Manufactured Home Article

“Ain’t We Got Fun” – Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Lyrics, Videos – Surprising Insights plus a Key to More Affordable Home Ownership – Fun, Fraud, Facts and Analysis

AintWeGotFunWikiPeggyLeeDorisDayGordonMacRaeSilveryMoonPicsAintWeGotFunSurprisingInsightsPlusKeyMoreAffordableHomeOwnershipFunFraudFactsAnalysisMHLivingNews

Let’s start with the lyrics to two different versions of the song, “Ain’t We Got Fun.” The earlier version is from Peggy Lee, later it was performed by Doris Day. How this relates to more affordable home ownership will be made clear on the far side of these two versions of the lyrics and related videos.  It is noteworthy that …

Read More »

Manufactured Home Showcase – Novi Home Show October 8-10, 2021, Stunning, Embarrassing Manufactured Housing Institute Revelations – Facts & Analysis 

ManufacturedHomeShowcaseNoviHomeShowOct8-10-21EmbarrasingManufacturedHousingInstRevealFactsAnalysisPittsHomesLogoManufacturedHomePhotoImgMobileManufacturedHomeLivingNewsMHLivingNews

At the Novi Home Show, on October 8-10 at Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi in Michigan, there will be several brand new, upper scale manufactured homes on display that can be toured at no additional admission cost. Meaning, there are other things occurring at the Novi Home Show, and if you attend anyway, then your fee-entry into the show also is …

Read More »

AP, Denver Post Rips Rolfe, Reynolds, New Manufactured Home Resident Protection Law Implementation – The MOAT – Consumer and Advocacy Alerts, Facts Checks, Analysis 

FrankRolfeDaveReynoldsMobHomeUImpactCommunitiesManHousingInstMembersAssociatedPressAPDenverPostLogosSunManufacturedHomeCommunity

“It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about the game you‘ve been playing all your life.” – Mickey Mantle per BrainyQuote and opening quote in hit Moneyball.   “I didn’t even want to meet Warren [Buffett] because I thought, ‘Hey this guy buys and sells things, and so he found imperfections in terms of markets, that’s not value added to society, that’s a zero-sum game that …

Read More »

“Tricks of the Trade” Manufactured Housing Institute Award Winner Yes! Communities Threatened Disabled Grandmother Current on “Lot Rent” With Eviction-Local Attorney, Consumer Advocates Step In

LaurieMyersAmherstRidgeYesCommunitiesManHousingInstAwardWinnerYesCommunitiesThreatensDisabledGrandMaEvictionLocalAttorneyAdvocatesStepInNewsAnalysisMHLivingNews

It is a troubling story that has a better-than-expected ending. But former nurse Laurie Myers had to appear in Knoxville, TN “General Sessions Court on Tuesday, Sept. 14,” where she was told to expect “to be officially evicted from Amherst Ridge.” Amherst Ridge is a land-lease manufactured home community that per an informed local source was once owned by Clayton …

Read More »

HUD’s Own Report Confirm Alarms – HUD Officials, Manufactured Housing Institute Leaders Duck Charges of Racial Bias, Dereliction, Thwarting Racial Equity, More in “Plant A Home” Program

HUDReportConfirmsAlarmsHUD-ManuHousingInstLadersDuckChargesRacialBiasDerlictionThwartRacialEquityAydenNC-MayorProTemIvoryMewbornTyroneJaimeTaftPlantAHomeAydenNC-MHLivingNews

Words may sound good but are at times proven to be devoid of meaningfully matching action. A new HUD PD&R report effectively confirmed and amplified several findings in an August 2021 research report and analysis on MHLivingNews entitled “Why So Few Affordable U.S. Homes? Federal & Other Research – Monopolies, Moats, Manufactured Housing – Impacts Renters, Current Manufactured Homeowners, Conventional …

Read More »

Former Cavco Industries and Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Chairman, Joseph “Joe” Stegmayer & Cavco (CVCO) Hit by SEC Suit, Why it Matters to Manufactured Homeowners, Affordable Housing Seekers, Others

JoeStegmayerMarkYostPicSEClogoCavcoIndustriesLogoManufacturedHousingInstLogoChairStegmayerHitSECSuitWhyMattersManufacturedHomeownersAffordableHousingSeekersMHLivingNewsLogo

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is the primary regulatory of U.S. stock markets, announced a legal enforcement action against Cavco Industries over conduct involving former Cavco Chairman and CEO, Joseph Stegmayer, Daniel Urness, and the company. Cavco issued the following press release on 9.3.2021 which states their response to the complaint. The SEC Complaint – i.e. legal pleadings …

Read More »

Lessons Learned – What $100 Million Dollar Settlement by Berkshire Hathaway Backed Apple Other Cases Teach Millions of Mobile/Manufactured Homeowners & 1000s of White Hat Independents – Laws, Facts & Analysis

LessonsLearned$100MillionSettlementBerkshireHathwayBackedAppleOtherCasesTeachMillionsMobileHomeManufacturedHomeOwnersWhatHatIndependentsLawsFactsAnalysisMHLivingNews

Properly understood, existing federal laws are routinely and broadly speaking on the side of residents and white hat independents who believe they are being victimized by “predatory” firms operating in the manufactured housing industry.  With that statement in mind, Berkshire Hathaway backed Apple’s recently announced settlement of $100 million dollars in a class action antitrust lawsuit filed against Apple by …

