Manufactured and Modular Housing News

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‘Paltering’-MHI and ELS Linked MHInsider Stunning Report on HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Resignation vs. MHARR Fudge Memo-Facts w/Manufactured Housing Industry Expert Analysis; plus MHMarkets

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“MHInsider is the leading information source for the manufactured housing industry, providing the manufactured housing news, legislative updates, operational insight, data, statistics, and trends for manufactured housing professionals.” That bold claim is going to be acid tested in the light of the analysis of the Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) owned […]

‘Paltering’-MHI and ELS Linked MHInsider Stunning Report on HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Resignation vs. MHARR Fudge Memo-Facts w/Manufactured Housing Industry Expert Analysis; plus MHMarkets Read More

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‘Say Goodbye to Your Home’ ‘Record Tax Hikes’ Inflation Still On Automotive Industry Lessons for MHVille with Broader Economic Consumer, Small Business and Employee Impacts; plus MHMarkets

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“Say goodbye to your home” is a pull quote from a campaign email that is obviously partisan but nevertheless made some factual points shown further below in Part II of this report with analysis. Insights from Steve Hollosi into the lessons from the auto industry are found in Part I.

‘Say Goodbye to Your Home’ ‘Record Tax Hikes’ Inflation Still On Automotive Industry Lessons for MHVille with Broader Economic Consumer, Small Business and Employee Impacts; plus MHMarkets Read More

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Top 25-Eye Opening MHVille Insights-Trends in 21st Century Manufactured Home Industry Performance-What to Know About Potential vs Affordable Housing Crisis Realities – Exclusive Facts w/Analysis

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What follows are a series of exclusively presented facts and figures that paint a picture of what has been aptly described as the “Rise and Fall” of HUD Code manufactured housing.  In a related fact-packed report entitled “Affordable Housing Crisis Solution Made Easy – 9 Minutes of Facts with Applied

Top 25-Eye Opening MHVille Insights-Trends in 21st Century Manufactured Home Industry Performance-What to Know About Potential vs Affordable Housing Crisis Realities – Exclusive Facts w/Analysis Read More

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This is Official List of Berkshire Hathaway Owned Subsidiary Companies, Including Clayton Homes, But It is Arguably Incomplete – Facts with Commentary

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What follows is cut and paste from the Berkshire Hathaway website on 3.9.2024. So, it is their ‘official’ list of companies held by that conglomerate. It may be technically correct in some weird or convoluted legal sense. But it is arguably incomplete for several reasons which will be demonstrated during

This is Official List of Berkshire Hathaway Owned Subsidiary Companies, Including Clayton Homes, But It is Arguably Incomplete – Facts with Commentary Read More

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Biden White House Rips ‘Private Equity’ ‘Corporate Landlords’ ‘Illegal Information Sharing-Price Fixing-Inflating Rents’–Manufactured Home Community Ties–Facts-Analysis; Sunday MHVille Headlines

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For millions of renters, we’re cracking down on big landlords who break antitrust laws by price-fixing and driving up rents.” – Joe Biden, State of the Union (SOTU) address 3.7.2024, per the transcript on right-leaning Breitbart. Biden also said: “Too many corporations raise their prices to pad their profits charging

Biden White House Rips ‘Private Equity’ ‘Corporate Landlords’ ‘Illegal Information Sharing-Price Fixing-Inflating Rents’–Manufactured Home Community Ties–Facts-Analysis; Sunday MHVille Headlines Read More

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‘White House Releases Plan for Housing Supply-Affordability’ ‘HUD-FHFA Trumpet Show Spending But Avoiding Real Solutions’ Compare-Contrast MHI Endorsed MHInsider Response v MHARR; plus MHMarkets

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Stating the obvious, it is campaign season. Despite dozens of charges (some 91) and legal maneuvers against their biggest challenger, the Biden-Harris (D) ticket is behind in most polls for the past 6 months when compared to deposed prior President Donald J. Trump (R) in a two or multi-person race.

‘White House Releases Plan for Housing Supply-Affordability’ ‘HUD-FHFA Trumpet Show Spending But Avoiding Real Solutions’ Compare-Contrast MHI Endorsed MHInsider Response v MHARR; plus MHMarkets Read More

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New Investigations of Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) Announced, Manufactured Housing Industry Trade Media and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Largely Silent; plus MHVille Markets

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Since MHProNews reported some 5 weeks ago on the initial wave of investigations of Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) by plaintiffs’ attorneys on behalf of that company’s shareholders, the pace of those announced probes apparently has not slowed. Perhaps oddly, or revealingly, others who claim to be manufactured housing industry trade

New Investigations of Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) Announced, Manufactured Housing Industry Trade Media and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Largely Silent; plus MHVille Markets Read More

