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‘If We Keep Doing What We’ve Been Doing We Will Keep Getting What We Got!” – MHIdea-Post-Production Trade Association(s) Status – MHI, MHARR, NAMHCO, Other Examples Considered – Full Transcript plus Analysis

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“IF we keep doing what we’ve been doing, We will keep getting what we got!” – MHIdea Today’s Sunday Weekly Recap (9.3.2023) details a troubling trend in manufactured housing that might have been thwarted had what follows further below from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) been heeded sooner. But it is not …

‘If We Keep Doing What We’ve Been Doing We Will Keep Getting What We Got!” – MHIdea-Post-Production Trade Association(s) Status – MHI, MHARR, NAMHCO, Other Examples Considered – Full Transcript plus Analysis Read More »

The Trump Arrest – Why it Means ‘Business as Usual is Dead or Dying’ and ‘The Party is Over’ – Malcom X, AI, Orwellian Two Minutes of Hate, and Silver Linings

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All professions, ours included, operate in the current economic, political, media, cultural, and religious (or sometimes the lack thereof) climate. Most of us shop in the same stores, regardless of income, beliefs, or politics. Love him, hate him, or if you can amazingly manage to feel indifferent towards Donald J. Trump, you must admit that …

The Trump Arrest – Why it Means ‘Business as Usual is Dead or Dying’ and ‘The Party is Over’ – Malcom X, AI, Orwellian Two Minutes of Hate, and Silver Linings Read More »

America and Manufactured Housing are at a Crossroads – Greenwald: ‘It’s Not Left Vs Right Anymore, It’s Anti-Establishment Versus Pro-Establishment’

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Great journalists, pundits, and attorneys often reveal the gift of being able to summarize developments in a manner others might miss. There are forces and conflicts in our nation as well as in our industry and profession that are coming to a head. Cavco’s William “Bill” Boor told Congress last month that the manufactured home …

America and Manufactured Housing are at a Crossroads – Greenwald: ‘It’s Not Left Vs Right Anymore, It’s Anti-Establishment Versus Pro-Establishment’ Read More »

Outraged MHEC Member – ‘Crucify Gooch!’ – MHARR Says – ‘No One at MHI Should not be “Commending” Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac’ and ‘Bad Faith Excuse’ – Upton Sinclair Rules in Manufactured Housing?

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In response to the exposé published on Saturday 7.29.2023 about Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) CEO Lesli Gooch’s recent and stunning remarks, an outraged and frustrated Manufactured Housing Executives Council (MHEC) member contacted MHProNews. “You [MHProNews] should crucify Gooch,” for saying, said that MHEC member. “To my knowledge, the GSEs have never used the may vs …

Outraged MHEC Member – ‘Crucify Gooch!’ – MHARR Says – ‘No One at MHI Should not be “Commending” Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac’ and ‘Bad Faith Excuse’ – Upton Sinclair Rules in Manufactured Housing? Read More »

‘Texas Manufactured Housing Expansion Continues, More Growth on the Horizon’ Per TMHA-Texas Real Estate Research Center (TRERC) – But ‘Sentiments’ Misleading per MHARR Data? Facts and Analysis

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Reported manufactured housing production data is in month eight (8) of a year-over-year downturn that began in the waning months of 2022. The Texas Real Estate Research Center (TRERC) in conjunction with the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) provided MHProNews and others in media with their latest ‘sentiment’ survey dated July 18, 2023. While the …

‘Texas Manufactured Housing Expansion Continues, More Growth on the Horizon’ Per TMHA-Texas Real Estate Research Center (TRERC) – But ‘Sentiments’ Misleading per MHARR Data? Facts and Analysis Read More »

Historic Faux Pas! New Series Announced Explores American Exceptionalism Through Properly Sourced Research into Affordable Manufactured Housing History – Previewing Fleetwood Homes Dennis Hill Sagas

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Those pesky but insightful facts. The revealing and important ‘aha!’ nature of authentic history. There are people, organizations, and characters in the history of affordable trailer houses, mobile homes, and manufactured homes that merit an honest understanding. When that legitimate history of manufactured housing is properly understood, the outrages, failures, and faux pas of our …

Historic Faux Pas! New Series Announced Explores American Exceptionalism Through Properly Sourced Research into Affordable Manufactured Housing History – Previewing Fleetwood Homes Dennis Hill Sagas Read More »

Steve Hollosi, Rev Emmanuel Akalue, Chuck Norris – True Inspired Tales of Independence Day, USA Fourth of July – Success360 – ‘Fourscore and 7’ and ‘We Hold these Truths to be Self-Evident’ Practical, Uplifting Tips

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“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” When Abraham Lincoln wrote those words in what became known as his famous Gettysburg Address, the term “men” could be understood to mean humanity. So, all people …

Steve Hollosi, Rev Emmanuel Akalue, Chuck Norris – True Inspired Tales of Independence Day, USA Fourth of July – Success360 – ‘Fourscore and 7’ and ‘We Hold these Truths to be Self-Evident’ Practical, Uplifting Tips Read More »

‘Smoking Gun’ Deal by Gary A. Shiffman Used by Tipster to Assert Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving Dr. William “Bill” Gonte; Sun Communities, CEO Shiffman, and Manufactured Housing Institute Silent

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The document that follows has been referred to by a tipster to MHProNews as “smoking gun” evidence that Gary A. Shiffman, President and CEO of Sun Communities, is involved in a purported fraudulent insurance scheme with doctor William “Bill” Gonte, M.D. The insurance policies in question were owned by Shiffman and were on Lois Shiffman, …

‘Smoking Gun’ Deal by Gary A. Shiffman Used by Tipster to Assert Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving Dr. William “Bill” Gonte; Sun Communities, CEO Shiffman, and Manufactured Housing Institute Silent Read More »

Prof. Lee Ohanian Testimony Boost Affordable Housing Supply and Manufactured Homes, More Manufactured Housing Research – What Senator Tim Scott and ROAD to Housing Act Supporters Should Consider

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In “Opportunities to Increase Housing Production and Preservation” HUD’s Pamela Blumenthal Regina Gray said: “The regulatory environment — federal, state, and local — that contributes to the extensive mismatch between supply and need has worsened over time. Federally sponsored commissions, task forces, and councils under both Democratic and Republican administrations have examined the effects of …

Prof. Lee Ohanian Testimony Boost Affordable Housing Supply and Manufactured Homes, More Manufactured Housing Research – What Senator Tim Scott and ROAD to Housing Act Supporters Should Consider Read More »

True Tale of Four Attorneys Research into Manufactured Housing – What They Reveal About Why Manufactured Homes Are Underperforming During an Affordable Housing Crisis – Facts and Analysis

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Samuel Strommen said that “The aim of this paper is thus: to expose a number of antitrust violations—both blatant and subtle—in the form of the increasing monopolization of the manufacturing, financing, and the increasingly consolidating landlords, and to call for reforms within this industry.” According to his LinkedIn profile, Samuel “Sam” Strommen is an Associate …

True Tale of Four Attorneys Research into Manufactured Housing – What They Reveal About Why Manufactured Homes Are Underperforming During an Affordable Housing Crisis – Facts and Analysis Read More »