“You are entitled to your own opinions, but you are not entitled to your own facts.” So said Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D). While some are largely silent on manufactured housing industry data that undermines ‘official’ narratives, or cheer at ‘the recovery’ achieved in 2021 of 105,722. Let’s note that it is obviously better that manufactured home production has finally topped 100,000 new homes produced for the first time since 2006. An improvement is just that and is better than the alternative. That said, 105,722 new HUD Code manufactured homes should be compared to the 373,143 total manufactured housing dwellings produced in 1998. That is only a recovery of 0.28332837544 (105 722 / 373 143 = 0.28332837544 or some 28.33%). As the graphic below illustrates, by comparison, recreational vehicle (RV) production surpassed manufactured housing (MH) years ago. In 1998, MH outsold RVs by some 3 to 2. But now RVs outsell MH by nearly 6 to 1. Those facts coupled with the state level data that follows reveals the attempted dumbing down of manufactured housing investors, professionals, the public, advocates, or officials who may not have personally experienced the heady days of much of the 1990s vs. the sharp decline that occurred with the loss of Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) financial support and related chattel lending circa 2000.

The state level data shown below will e followed by additional data that will round out much of the true state of the manufactured housing industry in February 2022.

 

	Institute for Building Technology & Safety‎
Shipments and Production Summary Report 12/01/2021 – 12/31/2021

 

Shipments
State	SW	MW	Total	Floors
Dest. Pending	0	0	0	0
Alabama	184	214	398	612
Alaska	0	0	0	0
Arizona	63	144	207	355
Arkansas	78	73	151	224
California	32	210	242	470
Colorado	32	46	78	124
Connecticut	6	3	9	12
Delaware	16	13	29	42
District of Columbia	0	0	0	0
Florida	232	453	685	1,143
Georgia	144	224	368	597
Hawaii	0	0	0	0
Idaho	7	39	46	86
Illinois	44	37	81	118
Indiana	72	37	109	146
Iowa	26	14	40	54
Kansas	32	10	42	52
Kentucky	78	157	235	392
Louisiana	259	179	438	617
Maine	33	26	59	85
Maryland	11	4	15	19
Massachusetts	3	5	8	13
Michigan	173	117	290	407
Minnesota	26	20	46	66
Mississippi	150	187	337	524
Missouri	54	48	102	150
Montana	11	13	24	37
Nebraska	15	2	17	19
Nevada	7	34	41	76
New Hampshire	13	11	24	35
New Jersey	20	10	30	40
New Mexico	53	71	124	197
New York	53	70	123	193
North Carolina	219	258	477	736
North Dakota	7	17	24	41
Ohio	89	32	121	153
Oklahoma	99	84	183	268
Oregon	18	126	144	280
Pennsylvania	59	51	110	161
Rhode Island	0	0	0	0
South Carolina	149	241	390	633
South Dakota	5	17	22	39
Tennessee	113	195	308	504
Texas	677	797	1,474	2,278
Utah	1	17	18	37
Vermont	5	15	20	35
Virginia	30	57	87	144
Washington	4	102	106	216
West Virginia	29	50	79	129
Wisconsin	18	20	38	58
Wyoming	9	6	15	21
Canada	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0
Total	3,458	4,556	8,014	12,638
THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE PROVIDED AS A MONTHLY
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE. REPRODUCTION IN PART OR
IN TOTAL MUST CARRY AN ATTRIBUTION TO IBTS, INC.

 

Production
State	SW	MW	Total	Floors
States Shown(*)	331	337	668	1,008
Alabama	556	634	1,190	1,828
*Alaska	0	0	0	0
Arizona	41	167	208	382
*Arkansas	0	0	0	0
California	35	183	218	415
*Colorado	0	0	0	0
*Connecticut	0	0	0	0
*Delaware	0	0	0	0
*District of Columbia	0	0	0	0
Florida	51	227	278	510
Georgia	221	458	679	1,140
*Hawaii	0	0	0	0
Idaho	15	104	119	227
*Illinois	0	0	0	0
Indiana	406	176	582	758
*Iowa	0	0	0	0
*Kansas	0	0	0	0
*Kentucky	0	0	0	0
*Louisiana	0	0	0	0
*Maine	0	0	0	0
*Maryland	0	0	0	0
*Massachusetts	0	0	0	0
*Michigan	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	43	53	96	149
*Mississippi	0	0	0	0
*Missouri	0	0	0	0
*Montana	0	0	0	0
*Nebraska	0	0	0	0
*Nevada	0	0	0	0
*New Hampshire	0	0	0	0
*New Jersey	0	0	0	0
*New Mexico	0	0	0	0
*New York	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	87	237	324	563
*North Dakota	0	0	0	0
*Ohio	0	0	0	0
*Oklahoma	0	0	0	0
Oregon	21	210	231	459
Pennsylvania	192	201	393	594
*Rhode Island	0	0	0	0
*South Carolina	0	0	0	0
*South Dakota	0	0	0	0
Tennessee	486	646	1,132	1,778
Texas	973	923	1,896	2,827
*Utah	0	0	0	0
*Vermont	0	0	0	0
*Virginia	0	0	0	0
*Washington	0	0	0	0
*West Virginia	0	0	0	0
*Wisconsin	0	0	0	0
*Wyoming	0	0	0	0
*Canada	0	0	0	0
*Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0
Total	3,458	4,556	8,014	12,638
Ashok K Goswami, PE, COO, 45207 Research Place, Ashburn, VA
(*) THESE STATES HAVE FEWER THAN THREE PLANTS.
FIGURES ARE AGGREGATED ON FIRST LINE ABOVE
TOTALS TO PROTECT PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.