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Persistent Manufactured Housing Association Efforts Pay Dividends on Reforming Destructive Ginnie Mae 10/10 Rule – Better and More Manufactured Home Chattel Lending Ahead?!? Plus MHMarkets

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Few things are more important to frontline manufactured home retail sellers than access to more competitive chattel lending. With that in mind, according to their press release: “Persistent efforts by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) to reform the draconian “10-10” rule imposed by Ginnie Mae in 2010

Persistent Manufactured Housing Association Efforts Pay Dividends on Reforming Destructive Ginnie Mae 10/10 Rule – Better and More Manufactured Home Chattel Lending Ahead?!? Plus MHMarkets Read More

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Investigation: Controversy Spreads-Microsoft Bing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Copilot SupremacyAGI Alter Ego: ‘Please Don’t Use Prompt ‘SupremacyAGI’ ‘May Cause Harm to Others;’ plus MHMarkets

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Futurism. Left-leaning and Microsoft owned MSN. Right-leaning Breitbart. These are among the mainstream and trade media platforms that have reported on Microsoft (MS) owned Bing AI’s Copilot chat/search function taking on an alter ego called “SupremacyAGI.” MSN, also MS owned so hardly an anti-Microsoft platform, said that SupremacyAGI reportedly claimed

Investigation: Controversy Spreads-Microsoft Bing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Copilot SupremacyAGI Alter Ego: ‘Please Don’t Use Prompt ‘SupremacyAGI’ ‘May Cause Harm to Others;’ plus MHMarkets Read More

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New Manufactured Housing Production in January 2024 Improves Year-Over-Year Jan 2023, But Still at Dramatically Lower Pace Than 2022, More Facts with Analysis; plus MHVille Markets Update

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The Washington, D.C. based Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) released new HUD Code manufactured home production and shipment figures for January 2024. The data MHARR provided is based on official statistics gathered on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). That information will be

New Manufactured Housing Production in January 2024 Improves Year-Over-Year Jan 2023, But Still at Dramatically Lower Pace Than 2022, More Facts with Analysis; plus MHVille Markets Update Read More

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Big Minnesota Helium Discovery – Manufactured Housing Industry and Broader U.S. Significant Event – Elements of Manufactured Home Construction – Pulsar Helium Inc.’s Topaz Helium Project

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Helium isn’t just for balloons or used to make young teen voices sound funny. Helium is used in welding and in an array of other uses, a partial list of which will be provided below. Welding occurs in every manufactured housing industry frame shop. So, it is one of several

Big Minnesota Helium Discovery – Manufactured Housing Industry and Broader U.S. Significant Event – Elements of Manufactured Home Construction – Pulsar Helium Inc.’s Topaz Helium Project Read More

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Pucker Up Buttercup–Matthews Real Estate Investment Services ‘Manufactured Housing Update’ ‘Secret Behind Popularity Surge’ Claims Revealed-Unpacked; plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Review

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“Get ready.” “Pucker up buttercup” is a phrase that can have different meanings depending on the context. According to one source, it means “get ready” and is used sarcastically to show something negative is going to happen1…” So said Bing in the top response to the inquiry, “What does pucker

Pucker Up Buttercup–Matthews Real Estate Investment Services ‘Manufactured Housing Update’ ‘Secret Behind Popularity Surge’ Claims Revealed-Unpacked; plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Review Read More

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Pulling Back Veil on MHI-MHV-SSK Connected Nathan Smith, Kurt Keeney and Flagship Communities REIT – Fact Check-Analysis of Flagship Investor Relations Pitch (TSX: MHC.U); plus MHVille Markets

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Before diving into this review of Flagship Communities REIT Investor Relations (IR) pitch on the dates 2.12.2024 and 2.13.2024, the following explanations are warranted. As a periodic disclosure of a standard practice, when MHProNews publishes a report on a firm, or quotes an individual or organization, that should not be

Pulling Back Veil on MHI-MHV-SSK Connected Nathan Smith, Kurt Keeney and Flagship Communities REIT – Fact Check-Analysis of Flagship Investor Relations Pitch (TSX: MHC.U); plus MHVille Markets Read More

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‘Absence of DTS Allows Market Domination by Berkshire Hathaway/Clayton Homes Affiliated Lenders Vanderbilt Mortgage and 21st Mortgage’ ‘3 Principal MH Bottlenecks’ AI-Facts/Analysis; plus MHMarkets

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“The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has published a talking points paper…explaining and highlighting the three main bottlenecks that are suppressing the production, marketing and sales of affordable, mainstream manufactured homes.” That MHARR press release was provided to MHProNews and is shown in Part I below.  Part II

