Author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza tells a story in one of his documentary movies about his time in prison for a campaign donation violation. The scene revolves around the notion of criminals teaching him about the importance of the maxim: “never give up the con.” Whether fictional or grounded in […]
MHProNews provided the year end 2024 national data plus the 50-state production-shipment report stats in a recent report linked here. That sets the backdrop for the trend lines which have overall been rising since the slump that occurred in 2023, which is also part of the information found at this
Every profession has its Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Manufactured housing is no different. In the recreational vehicle (RV) or automotive industries it is common to report the actual production volume as a KPI. In conventional housing and real estate, the number of “housing starts” or existing homes sold are also
On April 13, 2021, Tobias Peter of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Housing Center made the following statements to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development summarized by his nonprofit as presented by them below. His AEI colleague Howard Husock also provided relevant testimony. To set the
“Sales of manufactured homes decreased 12% during the three months ended March 31, 2020 from the prior year period primarily due to the impact of COVID-19 and governmental stay-at-home orders and social distancing. We anticipate that sales will improve as the impact of the virus is reduced. Demand for quality affordable housing
According to the 2026 Federal Reserve research document (SHED or “Stable Household Economic Data”) linked here: “The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States. It performs five key functions to promote the effective operation of the U.S. economy and, more generally, the public interest.” Among those 5
Manufactured housing has demonstrably been underperforming for over a quarter of a century, essentially all of the 21st century. From 1995-2000, the HUD Code home industry produced an average of 338,924 homes per year. From 2001 to 2025, the average annual production for HUD Code manufactured homes were a tepid
MHProNews readers and people of all backgrounds should never shirk the significance of the beautiful and insightful word: ‘historic.’ As the table found here that provides a compilation of historic manufactured home industry production performance by year from 1995 to July 2026 reflects, examples of manufactured home industry consolidation started years
For far too long there has been a lack of historical records attached to the intersection of key performance indicator (KPI) type data, trends, timelines or important events, notable statements, or professional/expert comments or research about the manufactured housing industry. Even a prominent Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member has said
Unlike the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), which has been documented for years to only occasionally provide public-facing manufactured home production and/or shipment data, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) and the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association
