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According to the latest data from IBTS, which MHProNews plans to reveal and unpacked in the near term, the state of Virginia in June of 2025 shipped 41 single section manufactured homes, 79 multi-section manufactured homes, and a total of 120 HUD Code manufactured housing units of all sizes that […]
“The rules are simple: they lie to us, we know they’re lying, they know we know they’re lying, but they keep lying to us, and we keep pretending to believe them.” ― Elena Gorokhova, A Mountain of Crumbs “It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about the game you’ve been playing
“Nationwide, the shortage of affordable housing opportunities costs the American economy an estimated $2 trillion each year. High housing costs reduce disposable income and economic mobility, stifling economic opportunities.” – Sheldon Whitehouse (RI-D), from “A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability.” “We Don’t Need More Subsidies, We Just Need More
“Based on the search results, no public letter, press release, or other communication from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to the Department of Energy (DOE) was found that directly asks for the full withdrawal of the manufactured housing energy rule. The search results indicate that MHI has consistently focused on delaying
On July 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT WUSF published a news item under the headline: “When even manufactured housing becomes unaffordable.” That article was picked up by several media outlets. WUSF said in part: “Homeowners in Florida are being quietly priced out of their communities. People often own their
According to the headline of the press release from the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), Subcommittee Chair Mike Flood (NE-01-R): “We Don’t Need More Subsidies, We Just Need More Homes At Prices People Can Afford.” In the body of that press release, Congressman Flood said: “We have government programs that
Our lives, our profession, our nation and world are like a jigsaw puzzle. We must figure out where and how the puzzling pieces fit together to discover a clear picture. MHProNews will illustrate the headline topics with that puzzle pieces analogy in mind, using a FEA (facts-evidence-analysis) model Socratic style
Perhaps the start of accountability for the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and its leaders is about to begin. According to Copilot as shown in the postscript and at the link here. “Yes, the email screenshot clearly documents that the IRS complaint was submitted on August 9, 2025, to eoclass@irs.gov, with the
One of the early and insightful remarks made about then 2016 candidate Donald J. Trump was by billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Theil. Per left-leaning Google’s artificial intelligence powered Gemini: “Peter Thiel, a prominent tech investor and supporter of Donald Trump, famously stated during the 2016 election cycle that the
There is an evidence-based argument to be made that Cavco Industries (CVCO) is failing several key tests of interest to investors, manufactured housing industry members, stakeholders, public officials, regulators, taxpayers, and in their apparent leadership role as board members of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Taking the notion of the
According to Oxford Languages a liberal is defined as follows. “1: willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one’s own; open to new ideas.” “2: relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.” Agree or disagree,
“While federal preemption is a federal power, the legal mechanism of the law can be invoked at the local level. Federal law, when it preempts state or local law, can be used as a legal defense in a court case. This means that if a local government tries to
According to their website the AARP, “formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is an interest group in the United States focusing on issues affecting those 50 and older.” According to the AARP Policy Book 2025-2026 is this: “Federal preemption of state law” Per AARP: “Federal laws related to private enforcement of
The “Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025” has been unpacked by The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the Warren Buffett-linked Urban Institute among those organizations that weighed in on the ROAD to Housing Act 2025. Various artificial intelligence (AI) systems have naturally
Management by Objective (MBO) is a university level business course. The name clearly indicates what the concept means. Investopedia’s and left-leaning Google Gemini’s definitions are provided below. It will help clarify and illuminate what is wrong with the draft version of the “ROAD to Housing Act” which the Senate Committee
There is routinely a mix of seemingly good, bad, and ‘meh’ news in MHVille and in the United States of America (USA) more broadly. Before diving into these political cartoons and related insights into insights into U.S. Constitutional thought, for newer and more longer-term readers alike, it is worth mentioning
Multi-year Manufactured Housing Institute (a.k.a.: MHI or manufacturedhousing.org) linked Frank Rolfe described UMH Properties’ Sam and Eugene Landy’s call for tripling the number of manufactured home communities “asinine.” But beneath MHI/National Communities Council (NCC) MHP Funds linked Rolfe’s dismissiveness lies a strategic tension: expansion threatens the carefully constructed moats of
While the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) press release is provided in Part I, much of the facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) with its related documented evidence supporting elements of the headline will come from a planned Masthead. That said, third-party artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to systematically consider the
“In an era of economic stagnation, media manipulation, and rising censorship, a critical question emerges: Is America drifting socially—or is it being engineered? From elite academic journals to whistleblower journalists, the answer increasingly points toward deliberate shaping of thought, behavior, and opportunity. This article explores how economic pressures suppress dissent,
“The principle that ‘no one is above the law’ is a cornerstone of American justice. Yet, the recent surge in legal actions against President Donald Trump has ignited a provocative, yet necessary, national conversation: if accountability is indeed the standard, is it time to extend this scrutiny to other former