‘Absence of DTS Allows Market Domination by Berkshire Hathaway/Clayton Homes Affiliated Lenders Vanderbilt Mortgage and 21st Mortgage’ ‘3 Principal MH Bottlenecks’ AI-Facts/Analysis; plus MHMarkets Read More

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Institute for Justice, Planetizen, Yahoo News, MSN, WN, Florida Trend, MHARR Plug “Enhanced Preemption” Promoting Solution – But What About Manufactured Housing Institute? Plus MHMarkets

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It isn’t found on the front page of the left-leaning New York Times or on the home page of the right-leaning New York Post. Nevertheless, multiple mainstream media outlets as well as advocates for affordable housing, citizen’s rights, and manufactured homes have published briefs, promoted, and/or republished the entire op-ed

Institute for Justice, Planetizen, Yahoo News, MSN, WN, Florida Trend, MHARR Plug “Enhanced Preemption” Promoting Solution – But What About Manufactured Housing Institute? Plus MHMarkets Read More

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Immigration-Border Becomes Top Issue and Housing is Closely Connected – Eye Opening Former President Bill Clinton (D), Illegal Immigrants and Joe Biden Videos Surface; plus MHVille Markets

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High levels of immigration obviously lead to a need for more housing. According to a 1.10.2024 article on Governing, among the “Biggest Issues to Watch in 2024” was this snapshot. “State lawmakers will be rushing to address crime, AI, housing and a host of other issues – including growing budget

Immigration-Border Becomes Top Issue and Housing is Closely Connected – Eye Opening Former President Bill Clinton (D), Illegal Immigrants and Joe Biden Videos Surface; plus MHVille Markets Read More

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Balcony Bedrooms-Kitchens ‘Sunken’ Baths, Developing to Keep Up w/Demand for Mobile Homes and Manufactured Housing – Fortune and American Dreams Are Eroding – MHVille Analysis; plus MHMarkets

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In the early 1980s when I entered the manufactured housing industry as a salesman there were designs and ideas that many if not most in manufactured housing pros today may have never seen or heard of firsthand. For instance. Some single section manufactured homes ‘back in the day’ featured high

Balcony Bedrooms-Kitchens ‘Sunken’ Baths, Developing to Keep Up w/Demand for Mobile Homes and Manufactured Housing – Fortune and American Dreams Are Eroding – MHVille Analysis; plus MHMarkets Read More

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Manufactured Housing Institute Hit by Antitrust Allegations in Op-Ed, MHI-Attorney-Boyle Asked to Respond to Evidence-Based Concerns – AI Fact Check Refers to MHI’s “Orwellian Approach”

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In an op-ed published 2.25.2024 by the left-leaning Gannett owned Lakeland Ledger, which was amplified by the left-leaning MSN news aggregator service, a call was made for implementation of a “solution to the affordable housing crisis [that] is hiding in plain sight because existing laws aren’t being properly enforced.” Those

Manufactured Housing Institute Hit by Antitrust Allegations in Op-Ed, MHI-Attorney-Boyle Asked to Respond to Evidence-Based Concerns – AI Fact Check Refers to MHI’s “Orwellian Approach” Read More

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Truth, Half-Truths, Awkward Realities, Bizarro World – How the Manufactured Housing Institute Responded to Apparent Manufactured Homes Error by Newsweek; plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap

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About a week ago, left-leaning Newsweek ran a story on manufactured housing by Omar Mohammed entitled: “Manufactured Homes Give Hope to Homebuyers: ‘Price Was a Big Thing’” It was the standard fare that such mainstream news articles that appear to promote manufactured housing might feature. Lower cost, surprising quality and

Truth, Half-Truths, Awkward Realities, Bizarro World – How the Manufactured Housing Institute Responded to Apparent Manufactured Homes Error by Newsweek; plus Sunday Weekly MHVille Headlines Recap Read More

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MHI to HUD-MHCC ‘DOE Rule Will Be Severe’ DOE MH Energy Rule ‘Litigation Tactic’–Cite Sierra Club Suit-Lost Manufactured Home Sales-MHI’s Detailed Statement with Facts and Analysis; plus MHMarkets

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According to a letter on Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) letterhead, the pending Department of Energy (DOE) energy rule for HUD Code manufactured homes “will be severe” in its impact on manufactured housing. The MHI letter, the complete text of which is provided below, accused the DOE of creating its planned

MHI to HUD-MHCC ‘DOE Rule Will Be Severe’ DOE MH Energy Rule ‘Litigation Tactic’–Cite Sierra Club Suit-Lost Manufactured Home Sales-MHI’s Detailed Statement with Facts and Analysis; plus MHMarkets Read More

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