Manufactured Housing Action (MHAction) has teamed up with other progressive organizations that have published a report linked here that ripped private equity and their “predatory” moves into the manufactured home community space. That may be, but the evidence is clear that MHAction has been supported in good measure by billionaire Warren Buffett. MHAction asks its members to sign a statement …
Read More »National Home Ownership Month, Manufactured Home Financing Survey, Myths and Facts by Freddie Mac
“June is National Homeownership Month,” said Freddie Mac in a press release to MHLivingNews and other media outlets. “A shortage of affordable housing is making it harder for low- and moderate-income borrowers to buy homes. More than 22 million families have already turned to manufactured housing, and with good reason. Manufactured homes are a viable source for high-quality, modern, sustainable, …
Read More »White House Communique to MHLivingNews; Race, Riots, Religion, Fatima, Nazis, Socialists and Communists
Preface before the White House statement, which is found further below. On a daily basis, MHLivingNews and our MHProNews sister-site receive media releases from a variety of sources that include governmental agencies, politicians, companies, others in media, and nonprofits. Some are quoted and a few are published if deemed relevant. We have published information from across that spectrum of sources. …
Read More »Case Against Clayton Homes – Years of Legal & Regulatory Claims
“PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW WE CAN FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN FLORIDA!!! Have had the same problems and run around as everyone else with Clayton Homes in Crestview Florida.” That was posted by Christine Charleston on August 1, 2019 on BigClassAction.com. The all caps above are from the original quoted source. As a notice for new MHLivingNews readers, we often turn quotes bold …
Read More »Hong Kong Flu, Event 201, COVID19, Crimson Contagion, WHO and Bill Gates Foundation “Conspiracy Theories”
Polling reflects the notion that millions of Americans want to know who is responsible and accountable for the COVID19 “Crimson Contagion” that has swept the U.S. News articles by both left and right wing media outlets ‘debunking’ concerns about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ties to the outbreak have been labeled “conspiracy theories.” What they often have in common …
Read More »The Summer Wind, Old Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra’s Love Song & Lyrics
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 …
Read More »“Engineered Homes,” “eGreen Homes” vs “Manufactured Homes”
Every good article or report should directly relate to and deliver on its headline. Numbers of publishers have turned to what’s known as “click bait.” Click bait is a catchy headline that leads someone to click on it, but such items are often little more than thinly disguised marketing of some product, idea, organization or person. With that backdrop, when …
Read More »“RED-FLAG Warning” for Manufactured Home “Industry and Consumers” – Mark Weiss, J.D., President, CEO of Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform
Prior to getting into the most recent column by Mark Weiss, J.D., president and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), a few words of introduction will prove valuable. MHARR has no PAC or political action committee. They don’t endorse candidates. As an attorney, as with all good lawyers, they are taught to look at the details …
Read More »Danny Ghorbani – What Affordable Housing Seekers and Manufactured Home Owners, Residents Need – DTS Implementation
MHLivingNews has previously reported that the upward pressure monthly fees on homesites needs an influx of new homesites to mitigate that lack of supply. This publication has also reported that more competitive financing would make a difference for numbers of current and potential affordable housing seekers and manufactured home owners. The following is based on what is found on the …
Read More »“We have Met the Enemy and He is Us” – Pogo; RV/MH Hall of Fame Celebrity – Struggle for Quality Affordable Housing
“Superficiality is the curse of the modern world.” – Matthew Kelly, author and business consultant, per Quote Fancy. Per some informed sources, the COVID19 pandemic is going to accelerate the need for more affordable housing. Thus, this topic may be timelier than ever before. But before diving into it, Matthew Kelly has an apt point. If someone skips the details, …
Read More »Red Dawn Email Head-fake – Life, Death, Resurrection and Rebirth – COVID-19 Complexities Impact Manufactured Homeowners, Affordable Housing Seekers, Religious and Other Groups – Easter Sunday Warning by AG William Barr
Justice Department (DOJ) spokesperson Kerri Kupec said on Saturday 4.11.2020 at 8:01 PM to expect action by Attorney General (AG) William Barr on issues relating to possible violations of religious rights. The partial shutdown of wide parts of the United States, orders limiting the size of gatherings, over 16 million thrown out of work in just 3 weeks …
Read More »Machiavellian Housing Institute or Manufactured Housing Institute? Why it Matters to Affordable Housing Seekers, Manufactured Homeowners
If someone wants to understand the politics and economic issues that influence affordable housing and the manufactured industry, sooner or later, one will come across the Manufactured Housing Institute or MHI. As with many organizations, MHI has its supporters and detractors. A ranking staffer in a Democratic House of Representative’s member’s office told MHLivingNews that MHI had a reputation as …
Read More »COVID19 SOS – Saving Our Seniors, Saving Our Souls – Lessons from Saul Alinsky and Millie Francis
“You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” – Rahm Emanuel, former Mayor Chicago and former Chief of Staff to the 44th U.S. President Barack H. Obama, source per BrainyQuote. Since the COVID19 outbreak, interest in several things have …
Read More »American and California Feudalism The Squeeze on the Middle and Working Class – Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky – Chapman University
The title to the report linked here is California Feudalism – The Squeeze on the Middle Class. But research authors Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky for the Center for Demographics & Policy at Chapman University themselves point out the relationship of their report to those who want to see America become more like California. They also use the phrase “working …
Read More »Topsy-Turvy Thinking, Behavior vs Proven Pragmatic Manufactured Home Living Lessons
There are numbers of independently researched studies that have occurred over the past two decades that have a surprisingly similar common theme and result. Modern manufactured homes are proven time and again to defy the common stereotypes. For those who want to prove it to themselves, we organized the “Ultimate Collection” of third-party manufactured home research that are downloadable from …
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