 

Additional Information, More MHProNews Analysis and Focused/Linked Analysis

A reader sent a cautionary note that said that there should be a careful effort made not to give opponents any room to make the claim that someone pointing to the facts (i.e.: MHProNews/MHLivingNews) and applying reason to the evidence doesn’t appear to be cheering against the industry. Without necessarily agreeing, there is logic in offering no room for rivals to distract from the issues that matter by falsely alleging that reporting on reality is somehow cheerleading against the industry. That said, the only way to achieve the industry’s authentic potential is to point out the history of a profession that for decades built and sold hundreds of thousands of home annually. Since the 1960s it wasn’t until the Berkshire Hathaway era of manufactured housing (after the purchase of Oakwood stock, Clayton Homes, and their affiliated lending) that manufactured housing continued to drop following those acquisitions in 2002-2003 until the industry found itself selling and building less than 100,000 homes a year since 2007.  The potential for manufactured housing is several times greater than the 2021 achievement shown below. So, as a platform that demonstrably cheer-leaded the painfully slow ‘recovery’ since 2009, which several sources believe was artificially induced by pulling financing from thousands of independent retailers under arguably false pretenses, this level of recovery is obviously better than some 15 previous years. But the goal should not be 100,000 new homes shipped during an affordable housing crisis.  Even apparent minimalist MHI leader Richard “Dick” Jennison indicated that the goal should be 500,000 new homes annually.  With that backdrop, the December 2021 state level data should be coupled with the following infographic, plus the more detailed MH, RV production comparisons, and new single family, existing housing sales report, data, and commentary that are linked hereafter. 

Note the image below and several others can be expanded to a larger size.

Click the image, follow the prompts. Click back key or escape to return here.

 

Note that other than readers here on MHProNews, MHLivingNews, or of the periodic reports and analysis from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), there are no other trade publisher that highlight these facts in this same or even similar manner. The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and its de facto mouthpieces appear to be in the ‘evidence and reason massaging,’ half-truths, and paltering business. Nor do they publicly debate or directly respond to that charge. See the linked reports below to learn more.

How Much Could Manufactured Home Stocks Drop if DOJ/FTC Hits a Firm on Antitrust? Facebook/Meta Gives Clues, JD Supra on Antitrust Enforcement Trends; Plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates

Next up is our daily business news recap of yesterday evening’s market report, related left-right headlines, and manufactured housing connected equities.

The Business Daily Manufactured Home Industry Connected Stock Market Updates.  Plus, Market Moving Left (CNN) – Right (Newsmax) Headlines Snapshot. While the layout of this daily business report has been evolving over time, several elements of the basic concepts used previously are still the same. For instance. The headlines that follow below can be reviewed at a glance to save time while providing insights across the left-right media divide. Additionally, those headlines often provide clues as to possible ‘market-moving’ news items.

 

