{"id":21116,"date":"2023-05-04T12:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=21116"},"modified":"2023-05-04T13:10:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T18:10:36","slug":"6-month-manufactured-housing-industry-production-plunge-continues-accelerates-where-are-manufactured-housing-institute-mhi-leaders-cheerleaders-facts-and-manufactured-home-community-fac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/6-month-manufactured-housing-industry-production-plunge-continues-accelerates-where-are-manufactured-housing-institute-mhi-leaders-cheerleaders-facts-and-manufactured-home-community-fac\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Month Manufactured Housing Industry Production Plunge Continues, Accelerates \u2013 Where Are Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Leaders, Cheerleaders? Facts and Manufactured Home Community Factor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6MonthManufacturedHousingIndustryProductionPlungeContinuesAcceleratesWhereAreManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIleadersCheerleadersFactsAndManufacturedHomeCommunityFactorMHProNews.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6MonthManufacturedHousingIndustryProductionPlungeContinuesAcceleratesWhereAreManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIleadersCheerleadersFactsAndManufacturedHomeCommunityFactorMHProNews.jpg\" alt=\"6MonthManufacturedHousingIndustryProductionPlungeContinuesAcceleratesWhereAreManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIleadersCheerleadersFactsAndManufacturedHomeCommunityFactorMHProNews\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6MonthManufacturedHousingIndustryProductionPlungeContinuesAcceleratesWhereAreManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIleadersCheerleadersFactsAndManufacturedHomeCommunityFactorMHProNews.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6MonthManufacturedHousingIndustryProductionPlungeContinuesAcceleratesWhereAreManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIleadersCheerleadersFactsAndManufacturedHomeCommunityFactorMHProNews-575x302.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6MonthManufacturedHousingIndustryProductionPlungeContinuesAcceleratesWhereAreManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIleadersCheerleadersFactsAndManufacturedHomeCommunityFactorMHProNews-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The maxim that \u2018Sunshine is the best disinfectant\u2019 is perhaps appropriate for this fact-packed<em> Masthead<\/em> review of the latest details and insights on the apparently worsening decline in manufactured housing production. New manufactured home production is obviously linked in several ways to sales at both the retail and wholesale levels. Some new homes built by a factory are going for a seller\u2019s inventory while others are \u2018retail sold\u2019 or some variation of that term used by retailers (a.k.a. \u201cdealers\u201d) of manufactured homes, developers, and communities. In Part II of this report and expert analysis will be insights on elements virtually no one in manufactured housing, save our <em>MHProNews\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MHLivingNews<\/a><\/em> platforms, are publicly addressing in digital print<strong>. <\/strong>In brief, the problem may be more serious than what the <a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/\">Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform<\/a> (MHARR) is saying about the failures of the post-production sector, which are routinely code-words that mean the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI).<\/p><div id=\"manuf-1856181031\" class=\"manuf-content manuf-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3870480136270376\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3870480136270376\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part I<\/strong> \u2013 the latest news release to <em>MHProNews<\/em> from MHARR. Note: the hotlinks below are added by <em>MHProNews<\/em> into the MHARR release for the benefit of researchers, industry newcomers, investors, public officials and others.<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MHARRNEWSheaderDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-575x151-1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/u><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contact: MHARR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(202) 783-4087<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Continuing Manufactured Home Production Decline Reflects Failure <\/strong><strong>to Address and Correct Deepening Systemic Problems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington, D.C., May 3, 2023 \u2013 <\/strong>The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HUD Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year production <a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/increasingly-concerning-manufactured-housing-production-decline-continues-in-february-2023\/\">has declined again<\/a> in March 2023. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,646 homes in March 2023, a 32.2 % decline from the 11,279 new HUD Code homes produced in March 2022. Cumulative production for 2023 is now 21,174 homes, a 28.6% decrease from the 29,670 homes produced over the same period during 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A further analysis of the official industry statistics shows that the top ten shipment states from January 2023 &#8212; with monthly, cumulative, current year (2023) and prior year (2022) shipments per category as indicated &#8212; are:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/March2023-TopTenManufacturedHousingStatesShipmentsNewsProductionManufacturedHousingAssociationForRegulatoryReformMHARR-MHProNews.