It has been some times since the Daily Business News on MHProNews took a look under the hood at Patrick Industries. Patrick (PATK:NASDAQ) is a supplier to the RV, Marine, Manufactured Housing, and other segments of the broader Housing Industries. Their Investor Relations (IR) package is a useful resource in understanding that firm. But it is also useful in understanding the true picture of the state of manufactured housing, in the context of a broader view of the economy, and other industries, as they compare or relate to manufactured homes potential.
This report will be done primarily through slides, from the Patrick IR package. Some commentary are on select slides, with more below and linked.
Note that Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, other Berkshire Hathaway connected brands, and the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) have been repeatedly invited to comment on, clarify, or refute concerns we have raised in reports like the one linked below.
While the video below doesn’t mention antitrust, it does specify several other federal issues that Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage Corp, and Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance (VMF). Views on this video have more than tripled since it was first promoted by MHProNews.
Those in the Knoxville metro and Arlington, VA have routinely declined doing so in the past two years, although prior to that, they used to reply promptly to MHProNews inquiries. Why the change? Were the questions too uncomfortable?
MHARR Launches “Fighting Discriminatory Zoning Mandates” Manufactured Housing Project | Manufactured Housing Association Regulatory Reform
Washington, D.C., May 15, 2019 – With manufactured housing producers, retailers and communities offering their best homes (and related consumer protection) ever, and in light of the failure of the ostensible representation of the industry’s post-production sector to fully and effectively advance the marketing, consumer financing and, most importantly, the full acceptance of federally-regulated manufactured housing as the nation’s premiere source of non-subsidized affordable housing and homeownership, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has launched a new project and initiative to fight selected, especially egregious instances of discriminatory and exclusionary zoning targeting manufactured housing and manufactured housing consumers.
From the early days of this publication, MHProNews featured content from state associations and both national trade groups. These sources did not always agree with each other. That was part of the origin of our phrase, “We Provide, You Decide.” MHProNews provided the comments of MHI, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), and members of MHEC – the Manufactured Housing Executives Council, made up of the bulk of state associations.
MHI, and Berkshire brands were among those that once sponsored this website. Perhaps due to our questions and reports, they stopped sponsoring and advertising on MHProNews, which is their right. What is not their right are allegations that they obliquely organized a boycott to discourage sponsorship of this site, if true, that could be an antitrust violation.
But as or more important is why would the Arlington, VA based MHI trade group do so, when we were a multiple year MHI member? Why did those who previously praised our work, turn against us? Given that the thrust of our effort for years has been focused on practical solutions for sustainable, ethical manufactured home industry growth, does that provide an insight on the motivations for the Omaha-Knoxville-Arlington axis’ efforts to marginalize MHProNews?
Why doesn’t MHI have this video below, first shown on Fox Business, prominently on their website?
Rephrased, are these additional pieces of evidence that Berkshire, Knxoville metro based Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, and some key MHI members working to suppress the industry’s performance?
That is a logical conclusion is that our reports could led an open-minded researcher to conclude.
Quotes that often come from past or present MHI members – like those that follow – would support that contention.
The full Patrick presentation is available as a download from this link here.
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MHARR Recommending Independent Collective Representation for Post-Production
Washington, D.C., November 15, 2017 – The Board of Directors of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has authorized the public release of a comprehensive internal study by the Association of the past, present and future representation of the post-production sector (PPS) of the federally-regulated manufactured housing industry.