Market Indicator Closing Summaries – Yahoo Finance Closing Tickers on MHProNews…

Headlines from left-of-center CNN Business – from the evening of 2.8.2022

• The Misery Index
• Shopping in a Whole Foods Market supermarket in New York on Sunday, February 6, 2022.
• Here’s why people seem to hate this economy, despite low US unemployment
• Household debt jumped by $1 trillion in 2021, the most since 2007
• How Biden can use Nord Stream 2 as a weapon against Russia
• The biggest chip deal in history has fallen apart
• Don’t expect grocery store prices to come down anytime soon
• Peloton is replacing its CEO and cutting 2,800 jobs
• A brief look back at Peloton’s bumpy ride
• Hyundai and Kia tell owners of nearly 500,000 vehicles to park outside due to fire risk
• Apple will let shoppers pay merchants by holding phones together
• Want to quit your job for a better gig? Here’s your to-do list
• Looking for a better job? Tell us your story
• The electric van wars are heating up
• Leslie Jones can keep commenting on the Olympics, NBC says
• Amazon doubles salary caps to $350,000 for US white-collar workers
• Feds arrest a New York couple and seize $3.6 billion in stolen cryptocurrency
• A livestream view of Elon Musk's personal Tesla roadster featuring a mannequin named “Starman” following its launch to space on February 6, 2018.
• Elon Musk launched his own Tesla roadster to space four years ago. Where is it now?
• The Bank of America Plaza tower behind a housing development in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021.
• Here’s how much house you can afford in your area
• The Misery Index
• Here’s why people seem to hate this economy, despite low US unemployment
• Household debt jumped by $1 trillion in 2021, the most since 2007
• How Biden can use Nord Stream 2 as a weapon against Russia
• The biggest chip deal in history has fallen apart
• Don’t expect grocery store prices to come down anytime soon
• Peloton is replacing its CEO and cutting 2,800 jobs
• A brief look back at Peloton’s bumpy ride
• Hyundai and Kia tell owners of nearly 500,000 vehicles to park outside due to fire risk
• Apple will let shoppers pay merchants by holding phones together
• Want to quit your job for a better gig? Here’s your to-do list
• Looking for a better job? Tell us your story
• The electric van wars are heating up
• Leslie Jones can keep commenting on the Olympics, NBC says
• Amazon doubles salary caps to $350,000 for US white-collar workers
• Feds arrest a New York couple and seize $3.6 billion in stolen cryptocurrency
• Elon Musk launched his own Tesla roadster to space four years ago. Where is it now?
• Here’s how much house you can afford in your area

