The high cost to our nation and its citizens caused by NIMBYite thinking – ‘Not in My Back Yard’ or NIMBY – has been well documented by researchers such as Chang Tai Hsieh and Enrico Moretti. In brief, Hsieh and Moretti are nonpartisan National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) experts whose evidence […]
“Roughly 33% of all of the Top 100 owners of mobile home parks in the U.S. went through our Boot Camp.” The word “our” is including in a marketing email for “Mobile Home University” (MHU) on 4.5.2021 from “Frank & Dave.” As thousands in the manufactured home profession know, that
In a literal April Fool’s Day (4.1.2021) email to their members, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) – with no apparent sense of irony – said: “MHI is currently reviewing the provisions of the [Biden-Harris White House] proposal to identify opportunities for manufactured housing and areas of concern for our members.”
Manufactured home community owner Marge Clark previously told MHProNews that the single biggest competitor to the manufactured housing industry is subsidized housing. Federal Reserve researcher James A. Schmitz Jr and his colleagues have publicly and repeatedly accused HUD of working with builders – think private interests – to undermine manufactured
“Advancing racial equity through manufactured housing” by Lesli McCollum Gooch, Ph.D., was published on March 08, 2021, 9:00 a.m. by National Mortgage News (NMN). In several respects Gooch’s “Advancing Racial Equity Through Manufactured Housing” is an impressive thought-piece, op-ed or “opinion” article by the CEO of the Manufactured Housing Institute
“Tony, I applaud the decision by [HUD] Secretary [Marcia] Fudge. Now is not the time to weaken FHA’s capacity to handle the economic situation challenges facing its 30-year book of business. Also reducing the MIP during the strongest seller’s market in history would be a huge mistake, as it would immediately
Attorney turned award-winning journalist Glen Greenwald ripped lawmakers and the tech giants in another news analysis on the topic of censorship. Some Democrats are pushing the tech titans for more censorship, Greenwald observed. Some Republicans alleged in recent hearings with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Google’s Sundar Pichai
“Don’t you know, little fool You never can win Use your mentality Wake up to reality…” – Lyrics sung by Frank Sinatra, per Lyric Find. Certain habits and illicit attractions – no matter how appealing – can be prevent needed or healthy changes. What keeps someone from ‘waking up to
As our industry’s professionals should know, words and their meaning matter. When you challenge special interests and the system, expect the system to push back. A reporter for the left-leaning New York Times discussed the origins and meaning of the term “deep state” in a video interview. The reporter explained
The Warren Buffett ‘dark money’ supported Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) has released a report entitled “Cashing in on Our Homes.” Left-leaning Common Dreams is one of several platforms spotlighting IPS’ “Cashing in on Our Homes” subtitled “Billionaire Landlords Profit While Millions Face Eviction.” IPS ironically – or tactically?
