Manufactured and Modular Housing News

There is significant evidence of the monopolization of America. Perhaps the best-known examples are the tech giants, many of which have come under fire from both sides of the left-right political divides here in the U.S. The New York Times reported on Mar 20, 2019 “European authorities on Wednesday fined […]

Some things are starkly real, regardless of what the cause might be. But when it comes to housing, especially affordable housing, ought to be able to ride higher during various challenges. That’s just common sense. More entry level cars are being sold than ultra-luxury cars. More cheap boats are sold

Nearly a week has elapsed since the message further below was sent to the co-president of a well-known Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member firm that will be part of today’s fact-check and analysis. To grasp the subject – for outsiders looking in, and for those in the industry who don’t

  The issues facing our nation and industry are serious ones. Therefore, there are times that a little humor is useful to lighten the mood. As a history buff, it is a pleasure to ponder chief executives of the past, and see what might be learned. There are those who

Free enterprise is predicated in part on the ability to compete. Be it in tea, banking, or other sectors of the economy, America from its earliest days as a colony includes examples of not just tax revolt, but anti-monopoly rebellion too. New York Times columnist David Leonhardt are among the

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported a slight dip in the sales of existing homes, which will be part of a planned upcoming report.  But real estate in general is seen as strong.  But the need for housing is strong, which is a factor fueling the steady rise of

As longtime readers of this evening report know, this report has evolved from the early days of our daily reporting. In more recent years, we not only provide readers with the closing tickers for manufactured home industry-connected equities, but we also give a snapshot of the broader markets. Furthermore, in

  In a news release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, the Washington, D.C. based Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) said the following. MAY 21, 2019     TO:                 MHARR MANUFACTURERS                         MHARR STATE AFFILIATES                         MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW

No spoilers for this video, just the facts. In 3 weeks, this video has had 2,173,639 views as of the time the Daily Business News on MHProNews drafted this article. There were about 37,000 ‘thumbs up,’ vs. 1800 thumbs down. There were 2,801 comments posted. That’s more comments than the

Discipline. Humility. Take Ownership. Here what a Navy Seal has to say that may flip on its head your thinking about ‘motivation,’ leadership, and related. Retired Navy Seal and best-selling author, Jocko Willink, “offers some hard-learned, practical advice. It all starts with Discipline. That’s what will get you on the

There are stock watchers that think that the current runoff has hit bottom today.  Time will tell.  But there is a lot of red on the major markets and on manufactured home connected stocks this evening.  Not huge drops, but a slide, nevertheless.  That said, our feature tonight is the

The first and most obvious answer is their own business interests.  That’s the entirely natural answer to the headline question above.  But the question seeks a deeper response, one that asks – what topics or issues are attracting professional reading?  Because what a professional read says much about where an

It’s literally historic… …it is a reminder why historic items matter… …and we’ll do our customary fact-check and analysis at the end of this MHI exclusive report that they provided to MHProNews directly after the === ##===, below.   HOUSING ALERT On Capitol Hill…MHI Advances Manufactured Housing Finance Reform The

Andy Gedo’s LinkedIn profile says he is a “Partner at ManageAmerica.” They are on online property management platform, that cites manufactured housing as one of their specialties. They are active at Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) events, and per sources, an MHI member. To set the stage for the discussion that

Brookfield, Blackstone, ELS, and Sun Communities are all near the peak value of their stocks for the last year.  It’s an interesting backdrop to a day when the major markets and many other manufactured home industry connected stocks have fallen. That noted, our focus tonight is Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg’s

Some readers have asked the Daily Business News for MHProNews for an executive summary of why manufactured housing is underperforming compared to its historic norms. It has been a while since we’ve done cartoons or memes.  While these are meant to be a bit on the lighter side, the issues

This pro-industry trade media platform periodically spotlights “News through the lens of manufactured homes, and factory-built housing.” © We curate content you routinely will find no where else in manufactured housing, save right here on the Daily Business News on MHProNews. Why should this HUD award matter to MHVille professionals? 

MIT is the famous and widely respected Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  They recently provided an update to what they call their “living wage calculator.” The data shown is from CNBC based upon their use of MIT’s methodology. For those who look and say, ‘that’s too low,’ keep the following in

Let’s file tonight’s feature under ‘just for fun’ with a purpose.  Tonight’s short video provides tiny sense of why the American Dream is still attainable. On a good day for the markets, keep in mind that this isn’t something you could do in a truly socialist country. If you’re new,

Our publisher was laughing this morning after he read an email. When asked what the joke was, he replied by showing a pro-Manufactured Housing Institute trade media outlet that was announcing their ‘State of the Industry’ upcoming report. “The state of the industry can be summed up by statistics,” said