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‘Where Money Means More™’ Thrivent Ad Campaign Meets ‘Manufactured Housing Industry Observer Criticism’ Does Repeating a Tagline Overcome Apparently Justified Thrivent Critiques? MHVille FEA

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Could Thrivent’s corporate leadership be making a mistake? Before probing that question, some background is warranted. In response to the input inquiry linked here, on 11.7.2025 2025 at about 01:51:31 AM ET, left-leaning Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered overview said the following. Thrivent launched its new ad campaign with the

‘Where Money Means More™’ Thrivent Ad Campaign Meets ‘Manufactured Housing Industry Observer Criticism’ Does Repeating a Tagline Overcome Apparently Justified Thrivent Critiques? MHVille FEA Read More

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Pew.org Research on State Preemption on Manufactured Housing Unpacked. ‘3.2 Million Renters Could Become Manufactured Homeowners.’ Exclusive Hits-Miss Insights. MHI-MHARR angles. MHVille FEA

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In Part I of this MHProNews MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA), Pew’s research into manufactured housing looks at the topic of zoning barriers and the potential that state-level preemption might have at overcoming those barriers. Among other details, Pew stated that potentially 3.2 million renters could become homeowners if manufactured homes were

Pew.org Research on State Preemption on Manufactured Housing Unpacked. ‘3.2 Million Renters Could Become Manufactured Homeowners.’ Exclusive Hits-Miss Insights. MHI-MHARR angles. MHVille FEA Read More

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First-Time Home Buyer Share Falls to Historic Low of 21% Median Age Rises to 40. ‘Seller Representation Reaching Record High’ More Housing Data. What about MHI and MHARR? MHVille FEA Mashup

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Yesterday (11.4.2025) Democratic politicians and Democratic Redistricting Initiatives in Democratic states and cities won. Democrats are celebrating. Perhaps more specifically, more left-leaning Democrats are celebrating the victory of Zoran Mamdani for New York City Mayor, a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist has been leading in the polls for weeks. Abaigail Spanberger, an

First-Time Home Buyer Share Falls to Historic Low of 21% Median Age Rises to 40. ‘Seller Representation Reaching Record High’ More Housing Data. What about MHI and MHARR? MHVille FEA Mashup Read More

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‘The Immovable Mobile Home’ Atty Cassie Powell ‘One of America’s Most Affordable Paths to Homeownership Slips Away’ ‘Private Equity Snap Up Mobile Home Parks Drive Out Marginal Residents’ FEA

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What follows in Part I was originally published on The Conversation by attorney Cassie Powell, Assistant Professor of Law, Legal Practice, University of Richmond. “Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them” theconversation.com stated it was “Published:

‘The Immovable Mobile Home’ Atty Cassie Powell ‘One of America’s Most Affordable Paths to Homeownership Slips Away’ ‘Private Equity Snap Up Mobile Home Parks Drive Out Marginal Residents’ FEA Read More

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‘Extreme Shortage Low-Income Housing’ ‘Manufactured Homes Important’ CBS News Spotlight Rent Control. Are Democratic Lawmaker ‘Solution’ a Tourniquet to Slow Bleeding or an Authentic Fix? FEA

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“When my lot rent goes up, I can’t just leave, it’s not that simple. My home isn’t truly mobile,” [manufactured home community resident Sammi] Silver said. “It costs thousands of dollars to move, and most parks won’t even take a house over five years old.” Multiple times a year there

‘Extreme Shortage Low-Income Housing’ ‘Manufactured Homes Important’ CBS News Spotlight Rent Control. Are Democratic Lawmaker ‘Solution’ a Tourniquet to Slow Bleeding or an Authentic Fix? FEA Read More

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Prologue-The Long Shadow of Billionaire Warren Buffett over Manufactured Housing and Affordable Housing Crisis. Soft 2nd ‘Civil War’ in U.S. Plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap-FEA

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For well over a decade, MHProNews has had a tagline under its logo that proclaimed: “Industry News, Tips and Views Pros Can Use.” © That logo appears on nearly every public-facing page on the MHProNews website. During the 16 years that this platform has operated, MHProNews has focused on HUD

Prologue-The Long Shadow of Billionaire Warren Buffett over Manufactured Housing and Affordable Housing Crisis. Soft 2nd ‘Civil War’ in U.S. Plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap-FEA Read More

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Journalistic Case Study of Human Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence. Google, Gemini plus other AIs on Manufactured Housing Institute. Journalism with ‘Transparency and Audit Trail.’ FEA

