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“Waste, Fraud, and Abuse” – FHFA, GSE Federal Oversight Announcement

The House Financial Services Committee announced that there will be an upcoming hearing that will continue their probe into allegations of “waste, fraud, and abuse.”   The Daily Business News on MHProNews has tracked developments over the ongoing drumbeat out of Washington, D.C. over concerns regarding the Federal Housing Finance […]

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Ready Player One, “Mobile Home Stacks,” and the Manufactured Home Industry Reality Check

Culture is often a reflection of entertainment, and entertainment often influences society, and thus culture.   With that in mind, what did the movie Ready Player One  tell the manufactured housing industry? Ready Player One (RP1) featured people living “in “stacks,” which are literally mobile homes piled on top of one

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Stocks Rise Amid Trade Tiffs, Iran Sanctions Take Effect, Plus MH Market Updates

Don’t look now. The uncertainty over trade, sanctions, tariffs in the first half of the year gave way on Wall Streets to a more recent steady rise in the markets. While there’s plenty of question marks – read, uncertainty – ahead, there seems to be growing confidence that the Trump

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City Settles Case with Community Owner for $1.5 Million

The City of Chino recently reached a $1.5 million settlement with a manufactured home community owner. The suit originally asked for $34 million, and was filed in July 2010 by Chino MHC, owner of Lamplighter Chino Mobile Home Park,  per the Champion Newspapers. “The settlement agreement resolves long-standing disputes and

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Rising Tide Lifts Millions off Food Stamps, Plus Manufactured Home Market Updates

The USDA reports that the number of people on food stamps, more properly known as SNAP benefits, has been declining by millions since February of 2017. More jobs, higher wages are clearly contributing to that outcome, which will be our focus spotlight this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on

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HousingEconomics Releases New Data on U.S. Housing, Comparing MH and Stick Built Data

  HousingEconomics is part of the National Association of Home Builders ® (NAHB), an outlet for NAR data.   According to their website, “The NAHB Economics Group has provided research and analytical solutions to member companies and professional economists since 1970.” And “you can rely on the premier data source

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“Fixing Our Industry’s Terrible” Public Relations, a Proven Strategy

This is a “Feedback Edition” – featuring comments from MH Industry Voices – that is still part of our normal Monday Morning Marketing and Sales meeting.  You could summarize the topic like this.  Shouldn’t our job selling homes that are quality for so much less be easier than it is? 

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“Thou Shall Not Steal,” $2 Trillion Annually Lost to Lack of Affordable Homes, Making the Manufactured Home Case

After years of arguably failed polite talk, perhaps more direct and blunt words are needed.   The logic of research economists Chang-Tai Hsieh and Enrico Moretti is that improper land use policies are costing the nation some $2 trillion dollars a year. The reasoning of National Association of Realtors (NAR)

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Lou Barletta – Senatorial Candidate – Sums Up Upcoming Mid-Term Battle Lines, Plus MH Market UPdates

It only took Lou Barletta about 3 minutes to machine gun the bullets that sum up the 2018 midterm battle lines. Check out that new video, because the midterms are coming up fast. With markets closing mostly up, the Barletta related video will be our feature for tonight. If you’re

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Loan Zone Manufactured Home Buyers, Sellers – CU Insight on Fannie, Freddie and Duty to Serve Manufactured Housing Industry

“Despite news reports that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will start pilot programs for chattel manufactured home loans, don’t look for a big move by them any time soon in this arena,” said the CU Insight yesterday. The CU Insight’s about us page says, “…is the place for all things

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SECO Woes – Southeast Community Owners Symposium – Tom Lackey, Industry Pros, & MH Consumer Legal Clouds

From time to time, a variation on the question is asked, ‘What happened to the reports about Tom Lackey, Stoney Pointe manufactured home (MH) community, missing titles, owner-carry, SECO and all those consumers who lost their homes?’     The short answer? Based on the latest reports to the Daily

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Fresh Facts, Figures, Future of Affordable Housing -Comparisons- Conventional Site-Built v Mobile/Manufactured Home Industry Data

  One of the most serious issues in America is the affordable housing crisis.   It should be noted that affordable housing is a non-partisan issue. People most commonly live in apartments, other forms of rental housing, and other types of homes. Those hundreds of millions may be Democrats, Republicans,

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How Trillion Dollar Apple Market Cap Stacks Up Against Berkshire Hathaway, S&P 500 Firms – Plus MH Market Updates

Everyone will be buzzing about Apple being the first to hit a trillion dollar market cap.  Berkshire Hathaway holds a growing stake in Apple.  How does Berkshire, or other publicly traded firms compare?  See the infographic below, our feature for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new

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Wholesale “Hurricane Sale” Attracts Communities, Retailers, Manufactured Home Pros, Event Update

“Legacy Georgia’s Hurricane Liquidation in Eatonton is going to be the biggest MH sale of the Fall,” said Casey Mack Legacy Housing Corporation in charge of Marketing | Web | Dealer Programs. “The countdown is on with less than 42 days to go!”   They are running several weeks ahead of

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“Vehicular Homelessness” Rising, Land Use, and Manufactured Housing Policies

  In the background of numerous mainstream media news stories are the underlying cause(s) of the headlined issue.   A recent example of this is a CBS News report on the stunning rise of what some are calling “vehicular homelessness.”  Even with economic improvements, more people are trying to figure

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#3 MH Lender Hit by $2 Billion in Fines, Plus MH Market Updates

Numerous manufactured home professionals don’t realize that the per HMDA data, the #3 lender in manufac5ured housing is Well Fargo, which Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has a large stake in.  The fines they were hit with today are our featured spotlight tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new

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Manufactured Housing Industry Facts, It’s About More, Per Economic Expert’s Insight

There appears to be considerable confusion about a variety of facts regarding modern manufactured homes, as well as the manufactured housing industry. Why?  Let’s tee up this topic, before diving into this relevant research, and today’s timely fact check.   Accurate Information Matters When reading mainstream media reports, or research being

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Factories Fighting, and Manufactured Housing Sellers Benefit

The latest data reveals that worker pay has hit the highest level of increase in a decade.   What does that mean for factories, and manufactured home sellers? The Daily Business News will take a look… Business media on both sides of the left-right political divide are saying surprisingly similar

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Signs China’s Weakening in Trade Tiff with U.S.? Plus MH Market Updates

“Rumors of U.S.-China trade talks was enough to stir soybean prices higher,” per Farm Futures. As thousands of MHPros know, much of the manufactured home industry revolves around rural sales.  Among those are to farmers and their workers. So, while there’s chatter both for-and-against the Trump Administration tariffs strategy, there also

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Skyline Champion Corp – Manufactured Homes, Modular Housing – Outlook, Opportunities, & Obstacles

With almost 2 months since the combination of Skyline and Champion – producers of manufactured home, modular housing, and other forms of factory-crafted construction – has occurred, it’s an apt time to take a snapshot of the new #2 in HUD Code home industry.   As with several other publicly-traded

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