Energy and fuel costs impact virtually everything else. This has become part of the broader debate over the politics, regulations, and investing practices tied to ‘green’ policies. “Green” and “ESG” investing’s impact on energy and fuel are among the underlying causes of inflation which in turn increases the costs of all housing, including naturally more …
The following comments letter was sent to the Department of Energy on the date shown. It should be read in conjunction with the observations made linked here and below. 11.26.2021 A.D. Ms. Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1000 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20585 Re: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation …
Earlier this month, Baptist News Global (BNG) featured a column by Rev. Ivory Mewborn on the topic of “Manufactured homes and just zoning laws can transform working poor.” Mewborn’s column was published by BNG at about the same time as an article by minister and author Todd Thomason entitled “The U.S. wealth gap presents both …
Facts are what they are. Facts are not partisan. Facts are not opinions. Hard data has no bias. While facts make some happy and others unhappy, when facts are objectively viewed, they shed light on issues that matter to manufactured housing Industry professionals, investors, and public officials. What follows is “inside baseball” for industry-connected professionals. …
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“Over the past 20 years, housing costs as a share of income have increased for middle- and low-income Americans,” per the Brookings Institution. “One of the many unique aspects of the 2020 presidential campaign is that affordable housing has become a prominent issue,” said the Minnesota Post. Agree or not, the Los Angeles Times …
Two of the most important topics that impact Americans are arguably affordable housing and what political leaders across the left-right divide have called a ‘rigged system.’ That could in several cases be summed up as violations of deceptive trade practices, RICO, antitrust, and other federal laws which have state counterparts, or which federal officials tell …
Axioms and pithy quotes are useful precisely because they convey much in a few words. “It is always darkest before the dawn.” “When I slow down, I go faster.” – Ken Blanchard. “Remember that time is money.” – Ben Franklin, in his Advice to a Young Tradesman (1748). I spoke earlier this week with …
50 years ago, on July 20, 1969, President John F. Kennedy’s vision for putting an American on the moon was fulfilled. It was in a sense a great competition between the United States of America (USA) and the now defunct Soviet Union. Kennedy’s life was tragically snuffed out by an assassin’s kill shot years prior …
In a truly free enterprise system, various needs are identified. Then a means of profitably yet honestly serving those needs are established. Ideally, both the customer and product/service benefit. The happy customer(s) then tell or send their friends. That pattern repeated often enough yields success. For millions, perception is reality. For millions, the words “manufactured …
Multibillion Dollar Opportunities Knock in Solving Affordable Housing Crisis Read More »
To be radical, at its core, means to get to the heart of an issue. Aspirational means a hope that is sought, hopefully one worthy of achievement. Black history month here in the U.S. inexorably leads us to ponder the words, deeds, and examples of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. That black Baptist preacher …
