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Manufactured Housing Institute Email-CEO Lesli Gooch via LinkedIn: Teresa Payne Joined MHI; Tip-‘Payne’s Policies Favored Largest Manufacturers for Years-Now She Joined MHI’ Conflict Concerns-FEA
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The Full Speech Transcript – President of the United States (POTUS) Donald J. Trump’s 1.20.2025 Inaugural Address – ‘The Golden Age of America Begins Right Now’ ‘No More Taking Advantage of U.S.’ Videos
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Yardi-Linked Multi-Housing News Manufactured Housing Institute CEO Lesli Gooch Interview vs Mark Weiss Interview Responses Compared on Key Manufactured Home Industry Issues with Revelations
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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 …

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‘Road Closed’ ‘I Respect Fighters’ ‘MHI Elevating Industry Profile’ Praise & Slurs? Retort to ‘Brilliant, Bullsh-t or Chickensh-t’ George Allen Remarks Slam Industry Leaders–MHVille Crisis

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Each aspect of the headline will be unpacked, but not necessarily in the heading’s sequence, starting with this one. “As part of MHI’s ongoing efforts to elevate the profile of manufactured housing as a solution to the country’s affordable housing shortage, MHI CEO Dr. Lesli Gooch will…” fill in the blank. That quotation is from …

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Conventional Housing Sales Rise in February 2023 per NAHB, But Manufactured Home Sales Plunged – What Data Suggests About Manufactured Housing Corporate or Manufactured Housing Institute Leaders?

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First comes the facts, per the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). MHI’s latest emailed remarks to members dated 4.3.2023 are found at this link here. Recall Cavco Industries’ claims linked here and here. Then, consider in Part I below what …

Conventional Housing Sales Rise in February 2023 per NAHB, But Manufactured Home Sales Plunged – What Data Suggests About Manufactured Housing Corporate or Manufactured Housing Institute Leaders? Read More »

MHI Owes the Manufactured Home Industry an Explanation and a Lawsuit – the Need to Stop Destructive Energy Regulations of Manufactured Housing

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The 2022 midterm congressional elections are nearing completion. The manufactured housing industry faces what may well be the worst regulatory onslaught in its history. The self-proclaimed national representative of “all segments” of the manufactured home industry – the Manufactured Housing Institute  (MHI) – owes the industry an explanation for its serial failures with respect to …

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Former MHI and MHARR Executive Danny Ghorbani’s Keen Insights on History and Value of ‘Homes on the Hill’ for Manufactured Housing – Exclusive Q&A

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Danny Ghorbani was working for the Manufactured Housing Institute as a vice president for years before he and some industry colleagues launched an independent trade association that eventually became the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). Ghorbani led MHARR for years before Mark Weiss took over the helm and Ghorbani moved into an advisory …

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H.R. 7651-Manufactured Housing Affordability and Energy Efficiency Act of 2022, Skopos Labs, GovTrack Reveal Duplicity or Madness of Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Advocacy Claims

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Colorado Public Radio (CPR) and the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) CEO Lesli Gooch have both made clear that MHI supports H.R. 7651 – the “Manufactured Housing Affordability and Energy Efficiency Act of 2022.” CPR points to a HousingWire op-ed by Gooch as evidence, under the utopian headline “Cheap, energy-efficient manufactured homes? New federal standards aim …

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April 2022 Production and Shipment Data by Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) – MHVille Facts in Broader Mainstream U.S. Housing Context – Facts, Analysis, Views

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The new manufactured home production and shipment data for April 2022 is in. To appreciate what is occurring, the new facts should be framed against broader U.S. housing data. Just days ago, Tobias Peter for the American Enterprise Institute’s respected AEI Housing Center told MHProNews the following. “Purchase volume for week 20 is down 16% …

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Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Lashed by Current, Past Members; Odd Defense of Arlington VA Based MHI Association, Suggested Meeting for New Post-Production National Trade Group Considered

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There are a range of journalistic reasons to provide a subject of an article, topic or series of reports an opportunity to respond. Those reasons include fairness, legal, foundational, and other potential factors. For those who blog or publish but are not engaged in a serious journalistic effort, those motivations for outreach to a source …

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February 2022 Reflects Year-Over-Year Increase, Initial Manufactured Housing Production- Shipment Totals, plus SCMHI’s Biloxi Manufactured Home Show Attendance Report, Analysis

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The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has released the following data on February 2022 manufactured home production and shipment data to MHProNews. Note: the featured image above is from a prior Tunica Manufactured Housing Show, as there were no traditional manufactured housing trade show display at the recent Biloxi show. Meaning, there were …

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ATR, AMAC Sign Coalition Letter on New IRS Funding – “Intelligence for your MHLife”© Making Sense of the News

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On March 7th, 2022 the organizations named in the featured image, which includes Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and the Association for Mature American Citizens (AMAC) endorsed a coalition letter that opposed new funding sought by the Biden White House and Democrats. Following the letter, which speaks for itself, will be a focused additional information, …

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