There are many forms of manipulative and deceptive techniques being used in the world today. One of these is paltering. Paltering is “an active form of deception that involves the use of truthful statements to convey a mistaken impression” (Rogers, Zeckhauser, Gino, Norton, & Schweitzer, 2016) said an article entitled […]
What follows is a lightly edited version for publication of a message sent today to Senator Tina Smith (MN-D). A similar message was also sent to Senator Tim Scott (SC-R). Senator Tina Smith, Let me start by saying we are the Manufactured Housing Industry’s largest and most read trade
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The HUD Code manufactured home industry is about a week away from the most recent manufactured housing product and shipment data release. So, the data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recent joint announcement should be cause for pause. As a
The headline sums it up. It is now month 10 of year-over-year (YoY) declines in production and shipments of new HUD Code manufactured homes. This morning, MHProNews posted a significant report linked below on ‘official word’ from one of the top 3 brands in manufactured housing, Skyline Champion.
In a release this morning to MHProNews, the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) said the following. June 2019 TMHA Shipment Report Texas Shipments pulled back in June on a decrease in production days and an increase in homes shipped out of the state. TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOME SHIPMENTS
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The new data for March 2019 is in. This May 2019 HUD Code production data update is arguably more serious than any other bloggers or trade media in manufactured housing dare publish. This Daily Business News on MHProNews report will reflect the latest toplines. But it will also shed light
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It is one of the most controversial issues in the manufactured housing industry today. Through their apparent power at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), Clayton Homes has backed the notion of a “new class of manufactured homes.” It is a thorny issue, as there are various, divided views
As the Daily Business News noted in a recent report, corporate officers have responsibilities to shareholders. Association leaders have a similar responsibility to their members. The question of monopoly – an anti-trust law issue – is one being raised across the political spectrum. From voices as different as
