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Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA-03) introduced legislation co-sponsored by Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) that would impact manufactured home industry professionals and consumers in a variety of ways. Their bill, which will be detailed further below, was introduced on January 7, 2020. On January 8, 2020, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) issued …
The “Twilight zone is the mental state between reality and fantasy,” says Your Dictionary. Yes, it is also the name of popular television series in the late 1950s and into the 1960s, which has had a cable remake. It seems like an apt phrasing for the oddities in manufactured housing …
The truth can be stranger and more interesting than fiction, as this brief survey of several seemingly untreated mainstream news items will reflect. The Two Hunters, one Republican, One Democrat Representative Duncan Hunter (CA-R) has tendered his resignation letter effective Jan 13 to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-D) and …
Sex Lies, Cash, Corruption – Affordable Housing, Public Policies, and Manufactured Homes Read More
Despite the threat of antitrust action, several big tech stocks hit record highs during the course of the day. It has been a while since we’ve looked at the tech sector or how it intersects with manufactured housing’s understanding. But it is worth mentioning that several of the tech giants …
As MHProNews reported late last week, while some states are rising, there are more states falling in new HUD Code manufactured home shipments per the MHAO data linked below. Manufactured Housing Industry State Association Tip Reveals Ongoing Industry Woes Yesterday the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR released …
Manufactured Housing Production for November 2019 Up, But Total Results Still Mixed Read More
On Wednesday 1.8.2020, per a statement from Skyline Champion (SKY), leaders from the firm will be attending the CJS Securities Investor Conference. Pre-conference, MHProNews will take a look at some data and issues that investors ought to be considering. That will be our featured focus for this evening’s business nightly …
The following press release is from the U.S. Department of Labor. It could impact maintenance, service, community managers and others in the manufactured home industry. Following the release there will be a brief commentary. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES FINAL OVERTIME RULE WASHINGTON, DC – Today the U.S. Department of …
There are about forty nations on earth they have a higher rate of home ownership than the United States does. That startling factual statement is even more surprising when one realizes that several of those other countries have significantly lower per capita earnings than the U.S. By widely bipartisan margins …
It’s a new year and a new decade. The decade just passed is the worst one on record in manufactured housing history. That’s a fact. In order for manufactured housing in general to advance, certain realities must be directly addressed and resolved. As every business professional learns or knows, things …
Manufactured Housing Industry State Association Tip Reveals Ongoing Industry Woes Read More
On 1.2.2020, Folashade Abiola-Banjac, J.D., Manager of CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) office in the Washington DC/Arlington metro was contacted about specific and generic questions regarding the filings of their purported client, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) nonprofit. Insights on CLA and the issues involved and how that may impact business and investing …
“The basic purpose of FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] is to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society, needed to check against corruption and to hold the governors accountable to the governed,” see, National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co., 437 U.S. …
In a release this afternoon to MHProNews, “Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: UFPI) today announced it has completed the reorganization of its operations and is now operating as UFP Industries, a change announced in August 2019.” That will be our featured focus this evening. Periodic readers of this business-nightly feature …
UFPI Rolls Out Reorganization Status, plus Manufactured Housing Investing, Stock Updates Read More
The Arlington, VA based Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has for the past few years been touting their new class of manufactured homes recently named as “CrossMODTM homes.” When the plan was announced with some fanfare at their Congress and Expo, numbers of MHI members literally walked out of the presentation, …
Josh Hawley, JD, is his state’s junior senator (MO-R) who just turned 40 yesterday. “As Missouri’s attorney general, he launched an antitrust probe against Google in 2017. In his six months in the Senate, he has attached his name to no less than five bills aimed at regulating and reducing …
“Studies find about 40 percent of Americans will make a New Year’s resolution, but only about 10 percent will actually keep those resolutions,” said ClickOnDetroit. “Some experts have advice on how to help boost the odds of making those new habits stick. Most people throw in the towel on their …
Public perception is obvious an important part of the sale of any product or service. If a service is popular or of general interest, the demand is routinely there. That’s especially true in ‘good times.’ Given the millions of housing units needed in the U.S., the fact that conventional housing …
This report will be provided in these 3 segments. Part 1 – Secretary Carson’s certification of HUD’s latest data on homelessness to MHProNews and other media outlets. Part 2 – Thumbnail analysis of HUD Data, what it could mean for affordable, manufactured housing. Part 3 – Related, linked research. …
Facts and trends matter. Data should be near the core of good business or investing decisions. Financial analysts, investors and of course manufactured home professionals are among those who tune in by the thousands to this evening investing and market recap. Beyond graphic snapshots of the broader markets, industry connected …
“Patrick Waite is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS), which owns and operates an $11 billion portfolio of manufactured home resort communities and RV properties across the United States and British Columbia,” according to bus.wisc.edu. Bloomberg’s profile of David P. Eldersveld …
A red-hot, which means viewed a lot, movie streaming on Netflix is Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman. It’s best understood as historically grounded fiction. While there’s long been theories on who ordered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, or what happened to Teamsters Union boss Jimmy Hoffa, there’s no public …