Headlines from right-of-center Newsmax – evening of 2.8.2022

• Stefanik: RNC Right to Censure Cheney, Kinzinger
• House Republican Conference chairwoman Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y, backed the Republican National Committee’s decision to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., when asked about the it by Newsmax congressional correspondent Kilmeny Duchardt Tuesday. [Full Story]
• Ukraine in Crisis
• US Lawmakers Closer to Agreement on Russia Sanctions Bill: Schumer
• 6 Russian Warships Heading to Black Sea for Drills
• Trump: Biden Reason Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Open
• Kremlin Denies Putin Promised No Maneuvers Near Ukraine
• Putin Says Ready for Compromise after Talks with Macron on Ukraine
• Report: Top Russian Military Officials Worry About ‘Costly’ Ukraine Invasion
• Macron Tells Putin He Seeks to Avoid War, Build Trust
• Biden: It ‘Would Be Wise’ for Americans to Leave Ukraine
• More Ukraine in Crisis
• Newsmax TV
• Mary Miller: Bill Cuts Funding to Schools With COVID Mandates
• Waltz: Americans Know Businesses ‘Drunk on Chinese Dollars’ | video
• Jha: US Is at ‘the Tail End’ of Omicron Surge | video
• Herschel Walker: Vote for What’s Best, Not ‘One Mindset’ | video
• Marshall: Stacey Abrams Hypocritical for Not Wearing Mask | video
• Fallon: Canceling Nord Stream 2 Would Deter Russia | video
• Meuser: Bill Requires Notification of Transported Immigrants | video
• More Newsmax TV
• Newsfront
• Emhoff Whisked Out of Event Following Reported Bomb Threat
• Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, was whisked out of an event Tuesday at a Washington high school by Secret Service agents following an apparent bomb threat…. [Full Story]
• Hospitals Begin to Limp Out of the Latest COVID-19 Surge
• As omicron numbers drop at Denver Health, Dr. Anuj Mehta is reminded [Full Story]
• CDC Stands by K-12 School Masking Guidance as States Relax Rules
• The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stands by its [Full Story]
• Maskless Democrats Undermine Mandates as States Ease Up
• Several Democrat governors and mayors on Monday suddenly started [Full Story] | Platinum Article
• National Archives Deny ‘Raid’ on Mar-a-Lago
• The National Archives and Records Administration on Tuesday issued a [Full Story]
• Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Won’t Run for Senate
• Maryland’s Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, has decided not to run for [Full Story]
• Bush, Cheney Suddenly Heroes for ‘Never Trumpers,’ Democrats
• There’s no clearer display of the axiom “the enemy of my enemy is my [Full Story] | Platinum Article
• White House Contacting Potential Supreme Court Nominees
• The White House has started to contact possible picks for President [Full Story]
• Iranian Regime’s Execution of Gay Men Denounced by Iranian-American Activists
• The Iranian regime’s reported execution of two gay men inside the [Full Story] | Platinum Article
• Vermont Wants to Amend Constitution to Guarantee Abortion
• Vermont may beomce the first state to pass a constitutional amendment [Full Story]
• Stefanik: RNC Right to Condemn Cheney, Kinzinger
• EliseStefanik, R-N.Y. says the Republican National Committee had [Full Story] | video
• NBC Says Leslie Jones Free to Share Olympics Social Media Commentary
• NBC Sports says actor Leslie Jones is free to share her Olympic [Full Story]
• Robin Williams and George Carlin Estates Sue Pandora
• The estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin have sued Sirius XM’s [Full Story]
• NYC Mayor Eric Adams: Expand Use of Facial Recognition
• New York City Mayor Eric Adams is looking to expand the use of facial [Full Story]
• Poll: America Divided on How to Live With COVID-19
• A new poll released Tuesday by Axios-Ipsos shows that Americans are [Full Story]
• DHS Issues Threat Warning on Domestic Terrorism
• The latest terrorism advisory from the Department of Homeland [Full Story]
• Canadian Truckers Block Bridge to US in Protest of COVID Restrictions
• Canadian truckers, protesting COVID-19 restrictions, shut down the [Full Story]
• GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Stop Mandated Reports on Business Transactions Over $600
• Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., on Tuesday introduced a new bill to [Full Story]
• 4,000 LA County Sheriff’s Employees Could Face Termination for Vax Noncompliance
• The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department could lose 4,000 [Full Story]
• J&J Pauses Production of Its COVID-19 Vaccine
• Johnson & Johnson late last year quietly shut down the only plant [Full Story]
• Brian Mast Introduces Bill to Defend Medical Privacy in Military
• Rep Brian Mast, R-Fla., has introduced legislation to defend service [Full Story]
• US Trade Deficit Rises to $859.1 Billion in 2021, Largest on Record
• The U.S. trade deficit increased in December as imports surged amid [Full Story]
• FBI Arrests Couple for Allegedly Laundering $4.5B in Crypto
• The FBI arrested a husband and wife on Tuesday morning, alleging they [Full Story]
• Trump: Biden Reason Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Open
• Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning said President Joe [Full Story]
• DeSantis Won’t Take Sides in Trump-Pence Dispute
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is staying clear of the ongoing dispute on [Full Story]
• 5 Million Americans Expected to Bet on Super Bowl
• A record 31.5 million Americans plan to bet on this year’s Super [Full Story]
• ‘Power of the Dog’ Tops Oscar Noms with 12; ‘Dune’ Nabs 10
• Jane Campion’s gothic western “The Power of the Dog” led nominations [Full Story]
• Iran’s Leader Accuses Biden and Trump of Damaging US Reputation: IRNA
• Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Joe Biden and [Full Story]
• Newt Gingrich: Pelosi Runs a ‘Dictatorship’
• Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich blasted Speaker Nancy Pelosi and [Full Story]
• Biden Reminds Senators of Presidential ‘Latitude’ With Supreme Court Nominees
• The White House has reminded senators that President Joe Biden [Full Story]
• Blinken Heads to Asia as Ukraine Crisis Boils
• S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed for the Asia-Pacific on [Full Story]
• More Newsfront
• Finance
• US Household Debt Surges by $1 Trillion, the Most Since 2007
• U.S. consumer debt loads grew in 2021 by the largest amount in 14 years as people ramped up borrowing to afford homes, cars and other goods that are becoming more expensive, according to the New York Federal Reserve…. [Full Story]
• COVID-19 Protests Threaten US-Canadian Border Trade
• Amgen to Buy Back $6 Billion in Shares, Says Profits Will Double by 2030
• ARK’S Wood Sees Coming Slowdown in U.S. Economy as Oil Prices Spike
• Billionaire Investor Icahn Threatened Proxy Fight Over McDonald’s Board Seat
• More Finance
• Health
• Two-Thirds of Americans Have Become ‘Germaphobes’ Since the Pandemic Began
• If a bottle of hand sanitizer is your favorite accessory, you may be one of the two out of three people who admit they’ve turned into a “germaphobe” since COVID-19 made us intensely aware of hygiene. A poll of 2,000 adults found that 69% of Americans say they’ve adopted new…… [Full Story]
• Not Everyone Wants to Know if They Have COVID
• Herpes Virus Shows Promise Against Deadly Brain Cancer
• Avoid Wearing These Colors That Attract Mosquitoes
• Ketamine Effective Treatment for People at Risk for Suicide

 

Manufactured Housing Industry Investments Connected Equities Closing Tickers

Some of these firms invest in manufactured housing, or are otherwise connected, but may do other forms of investing or business activities too.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • NOTE: The chart below includes the Canadian stock, ECN, which purchased Triad Financial Services, a manufactured home industry lender
                          • NOTE: Drew changed its name and trading symbol at the end of 2016 to Lippert (LCII).
                          • NOTE: Deer Valley was largely taken private, say company insiders in a message to MHProNews on 12.15.2020, but there are still some outstanding shares of  the stock from the days when it was a publicly traded firm.  Thus, there is still periodic activity on DVLY.

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