Re: Manufactured Housing Energy Standards Dear Secretary Perry:It has come to our attention that a lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (i.e., Sierra Club v. Perry, 1:17-cv-02700) seeking a judicial order to compel you, in your official capacity as Secretary of the Department of …
Lawsuit Filed DOE Manufactured Housing Energy Standards, MHARR Response Letter Read More
Democrats resisted the GOP on the now-passed and signed into law tax bill. Will there be bipartisanship on an issue that they often champion, infrastructure? Energy and infrastructure are the kinds of higher-paying jobs that cause housing companies – including manufactured home (MH) producers – to see more sales. Several …
In the final analysis, manufactured home industry professionals want their business, location, and/or website to become a good destination. Once a place on-or-off-line becomes a destination, the next obvious goal ought to be to create an encounter that does one of two things. 1) Draw people back (no sane professional should …
Destinations, Manufactured Homes, the Manufactured Housing Industry, and 2018 Read More
As we approach Christmas – and begin to wrap up 2017 – let’s keep this Monday Morning Sales Meeting hyper-simple today. Almost everyone in the industry agrees that mainstream news-and-entertainment industries impact – mostly harmfully – the manufactured housing industry. A Harvard report predicted that the first decade of 2000 …
A recent article in Oxford Magazine featured the thoughtful gift of President and CEO John Bostick, who donated a manufactured home to The Pantry. “The Pantry has provided food for those who might need that extra bit of sustenance, and the countless volunteers who run and work at the facility have …
Oxford Magazine Spotlights John Bostick & Sunshine Homes Read More
Every professional adult interacts/or is impacted by every Top 10 U.S. based giant periodically. But odds are excellent that manufactured housing operations, and interests like your business, are impacted daily – either directly, or indirectly – by the top 6 mega-corporations shown in the infographic below. There are also many …
The Top 10 American Corporations, Manufactured Homes, and PreFab Housing Read More
There are known areas of concern, and disagreement (for example, see the caption under the photo at the top). But that is not the focus for this report. There are topics of agreement between Warren Buffett, and ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com. One of those areas of agreement is on this quote that follows below. …
Warren Buffett, and ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com Agree Read More
Prisons. Prisoners. Manufactured housing. There are already points of intersection. Can – and should – there be more? Can the factory-built housing industry and the penal system each benefit by developing deeper ties with the other? Can that be accomplished profitably? The private and public sides of the U.S prison …
Manufactured Housing, Prison Reform, Production, and Factory Built Housing Opportunitie$ Read More
A Democratic strategist said in the run-up to Thanksgiving, 2017, that the holiday should be used to torture supporters of President Donald J. Trump. Then candidate Trump’s 2016 opponent, Secretary Hillary Clinton’s full infamous quote: “You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what …
“The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for October 2017,” begins a release to the Daily Business News. “Home building in the United States skyrocketed to a 12-month high in October, going by the Commerce Department …
Home Building in the United States Surges, Post Hurricanes Read More
“Walmart continues executing well in a generally solid US consumer environment with the combination of offensive market-share gaining moves and defensive inventory and pricing execution,” Cowen & Co. analyst Oliver Chen wrote in a recent note to clients, per a report on Business Insider. “More and more people are dropping out of middle …
What can Manufactured Housing Pros Learn from Walmart’s Recent, Successful Move$? Read More
45 Minutes west of downtown Phoenix, AZ is the site. An operation called Belmont Partners, owned by one of the richest men in the world has just bought 25,000 acres for $80 million dollars. Bill Gates, Microsoft’s founder, is making a splash. The plan, the operation said in a press …
“Tony, every week there is so much that happens, this [The Sunday Morning Headline News Recap] is an easy way for me to review the news, thank you for this [feature] and your team’s coverage of factory-built housing.” Our featured articles for September are available on the MHProNews.com home page. FYI – …
While not a state, Puerto Ricans have been U.S. Citizens since 1917, says LOC.gov. As citizens, they are able to come to any of the 50 United States at any time. Given the devastation on the island in the wake of Hurricane Maria, many believe that’s precisely what’s starting to …
Puerto Rico, Post-Hurricane Maria, Manufactured Homes and Factory-Built Housing Read More
With tens of thousands of households left homeless after Hurricane Harvey, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is preparing for what administrator Brock Long believes could be years of work to get people back into homes. As the Daily Business News (DBN) on MHProNews has previously reported, FEMA, the Department …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued an urgent call for manufactured homes. Some of the details Manufactured Home Units Off the Lot Solicitation Number: HSFE70-17-I-MHOTL Agency: Department of Homeland Security Office: Federal Emergency Management Agency Location: Response Branch Click the below for details, and act quickly as the …
Urgent Call from FEMA for Manufactured Homes, Calling All MH Sellers Read More
As promised in MHARR’s memorandum dated August 28, 2017 (“MHEC Installation Conference Call”), MHARR has sent a communication (copy attached) to the Director of Maryland Codes Administration, Mr. Norman Wang, strongly objecting to his assertion, set forth in an August 11, 2017 memorandum to Maryland local building code officials, that …
“The state of Texas is about to undergo one of the largest recovery-housing missions that the nation has ever seen,” Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long said during a news conference Monday. “It’s a long process. Housing is going to be very frustrating in Texas. We have to set …
VP Mike Pence, Industry Voices Sound Off on Manufactured Housing Relief for Harvey Victims Read More
With housing costs on the rise – especially for renters – the idea of owning a conventional house seems unrealistic for millions. While some people spend millions to live in a mansion, others throw that kind of money around on small vacation homes – including manufactured homes – in prime …
Comparing Luxury Real Estate with Modern Manufactured Homes, Opportunitie$ Knock Read More
“The inventory is reaching historic lows. It’s never declined faster than it did last month. It’s freaking us out — it’s affecting our business; it’s limiting our sales,” Glenn Kelman, CEO of Seattle-based Redfin, a real estate firm, told CBNC back in May. “We’re going to be fine in terms …
