Manufactured and Modular Housing News

  “The [popular] definition of insanity is repeating the same actions over and over again and expecting different results.” – sources, Solon, Psychology Today.   “Its like selling tickets to a zoo where only ‘1 in 100 are eaten by lions!’” – Paul Bradley, President, ROC USA, speaking about the […]

Starting with specific examples from a large state, a trend spreading to other states will come into focus. “As you know, the New York Housing Association has been battling the adoption of rent control in NYS for decades. Unfortunately, with all parts of the legislative body voting with one voice,

  “Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.” – Maxim based on saying popularized by President John F. Kennedy, but originated in a saying by Italian Count Caleazzo Ciano, per Wikipedia. Manufactured housing is underperforming as an industry, as has been noted numerous times here on MHProNews. So perhaps

The quotes that follow from the first two nights of the 2020 Democratic primary are not to be construed as an endorsement of that candidate or their positions. In some cases, the quotes are aimed to underscore claims backed by evidence. The candidate may be right on the facts but

  The 1980s was the first full decade that HUD Code manufactured housing – as distinguished from pre-code mobile homes – existed. It was during the early 1980s that manufactured housing – even with interest rates often as high as 21 percent on an adjustable rate loan – that new

We could spend days unpacking all of the nuances of the first round of Democratic Presidential Primary Debates. Pundits across the country, and in various parts of the globe, are already doing so. We’ll leave the winners and losers picks for others to decide for now. Instead, we’ll do what

A new research report by Marcus & Millichap reflects a three-year trend of rising direct investment into U.S. real estate. Marcus and Millichap (MMI) is involved in the manufactured housing industry, and in other commercial real estate sectors. They are among the firms our evening market report tracks that are

In section one, paragraph 2 of the new presidential executive order are several items that could directly or indirectly impact the manufactured industry. Two specific items jump out, but there are others. Those two are: · rent controls; · outdated manufactured-housing regulations and restrictions; The Daily Business News on MHProNews

There are numerous similar positions among the 10 Democrats that took the stage in last nights presidential debates, but there were some tussles and nuances. We’ll look this evening at one of the issues that is on the minds of tens of thousands of manufactured housing industry professionals, the outside

“NAI Iowa Realty Commercial is proud to be part of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies,” says the Joanne Stevens website. The firm is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in manufactured home communities. Her website sports the logo of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), among others. Stevens

  Earlier this week, the Daily Business News published a report that called into question several of the claim alleged by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in a report accessed via the linked text-image box below. Nicole Friedman, Ben Eisen, Wall Street Journal – Fannie, Freddie, Manufactured Homes, and MH

“Riverbend Pointe, A Flagship Community, won the 2019 Community of the Year presented by the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute (KMHI) at its recent conference at the President’s Annual Awards Banquet in Florence, Indiana,” per the Lane Report on June 25, 2019. Their article is arguably cheerleading at its finest. CEO

  The lineup for the first two prime-time Democratic Presidential debates of the 2020 cycle, per CNN, are as follows. The Wednesday debate will feature: · Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts · Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas · Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey · Former Housing and Urban

Longtime readers of the Daily Business News on MHProNews know that we’ve reported on aspects of tech and media bias or errors over the years. This evening the issue is significant with respect to the upcoming 2020 contests, but it is also relevant to business on the marketing and educational

When it comes to affordable housing, as an upcoming Daily Business News on report will reflect here on MHProNews, saving existing housing is often among the most affordable options. That may sound counterintuitive for a manufactured housing trade publisher to say, but facts are facts. In order to grasp the

Last week, the Daily Business News on MHProNews published a multiple perspective report on a bill that NAMHCO, MHI, and Prosperity Now have all come out in support of, which can be accessed via the text/image box below. Dueling Statements, NAMHCO, MHI, MHARR, Weigh In On Controversial MH Bill, “George

In a release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has said the following. The typo on date and comma error are in their original.   HUD No. 19-096 HUD Public Affairs (202) 708-0685 FOR RELEASE Tueesday June 25, 2019 HUD SECRETARY

The timing on the new Trump Administration executive order (EOs) was interesting. Consumer confidence has wavered. Conventional housing sales have dipped. That said, these types of EOs don’t just pop out of thin air. They are developed over time. There are inputs from a variety of potential federal, state, private

“When it comes to risk, here’s a reality check,” says FINRA. “All investments carry some degree of risk…within [a] country…political risk and currency risk are notable factors…” Investopedia says that “political risk and macroeconomic risk…affect the performance of the overall market…” The centrist Financial Times points to the dangers to

Nina Todic, writing for investor-focused Insider Monkey and Yahoo Finance news, reported as follows about manufactured home commercial real estate giant, Sun Communities (SUI). Sun is one of the publicly traded firms tracked in our evening manufactured housing connected stock report. Last night’s closing ticker and related numbers are available