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Rise and Fall of HUD Code Manufactured Housing 1995-2023 – Story of the U.S. Affordable Housing Crisis Behind the Facts

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“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” – Thomas Sowell “The puzzle is why there’s so little (manufactured housing) being shipped when it’s a much better product than it used to be,” said Laurie Goodman, an Urban Institute fellow.” Millions of Americans …

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NBC Regional Lex18 News and Spectrum 1 News Both Spotlight Modern Manufactured Homes as Part of Affordable Housing Crisis Solution – Pros and Cons Analysis of NBC Lex18 Video-Report

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During the recent Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) conference, a modern manufactured home was placed near Central Bank Center, where it could be viewed by attendees.  Interviewed by Lexington 18 in Kentucky, an NBC news affiliate, is Logan Hanes, the executive director of the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute (KMHI).     Lex18’s Ricky Sayer’s written article that accompanied the video …

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Double-Digit 2023 Manufactured Home Production Slide Continues, per National Manufactured Housing Association-More New Manufactured Home Living Facts

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Manufactured Housing Association Regulatory Reform (MHARR) provides updates on July 2023 and Year to Date Manufactured Housing Production-Shipment Data per IBTS for HUD WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. September 6, 2023 The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HUD Code manufactured housing …

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Official U.S. Census Bureau Cost & Size Comparisons of New Manufactured Homes to New Single-Family Site-Built Homes – Facts for Shoppers, Affordable Housing Advocates, Public Officials, Investors & Researchers

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this most recent data set was last revised on July 12, 2022. As it reflects information from the year 2021, the facts should be accurate. The information displayed in this article will cover the years 2016 to 2021 so that affordable housing shoppers, advocates, researchers, and others will also see the trends in size, …

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Thanksgiving in MHVille, Backstory of Misunderstood But Most Proven U.S. Affordable Housing Solution – From Trailer Houses, to Mobile Homes, to Manufactured Housing – Modern Manufactured Homes Reality Check

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It may seem like a modern miracle. It may sound too good to be true. Brand new homes with warranties and consumer protections not found in housing that is far higher priced, yet only about half the cost of conventional construction. But before getting ahead of our true story, a look back for understanding is appropriate. For decades, the secular …

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The Great Awakening, Billions Lost to Cons Annually, People of Good Will Who Want to Know, Share the Truth – Documentary Film Festival, Get Hooked Learning Vital Facts and Fascinating Solutions

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“Consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, a 70% increase over the prior year, the Federal Trade Commission [FTC] said Tuesday. Almost 2.8 million people filed a fraud complaint, an annual record.” So reported CNBC on 2.22.2022. When you do the math, the average scam was for about $2071.43. When millions have been victimized by fraudulent …

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‘The War Launched in Ukraine by Russia is ‘Good News,’ Dem Claims’ – ‘Now we have a very specific reason for rising gas prices’ – Unpacking Realities of Rising Gas, Housing, Food & Other Prices

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George Orwell wrote about the dystopian fictional world of Double Speak. In the classic novel 1984, Orwell illustrated how definitions and reality were constantly being re-written by the all powerful state. For some who read that as a teen as part of a high school English class decades ago, that may have seen too absurd to believe. But now, numbers …

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‘MHI [Manufactured Housing Institute] Will Grant Request Via Prayer’ Mayor Pro-Tem Ivory Mewborn on Affordable ‘Plant A Home’ – Millions Are Waking Up to Surprising, Sobering, Yet Hopeful Realities

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“Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 9,110 homes in January 2022, a 7.5% increase over the 8,476 new HUD Code homes produced during January 2021.” So said the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in new statistics released on 3.3.2022. The data for December 2021 revealed the most new HUD Code manufactured homes – wrongly called ‘mobile …

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‘Half Priced New Homes’ — Tampa Free Press-MHLivingNews Reveals Federally Certified, 3rd Party Inspected New Affordable Homes, Facts, Video, Analysis Solutions to Festering Affordable Housing Crisis Problems

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Brand New Homes. Third-Party Inspected with Consumer Protection=Realtors, Walden U Research Announced by TampaFP Op-Ed with illustrations, Videos, Interviews “If big business closes the door on the little guy with a new idea, we’re not only closing the door on progress…we’re sabotaging everything…we fought for! Everything that the country stands for!!” — Preston Tucker, from Tucker: The Man and His …

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“Jesus of Nazareth,” “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” “The Case for Christ” – Easter Holy Week Video Collection – Why They Matter Now

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The life of “Jesus of Nazareth” has long been called “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” The modern mind cannot fully appreciate the realities and ever-present implications of the Jewish Passover, the Christian Holy Week, and how they meaningfully interact now as they did some 2000 or more years ago. Visual tools illustrating that historic context makes these free full-length classic …

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Angry and “Pissed Consumers” Sound off in Video Reviews About Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage Corp – Behind the Clayton Homes Curtain, Inside Manufactured Housing

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Manufactured housing is much like other professions in this respect. Surveys reveal that most manufactured homeowners are happy about their homes. If all someone listened to was complaints like the angry video reviews from Clayton Homes and 21st Mortgage customers posted below, they might miss the broader picture that most manufactured homeowners had a better experience than what these “Pissed …

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The Summer Wind, Old Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra’s Love Song & Lyrics

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You can instantly see why Frank Sinatra earned the name “Old Blue Eyes” from the video still below with the remastered love song “The Summer Wind” which is “Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Summer – by Frank Sinatra.”     The Sinatra song is a ballad, as were so many others by “old blue eyes.” It tells a …

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HUD Secretary Ben Carson Speech on Manufactured Homes, “Manufactured Housing…Active Ingredient…Medication…for a Stronger America.”

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The text that follows has one edit, Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Joe Stegmayer’s name was misspelled, and we’ve edited in links to other reports that we’ve published that HUD Secretary Carson’s comments confirmed. Those links have an * at the end of that hotlink. Otherwise, the text is as shown. Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) will follow this up with …

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Introducing the Verge and Curbed’s “Home of the Future” – Video

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Curbed, The Verge and their sponsor – the Ford Motor Company – all understand that factory-built homes are widely misunderstood. But they believe the homes of the future will come from a factory.  Why?  Crank phones with land lines evolved into “bag phones,” later more compact cell phones, and now smart phones that are more tech filled than a laptop 10 …

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Realtor University ® “The Market for Manufactured Homes,” Research by Scholastica Cororaton, Certified Business Economist, Highlights

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“Compared with the unregulated mobile/trailer homes of the past, the manufactured homes built after 1976 have a higher level of safety, durability, and quality, and the small fraction of homes damaged during hurricanes attests to their safety and durability.” –   Scholastica “Gay” D. Cororaton, Certified Business Economist (CBE), National Association of Realtors ® (NAR).   “New design features and multi-section …

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