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In this MHProNews journalistic MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) probe, there are several topics at work. The first involves Google itself. The second is the distinctive Google AI overview/preview treatment of the subject of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) followed by a closer look at the dynamics within the affordable housing market

Journalistic Case Study of Human Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence. Google, Gemini plus other AIs on Manufactured Housing Institute. Journalism with ‘Transparency and Audit Trail.’ FEA Read More

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Time has Come for Action Over Posturing and Words. SNAP. Federal Employees. MHARR. MHI Board Member. MHI and U.S. Affordable Housing Crisis. House-Senate-President Trump Must Act. MHVille FEA

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MHProNews notes that some of the following has been adapted from an article by this writer for the Patch earlier today. Last night (10.30.2025) President Donald J. Trump called on Congress to ‘nuke’ the Senate filibuster rule to get the federal government fully operating to programs like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition

Time has Come for Action Over Posturing and Words. SNAP. Federal Employees. MHARR. MHI Board Member. MHI and U.S. Affordable Housing Crisis. House-Senate-President Trump Must Act. MHVille FEA Read More

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Zohran Mamdani. Zohran for NYC-‘Zohran Mamdani is Running for Mayor to Lower the Cost of Living for Working Class New Yorkers.’ Behind ‘the New Face of the Democratic Party.’ Cuomo-Sliwa-FEA

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Beyond the pressure to end the partial federal government shutdown grows, one of the routine mainstream headline topics is New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D). Keeping Noam Chomsky’s dictums in mind, some slogans on the ZohranForNYC.com website are the following. “Zohran Mamdani is running for Mayor to lower

Zohran Mamdani. Zohran for NYC-‘Zohran Mamdani is Running for Mayor to Lower the Cost of Living for Working Class New Yorkers.’ Behind ‘the New Face of the Democratic Party.’ Cuomo-Sliwa-FEA Read More

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‘Infiltrated-The Ideological Capture of Homelessness Advocacy’ Capital Research Center-Discovery Institute Report. Hits-Misses-Relevant Insights. ‘Housing Dollars Misallocation’ MHVille FEA

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“The crisis of homelessness is not merely a failure of public policy or social services. It is the visible expression of a deeper ideological capture that has redefined the terms of debate, reshaped the flow of billions of taxpayer dollars, and subordinated the most vulnerable citizens to the ambitions of

‘Infiltrated-The Ideological Capture of Homelessness Advocacy’ Capital Research Center-Discovery Institute Report. Hits-Misses-Relevant Insights. ‘Housing Dollars Misallocation’ MHVille FEA Read More

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Covering the Manufactured Housing News or Covering Up Manufactured Home News? MHARR to FHFA on GSEs Plan. MHARR-Director Bill Pulte Letter. MHI on Pulte or FHFA-GSEs Duty to Serve Plans? FEA

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For some 15 plus years, MHProNews has provided news items, views, and positions that included the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and its press releases. This MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) model report will provide their stance again as well as that of the smaller “watchdog” and advocacy by the Manufactured Housing Association

Covering the Manufactured Housing News or Covering Up Manufactured Home News? MHARR to FHFA on GSEs Plan. MHARR-Director Bill Pulte Letter. MHI on Pulte or FHFA-GSEs Duty to Serve Plans? FEA Read More

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Census Bureau-Shipments by Year: 1959-2019. 13.3 Million Mobile and Manufactured Homes Produced. Population Trends and Manufactured Housing Production. MHVille Reality Check FEA

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From 1959 to 2019 is a period of 61 years. Using official U.S. Census Bureau records there were 13,302,000 total pre-HUD Code mobile home and post-HUD Code manufactured housing units shipped during that period (see Part I for details). That means that the average number of pre- and post-HUD Code

Census Bureau-Shipments by Year: 1959-2019. 13.3 Million Mobile and Manufactured Homes Produced. Population Trends and Manufactured Housing Production. MHVille Reality Check FEA Read More

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Does Humanity Need Masters? Do We Need Kings-Experts or AI Rulers? Do We Need Politicos Who Make Great Sounding Promises that Can’t-Won’t-Don’t Happen? FEA plus Sunday Weekly MH Headline Recap

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‘Does humanity need masters? Do we need kings, experts, or artificial intelligence to rule over us? Do we need politicians who make great sounding promises but who can’t, won’t, or don’t deliver?’ That topic is featured in a new post this morning on the Patch and is linked below.  While

Does Humanity Need Masters? Do We Need Kings-Experts or AI Rulers? Do We Need Politicos Who Make Great Sounding Promises that Can’t-Won’t-Don’t Happen? FEA plus Sunday Weekly MH Headline Recap Read More