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/March2023-TopTenManufacturedHousingStatesShipmentsNewsProductionManufacturedHousingAssociationForRegulatoryReformMHARR-MHProNews.jpg\" alt=\"March2023-TopTenManufacturedHousingStatesShipmentsNewsProductionManufacturedHousingAssociationForRegulatoryReformMHARR-MHProNews\" width=\"604\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/March2023-TopTenManufacturedHousingStatesShipmentsNewsProductionManufacturedHousingAssociationForRegulatoryReformMHARR-MHProNews.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/March2023-TopTenManufacturedHousingStatesShipmentsNewsProductionManufacturedHousingAssociationForRegulatoryReformMHARR-MHProNews-521x430.jpg 521w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/March2023-TopTenManufacturedHousingStatesShipmentsNewsProductionManufacturedHousingAssociationForRegulatoryReformMHARR-MHProNews-150x124.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The production statistics for March 2023 yield one change in the new cumulative index, moving Louisiana into 9th place and Arizona into 10<sup>th<\/sup> place on the top-ten shipment list.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the March 2023 statistics now show two consecutive quarters of industry production declines, beginning in October 2022. Even worse, these <a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/category\/manufactured-home-shipments\/\">production declines<\/a> have become steeper every month as the longer-term decline has continued, now reaching a monthly year-over-year decrease in excess of 30%. Again, as MHARR has previously stressed, all of this is occurring at a time of unprecedented demand for affordable housing, thus illustrating once again, not only the <a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/lead-follow-or-get-out-of-the-way\/\">long-term destructive impacts of discriminatory zoning and consumer financing<\/a> on the HUD Code manufactured housing market, but also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/huds-role-in-manufactured-housing-not-just-structural-also-for-facilitating-more-manufactured-homes-exclusive-qa-specifies-mhis-failure\/\">failure of federal affordable housing aid and assistance<\/a> to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/mharr-white-paper-exposes-public-relations-exploitation-notwithstanding-continuing-industry-failures\/\">reach the ground<\/a>\u201d for manufactured housing consumers, as illustrated by <a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/mharr-white-paper-exposes-public-relations-exploitation-notwithstanding-continuing-industry-failures\/\">MHARR\u2019s July 2022 White Paper<\/a> on that subject. Therefore, decisive industry action to address and resolve these crucial post-production matters (<u>i.e.<\/u>, zoning and consumer financing discrimination) in the nation\u2019s capital is long overdue and a clear indication that the <a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/mhi-does-not-represent-the-entire-manufactured-housing-industry-mharr-rebukes-manufactured-housing-institute-comments-in-federal-response\/\">post-production sector\u2019s national representation<\/a> may <a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/mharr-releases-study-recommending-independent-collective-representation-for-post-production-sect\">not be up to that task<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform is a Washington, D.C.-based national trade association representing the views and interests of independent producers of federally-regulated manufactured housing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212; 30 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR)<br \/>\n1331 Pennsylvania Ave N.W., Suite 512<br \/>\nWashington D.C. 20004<br \/>\nPhone: 202\/783-4087<br \/>\nFax: 202\/783-4075<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><u><a href=\"mailto:MHARR@MHARRPUBLICATIONS.COM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MHARR@MHARRPUBLICATIONS.COM<\/a><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manufacturedhousingassociation.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Part II \u2013 Additional Information with More MHProNews Analysis and Commentary<\/h3>\n<p>In no particular order of importance are the following observations and reflections.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1) Arizona is the one state of the top ten that has beat the trend of declining sales. That merits a separate investigation and report. As a placeholder for now, it makes the obvious point that other states that have declining shipments should not necessarily be so.<\/li>\n<li>2) This expert writer for MHProNews, at what turned out to be my final MHI Winter Meeting in San Antonio in 2017, raised the following issue one on one with several producers and members. What happens to manufactured housing production as land-lease communities begin to reach capacity in about the next 5 years? A look of surprise was commonplace. None had a good response, save to say, \u2018that\u2019s a good question that we\u2019ll have to think about.\u2019 It is an open question if that inquiry, and others like it, played a role in MHI deciding to keep me from attending industry events. More on that later.<\/li>\n<li>3) 5 years have now elapsed since that inquiry at the MHI Winter Meeting was made. At this time last year, manufactured housing sales were robust and most if not all factories that shared their information publicly reported months of backlogs on production. Starting in the last quarter of 2022 and increasing in the first quarter of 2023, as MHARR broadly indicated above, manufactured housing production has been dropping increasingly sharply.