q2 2025 Manufactured Housing Industry Report. Comparing Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) Sun Communities (SUI) and UMH Properties (UMH). Hits and Misses? MHVille FEA Mashup Read More

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Washington State-Affordable Housing Case Study. Billions Spent on Homeless but Homelessness Rises. ‘Need More Affordable Homes’ Lack of Affordable Manufactured Homes isn’t Victimless Crime-FEA

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“Washington’s total population has only grown by 9% since 2016, meaning homelessness is outpacing population growth despite an unprecedented amount of spending designed to prevent that trend,” states the recent report from RealClearInvestigations (RCI) provided in Part I. According to left-leaning Cascade PBS: “We don’t need more luxury apartments built…What

Washington State-Affordable Housing Case Study. Billions Spent on Homeless but Homelessness Rises. ‘Need More Affordable Homes’ Lack of Affordable Manufactured Homes isn’t Victimless Crime-FEA Read More

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‘Faded Glory’ ‘In Harm’s Way’ ‘Behind Enemy Lines’ ‘if GOD is for us who can be against us?’ 3rd Party AI Document and Sharpen Evidence. Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap with FEA

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What is faded glory? Why the metaphor Behind Enemy Lines? What does it mean when artificial intelligence (AI) says that often retail-focused sites like MHVillage, Clayton Home, 21st Mortgage, and various REIT owned sites among the array of Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) linked websites have hidden proving their traffic data?

‘Faded Glory’ ‘In Harm’s Way’ ‘Behind Enemy Lines’ ‘if GOD is for us who can be against us?’ 3rd Party AI Document and Sharpen Evidence. Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap with FEA Read More

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HUD’s Bill Matchneer-Henry Czauski. ‘Battle for More Affordable Housing’ ChatGPT-Copilot-Gemini-Grok Use AI to Spotlight Bottlenecks-Gatekeepers-Potential-Solutions MHVille FEA

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  “ChatGPT acknowledged that its own understanding evolved over the course of this exchange. Initial overviews were supplemented by the user’s submission of legal documents, congressional testimony, corporate statements, and investigative reports. The result is a clearer portrait of systemic obstacles to affordable housing—including those found within the very industry

HUD’s Bill Matchneer-Henry Czauski. ‘Battle for More Affordable Housing’ ChatGPT-Copilot-Gemini-Grok Use AI to Spotlight Bottlenecks-Gatekeepers-Potential-Solutions MHVille FEA Read More

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