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Imagine, for the next few moments that the headline on top was part of a series of headlines and reports that accurately told the true story about manufactured home living. That would be real news, wouldn’t it? First, let’s note that the headline is accurate. If you are a new […]
“Listen very carefully (again). Note past (2) years. Note next (6) years. You were told what was going to happen. You were told what battles we face. Strategic. Pre_planned. Patriots in control. Q” So said Bob Hill in response to watching this video that was produced in the runup to
Stocks went lower for a variety of reasons, but our focus report this evening will be U.S.-China trade. As MHProNews occasionally reminds readers, numbers of manufactured home producers have products and components that they use in building HUD Code homes that are stamped ‘made in China.’ Further, as investors are
If there’s one thing manufactured home industry professionals should have learned is that some statements may be accurate and still may be a head fake. For a blast from the past that makes that point before diving into the headline is this. It was only MHProNews that pointed out the
The number of calls and messages from all sorts of industry professionals, investors, politicos, and resident leaders who read MHProNews and MHLivingNews are rising. These may seek information, but they also often provide insights too. The publisher’s emails can be accessed by me (that’s a disclosure of sorts). Perhaps he
“Good God. The size of that mountain of paper just shows the level of corruption run roughshod in this country,” said Chris Allie in a comment about the video posted below. “John Stossel – just telling it how it is. Praises Trump where necessary and criticizes too. That’s real
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Florida is a top 5 state in manufactured home shipments, but this is a principles focused topic, and thus applies to all 50 states. There are numbers of manufactured home producers that span the gamut of industry association members that are buying components and products for HUD Code manufactured homes
A document has been provided to MHLivingNews which bears the signature of Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) executive vice-president, Lesli Gooch. ICYMI, sources have speculated that Gooch is one of the top contenders to replace exiting MHI President Richard ‘Dick’ Jennison. As the discussion of zoning, placement, and enhanced preemption has
What is happening to VW’s executives is not a precise analogy to what could occur in the U.S.A. with manufactured housing connected publicly traded firms. German law is not U.S. law. That ‘stating the obvious’ disclosure made, there are some sobering parallels that should give pause to investors in publicly
On a day when the markets broadly rose following the release by the Trump White House of the transcript of the call with the Ukraine’s president, we’ll look at why investors are now rapidly shrugging off this latest bit of political theater in D.C. If you haven’t seen the transcript,
Skeptical industry pros take note. The issues raised by Senator Elizabeth Warren are real, which will be addressed further below. Is her approach correct? That is another question. ICYMI, or need a reminder, the 2020 hopeful has been going after several manufactured home community owner/operators. One of them is listed
Before dawn, prior to seeing the transcript, MHProNews’ publisher made a brief comment about this issue which sent stocks tumbling yesterday. “The president will make his case. Democrats and some never-Trumpers like Senator Mitt Romney will make theirs. Don’t be shocked if the loser will be former Vice President Joe
Former President Barack Obama was correct when he said that “If you watch Fox News you are living on a different planet than you are if, you know, you listen to NPR.” That comment was reported by the Hill on January 13, 2018, during an interview by the former
A testimonial from Randy McFarland of Glenn Heights MHC brags about their high rate of occupancy and “…a great reputation for new, reliable, and affordable homes.” Another testimonial from John Rogosich with MHPI, who was previously with Richard ‘Dick’ Klarchek’s Capital First Realty, said “I have ordered 250 homes.
On a day when the markets first rose and then dipped after the latest (yawn, ignorable) impeachment concern spooked numbers of investors, we’ll look instead at the new plan from 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders (VT-I). He is now proposing an even stiffer ‘wealth tax on the super-rich’
As a prologue of the ‘why’ ahead of the ‘who, where, when, and what’ of this report; energy standards, governmental controls over businesses, and public policy impacting manufactured homes are all reasons why this topic matters to investors and industry professionals. The speech text below is the full address
Often the best way to convey a new or different idea is to use an analogy and/or to give examples. The more tangible the analogy, the better the communications. Let’s kick this report off with a quote from the late Howard Walker, J.D., the long-time vice-chairman for publicly trade
A blogger in our industry has begun a new campaign of sorts. But as all too often seems to be the case in our industry’s other trade media, there are those who shoot first, and aim to understand or report accurately later, if ever. It should be self-evident that
In the promise-keeping business, having focused on a large left-wing dark money operation earlier today, we said that there would be a report that focused on a new dark money conservative group that has formed. Our feature tonight will be that report, and it ties directly into an issue that
Capital Research Center (CRC) describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is “America’s investigative think tank.” Before diving into their research, and in fulfillment of our pledge in our first article today, let’s first set the table with some general political and manufactured housing specific background. The billionaire