<\/li>\n<li>4) It isn\u2019t just MHARR that has made public remarks like the above about systemic failures to address the manufactured housing industry\u2019s problems. Publicly traded Legacy Housing (LEGH) is an MHI member. So far, Legacy has largely eschewed some of the patterns followed by other publicly traded MHI member-producers. Legacy\u2019s co-founder and chairman Curtis \u201cCurt\u201d Hodgson has made during earnings calls remarks that pointed to the industry\u2019s failures to address zoning and placement issues. Part of Legacy\u2019s business model has been to create their own financing, which is at least an indirect commentary on the lack of lending available through sources such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on their FHA Title I loan program (home only, personal property or \u2018chattel\u2019 lending).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CurtHodgsonPicLegacyHousingLogoQuoteIveIndicatedWeHaveAPlaceToPutChallengeInOurIndustryParticularlyInMetroAreasDalasHoustonSanAntonioAtlantaDenverQuoteableQuoteMHProNews.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CurtHodgsonPhotoLegacyHousingLEGHQuoteIndustryFullPeopleDontThinkVeryFarOutLegacyViewAddressConcernsLimitingManufacuturedHousingEffectiveAffordableHousingMHLivingNews.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5) MHProNews is the first and only known news source in manufactured housing to highlight the following remarks from MHI\u2019s problematic annual \u201cQuick Facts\u201d series. Emphasis is added by\u00a0 the <em>Masthead<\/em> on <em>MHProNews.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MHI Quick Facts &#8211; Updated August 2022<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>49% of new manufactured homes are placed on private property and 51% are placed in manufactured home communities<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MHI Quick Facts &#8211; Updated May 2021<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>69% of new manufactured homes are placed on private property and 31% are placed in manufactured home communities<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MHI Quick Facts &#8211; Updated May 2020<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>63% of new manufactured homes are placed on private property and 37% are placed in manufactured home communities<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6) To restate and thus underscore the above, for some years, the majority of manufactured home production has been going onto privately owned homesites rather than into land lease communities, according to MHI\u2019s own data. But suddenly, in 2022, a significant shift occurred. Instead of 60-plus percent of new HUD Code manufactured homes going onto private property, now a slight majority are going into land-lease manufactured home communities (MHCs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7) Bullets 5 and 6 above merit their own research and report, but for now, the following insights are useful and significant. Manufactured housing has long been focused on affordable home ownership. The 21<sup>st<\/sup> century developments in manufactured housing, as more independents have exited the industry for various reasons and as more \u201cprivate equity\u201d has moved in, there is a steady transformation of the manufactured housing industry\u2019s various business models, and the MHC sector is one of them. Currently, and perhaps more so in days gone by, thousands of \u2018mom and pop\u2019 owned MHCs lacked the capital (and\/or the desire) to buy inventory from factories and to become a community-based retailer vs. a so-called \u201cstreet retailer.\u201d Some of the larger community operators, notably publicly traded ones, have increasingly been in the business of leasing homes vs. selling homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/trapped-nbc-spotlights-fannie-mae-freddie-mac-fed-roles-in-making-mobile-homes-less-affordable-fueling-acquisition-spree-as-new\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8) Restating #7, the number of retail sales in manufactured housing may have been in decline prior to the actual decline at the factory level because of MHC wrinkles, but also because there are fewer street retailers by far than there once were.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KevinClaytonPhotoClaytonHomesQuotesDutyToServeManufacturedHousingFannieMaeFreddieMacFHFAManufacturedHousingDecelineDataMHProNews-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"378\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/dems-provide-revealing-clayton-info-kevin-clayton-ceo-clayton-homes-federal-testimony-yields-apparent-agreements-with-mharr-concurs-with-manufactured-housing-institute-berkshire-hathaway-fhfa-and\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/dems-provide-revealing-clayton-info-kevin-clayton-ceo-clayton-homes-federal-testimony-yields-apparent-agreements-with-mharr-concurs-with-manufactured-housing-institute-berkshire-hathaway-fhfa-and\/<\/a> Several of the illustrations shown in this report can be opened in many browsers to reveal a larger size. To open this picture, click the image once. When the window opens, click it again to reveal the larger size photo. Use your browsers back key to return to the article.<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/KenCorbin10000ManufacturedHomeRetailerDealerDropDailyBuisnessNewsMHProNews.