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In an era of information overload, where seemingly everything is hyped, it is understandably easy for even attentive and impacted readers to misunderstand or downplay how much could be at stake. There is a very real threat of another round of serious price hikes on HUD Code manufactured homes. Given […]
World War II German Army Sargent Schultz was the affable character in Hogan’s Heroes who ‘sees nothing, nothing!’ Perry Mason was another and earlier TV fictional character. Defense Attorney Mason revealed how inept the prosecution and police could be for routinely relying upon first impressions. Such images may come to
“The most insidious power the media has is the power to ignore.” – Chris Plante, ex-CNN Washington D.C. reporter, WMAL pundit. “Truth can withstand the most rigorous scrutiny, but a lie cannot.” -James in NM “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his
GuruFocus writer Rupert Hargreaves is largely a Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) cheerleader. That’s not to say that Hargraves on occasion reveals concerns. One example, previously reported by MHProNews, is the quotation below about moats and Clayton Homes. That noted, in as much as an apparently fundamental premise of GuruFocus
In the C.J. Hopkins news analysis that follows, hits a topic that impacts…everyone. He has this sobering statement: “The purge must be conducted openly, brutally, so that the masses understand that the rules of society have changed, forever, that their former rights and freedoms are gone, and that from now
Local media KFDX/KJTL and Wichita County, TX Commissioners video provide a useful case study in compare and contrast. After getting over a million dollars in tax abatements and other incentives, a deal with Clayton Homes manufacturing division, CMH or Clayton Manufactured Homes, was approved by commissioners on Monday 10.18.2021. Fleetwood
Zero Hedge recently reported on Bloomberg’s take on various dynamics involving the conventional housing market. That report included this quotation: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair (BrainyQuote). That insightful quotation is arguably relevant to a
It is widely known that prices are rising. Housing shoppers have seen that for all of 2021 and before. Beyond housing, a trip to the gas station, grocery story, utility bills, and other items are going up too. How much are these prices rising? What impact could this have on
“When Wall Street Came to My Mobile Home Park” cites research, provides commentary and a video presented by individuals tied to left-leaning platforms, and is reproduced below with permission. MHAction, the Institute for Policy Studies, and several other leftist advocacy nonprofits are funded in part via dark money channels. Dark
Trading Places was a classic 1983 comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. The premise was “The film tells the story of an upper-class commodities broker (Aykroyd) and a poor street hustler (Murphy) whose lives cross when they are unwittingly made the subject of an elaborate bet to test how
In considering the press release and the following pull quote, ponder the smoking gun document obtained yesterday by MHProNews from DOE. Then think about the Iron Triangle, how that Iron Triangle has played out in manufactured housing, and then John Kenneth Galbraith’s quote to tee up this from the release
A pair of photocopies of documents have been obtained from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by MHProNews. The first of these documents is on the letterhead of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), as will be shown below. These two documents are apparently signed by an MHI official on behalf
The headline on the local news report of “The Million-dollar mobile home in Nashville is more than meets the eye” is a reason there is a need for a “backstory.” The home, which has insufficient visual evidence to see if it is a pre-HUD Code manufactured home or an actual
Tomorrow’s MHProNews report will be manufactured housing specific. But today’s report will look at the broader national scene, because America is not operating in a ‘business as usual’ environment any longer. The Biden White House admits there will be ‘things you can’t get’ at the store. A record number of
More evidence that dissatisfaction is growing with ‘Biden’s America’ emerged with the release by Chief Executive of their latest research data to MHProNews. Other business polling and advocacy, such as National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and the Jobs Creators Network (JCN) have been pushing back and/or reporting frustrations with
“You cannot address issues of racial inequity if you do not address housing inequity — it is an impossibility. They’re so inextricably linked.” So said “Lisa Rice, president and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance, said in Politico last week.” That comes from a nonprofit advocacy email and website
“We always hear about the tornadoes, flooding, fires, residents getting evicted from their homes so a shopping center can be built, unreasonable rent increases, how manufactured homes depreciate in value, etc.” So said Darren Krolewski, then Executive Vice President MHVillage/Datacomp, and now MHVillage/MHInsider/Datacomp et al Co-President. Krolewski said that in
Since Joe Biden was sworn in, which perhaps half of the country disputes was a legitimate presidential election outcome, a string of decisions that have had problematic outcomes have caused a steady erosion in his polling in recent weeks. For manufactured home professionals, investors, and others, among the factors that
If affordable housing and manufactured home professionals hope to stop some of the insanity that has taken root in much of our society, that effort must begin ‘at home.’ That requires a meaningful reality check in our own manufactured housing profession. There are in various ways competing views of reality
“Four people were shot Sunday at a mobile home park [sic] in southeast Houston, according to police,” said KHOU in Houston. One of the comments posted on their YouTube page video report of the incident said, “Damn this happened right in front of my crib scene was crazy.” Among the
