To frame the financial site Motley Fool’s report on Sun Communities (SUI) and their recent $1.3-billion-dollar deal for Park Holidays UK “mobile home parks” and RV communities in the United Kingdom, the following background is useful. “The central purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with accurate and reliable information they need to function in …
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 …
“Support the Manufactured Housing Industry,” the headline from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) email of 8.30.2021 boldly proclaimed under an oversized MHI logo. While the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is making a clarion call to act to stop the looming and “costly” DOE energy rule for manufactured homes, by contrast, MHI is …
Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) in national research on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), reported the following to the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). The MHARR media release, shown below, will be followed by some additional information, MHProNews analysis and commentary in brief. FOR …
Publicly-traded commercial real estate broker and research firm Marcus & Millichap Inc. (MMI) provided MHProNews with their new 2021 mid-year market survey and report. On issues modest to significant, their facts, trends, and the “outlook” on the manufactured home community sector apparently undermine some talking points pushed by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), of which …
“June is National Homeownership Month, a time to share our stories and create opportunities for future homeowners. NAR encourages REALTORS® to celebrate with the American Property Owners Alliance by joining the conversation on social media.” So said the National Association of Realtors (NAR). History “In 1995, National Homeownership Week began as a strategy of President …
“The Writ of Quo Warranto“ is getting growing attention. Among the reasons? Advocates and colorful attorney claim that “The Writ of Quo Warranto” may be a legal path for pushback to the mounting woes since former VP Joe Biden took up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. In the wake of dozens of “executive orders” (EO) …
It goes without saying that no reporter or researcher knows it all. The same can be said of public officials who are pondering or are already engaged in the business of charging a person or entity with some aspect of state or federal law. The wise are humble enough to admit that they benefit from …
“The epidemic goes faster than our bureaucracy“ – Angelo Borrelli Chief of the Italian Protezione Civile (Italy’s version of FEMA) 23 March 2020 There is no sector of the U.S. economy that’s not somehow been affected by the coronavirus outbreak. That hit has typically caused economic harm, hundreds of thousands of illnesses and tens …
The digital ink has barely dried on the Manufactured Housing Institute’s announcement of their launch of so-called “MHI 2.0.” Meanwhile, the Arlington, VA based trade group has been quickly thrust into a quagmire of controveries related to documents provided via an annoymous news tip. The documents shown below reflect insider knowledge. They led MHProNews to …