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"409\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>The &#8216;drop&#8217; that Corbin asserted may be an understatement, as the article linked below examines. But that claims of 10,000 lost retailers is greater than the number that Kevin Clayton asserted to Congress, see that above. The above is a collage of some images from Ken Corbin&#8217;s presentation at the manufactured housing industry&#8217;s 5 State Event in Deadwood, SD. Graphic by Corbin used with permission. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/ken-corbin-the-10000-drop-points-to-industry-woe-causes-of-manufactured-housings-10-20-year-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/ken-corbin-the-10000-drop-points-to-industry-woe-causes-of-manufactured-housings-10-20-year-collapse<\/a>\/<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>9) If there were an authentic post-production trade group, these facts and observations would be the subject of serious research. But instead of serious research that is worthy of that name, MHI has arguably been producing pablum for years. Oxford Languages insightfully notes the definition of pablum as: \u201c<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS942US942&amp;sxsrf=APwXEdfOwdmNqs0smiXb4OOzcOzLscB3EA:1683196502733&amp;q=bland&amp;si=AMnBZoGP34IVl-vQ5XB3AyP2dfbgg7P6o-k-Juc0v2zSqhYzyXImjDxurj4PwvACSr0eBAxtqt6h6npTTRCJh5m7oOyOnkv-UQ%3D%3D&amp;expnd=1\">bland<\/a><\/u>\u00a0or\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS942US942&amp;sxsrf=APwXEdfOwdmNqs0smiXb4OOzcOzLscB3EA:1683196502733&amp;q=insipid&amp;si=AMnBZoFHF1DJLZWpTBtQDK262RMpSKbf3WwaF5jFiG3aJfgm6oUdwjtuSG2_3L4y75NOAKskuV-SDwLGKIh3mGN_Q_uWcXBODg%3D%3D&amp;expnd=1\">insipid<\/a><\/u>\u00a0intellectual fare, entertainment, etc.;\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS942US942&amp;sxsrf=APwXEdfOwdmNqs0smiXb4OOzcOzLscB3EA:1683196502733&amp;q=pap&amp;si=AMnBZoH832ToKUOLe8JisutzGdEkswo28wLzjpg2asmTkOBHU55N-vCvml7lJCE_ERRAxFQm3RRfKT-JdS4RDTxw-_HGB9PhuQ%3D%3D&amp;expnd=1\">pap<\/a><\/u>\u201d with \u201cinsipid\u201d including the meaning: \u201clacking\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS942US942&amp;biw=2880&amp;bih=1405&amp;sxsrf=APwXEddqWZfa0Nsj8Tgel2Xy3ti2zNoG7A:1683196585063&amp;q=vigor&amp;si=AMnBZoGP34IVl-vQ5XB3AyP2dfbgftqMfFVhZDFuf5vOh31b-IHv7KsszVAUBedzqieW8Xcx31OhTYnHEqh2-xMtE9fONJ9-IA%3D%3D&amp;expnd=1\">vigor<\/a><\/u>\u00a0or interest,\u201d \u201cmany\u2026continued to churn out insipid, shallow works.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10) Much of what MHI has done in the 21st century, perhaps particularly in what is known as the Warren Buffett led Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) era of the manufactured home industry, seems to be focused on posturing, paltering, and sly consolidation that seems to fit the definition of \u201csabotage monopoly\u201d tactics defined by James A. \u201cJim\u201d Schmitz Jr. and his research colleagues and the problems described by another third-party researcher Samuel \u201cSam\u201d Strommen with Knudson Law. More on those quoted and linked further below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11) A longtime MHI linked professional told MHProNews recently that the industry would never recover in our lifetimes to its prior highs. Be that as it may, that sources\u2019 remarks, unpacked below, tells us much of what is occurring behind the scenes in manufactured housing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/lawyer-tip-lci-patk-scholarmanufactured-housing-institute-insider-says-manufactured-home-industry-sales-will-never-recover-to-prior-levels-in-our-lifetime-plus-mhville-stocks-u<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12) Another development, which MHProNews presaged and forecast, was the shocking to numbers about the \u2018awards\u2019 given by MHI to Flagship Communities REIT. That is unpacked in the report linked below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/shock-better-business-bureau-d-rated-flagship-communities-tsxmhc-u-tsxmhc-un-announces-3-manufactured-housing-institute-awards-for-excellence-what-gives-media-releas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ShockBBB-BureauD-RatedFlagshipCommunitiesTsxMHC.U-TsxMHC.UN-NathanSmithKurtKeeney3ManufacturedHousingInstituteAwardsExcellenceWhatGivesLogosPicsVideosFactsAnalysisMHLivingNews1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/shock-better-business-bureau-d-rated-flagship-communities-tsxmhc-u-tsxmhc-un-announces-3-manufactured-housing-institute-awards-for-excellence-what-gives-media-releas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i> https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/shock-better-business-bureau-d-rated-flagship-communities-tsxmhc-u-tsxmhc-un-announces-3-manufactured-housing-institute-awards-for-excellence-what-gives-media-releas\/<\/i><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>13) Staying with the Flagship example for now, as the above predicted, Flagship has already deployed their new MHI \u201cawards\u201d in messaging to the public. For those who check the facts, look at the evidence, and then \u201cfollow the money\u201d a reasonable thesis to the known facts are that Flagship can behave in a problematic fashion at the granular level while MHI and their amen corner of \u2018circular praise\u2019 perform acts of gratification on each other in a manner that may seem at a glance to be authentic vs. ersatz praise. See the reports below and above to learn more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21124\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/flagship-communities-reit-to-acquire-3-manufactured-home-communities-for-21-million-manufactured-housing-institute-firm-touts-esg-score-as-states-ramp-anti-esg-actions-plus-mhmarkets-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21124 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FlagshipCommunitiesREIT-Acquire3ManufacturedHomeCommunitiesFor21MillionManufacturedHousingInstituteFirmToutsESGScoreAsStatesRampAntiESGactionsPlusMHMarketsUpdateMHProNews.jpg\" alt=\"FlagshipCommunitiesREIT-Acquire3ManufacturedHomeCommunitiesFor$21MillionManufacturedHousingInstituteFirmToutsESGScoreAsStatesRampAntiESGactionsPlusMHMarketsUpdateMHProNews\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FlagshipCommunitiesREIT-Acquire3ManufacturedHomeCommunitiesFor21MillionManufacturedHousingInstituteFirmToutsESGScoreAsStatesRampAntiESGactionsPlusMHMarketsUpdateMHProNews.