Hurricane Irene was a storm that hit North Carolina a few years ago that can give some insights into what the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is doing to prepare for the expected strike Friday of Hurricane Florence. FEMA stressed yesterday that they’ve learned from every prior event. …
FEMA, Manufactured Housing Units, Behind the Scenes Look, Hurricane Florence Backgrounder Read More
Few issues are more important than free speech. Your freedom personally or professionally is dependent in large part on your ability to communicate a marketing, educational, or whatever message to others. Furthermore, your ability to learn about a topic depends upon the quality and accuracy of information you are exposed …
As you listen to this video about blueberries, think about manufactured home community sites, instead of blueberries. With that understanding, this video is one way to explain to resident activist group members why a lack of new construction is one of the drivers of higher site fees. But another …
Supply, Demand, Manufactured Homes, and Land Lease Communities Read More
The climate is always changing. So if you hear someone blame Hurricane Florence on ‘climate change,’ ask them to consider this. One forecaster reminded his audience that ‘That this could be the worst storm in 60 years’ to hit that part of the Atlantic coast. What that means is that …
POTUS Trump: Everyone in Hurricane Florence Path Should “Get Out,” Plus MH Market Updates Read More
“It was one of the deadliest days in American history – the Twin Towers destroyed, the Pentagon attacked, Flight 93 brought down, almost 3,000 people killed,” said CBS 2 in New York. “Institutions suffered, as well. The FDNY lost 343 members, the NYPD lost 23 cops and PAPD …
9.11 Memorials, America Then and Now, Look Back at Manufactured Housing Read More
When it comes to doing relevant fact checks, analysis, and commentary, timing is everything. “In 1970, my city of San Marcos had a population of less than 4,000 and was part of the dramatic manufactured housing community development boom of the 1970s, adding over 3,000 pads among 18 …
Washington, D.C., September 10, 2018 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production growth continued in July 2018. “Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced …
Double-Digit HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Growth In July 2018, MHARR Read More
The Gulf Coast thankfully dodged a big bullet just days ago, as a storm heading toward that coast thankfully largely dissipated before it made landfall. Now, it’s Hurricane Florence in the news, and evacuations have been ordered in the Carolinas as the currently Category 4 Hurricane advances. That will be …
“Having a heart for the poor isn’t hard. Having a mind for the poor, that’s the challenge.” – Poverty, Inc. “You cannot start an economy when ownership is in question.” – Chinery-Hesse, in Poverty, Inc. Affordable housing and an opportunity society – properly understood – are non-partisan issues. …
The Labor Day holiday was still on, but the displays in thousands of retail stores from coast-to-coast were already promoting Halloween. Before Halloween arrives, there will also be Thanksgiving displays in stores. Christmas is more than 3 months away, but there are holiday promotions underway for that grand …
Frightening! Halloween – Monday Morning Manufactured Home Marketing & Sales Meeting Read More
There are precisely three ways to influence any organization of whatever size. Influence can only occur: From within an organization, from outside of a given group or from a combination of both. That’s the clarity of applied logic or common-sense reasoning. Day by day, MHProNews and MHLivingNews presents facts, figures, …
Pain, Pleasure, Persuasion, Honesty, and Sustainable MHVille Profits Read More
