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 …
Some time ago, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) quietly stopped publishing what for years was their version of this report. It was a data point that they suspended, apparently due to the embarrassing failure of Clayton and Big 3 MHI producers backed CrossModTM homes to increase production. Thankfully, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform …
When digesting the latest facts and data provided by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) to MHProNews shown below, keep the following additional facts in mind. There were some 9,430 new HUD Code manufactured homes produced in June 2021. That total 9,430 single and multiple section manufactured homes was a 24.6% increase over …
Florida Manufactured Housing Association (FMHA) Executive Director Jim Ayotte has at various times been effectively lauded and questioned in factual and evidence-based critiques, reports, and analysis published by MHProNews over the years. Following a pair of exposés where a corporate management level Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member firm, Ayotte-led FMHA published the following press release. …
The June 2021 new HUD Code manufactured home production and shipment data is in. The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform has provided the latest official data collected on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Per their data, there has been an upward surge most aspects of new production and …
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 …
According to a source with the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), Manufactured Housing Properties Inc (OTC- MHPC) is a member of the Arlington, VA based MHI-National Communities Council (NCC) division. The MHPC investor relations presentation cites MHI numerous times. Before diving in, why examine this firm at this time? MHPC is not currently one of the …
“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 …
Federal and corporate corruption. Sabotaging monopolies. Iron Triangle. “Sock puppet” regulators that bow to the regulated and special interests. Above the law. Thumbing their nose at Congress and millions of Americans seeking affordable housing. The truth is hiding in plain sight. The apparent failure of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) in keeping their word on …
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