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FlagshipCommunitiesREIT-Acquire3ManufacturedHomeCommunitiesFor21MillionManufacturedHousingInstituteFirmToutsESGScoreAsStatesRampAntiESGactionsPlusMHMarketsUpdateMHProNews-575x302.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FlagshipCommunitiesREIT-Acquire3ManufacturedHomeCommunitiesFor21MillionManufacturedHousingInstituteFirmToutsESGScoreAsStatesRampAntiESGactionsPlusMHMarketsUpdateMHProNews-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/flagship-communities-reit-to-acquire-3-manufactured-home-communities-for-21-million-manufactured-housing-institute-firm-touts-esg-score-as-states-ramp-anti-esg-actions-plus-mhmarkets-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i> https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/flagship-communities-reit-to-acquire-3-manufactured-home-communities-for-21-million-manufactured-housing-institute-firm-touts-esg-score-as-states-ramp-anti-esg-actions-plus-mhmarkets-update\/<\/i><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>14) This troubling pattern of activity might not have occurred for as long as it has if what passes as the manufactured housing industry\u2019s self-declared \u2018trade media\u2019 would do the job that the American Press Institute (API) says is media\u2019s highest calling. \u201cIt [journalism, reporting] must serve as an independent monitor of power,\u201d stated API, citing The Elements of Journalism, Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel. The role of modern journalism had to \u201cRather, it sought to redefine the role of the journalist from a passive stenographer to more a curious observer who would \u201csearch out and discover the news.\u201d\u201d \u201cThe earliest journalists firmly established as a core principle their responsibility to examine unseen corners of society.\u201d API also noted that \u201cJournalism has an unusual capacity to serve as watchdog over those whose power and position most affect citizens. It may also offer voice to the voiceless. Being an independent monitor of power means \u201cwatching over the powerful few in society on behalf of the many to guard against tyranny,\u201d Kovach and Rosenstiel write.\u201d But when trade journalism routinely fails to perform the function of watchdogs that act as an informational check on power and are instead demonstrably more behaving in the role of \u201cpassive stenographers\u201d that do cheerleading or even act as a diversion for those who benefit from apparently crony and corrupt practices. Be that pattern of activity by much of the balance of MHVille trade media an accident or design, the effect is much the same. Apparently troubling, immoral and perhaps illegal behavior that seems to involve corruption and cronyism continues with less attention as a result.<\/li>\n<li>15) Fortunately, the industry has a national trade group that while modest in size and budget is nevertheless robust in its efforts to expose several aspects of the problems that are holding manufactured housing at low ebb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RBxnmftaeS\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/shell-game-affordable-manufactured-home-threats-on-steriods-exclusive-probe-into-manufactured-housing-industrys-twin-crises-a-one-on-one-interview-with-mharr\/\">\u201cShell Game\u201c Affordable Manufactured Home Threats \u201cOn Steroids\u201c &#8211; Exclusive Probe into Manufactured Housing Industry&#8217;s Twin Crises &#8212; a One-on-One Interview with MHARR President and CEO, Mark Weiss<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;\u201cShell Game\u201c Affordable Manufactured Home Threats \u201cOn Steroids\u201c &#8211; Exclusive Probe into Manufactured Housing Industry&#8217;s Twin Crises &#8212; a One-on-One Interview with MHARR President and CEO, Mark Weiss&#8221; &#8212; Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/shell-game-affordable-manufactured-home-threats-on-steriods-exclusive-probe-into-manufactured-housing-industrys-twin-crises-a-one-on-one-interview-with-mharr\/embed\/#?secret=ZiRTkNkhag#?secret=RBxnmftaeS\" data-secret=\"RBxnmftaeS\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/ghorbani-nails-zoning-answers-to-how-and-who<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yzaXksgFxq\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/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\/\">Conventional Housing Sales Rise in February 2023 per NAHB, But Manufactured Home Sales Plunged &#8211; What Data Suggests About Manufactured Housing Corporate or Manufactured Housing Institute Leaders?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Conventional Housing Sales Rise in February 2023 per NAHB, But Manufactured Home Sales Plunged &#8211; What Data Suggests About Manufactured Housing Corporate or Manufactured Housing Institute Leaders?