The following are not the only purported purveyors of monopolistic moats, manipulating misinformation, or harmful policies and practices. But they are a good start. #DeFangBM is short for this acronym: Democratic Exit Facebook Amazon Netflix Google Berkshire Hathaway (includes Clayton Homes, lenders Vanderbilt MF, 21st Mortgage, et al) Microsoft The companies listed …
A) In manufactured housing production, the elephant in the room is Clayton Homes. They are owned by Berkshire Hathaway, which also owns the 2 largest industry lenders, 21st Mortgage and Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance (VMF). Berkshire also owns a large stake in the industry’s third largest single family manufactured home loan lender, Wells Fargo. There …
Facebook has a neat feature that reminds you of some post from the past. This morning, that Facebook feature reminded me of a post about MHVille that was from two years ago. We’ve begun to use the phrase – “wheat and chaff” – more often to describe the point that people and sources of …
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S. 2155 is poised to pass the House today. It’s styled “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.” Should the bill pass – and Skopos Labs/GovTrack say there is a 56 percent chance of enactment – then the following is what you can expect from the Arlington, VA based national manufactured housing association …
Affordable housing, including manufactured homes, is not a partisan issue. At least, it shouldn’t be. When HUD Secretary Ben Carson, M.D., and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) shared the brief exchange below, there was an energy in Carson’s words. It’s an energy – “a shock” – that many have experienced over the …
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“I’m tired of being the best kept secret. I’m ready to help house America.” – Terry Decio, Skyline Homes, to MHProNews. What happened? The Rest of the Story, 1… Several of the brands that the industry knows today are not the same brand as they were a decade or more ago. Palm Harbor. Fleetwood. Champion. …
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It was 15 years ago, but back then, MHI was correct to quote Harvard’s Eric Belsky. What happened to Belsky’s prediction, that kept manufactured housing from reaching its promised potential? That’s debatable. We outlined in a cross-referenced, fact-based analysis and commentary part of what allegedly happened to the then-and-now potential for federally regulated, HUD …
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Stating the Obvious for clarity. It’s complex world, where the agendas are often hidden or disguised. It isn’t always easy to know the truth on a subject. In manufactured housing, that’s also the reality. Knowing the truth can be challenging. We’ll get to the he headline later, but for now, please let me note the …
Socialists, Communists, Capitalists, Clarity, Smear, Truth, and “Kissing Ass” Read More »
The five year recovery is real from the bottom hit by manufactured home producers, yet tepid compared to the MH potential. We can cheer every baby step forward, while challenging all to see that we are surrounded by opportunities to grow many times faster than the MH Industry has been. The facts, figures, videos …
Justification June 2015 – The State of the Manufactured Housing Industry Read More »
AllGov and the New York Times are among those who have leaned on reports by the Seattle Times and the Center for Public Integrity as they attack the reforms sought by manufactured housing with respect to Dodd-Frank. The form their brand of journalism has taken has been to attack the largest manufactured housing operation in …
