“Manipulation is intentional conduct designed to deceive investors by controlling or artificially affecting the market for a security,” says the SEC website. “Market manipulation. Market manipulation is a type of market abuse where there is a deliberate attempt to interfere with the free and fair operation of the market …
Let’s begin by stating the obvious for clarity. We are not your attorney. That said, there are over 15 million hits on Google this morning, with the top results citing laws and legal precedents that make it clear that conversations or statements made in public are subject to audio or …
Cavco Industries (CVCO) has provided a recent release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, regarding the announced selection of Susan L. Blount to the troubled firm’s Board Of Directors. We’ve held that release for reasons that yesterday’s report on Cavco make clear. Before turning to portions of the Cavco release, …
The draft of the pending class action suit against Cavco Industries (CVCO) is the result of a news tip to the Daily Business News on MHProNews. As regular MHProNews readers know, there are numerous law firms circling Cavco. This report will review some key claims of the Howard G. Smith …
“I hope the city of San Jose will opt to protect vulnerable mobilehome park residents from preemptive evictions and not submit to the devious and greedy manipulations of the park owner. I live in San Juan Capistrano and our strong supportive city council opted to protect their MH residents …
It’s the top mainstream news story involving the industry that too few manufactured housing (MH) profession leaders seem to grasp – or are willing to tackle. Nevertheless, it’s perhaps the biggest one in years to impact our flailing segment of the affordable housing industry. Once the ubiquitous Drudge Report …
Earlier today, the Daily Business News on MHProNews published an article that featured the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a video with his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. His dream was tied into, per King’s own words, the American Dream. The American Dream, properly understood, is at the …
Once an item hits the mainstream media, or even trade media, it can begin to shape a narrative that may help or harm that operation. In as much as people – potential consumers of manufactured homes – begin or continue to form opinions based upon headlines and news accounts, …
“If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and sale of any of the necessities of life.” — John Sherman Sherman was a mover in what today is known as the Sherman antitrust act. The act …
No Kings in America? – John Sherman ‘Speaks’ to Manufactured Housing Read More
State officials and an ABC Action News are reporting on an eight-month long investigation of state human trafficking that involved teen age victims used as “sex slaves.” Florida’s newly-installed State Attorney General, Ashley Moody said that, “This case is just one example of how I will work daily with my …
Teen “Sex Slave” in “Mobile Home Park” – Kid Lured by Gaming App, per ABC, State Officials Read More
The Town of Fallsburg organized a forum in response to growing complaints about FoxCroft Village, where Paula Frumkin, president of the community’s homeowners association, was one of the residents who spoke on Jan. 23, 2018. The situation deteriorated since then, she said, per the Record Online. “We have more empty …
One advantage that HUD Code manufactured homes have over other types of factory building that keeps costs lower is that it is federal and enjoys the enhanced preemption established by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act (MHIA) of 2000. There are some items that the Daily Business News on …
Surprising Discovery on Manufactured Housing’s Enhanced Preemption, Hidden Gem$ Read More
There are words, and then there are deeds. There’s smoke and mirrors, or the clarity born of facts, evidence, and sound reason. It’s about time to turn the page. 2018 is about to come to a close. It will be several weeks before the industry at large knows the final …
Turn the Page, Manufactured Housing Making History Read More
An attorney who claims to represent the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has sent a ‘demand’ letter to MHProNews. No proof of his representation of the Arlington, VA based Monopolistic Housing Institute, otherwise known as MHI, has yet been offered, but has been requested. The attorney’s letter has obvious errors in …
“Manufactured Housing Institute Attorney” Letter and MHProNews Response Read More
In business, you might technically be on the right side of a law, but still appear badly to the public at large that you hope to attract and serve. A recent fracas arose between 85 year old resident, Millie Francis, and a resident-owned manufactured home community’s management. Vanguard …
Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday. The stock traded as low as $137.71, said Modern Readers. “Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CVCO. BidaskClub downgraded Cavco Industries from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research …
A federal judge in Texas has struck down Affordable Care Act. “In a ruling sure to be appealed to Supreme Court, Texas court says the ACA, also known as Obamacare, can no longer stand without the penalty against the uninsured,” said NBC News. The Friday night ruling …
ObamaCare Struck Down, MHVille Insights, Impact, and What’s Next Read More
Yesterday, we posted an update on Cavco Industries. Not long after, we received a news tip from a source with a legal insight on their SEC related woes. That will be our market update, found further below, this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature …
“The genius of America is that it was set up as a representative government, but increasingly, Americans are ruled over by leaders who are unelected, and very powerful,” says Prager U. “Columbia Law Professor Philip Hamburger unmasks the people who are really ruling our lives.” As with other curated …
Who REALLY Runs America? MHVille Timely Reminder, Columbia Law Prof Philip Hamburger Video Read More
“Deputies investigated…and prosecutors charged Walter Kenneth Baldwin, 69, 1916 Happy Hollow Road North, West Lafayette, with conspiracy to torture or mutilate a vertebrate animal, torture or mutilating a vertebrate animal, conspiracy to killing a domestic animal and killing a domestic animal,” per the JCOnline, part of the USA Today …
Teen, Adult Charged in Troubling Tragedy Involving MH Community Read More
