Stating the obvious can be clarifying. There are no perfect presidents. Be it George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, or any other president, none were perfect. Once imperfection and the human condition are admitted, a look at President Donald J. Trump’s term in office — […]
Jonathan Stempel in WHTC and Reuters published an item on April 29, 2021 5:27 PM under the headline: “Factbox: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway at a glance.” The articles says it was edited by “Diane Craft and Steve Orlofsky.” Stempel’s article is supposed to be a preview of facts and statements
Warren Buffett said about Clayton Homes, “We are in no hurry to record income, have enormous balance-sheet strength, and believe that over the long-term the economics of holding our consumer paper are superior to what we can now realize through securitization. So Clayton has begun to retain its loans.” That
“The housing crisis is beyond desperate; this development will provide high quality homes at a starting price of $200,000,” said Jennifer Tsang. “These are not trailers, these are manufactured homes.” According to CBC News, Cygnet Investments “has been trying to develop the 436-hectare property for nine years.” Jennifer Tsang, with
In a media release on 4.27.2021, Deer Valley Corporation (DVC) (OTCMKTS: DVLY) announced the following “short form merger.” Following this press release will be additional information on Peerless Homes Corporation and on Deer Valley. Deer Valley Corporation Announces Completion of a Short Form Merger With Deer Valley Merger Sub, Inc.
Each aspect of the headline will be addressed in this lemons or lemonade examination of the decades of mendacious hypocrisy used by America’s so-called corporate and political elites, much of which are on full display this week. For decades, American working class, middle class, retirees, independent smaller business owners –
Comments and insights from Sun Communities Inc. (SUI) in their new 1st quarter 2021 earnings call, shown further below, correctly raised reasons to look at recent RV industry data to compare it with what is occurring in manufactured housing. The following is from the March 2021 RV Industry Association (RVIA)
The Globe Newswire and Yahoo Finance on 4.27.2021 are the sources for the following segments of two different press releases that name The Carlyle Group Inc and Apollo Global Management, Inc., among others in a legal probe on behalf of shareholders. The Carlyle Group Inc (NASDAQ:CG) and Apollo Global Management,
“Absolutely right!” That two-word reply came from an educated, impressive author, speaker, and public figure who is an Igbo from Nigeria. It was his reply when asked for his reaction to the essence of the following thesis for this report and analysis. Operating in the background of the 1990s era
Few if any topics are of greater concern to manufactured home professionals than manufactured home single family “home only” financing. So, on one level the emails involving former MHI chairman Joseph “Joe” Stegmayer, who served for years as the Chairman and CEO of Cavco Industries (CVCO) makes sense. Additionally, it
“The Petit Minou Lighthouse…” says left-leaning Wikipedia, “…was added in front of the fort to aid navigation through the Goulet de Brest strait.” That fort was “part of the massive fortification campaign of France under the direction of the Marquis de Vauban,” and that specific fortress was completed in 1697.
As dozens of manufactured housing professionals – mostly based in Ohio, but also some elsewhere – were advised by email on 4.23.2021, MHProNews’ publisher L. A. “Tony” Kovach made an updated request to the FHFA about a controversy that has been brewing for a month. Late Friday afternoon, the FHFA
As IBISWorld and the Atlantic previously reported some time ago, the ‘street retail’ sector of the manufactured home industry has been devastated during the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) era of manufactured housing. Does the loss of perhaps some 20,000 independent street retailers in the last 2 decades mean that the manufactured
Executive Summary. All authentic problem solving involves accurate information, an evidence-based understanding of that information, and a clear path towards a viable solution to the problem(s) faced. This outline report and analysis will aim to do the following. It will set manufactured housing’s current status in the broader national context.
“Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed,” said Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in an article on the WEF website about their transformational initiative. “In short, we need a ‘Great
“It’s just amazing, his personality, to be such a genius,” said Kevin Clayton, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway owned Clayton Homes, about Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffett. But what sort of genius is Buffett? Is he a good or an evil genius? To answer that question, quotes from Buffett about his view on
Jim Edwards’ LinkedIn profile says he was previously a columnist with CBS News. He has since gone on to Business Insider “Editor-in-Chief (BI UK and International)” and “Editor In Chief (News) INSIDER.” He’s not a lightweight. His prior report on the CIA merits some context before framing it in a
In an email at 11:16 AM ET on 4.20.2021, Edward J. Pinto, Director, AEI Housing Center sent the following report to MHProNews on various statistical looks at current finance rates and trends. The Washington, D.C. based American Enterprise Institute (AEI) said the following. “This infographic provides near-real-time insights on single-family
“National Public Radio [NPR] is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States.” That description is per Influence Watch’s page on NPR. Influence Watch states that among the funding sources
“Many of our friends in the industry, including my friend Tony at MHLivingNews, have questioned why MHI hasn’t made a strong rebuttal response to the PBS story.” So said then Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) chairman Tim Williams, President and CEO of 21st Mortgage Corp to MHProNews in an exclusive statement about
