Every day, owners, managers, and various types of workers head to their place of business. In manufactured housing, that may be a: land-lease community, a.k.a. ‘mobile home park’ or a manufactured home’ community, retail center – where homes are displayed for the public and sold, production center, where HUD […]
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The markets continue to digest the trade war talk. Word is that the president will announce that economist Larry Kudlow will replace Gary Cohn, which if true, is an interesting signal. Kudlow has opposed the tariffs, except as a negotiating move. Tax cuts phase two was a topic today, what’s
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Every day, tens of millions of Americans turn to Facebook for their social media, and to Google for searches. Industry professionals strive in various ways to use both of those web-tech platforms for their marketing efforts. The economic power of big tech is astonishing. Google and Facebook reportedly eat
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Property owners outside of manufactured home zoning districts in Lexington who want to replace “mobile homes will now have to do so with single-family homes,” said the Dispatch. “The Lexington City Council unanimously approved an amendment to city ordinances Monday making that change. Under the new rules, property owners
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“Small business owners are showing unprecedented confidence in the economy as the optimism index continues at record high numbers, rising to 107.6 in February, according to the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey,” the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) tells the Daily Business News in a release. As longtime
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Charles Schwab Corp. founder Charles Schwab speaks out on tax and regulatory reforms, pending Dodd-Frank legislation and how that is and is expected to move the markets. That will be tonight’s spotlight report. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the
“The Flathead County Board of Adjustment gave the go-ahead to developers seeking a conditional-use permit that would allow for manufactured-home park in Evergreen,” said the Beacon. West Evergreen Estates, a project by developers Michael V. Seaman and Garry Seaman, would include 122 home sites on 33 acres located off
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It’s not something that happens very often. A small plane crashed into a manufactured home community. The shocking accident raised several related points that manufactured home professionals, investors and public officials ought to know. First, are the facts of the incident, as reported by local media, before a look
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An area of concern raised inside and outside of the manufactured home industry is the issue of monopoly power, and its impact on workers and wages. From across the political/economic spectrum – progressive to conservative media platforms and think-tanks – their is a growing frequency of reports on the
Does Monopoly Power Impact Workers’ Stagnant Wages? MH Industry Impact$ Read More
Monteverde & Associates PC are headquartered in the Empire State Building in New York City, NY. Their press release and engagement letter says they have thoroughly investigated the Skyline Homes (SKY) and Champion Homes merger/acquisition. Per Monteverde press release, they are investigating “potential securities laws violations and/or breaches
The Chicago Fed’s President, Charles Evans provides expert insights into the latest job numbers, which is tonight’s featured spotlight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured
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The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in a February 27, 2018 communication to the Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac (linked below), demanded clarification of that organization’s implementation of the “Duty to Serve Underserved Markets” (DTS) in relation to a so-called “new class” of “manufactured home being developed
CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business are among the mainstream media outlets that periodically do a video like this on, which summarize a lot of data in a short period of time. This afternoon, from Fox Business, the American economic recovery in less than one minute. While there are clearly
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Investors routinely say that they prefer “certainty.” That’s true for investors in manufactured home communities, stocks, or businesses. The growing economic confidence during the year following the 2016 election witnessed a well-reported rise in stocks. That was fueled in part by regulatory rollbacks – the “certainty” caused by an
Left-of-center, youth-focused Axios has released their latest polling data, and it doesn’t sound promising for Senate Democrats. Five Senate Democrats would lose to Republican candidates if the elections were held today, per the Axios/Survey Monkey polling. “Democrats are defending 10 Senate seats in states that President Trump won in 2016.
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“Health experts are warning of a crisis in male fertility that they fear is making it harder for couples to conceive – a problem they say is compounded by a lack of scientific understanding,” says iNews. “The average sperm count has dived by 52 per cent in the past four
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Maybe you’ve heard the old joke. ‘How can you tell when a politician isn’t telling the truth?’ The Left-Right Senators debate over S. 2155 is the spotlight focus for tonight. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever
Senators Crapo (R-ID), Brown (D-OH) Debate S 2155, Plus MH Market Update$ Read More
YES! Communities, is one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of manufactured home communities, stated a press release to the Daily Business News. The release stated Yes! acquired a portfolio of nine manufactured home communities comprising over 2,100 residential home sites, all in the state of Michigan. With this
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Washington, D.C., March 7, 2018 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells the Daily Business News that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Year-over-year manufactured housing industry production increased again during January 2018. “Just-released statistics indicate that HUD
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In an Industry Voices guest column, Susan Brenton, Executive Director of the Manufactured Housing Communities of Arizona (MHCA) explains their association’s goal for a new law that has gone into effect. “Real estate personnel are now allowed to sell homes in manufactured and mobile home parks without first
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