&#8221; &#8212; Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/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\/embed\/#?secret=8LtYvqZlIJ#?secret=yzaXksgFxq\" data-secret=\"yzaXksgFxq\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16) Even far more costly conventional housing has experienced periods of increasing productivity in 2023 despite the headwinds that have developed from problematic policies and higher interest rates, among other obstacles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/deception-and-misdirection-mhi-proxy-response-to-concerns-about-awards-to-bbb-d-rated-flagship-communities-facts-are-stubborn-things-co<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1QNjgX52EE\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/federated-states-newsletter-uncovers-manufactured-housing-institute-behavior-and-lack-of-effectiveness-at-their-own-claimed-advocacy-mhis-own-words-3rd-party-fact\/\">\u201cFederated States Newsletter\u201d Uncovers Manufactured Housing Institute Behavior and Lack of Effectiveness at Their Own Claimed Advocacy \u2013 MHI\u2019s Own Words, 3rd Party Facts, Plus Expert Commentary<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;\u201cFederated States Newsletter\u201d Uncovers Manufactured Housing Institute Behavior and Lack of Effectiveness at Their Own Claimed Advocacy \u2013 MHI\u2019s Own Words, 3rd Party Facts, Plus Expert Commentary&#8221; &#8212; Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/federated-states-newsletter-uncovers-manufactured-housing-institute-behavior-and-lack-of-effectiveness-at-their-own-claimed-advocacy-mhis-own-words-3rd-party-fact\/embed\/#?secret=ZwyNfvhTnY#?secret=1QNjgX52EE\" data-secret=\"1QNjgX52EE\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/manufactured-housing-institute-claims-effective-branding-for-manufactured-housing-seriously-target-rich-satirical-saturday-examines-mhi-claims-messaging-result\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>17) Cavco Industries, a prominent MHI member, ironically demonstrated that point by admitting that some 6 million homes are needed. The case can be made that their estimate may low, but accepting that 6-million-housing-units needed figure helps us understand the sheer potential for the industry. But also because there are tens of millions of renters, Freddie Mac research last year asserted in a report that manufactured home friendly zones could support the sale of some 25 to 26 million units. Those facts and more are found in the two reports linked below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Notice: the graphic below can be expanded to a larger size.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>See the instructions below the graphic below or click the image and follow the prompts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/CavcoIndustriesCVCOInvestorPresentationIR-Jan2023Page11-ManufacturedHousingIndustryDrivers-MHProNewsFactCheckAnalysisCommentary.jpg-1.png\" width=\"601\" height=\"515\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/manufactured-housing-institute-mhi-claims-contradicted-by-cavco-industries-ir-statements-shortage-of-affordable-housing-costs-economy-2trillion-annually-plus-mhville-markets-upd\/<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/are-you-or-someone-you-know-among-the-25-million-renters-who-could-buy-a-manufactured-home-today-freddie-mac-study-identifying-the-opportunities-to-expand-manufactured-housing-by-aw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YouFriendAmong25MillionRentersCouldBuyManufacturedHomeFreddieMacIdentifyingOpportunitiesToExpandManufacturedHousingAstouAwLarieceBrowAshleyYeaPhotosExamineManufacturedHomeLivingNews.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/are-you-or-someone-you-know-among-the-25-million-renters-who-could-buy-a-manufactured-home-today-freddie-mac-study-identifying-the-opportunities-to-expand-manufactured-housing-by-aw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i> https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/are-you-or-someone-you-know-among-the-25-million-renters-who-could-buy-a-manufactured-home-today-freddie-mac-study-identifying-the-opportunities-to-expand-manufactured-housing-by-aw\/ <\/i><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18) MHI member ROC USA, led by Paul Bradley, provided some relevant remarks to the pace of consolidation in the manufactured home community sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cFrom what I have read from JLL, it looks like just short of 800,000 sites purchased by REITs and private equity since 2015.\u00a0 The pace has slowed in the last 6 \u2013 12 months, with interest rates rising.<\/p>\n<p>My not unique take:\u00a0 Private equity (small, medium and large) \u2013 with low cost debt from GSEs (but reflective of overall interest rate market for much of the last decade) \u2013 has driven up prices of MHCs and put immense pressure on site rents.<\/p>\n<p>It was inevitable \u2013 consolidators consolidate industry segments.\u00a0 But, I do fear the loss of local developer\/owners to consolidators bc [because] the more that it\u2019s just an income producing asset for far-away number crunchers, the more unaffordable it will become for working and retiree households.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if the JLL 800,00 site figure seemed supported by the evidence he had seen, Bradley answered in the affirmative. He also said that ROC USA aims to be part of the solution. Such facts are \u201c\u2026leading me to work through how we [ROC USA} will deconsolidate portfolios through resident ownership.\u00a0 We\u2019re on it!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Bradley confirmed his remarks were on the record for <em>MHProNews.