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Thrivent for Lutherans-Christians Probed for Questionable Investments Seemingly Counter to Thrivent’s Claims. Berkshire Hathaway and Champion Homes Manufactured Housing Concerns Raised. FEA

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According to the “popular tool for tracking investment data” fintel.io, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has a broad portfolio of investments that includes firms that are directly involved in HUD Code manufactured housing. Thrivent has an array of investments in the following sectors, shown as follows in no particular order of

Thrivent for Lutherans-Christians Probed for Questionable Investments Seemingly Counter to Thrivent’s Claims. Berkshire Hathaway and Champion Homes Manufactured Housing Concerns Raised. FEA Read More

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Patrick Waite-ELS. Bill Boor-Cavco. Cody Pierce-Triad. Clayton-21st Mortgage-Champion Homes (SKY)-Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Leaders-Attorneys Call to Amend ROAD to Housing Act. FEA

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On 10.24.2025 at about 10:15 AM ET in an emailed outreach to multiple Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) board and senior staff leadership and several industry attorneys was the following. from: L. A. Tony Kovach MHProNews/MHLivingNews to: Patrick Waite @equitylifestyle.com, William Bill Boor @cavco.com, Cody Pearce @triadfs.com, Lesli Gooch <lgooch@mfghome.org>, Mark

Patrick Waite-ELS. Bill Boor-Cavco. Cody Pierce-Triad. Clayton-21st Mortgage-Champion Homes (SKY)-Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Leaders-Attorneys Call to Amend ROAD to Housing Act. FEA Read More

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‘Affordable Housing Unaffordable Credit? Concentration High-Cost Lending for Manufactured Homes’ Sebastian Doerr-Andreas Fuster BIS ‘Exploit Market Power-Manufactured Housing Borrowers’ FEA

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“Policy makers place high hopes in manufactured homes – the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in the US – to alleviate housing supply shortages. This paper shows that high market concentration in the multi-billion-dollar manufactured home loan market allows lenders to charge significantly higher interest rates than for site-built

‘Affordable Housing Unaffordable Credit? Concentration High-Cost Lending for Manufactured Homes’ Sebastian Doerr-Andreas Fuster BIS ‘Exploit Market Power-Manufactured Housing Borrowers’ FEA Read More

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‘Astounded You Would Allow Monitoring Contractor Engage in Action 2000 Reform Law Specifically Designed to Prevent.’ MHARR on IBTS-OMHP Pseudo-Regulatory Monitoring Contractor ‘Handbook.’ FEA

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As much of the manufactured home industry’s attention has been on the developing drama of what will happen next with the ROAD to Housing Act 2025, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has drawn the industry’s attention to a what they are calling a “Pseudo-Regulatory Monitoring Contractor “Handbook””

‘Astounded You Would Allow Monitoring Contractor Engage in Action 2000 Reform Law Specifically Designed to Prevent.’ MHARR on IBTS-OMHP Pseudo-Regulatory Monitoring Contractor ‘Handbook.’ FEA Read More

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Manufactured Housing Production and Shipments by State August 2025. Manufactured Home Production by Year 1995 to Year-to-Date Aug 2025. Multi AI Explain Millions Manufactured Homes Needed-FEA

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“U.S. housing needs are vast, and manufactured homes are among the most cost-effective ways to fill that gap — if policy and practice stop getting in the way. The data you already published — a new IBTS/industry production and shipments compilation combined with annual totals (1995–Aug 2025) — makes plain

Manufactured Housing Production and Shipments by State August 2025. Manufactured Home Production by Year 1995 to Year-to-Date Aug 2025. Multi AI Explain Millions Manufactured Homes Needed-FEA Read More

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‘Manufactured Homes-Largest Unsubsidized Housing-Squeezed Because Fed-State-Local Govt Allow It’ NPR Affiliate May Lean Left but Point to Facts ROAD Bill Ignores-Will Lawmakers Fix Act? FEA

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According to a left-leaning NPR affiliate, “Why is our government not looking into any of this?” a manufactured home community resident asked public officials “while facing septic tank failures and surging rent.” “I don’t know what to do or if I have any rights,” another land-lease community resident reportedly asked

‘Manufactured Homes-Largest Unsubsidized Housing-Squeezed Because Fed-State-Local Govt Allow It’ NPR Affiliate May Lean Left but Point to Facts ROAD Bill Ignores-Will Lawmakers Fix Act? FEA Read More

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