“We gave the lady the keys. She broke down in tears because she had never had an opportunity,” Jim Petty, CEO of Strategic Reality and Republican State Senator from Van Buren, said about the ribbon counting last week at Cobblestone Farm Community, per a pull quote from Part I in […]
“We Don’t Need More Subsidies, We Just Need More Homes At Prices People Can Afford,” said House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee Chair Mike Flood (NE-R) on 5.14.2025. This ought to be a great time to be in manufactured housing. But when industry statistics and trends (see Sunday Weekly Headlines Recap
“Yes, immigration enforcement efforts have been reported at construction and manufacturing sites in the first year of President Trump’s second term, though no reports specifically mention HUD Code manufactured home or modular home production centers. The building and construction industry as a whole, however, has been significantly impacted by heightened enforcement actions.”
According to the HUD website: “HUD’s 2025 Innovative Housing Showcase: September 6–10, 2025.” The entire HUD press release will be provided in Part I of this report, while Part II of this MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) will share the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) post promoting this event. But the job of
‘Make your reports and articles bullet proof.’ – Jan Hollingsworth. “Facts, facts, facts! Hit them with the facts!” – Danny Ghorbani. “Facts are stubborn things.” President John Adams, Mark Weiss, J.D. “We Don’t Need More Subsidies, We Just Need More Homes At Prices People Can Afford” – Congressman Mike Flood
According to left-leaning Yahoo Finance: “Speaking at a Labor Day breakfast interview with the Washington Examiner in McLean, Virginia, [U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott] Bessent said affordability would be a central theme for the Trump administration heading into next year. “We may declare a national housing emergency in the fall,” he
Matt Stoller is from the political left, is the author of the Big antitrust newsletter, works with left-leaning David Dayen (via the left-leaning The American Prospect or TAP) on the Organized Money podcast, and is the author of the book: “Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy.” In
“Americans’ real wages are up 1.3% over last year and have increased each month since President Trump took office. Wage growth for American workers is beating inflation, while Americans are getting more hours at work.” That is according to the White House website on 8.12.2025. But what do other sources
Opening FEA editorial muse. While our family were still living in the Land of Lincoln (the fine state of Illinois), we took a trip to Hawaii’s Big Island. It was a beautiful week. There was only one oddity that we personally witnessed that sticks out at this moment. Just one
There are multiple ways or points of view (POV) that 21st century events can or should be considered. For example. The handling of cases involving the January 6, 2021, defendants is one. The prosecutions of then ex-President Donald J. Trump (R) is another POV. The behavior of former FBI Director
Per their August 2025 research document at this link here: “Berkadia Manufactured Housing is dedicated to providing best-in-class mortgage banking, investment sales and advisory services to manufactured home community and RV resort owners. With decades of experience and partnerships, we specialize in providing comprehensive financial solutions to meet your unique
Most of MHProNews’ articles in recent years have been lengthy, fact-packed deep dives using the FEA model. This one will be much shorter. Odds are that you can do this simple headline test right now. Using any internet connected device, go to a Google Chrome or Apple Safari browser. No
Some Richland Parish residents – many who live in modest homes and trailer parks on the farmland surrounding the construction site, where church steeples can be seen from miles across the flat land – are wary of this modern tech wave. The hubbub, disruption, and congestion, and even the brave
According to a case cited by the Institute for Justice (IJ), the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) “provide relief when government employees inflict harm.” But the FTCA is often challenged by federal officials, which is purportedly occurring in case being brought by the Institute for Justice (IJ) that they hope
According to Trading Central: “On the stat front in the U.S., new home sales are estimated to be down 1.1% month-on-month in July after a 0.6% rise in June. Separately, the Dallas Fed manufacturing index is expected at 0.2 in August vs 0.9 in June.” “On Friday, U.S. stocks jumped after Federal Reserve
Manufactured housing appears to be getting more attention in the mainstream media recently. Some of that attention is due to stories written by mainstream or other journalist and writers about the so-called ROAD to Housing Act for 2025. As the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) put it: “The Senate
Before we tackle the headline topic of the rating by Clayton employees via Comparably of Kevin Clayton and his leadership team (see Part I), consider the following. Are you in the same “club” as Kevin Clayton and the senior leadership team of Clayton Homes? Why is it that Kevin Clayton
For decades, the Reader’s Digest ran a section called Laughter is the Best Medicine (see Part I below). There are arguably reasons why the pre-weaponized live late night TV shows routinely employed comedy. At the end of a long day, perhaps having to deal with difficult circumstances and stressful situations,
According to left-leaning Google’s Gemini: “The article titled “Sam Zell Is Now Betting On The Macro Mobile Home Park Industry Going Mainstream” was published by Frank Rolfe on the Mobile Home University website in February 2022.” Per a prior post on MHProNews that cited MarketScreener, that purchase by Sam Zell
““Congratulations on this much deserved recognition. Your passion for creating a great homeowner experience has helped bring attainable housing to many,” said Kevin Clayton, CEO and President of Clayton Homes, the largest builder of manufactured and modular homes in the U.S.” So said part of the press release by Yes!