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While MHI is handwringing and making excuses as to why they can&#8217;t get the GSEs or the FHFA to make the Duty to Serve Manufactured Housing &#8211; a Congressional mandate &#8211; a reality, Bradley previously reported progress on that very point for financing inside ROCs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PaulBradley-DutyToServeDTSChattelLendingManufacturedHousingIndustryHomesFannieMaeFHFAIndustryVoicesMHProNews.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>19) Is it any wonder that Doug Ryan, a de facto colleague and periodic ally for ROC at Prosperity Now (previously known as CFED), called out MHI as undermining the DTS process in an effort that benefits Clayton Homes and their affiliated lending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DougRyanPicProsperityNowLOGOQuoteCapitalAccessClaytonHomesLWhyManufacturedHousingInstituteUnwillingCritizeExclusionChattelLoansBoostSalesAttractNewManufacturedHomeLendersMHProNewsLogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>MHI executive Lesli Gooch, Ph.D., responded to Ryan&#8217;s claims &#8211; and what that exchange revealed is an eye opening &#8216;debate&#8217; that can be exclusively found on MHProNews at the link below.<\/em> <i>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/epic-kevin-clayton-moat-rant-analysis-lesli-gooch-debate-defense-doug-ryan-charge-end-clayton-monopoly-over-manufactured-housing-breaching-buffett-berkshire-clayton-monopolistic-moat-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/epic-kevin-clayton-moat-rant-analysis-lesli-gooch-debate-defense-doug-ryan-charge-end-clayton-monopoly-over-manufactured-housing-breaching-buffett-berkshire-clayton-monopolistic-moat-method\/<\/a><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/mccarthy-missions-of-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-to-help-preserve-affordable-housing-theyre-doing-exactly-the-opposite-updated-2023-mh-communities-total-new-manufactured-h\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2o) <strong>All of these facts and pieces of evidence are like a jigsaw puzzle. <\/strong>When pieces of the puzzle are missing, someone might guess what the true picture is, but that presumption could be correct or incorrect. It is only when the maximum number of pieces are found, checked to see if they are an easy (true) fit or if they are forced and in reality don\u2019t fit that an honest picture begins to emerge. The fact that MHI\u2019s leaders, and those of the corporations and their trade media allies duck and decline to answer questions about these concerns is also a point of interest. In years gone by, MHI and their leaders not only answered inquiries, they at various time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/professional-services\/\">paid to have their content posted on MHProNews, perhaps counting on the impact of having their notions made available to the industry\u2019s largest professional audience<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/the-rules-are-simple-they-lie-to-us-they-know-we-know-they-are-lying-mhvillage-mhinsider-darren-krolewski-unveils-sobering-claim-how-to-waste-good-money-on-mark\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary and Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manufactured housing is demonstrably underperforming during an affordable housing crisis. MHProNews\/MHLivingNews has repeatedly made the point that the corporate powers that be at MHI have made self-contradictory and superficially implausible behaviors for years. MHI and their leaders appear to say similar things that MHARR does, tout their superior access to public officials, but then fail to do the common-sense things that their superior access ought to be utilized to accomplish. That thesis remains unchallenged by MHI, but they do at times appear to have one George Allen who attempts to distract from that clear, fact- and evidence-based, and commonsense analysis. Deception and misdirection is a tactic for the sabotage monopolists who are building their respective moats. When asked to respond directly to these concerns, they stand mute. Meanwhile, the industry is consolidating. That is the ironically a stated goal of those involved, as Flagship, Cavco, and others have made clear in their own words. Given that evidence and logical presentation, is it any wonder that they duck making remarks that may later bite them yet again? This calls out for serious legal probes by public officials and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, because it is a pattern that harms millions who need and want affordable housing. ##<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/new-u-s-conventional-housing-nears-450k-average-as-sales-up-in-march-2023-vs-manufactured-housings-reported-dive-added-facts-opportunities-obstacles-mhmedia-views-plus-mhvill\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149879\" style=\"width: 362px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"mailto:iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-149879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/iReportNewsTipsCommentsSendManufacturedHomeProNews.png\" alt=\"iReportNewsTipsCommentsSendManufacturedHomeProNews\" width=\"362\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>To report a news tip &#8211; either ON or OFF the record &#8211; click the image above or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com<\/a> \u2013 To help us spot your message in our volume of email, please put the words NEWS TIP or COMMENTS in the subject line. