Let’s start with what the bottom-line for professionals and investors should be in this new data-driven housing report. The manufactured home industry demonstrably holds a key to America’s economic growth. The need and market are there. How so? First, let’s look at the facts from the latest conventional […]
The weather event earlier this week was first reported as a tornado strike by local media on a “mobile home park1” which in this case appears to be a manufactured home community. Profitably Decoding Windstorm Reports for Industry Professionals Before diving into the details, this Daily Business News
“Community West Bancshares, (NASDAQ:CWBC), parent company of Community West Bank, announced that T. Joseph Stronks has joined the bank as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,” said the company via a release to the Daily Business News. Stronks will lead the Central Operations, Information Technology and Facilities departments of
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One of the hot topics among manufactured housing business owners and management today is the ability to recruit a more qualified workers and team members. While there is plenty of anecdotal insights from manufactured home professionals, there is no operation that is known to be publishing industry specific, evidence-based information.
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“The hotel/hospitality sector represents a huge opportunity for growth and greater adoption of modular construction,” said Tom Hardiman, Executive Director of the Modular Building Institute (MBI). His comment came as a reaction to this video about modular construction, as well as the latest data that he’s reviewed. “In fact,”
The truth is often hiding in plain sight. Who says? “Sometimes the best hiding place is the one that’s in plain sight.” – Stephanie Meyer, per AZ Quotes. “I’ve found that wherever there is one cockroach in plain sight, many more are lurking behind the corner out
Freedonia Group’s Comprehensive Incursion into Manufactured Housing Read More
“It’s a Jewish tradition when someone dies to say, “May his or her memory be for blessing.” The actual honorific is “of blessed memory,” a translation of the Hebrew “zikhrono livrakha” (m.) or “zikhronah livrakha” (f.)…I tend to say, “May his or her memory be a blessing.”” – Nina Amir.
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis is set to release second-quarter GDP at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, but there are whispers from the White House that the numbers could hit the U.S. hit 4 percent in the 2nd quarter of 2018. That GDP preview and some new economic
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PSA features three victims who tell their emotion stories WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released today a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to raise awareness of housing-related sexual harassment and to reach persons who are victimized
Sexual Harassment in Housing – HUD and DOJ Campaign PSA Launched Read More
Marketing is the wide net cast to attract prospects, while sales is a person-to-person experience. We normally focus on more basic items, but today let’s consider a mid level subject that too few know about, much less, understand. It’s HALTS. HALTS = Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired, Sick/Stressed. When
Disruptive Intelligence The status quo is unsustainable. Hold that thought, and we will return to it. Imagine the following. You are walking in a park, your favorite beach, or through some woods. You are in nature. As you walk, you spy in the grass, shrub or sand a
“When I Slow Down, I Go Faster.” – Ken Blanchard, PhD, The One Minute Manager. The year was 1985 when The One Minute Manager was first published. It was a year or so after that date when this writer picked up that book, and began to apply some
“When I Slow Down, I Go Faster.” – Ken Blanchard, and Manufactured Housing Read More
In May, the McBee Town Council passed a temporary moratorium on manufactured homes from being placed in that town’s city limits. WISTV reports that the motion read, “Mobile Homes are prohibited from being placed on any lot within the town limits of McBee, South Carolina and any current uninhabited
The President of the United States (POTUS) Donald J. Trump coyly hinted that countries he named are ‘f—king us,’ but then said he won’t use that expression for a respected show. Markets closed down a fraction, and this evening’s focus will be a one on one interview with the president
The ABC News videos help tell the dramatic tale of reportedly two dozen tornadoes that ripped through central Iowa yesterday. Forecasters that morning admit they didn’t expect tornadoes later that same day. Fortunately, there were no initial reports of fatalities, though many were injured. Conventional houses, commercial
“Wow, I’m not sure which is worse; the writer’s understanding of the modular home industry or grasp of basic grammar and writing skills. This article is a complete mess and only serves to continue to spread misinformation about the modular home industry. I found no meaningful or helpful information
What are skilled workers? “Its training the works for the skills that industry needs,” said Linda McMahon, who heads up the federal Small Business Administration (SBA). Johnson Controls, makes numerous products, including heating, ventilation or air-conditioning systems and fire alarms, for housing, business and for manufactured home firms too.
“The Business of America is Business,” said President Calvin Coolidge. It seems that for a number of years, under both GOP and Democratic leaders, that mantra was missed in the maze of regulatory barriers and high taxes. Whatever party you may belong to, that’s obviously changing in the last 18
“Manufactured home communities have a long history of providing low-cost housing in the U.S., where residents drive their homes in, secure them, and pay a monthly rent to stay on the owner’s land. These homes are typically the least expensive option when it comes to unsubsidized housing, serving households with
“The National Association of Realtors is usually a good source of statistics but they’ve gone off the rails with this factoid,” says John Wake in a new column on Forbes. Wake’s column should get manufactured housing industry professionals and investors thinking. Wake was looking at a tweet by the
