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“He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” ― Thomas Paine “Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect: like a man, who hath thought of a …
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg (D) has made an admission that should make Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA-D) and Bernie Sanders (VT-I, but self proclaimed “Democratic Socialist”) happy. Meanwhile, Steve Hilton celebrates the ‘death’ of the Establishment Republican Party, but that may be a bit premature. Pundits across the left-right divide are speculating …
“Journalists look for consistency and inconsistencies,” said South African born reporter Lara Logan. Logan was a correspondent for CBS for several years, contributed to respected publications like the Hill and is now doing reports for Sinclair Broadcasting, Fox News and Fox Nation. As a multiple Emmy-award winner in journalism, Logan’s …
“It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about the game you’ve been playing all your life.” Mickey Mantle, per Brainy Quote. Here’s a one sentence executive summary. It’s about turning lemons into lemonade. Now, let’s see how that’s done. I’m thinking about a client we’ve worked with that made a mistake. Nothing …
This report will be broken into four distinctive sections after this introduction. Part I. The original White House press release to MHProNews and others in media that established the White House Council on Affordable Housing. Let’s note that the announcement itself has several useful facts and insights. Part II. The …
Secretary Carson Chaired White House Council Official Manufactured Housing Input Read More
Give Skyline-Champion (SKY) their due. They have long had an eye for design. The look of their rendering of a new modular accessory dwelling unit (ADU) dubbed the Urbaneer has curb appeal. But as elements of their press release and our exclusive analysis will reflect, there is more to this …
Preface. This report will end on a hopeful and pragmatic note. But what will follow initially is a troubling but reality-based collection of documented insights that should be of interest to all those, past and present, who are or where independently owned businesses. While this may seem at first blush …
Manufactured Housing Professionals, Independent No More Read More
It has been some time since we’ve looked for potentially relevant infographics from Visual Capitalist. Frankly, some of their items seem agenda driven, others less so. We strive to curate content that has as much objectivity as possible, and when a footnote or comment is needed to illustrate the bias, …
Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA-03) introduced legislation co-sponsored by Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) that would impact manufactured home industry professionals and consumers in a variety of ways. Their bill, which will be detailed further below, was introduced on January 7, 2020. On January 8, 2020, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) issued …
The “Twilight zone is the mental state between reality and fantasy,” says Your Dictionary. Yes, it is also the name of popular television series in the late 1950s and into the 1960s, which has had a cable remake. It seems like an apt phrasing for the oddities in manufactured housing …
The truth can be stranger and more interesting than fiction, as this brief survey of several seemingly untreated mainstream news items will reflect. The Two Hunters, one Republican, One Democrat Representative Duncan Hunter (CA-R) has tendered his resignation letter effective Jan 13 to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-D) and …
Sex Lies, Cash, Corruption – Affordable Housing, Public Policies, and Manufactured Homes Read More
Despite the threat of antitrust action, several big tech stocks hit record highs during the course of the day. It has been a while since we’ve looked at the tech sector or how it intersects with manufactured housing’s understanding. But it is worth mentioning that several of the tech giants …
As MHProNews reported late last week, while some states are rising, there are more states falling in new HUD Code manufactured home shipments per the MHAO data linked below. Manufactured Housing Industry State Association Tip Reveals Ongoing Industry Woes Yesterday the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR released …
Manufactured Housing Production for November 2019 Up, But Total Results Still Mixed Read More
On Wednesday 1.8.2020, per a statement from Skyline Champion (SKY), leaders from the firm will be attending the CJS Securities Investor Conference. Pre-conference, MHProNews will take a look at some data and issues that investors ought to be considering. That will be our featured focus for this evening’s business nightly …
The following press release is from the U.S. Department of Labor. It could impact maintenance, service, community managers and others in the manufactured home industry. Following the release there will be a brief commentary. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES FINAL OVERTIME RULE WASHINGTON, DC – Today the U.S. Department of …
There are about forty nations on earth they have a higher rate of home ownership than the United States does. That startling factual statement is even more surprising when one realizes that several of those other countries have significantly lower per capita earnings than the U.S. By widely bipartisan margins …
It’s a new year and a new decade. The decade just passed is the worst one on record in manufactured housing history. That’s a fact. In order for manufactured housing in general to advance, certain realities must be directly addressed and resolved. As every business professional learns or knows, things …
Manufactured Housing Industry State Association Tip Reveals Ongoing Industry Woes Read More
On 1.2.2020, Folashade Abiola-Banjac, J.D., Manager of CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) office in the Washington DC/Arlington metro was contacted about specific and generic questions regarding the filings of their purported client, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) nonprofit. Insights on CLA and the issues involved and how that may impact business and investing …
“The basic purpose of FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] is to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society, needed to check against corruption and to hold the governors accountable to the governed,” see, National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co., 437 U.S. …
In a release this afternoon to MHProNews, “Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: UFPI) today announced it has completed the reorganization of its operations and is now operating as UFP Industries, a change announced in August 2019.” That will be our featured focus this evening. Periodic readers of this business-nightly feature …
UFPI Rolls Out Reorganization Status, plus Manufactured Housing Investing, Stock Updates Read More