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[cp_popup display=&#8221;inline&#8221; style_id=&#8221;139941&#8243; step_id = &#8220;1&#8221;][\/cp_popup]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AmericanPressInstituteLOGOquoteManyKindsJournalismHeartConstitutionalResposibilitiesJournalistsBusMonitorKeepingCheckPeopleInstitutionsInPowerQuoteableQuoteMHProNews.png\" width=\"613\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Stay tuned for more of what is &#8216;behind the curtains&#8217; as well as what is obvious and in your face reporting that are not found anywhere else in MHVille. It is all here, which may explain why this is the runaway largest and most-read source for authentic manufactured home \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>News through the lens of manufactured homes and factory-built housing<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u201d \u00a9 where \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>We Provide, You Decide<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.\u201d \u00a9 ## (Affordable housing, manufactured homes, reports, fact-checks, analysis, and commentary. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/lanham-act-monopolistic-housing-institute-err-manufactured-housing-institute-legal-bullies-and-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Third-party images or content are provided under fair use guidelines for media<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.) <\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Tahoma'; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma'; font-size: 10pt;\">(<\/span><strong>See <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Related Reports<\/span>, further below<\/strong>. Text\/image boxes often are hot-linked to other reports that can be access by clicking on them.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150114\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/brutal-truths-former-democrat-la-mayor-villaraigosa-hud-secretary-carson-affordable-housing-crisis-d-c-insider-reveals-vexing-manufactured-home-reality\/congrepalgreendesktamaskovachlatonykovachphoto12-3-2019manufacturedhomepronews\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-150114\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-150114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CongRepAlGreenDeskTamasKovachLATonyKovachPhoto12.3.2019ManufacturedHomeProNews-575x430.jpg\" alt=\"CongRepAlGreenDeskTamasKovachLATonyKovachPhoto12.3.2019ManufacturedHomeProNews\" width=\"368\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><strong>Our son has grown quite a bit since this photo above was taken<\/strong>. All on Capitol Hill were welcoming and interested with the discussion of manufactured housing related issues on our trip and 12.3.2019 meetings. But Texas Congressman Al Green&#8217;s (D) office was tremendous in their hospitality. Our son&#8217;s hand is on a package that included the Constitution of the United States and other goodies. As political independents, MHProNews has worked with people and politicos across the left-right divide.<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/latonykovach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L.A. &#8220;Tony&#8221; Kovach<\/a> &#8211; for <em>MHProNews<\/em>.com.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tony earned a journalism scholarship and earned numerous awards in history and in manufactured housing. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For example, he <\/em><em>earned the prestigious <\/em><em>Lottinville Award in history from the University of Oklahoma, where he studied history and business management. <\/em>He&#8217;s a managing member and co-founder of LifeStyle Factory Homes, LLC, the parent company to <em>MHProNews,<\/em> and <a href=\"http:\/\/MHLivingNews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>MHLivingNews.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article reflects the LLC&#8217;s and\/or the writer&#8217;s position, and may or may not reflect the views of sponsors or supporters.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/latonykovach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>http:\/\/latonykovach.com <\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Connect on <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>LinkedIn<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"en-US\">http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Related References<\/strong><\/span>:<\/h3>\n<p>The text\/image boxes below are linked to other reports, which can be accessed by clicking on them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AcYTfFWdAG\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/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\/\">Conventional Housing Sales Rise in February 2023 per NAHB, But Manufactured Home Sales Plunged &#8211; What Data Suggests About Manufactured Housing Corporate or Manufactured Housing Institute Leaders?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Conventional Housing Sales Rise in February 2023 per NAHB, But Manufactured Home Sales Plunged &#8211; What Data Suggests About Manufactured Housing Corporate or Manufactured Housing Institute Leaders?&#8221; &#8212; Masthead L. 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Some new homes built by &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/6-month-manufactured-housing-industry-production-plunge-continues-accelerates-where-are-manufactured-housing-institute-mhi-leaders-cheerleaders-facts-and-manufactured-home-community-fac\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">6 Month Manufactured Housing Industry Production Plunge Continues, Accelerates \u2013 Where Are Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Leaders, Cheerleaders? 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