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“People are living on a knife’s edge because of the lack of affordable housing, because of the lack of stability in the economy and in their own lives,” Matt Hill, attorney at the Public Justice Center, which is part of the Renters United Maryland coalition. Hill said renter protections and […]
News has been described as the first rough draft of history by Philip Leslie Graham, a newsman who later in his career served as the publisher and co-owner of the left-leaning Washington Post. In several respects, the start and stop dates for a year are arbitrary social conventions. In the
God Himself used numbers, words, figures of speech, signs/wonders plus other various forms of actions or illustration to communicate with humanity. With that in mind, data in the form of numbers and words can and should be legitimately illuminating. “Housing market stagnant as affordability crisis set to dominate 2026” proclaimed
There are arguably times when less is more. There are also insights from some in Gen Z that merit a close look. In under 1200 words (about 5 to 9 minutes of reading), the following in Part I was first published at this link here via the Patch by TARK
Michigan Manufactured Housing Association [MMHA] vs. City of Warren 2025-004477-CZ is a case filed on Oct. 24, 2025, according to the Michigan State, Macomb County, Sixteenth Circuit Court (see Part I) via Docket Alarm. There have been various media reports since that date, including in December 2025. On 12.28.2025, a
“While there are more than 1,000 resident-owned mobile and manufactured home communities throughout the United States, most in states that have passed strong resident right-to-purchase statutes, there are none in New Jersey.” That is from the NJ Senate Democrats website page at this link here is the following news release
Simplicity. Integrity. Referrals. Volume. Understanding what motivates people to act. Unwrapping the gift-paper around the PQ process. There are new and existing homes. There are possible add-on sales that can produce more revenue streams. Customers of all backgrounds routinely want honesty and good service. You can’t read minds or motivations
“The historic drama of Christmas is packed with themes that speak to every level of the human person,” said Copilot (see Part I) which also said: “You don’t have to choose between heart-level accessibility and mind-level rigor. That’s part of why thinkers from Augustine to Aquinas to Edith Stein to
“In philosophy and life, first principles and root causes are mental models used to strip away complexity, challenge assumptions, and solve problems at their most fundamental, irreducible level. While closely related, they have slightly different focuses: first principles are the foundational, self-evident truths of a system (the “building blocks”), while root causes are the deepest
On their home page pre-dawn (see screen shot) and then again at around 11:13 AM ET on this date: “The Manufactured Housing Institute is the only national trade organization representing all segments of the factory-built housing industry. We are your trusted partner, advocate and industry leader.” That is followed by:
When years of surveys routinely reveal that some 70 percent of the American public believe that the ‘system is rigged’ in favor of a relatively limited few, such data should cause people of all backgrounds and beliefs to lean into to learn more. This headline topical mashup about Jeffrey Epstein
Hawaii is known as the Aloha State. As the headline reflects, Hawaii has multiple lessons for the rest of the U.S. In response to an MHProNews input-inquiry found at the link here and the fuller and richer meaning there: “Yes, Aloha is used for both “hello” and “goodbye” in Hawaii,
In order to better understand the realities of the manufactured housing industry and the purported antitrust violations occurring within the industry, one should consider the differences between the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) stated positions over the years and compare those found in the investor relations (IR) pitches of that association’s
Housing related costs are a hot potato for millions of Americans and are thus part of the political-economic-media/psychological battle for 2026 and 2028. According to Real Clear Politics (RCP) on the morning of 12.18.2025 at about 7:16 AM ET: “Trump Job Approval: FOX: 44% | Quinnipiac: 40% | CNBC: 45% | RCP Avg: 43.6%” From the same
The Manufactured Housing Institute (manufacturedhousing.org or MHI) on 12.16.2025 home page has the following ‘news’ items linked here and shown below. MHProNews notes that there is no mention of the DOE Energy Rule. There is no mention of any updates on the ROAD to Housing Act, which MHI has previously
“Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks.” That is the bumper sticker slogan used by Vice President J.D. Vance (R) at a campaign style stop in Pennsylvania (PA) this week. As a useful analogy, the four dimensional political-economic-psychological chess game that is the U.S. in December 2025, manufactured housing has been relegated to
While ‘mobile home parks’ is commonly used terminology, there have been no ‘mobile homes’ built in the United States since June 15, 1976. Nevertheless, thousands of such locations have on their signs the words “Mobile Home Park” even when the bulk of the homes in those land-lease manufactured home communities
“Under the ‘guise of standardization’, we are witnessing the corporate takeover of tiny houses,” said Janet Thome, the founder and president of the Tiny House Alliance USA, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit. She said in her submission to MHProNews below that “Under The’ Guise of Standardization’ Tiny Houses and Manufactured Homes
How does someone understand the relatively poor performance of the manufactured housing industry during a 21st century affordable housing crisis, given that multiple multi-billion-dollar firms support the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) in its efforts? There are numerous factors that merit consideration to answer that 21st century manufactured housing industry performance
