“We can’t be perfect but we can try to be. As I’ve said in these memos for more than 25 years: ‘We can afford to lose money—even a lot of money. But we can’t afford to lose reputation—even a shred of reputation.’ We must continue to measure every act against …
There are numerous states that experienced a downturn in new HUD Code manufactured home shipments in December of 2018. Each of those, to varying degrees, merit their own story. One that experienced a pronounced drop was the #1 production and shipment state in the U.S., which is the state of …
Sadly, the mistakes being made in marketing and communications about manufactured housing are legion. The good news? That’s opportunity in disguise, says L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach. The video below – and the firm’s results – reflect concepts that the factory-built housing industry’s professionals, marketers, and investors should ponder. “As the …
Ask the typical business professional or sales agent this. Do they want to sell more or less of their product or service? Do they want more profits, or lower profits? The typical answer will be ‘More, of course.’ The background of this story is the profitable sale of more new …
There are several kinds of people when it comes to President Donald J. Trump, or any other human being for that matter. Some will only look at the name, and what they think is bad about the man, for whatever reasons. Yet anyone who looks into a mirror closely enough …
President Donald Trump Talks About Factory Built Housing Legend to Scouts Read More
Sheila Dey, JD, is the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, per their website. Dey is well known in many parts of the industry and leads one of the purportedly stronger and better-funded trade groups in manufactured housing. To dot the i’s and t’s …
This troubling story out of the northern U.S. is one that periodically crops up in state-after-state. As Amy Bliss, the Wisconsin Housing Alliance (WHA) state association executive director recently said to MHReview (MHR), “The biggest reason for community closures is because the municipality revokes the license to operate because the …
Accurate news is whatever it is. Facts are what they are. Then, there’s spin, hype – or worse. Others, not us, in MHVille trade media – those who sing the Arlington, VA songs – have been talking about sunshine and “momentum.” Well, it turns out that they were right. The …
The numbers for new HUD Code manufactured home shipments for January, 2019 are in. The latest data from IBTS and HUD are sobering. The decline that began in 2018 for new HUD Code manufactured home shipments are continuing. We’ll have a separate report with the facts. It’s is the latest …
Murders. Robbery. Burglary. Arson. These and other crimes – drug related or whatever other illegal activities – occur in all kinds of housing. From public housing projects to the swankiest gated developments with multimillion dollar site-built housing, crimes occur wherever people are. But for whatever reason, news about crimes, windstorms, …
Exploring the following top ten should be a periodic habit for every professional. It should be part of every business review from firms small- to-large in manufactured housing. These top ten items should be discussed internally, until a new habit is formed by those in management, as well as by those …
The Daily Business News on MHProNews was contacted recently by Lance Latham, Deputy Director for the Alabama Manufactured Housing Association to share the following announcement of two new inductees into their state’s Hall of Fame. The release was accompanied by the photo shown at top and below. Of course, the …
New Inductees Into State’s Manufactured Housing Industry Hall of Fame Announced Read More
According to their website, “The Open Markets Institute uses journalism to promote greater awareness of the political and economic dangers of monopolization, identifies the changes in policy and law that cleared the way for such consolidation, and fosters discussions with policymakers and citizens as to how to update America’s traditional political economic principles …
There are on- and off-the-record statements that will follow. While the Daily Business News on MHProNews talks with industry professionals by phone on a regular basis too, our preference in using comments is to get the person to send their statements in an email, for our mutual accuracy. There …
The message below was sent from MHProNews publisher, L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach, was sent this morning to Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) General Counsel, Rick Robinson, JD. Several MHI members, and independents were among those BCC’d in this message. — Email to MHI VP and General Counsel, Rick Robinson — …
The Daily Business News on MHProNews noted yesterday that 6 words that were missing from Chairman Warren Buffett’s cover letter to Berkshire Hathaway annual report. By contrast, the formal part of the annual report must provide information for shareholders and prospective investors, as a matter of regulatory law. For those …
An independent manufactured home retailer has made mainstream news with a media outlet that is part of the USA Today family of media brands. For whatever reasons, that retailer only sells new homes built by members of the independent producer’s trade group, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). …
There are more reasons than this one dozen to oppose the start of a new national post-production manufactured housing trade association. But those noted are sufficient to get the ball rolling on the timely discussion ahead of the 2019 Tunica Manufactured Housing Show. Some of these are subtle. So, be …
12 Reasons to Oppose a New Manufactured Home Post Production Association Read More
“After hearing from more than 15,000 people and consulting with many experts, the City saw both support and need for a tax on empty homes in Vancouver. A 2016 City of Vancouver survey found that more than 90% of Vancouver residents surveyed agreed that empty homes were a problem; a …
There are several new and recent items that are purportedly making it ever more clear what is occurring that are artificially stymieing manufactured housing industry growth. There is a new report from the Washington, D.C. based independent producers association – linked below – that raises several disturbing concerns. They should …
Is Manufactured Housing Industry Backstab Coming Into Clearer Focus? Read More
