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In a release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced a live presentation by Steven Leitman, Vice President, Global Payment Experience and Solutions for Visa, Inc. “Commerce as we know it is at a tipping point, with retail environments and customer expectations […]
“The U.S. is preparing to announce by early December tariffs on all remaining Chinese imports if talks next month between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping fail to ease the trade war, three people familiar with the matter said” per Bloomberg. As that word was absorbed by investors, gains for
U.S. May Increase Tariffs on China, Stocks Drop, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
Every good company, indeed every professional, should have a general short-, medium-, and long-term strategy or business plan. What should your short-term strategy include? Consider the following sobering points. Every manufactured home business professional who has been in the business for 2 years or more has encountered several
Opinions are common. As the saying goes, opinions are a dime a dozen. But facts, evidence, and money trails are nettlesome things. Sam Zell Sam Zell is the Chairman of Manufactured Home (MH) Community giant, Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS). In the MH and RV site spaces – and related home
1. It can be interesting to observe a father and son. ‘Whenever you encounter a problem, what do you do?’ father Tony asked 11 year old son Tamas (pronounced ‘tah mash.’) “Goal and solution orientation,” young Tamas promptly said. 2. How often do you want your marketing message
In a release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has notified the industry’s professionals of charges brought under the Fair Housing Act of discrimination against a Tennessee manufactured home community owner. The HUD media release included a copy of
Feds Bring Charges Against Manufactured Home Community Owner Read More
It’s the worst October for the markets in years. But why? The fundamentals are overall good. The U.S. was recently rated the best economy in the world, as MHProNews reported. There are numerous good reasons to source and curate information across the media and political divides, as the Daily Business
Triad Financial Service (TFS or Triad) formally closed on their acquired by ECN Capital on December 29, 2017. For nearly 60 years, Triad has served the manufactured home industry, and other lenders. Our prior reports on that are linked further below, under related reports. The screen
Triad Financial Services Recent Reporting on Manufactured Home Lending Read More
Almost anything you care to mention that comes out of Washington D.C. takes time. Last February, the Daily Business News spotlighted Senator Tim Scott’s (SC-R) insights on Opportunity Zones. Opportunity Zones were part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Opportunity Zones Law in Place, Poised
Factory-Built Housing Pros, Opportunity Zones Roll-Out Approaches, Insider Look Read More
Think back to the moment in time when you first discovered modern manufactured homes. Was it an “Aha!” moment? This writer has told the story to live audiences from border-to-border of how I stumbled upon manufactured homes. It was an eye opening, exciting moment for me professionally. I didn’t
Painful or Pleasurable Discoveries, True Manufactured Home Confession Read More
MHProNews led the way in reporting last summer about the entry of the private equity giant – the Blackstone Group, LP – into the manufactured home community space of the industry. We’ve tracked their stock, along with others, ever since in our evening market closing ticker. Blackstone themselves have largely
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats = SWOT. Opportunities can be found at this link here. But this report is focused on the threats. Two new reports need to be carefully digested by the industry’s readers. MH Challenger – 3D Printed Housing ICON Closes Funding, Conventional Housing Giant DR Horton,
According to a media release to MHProNews via Berkshire Hathaway owned, BusinessWire, ICON announces a deal to close $9 million dollars in funding for what could be the most serious competitor to HUD Code manufactured homes on the horizon today. ICON, as the Daily Business News on MHProNews
On October 17, 2018, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) each sent out a separate ‘News & Updates’ to their readers and members. NOTICE: if anyone spots any factual error in this report, please notify us immediately. Thank you. A
Weaponized News Spotlight – HUD, MHARR and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Read More
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, M.D., was featured on Bloomberg’s Kevin Cirilli on “Bloomberg Markets: The Close.” Carson discussed HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, and Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) reform. Each of those directly or indirectly impacts manufactured housing. HUD
Housing Reform, Trump Admin Policy, Secretary Ben Carson Video Interview Read More
There are readers that say words to the effect that, ‘you need to remind readers how often your projections and topics have proved to be accurate.’ As one industry executive said, “If MHProNews is writing about it, I want to know about it.” Manufactured housing doesn’t exist in a silo.
What a message that arrived at MHProNews HQ It said this. “Tony [MHProNews’ publisher], I’m wondering if you missed it. You’ve [MHProNews] done articles lately on billionaires, Democrats, and of course on MHI [Manufactured Housing Institute]. I’m conservative [said the message], but my colleagues and I give to Democrats.
Did MHProNews Miss This? MHI Insider News Tip – Following Evidence, Money Read More
The new video interview with actively retired businessman and minister, Donald Tye, Jr., draws to a close with these words from Tye. “We are a nation of laws,” Tye said. Tye explained that when laws aren’t enforced, all people and the nation at large suffers. The useful, and often
“A Nation of Laws” – Donald Tye, Jr. Affordable Housing, and Manufactured Homes Read More
Facts are a reflection of reality. Other words for ‘facts,’ are truth, proof, reality, evidence and actualities. Facts are not opinions, which we all have, but which may or may not be aligned with the facts. Opinions of all kinds are routinely flowing into MHProNews HQ. They come
Transparency – What Manufactured Housing Industry Pros Have Proclaimed Read More
There are several reasons why we source across the left-right media divide. That may sound like a plug, or a pat-on-our-own-back, but frankly, it’s common sense. Whatever your viewpoint, it is prudent to recognize that on something like the markets, more data – not less – is useful. The wild