Read More »

Strommen “Felony” “Conspiracy” Case-“Monopolization” of Affordable Manufactured Housing and Manufactured Home Communities “Rube Goldberg Machine of Human Suffering” by Manufactured Housing Institute Firms – Knudson Law

SamStrommenIMGKnudsonLawUSDSchoolLawLOGOs

Samuel “Sam” Strommen from Knudson Law forged an evidence-based and systematic case that points the finger of monopolization at Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage Corporation, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, and several specific members of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Minneapolis Federal Reserve professional researchers James A. Schmitz Jr and David Fettig have made their own evidence-based argument that “Monopolies Inflict Great Harm on Low- and …

Read More »

“FaKe NeWs” – The Truth About American News and Views – Practical Tips for Spotting Propaganda – What Facts, Evidence, Analysis Reveals

FakeNewsIMGTruthAboutAmericanNewsViewsTipsSpottingPropagandaWhatFactsEvidenceAnalysisRevealsMHLivingNews

Fake news is a real issue. Who says? Ironically, it is often professionals in the news media business. A close look at the words “fake news” in the top left graphic reveals it is made up of various sizes of the word “propaganda.” Spotting propaganda and the problems associated with fake news will be examined in this factual and evidence-based …

Read More »

“CDC Caught Cooking the Books” on COVID19 – Dr. Joseph Mercola, Natural Immunity vs Vax – Alternative Medical & Science Views Mainstream Media Often Miss Including Sweden’s Success

CDCaughtCookingBooksCOVID19DrJosephMercolaNaturalImmunityvsVaxAltMedicalScienceViewsMediaMissIncludingSweedenSuccessHealthHumanSrvsLogoCenterForDiseaseControlCDCLogoMHLivingNewsLogo

While much, but not all, of the mainstream media is busy telling one side of the story on COVID19 and the effectiveness or risks with vaccinations, there is an entirely different set of facts and scientific evidence to consider. There are not quacks with tin hats. These are often frontline doctors, health care professionals, and scientists from nations around the …

Read More »

Affordable Housing and Financial Common Sense – Good Policies and Economics Consist of Considering Immediate and Long Term Effects for All, Not Just Some Favored Group(s) – Hazlitt, Bastiat

AffordableHousingFinancialCommonSenseGoodPoliciesEconomicsConsistConsideringImmediateLongTermEffectsForAllNotJustSomeFavoredGroupsHenryHazlittFredericBastiatTheLawPICmhlivingNews

“The art of [good] economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.” – Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson. What is true for honest individuals should also be true for a …

Read More »

“Why We Fight Manifesto” – Decades Manufactured Housing Research Studies – Federal, University, Nonprofits, Others – Facts & Data, Problems w/Solutions for Affordable Housing and Modern Manufactured Homes

BoxerWhyWeFightManifestoDecadesManufacturedHousingResearchStudiesFederalUniversityNonprofitsOtherFactsDataProblemsSolutionsForAffordableHousingManufacturedHomes

Manufactured homes are the most proven form of affordable housing in America today, period. Nothing else comes close. That is not an empty or boastful claim. Rather, that statement is based on decades of well-documented facts and evidence. There are numerous research studies, mostly from third parties to manufactured home interests, that document that some 22 million Americans live in …

Read More »

Why So Few Affordable U.S. Homes? Federal & Other Research – Monopolies, Moats, Manufactured Housing – Impacts Renters, Current Manufactured Homeowners, Conventional Homeowners, Most Americans

WhyFewAffordableUSHomesMonopoliesMoatsManufacturedHousingImpactsRentersCurrentManufacturedHomeOwnersConventionalHomeownersTaxpayersMostAmericansMHLivingNews

When someone wants to understand the lack of affordable housing in the U.S., by reading published studies from a range of sources, a few common facts emerge. The underlying causes of the affordable housing crisis observed by experts and partisans are often similar regardless of which of the two major political parties they may favor. For example, Zoning is a …

Read More »

Official Statements by Rep. Cindy Axne on Manufactured Housing Affordability Bill Advanced by House Financial Services Committee, Additional Manufactured Home Living News Insights and Analysis

RepCindyAxneLogoSenSherrodBrownPicHavenparkManufacturedHomeResidentsManufacturedHousingAffordabilityBillAdvancedFinancialServicesCommitteeManufacturedHomeLivingInfoAnalysisMHLNews

Congressional Representative Cindy Axne (IA-D) office made the following media release available to MHLivingNews. First-time visitors should note that  there are white-hat brands in manufactured housing as well as so-called black-hat or “predatory” brands too. More on that further below. The Rep. Axne press release will be followed by additional information, some MHLivingNews analysis, and a brief related commentary.   …

Read More »

Seventy-Three (73) Percent of Americans “Dissatisfied with Major Corporations” – Lessons for Affordable Housing and Manufactured Homeowners and Advocates

SeventyThreePercent73AmericansDissatisfiedwithMajorCorporationsLessonsForAffordableHousingManufacturedHomeownersAdvocatesMobileManufacturedHomeLivingNewsLogo

Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) believes strongly in the virtue of giving credit to where it is due. We routinely source information from sources across the left-right divide. Among the resources that we spot-check is Zero Hedge, a generally – but not always – ‘right’ or conservative leaning source. In a report dated July 22, they quoted Mark …

Read More »