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You don’t have to use the harsh language of the late George Carlin to grasp that for millions his point that you have to be asleep to believe the American Dream because millions are living the American Nightmare. People want to believe in the American Dream. One problem is there […]
UMH Properties (UMH) President and CEO Sam Landy, J.D., op-ed via HousingWire was published on 10.27.2025. That was obviously several days before the Champion Homes (SKY) earnings call featured in Part I. There is therefore no apparent reason why the senior management of Champion (SKY) should have missed what UMH
“Bottom line: The article is a strategic win for reform advocates. Whether MHI responds or not, the op-ed has already reshaped the conversation—and that’s the first step toward meaningful change.” So said left-leaning MS Bing’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered Copilot in response to a Q&A thread found at this link
MHProNews conducted the following input-inquiry on the headline topic about Berkshire Hathaway’s influence over manufactured housing (Q&A, chat, discussion) with left-leaning Google’s artificial intelligence powered Gemini documented the PDF of the full thread as shown linked here as accurate at this link here. Still Warren Buffett-led Berkshire (BRK) has also
Before diving into the remarks by three-time New York Times bestselling author and media personality Ben Shapiro provided in Part I, in which Shapiro explains why he thinks there is not as much affordable housing or reasons for the lack of affordability on other goods, the following insights from economist
According to the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) report linked here: “HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,726 new homes in September 2025, a 1% decrease from the 8,814 new HUD Code homes produced in September 2024. Cumulative production for 2025 now totals 79,475 new HUD Code homes, as compared
Like it or not, the market (a.k.a.: “Wall Street”) did not react well to the recent quarterly earnings and earnings call for Legacy Housing (LEGH). Legacy’s stock fell and rightly or wrongly their outlook per analysts cited in Part I is muted. Legacy’s management is known to generally stay clear
According to the Congressional testimony provided in Part I by manufactured homeowner and land-lease manufactured home community (MHC) resident Carla Burr, “I am a proud owner of a manufactured home in Chantilly, Virginia.” “I would love to provide an unqualified recommendation for manufactured housing. However, until we fix the financing
The following is adapted from an email to Congressional staff sent to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (LA-R) team and to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-D) communications director on this date (11.11.2025). MHProNews notes that in this MHVille facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) the formatting may be somewhat different, but the text,
“New York City’s new mayor-elect, self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, won on an “affordability” platform but used his victory speech to declare open class warfare against landlords and “the bosses,” while promising that government can solve every problem. Even the left-leaning Washington Post editorial board called it a mask-drop moment
“Legacy Housing Announces Agreement to Purchase Assets of AmeriCasa Solutions, LLC and Addition of New Senior Management,” per their media release provided in Part I. Part of that deal includes: “Norman Newton will join Legacy Housing under a five-year employment agreement serving as its Chief Revenue Officer, with more details
Some are cheering. Some are jeering. This article on self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s election victory on 11.4.2025 makes him the mayor-elect of New York City. Part I provides Mamdani’s victory speech transcript in his own words, including the video of that speech. This preface will provide some context for
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
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
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
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:
“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
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
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
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
