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Information. Education. Understanding. Inspiration. Aspiration. Advocacy. Engagement. Enforcement. Jujitsu. Profits. Ethics. Repetition. These 12 words sum up what’s needed for manufactured housing to achieve its potential in your market(s) or nationally in the United States. To make it a baker’s dozen, there is ‘satisfaction.’ More on that lucky number thirteen […]
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The scandal at Wells Fargo was widely reported. Justice can grind slowly. There are those in manufactured housing that may not ponder the point that Wells Fargo has long been active in both single family manufactured home lending as well as manufactured home land-lease community lending. Warren Buffett led Berkshire
“Our industry is full of people that don’t think very far out.” “And Legacy’s view is, we have to address all of those concerns [that are limiting manufactured housing] and more to be effective in the affordable housing market.” – Curt Hodgson, Legacy Housing (LEGH); comments made during investor call.
Between the two Top Gun 2, Maverick official ‘trailer’ videos, they’ve had over 20 million views. If you are like tens of millions of others, it is the sequel that has been awaited for decades. What does this have to do with manufactured housing? Nothing. Everything.
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Blackstone (BX) is one of the basket of manufactured housing industry connected companies that MHProNews has been tracking in this business nightly market report for about 1½ years. The interview with their chairman, CEO and co-founder from the World Economic Forum at Davos will be our featured focus this evening.
It has become axiomatic throughout time that political forces effects businesses. Mainstream news as well as industry trade media ideally measure and report trends or events that influence for better or worse thousands of individual or larger enterprises. News is unique in American history, said the document-drama, Shadows of Liberty,
“If you don’t know your numbers, you don’t know your business.” Marcus Lemonis has helped several businesses transform through savvy, objective application of business principles. On honesty: “People respect you more if they get the truth as opposed to a bunch of fluff.” – both quotes by Lemonis per CNBC
There are doubters and skeptics about a range of issues when it comes to manufactured housing. Understandably so. Perhaps no product that has so many millions of customers has so much controversy surrounding it. To clarify some of those issues, this MHProNews report and analysis will focus on a simple
Martin Gilbert, the outgoing vice chair of British investment company Standard Life Aberdeen, told CNBC that “The biggest problem that the people I meet here have — the investors who give money to us — is ‘where do we put our money?’ And that is the big issue they all
Davos, Oxfam, 2020 Politics, Investing, Affordable Housing, Wealth and Manufactured Homes Read More
In any endeavor or event, there are a variety of possible perspectives. That means some are correct, others wrong while others are nuanced or debatable. When a manufactured home independent makes local, regional or national news in a favorable way, it is often celebrated by that business’ owner and/or manager.
Authentic history is often disturbing as well as inspirational. The videos that will be laced through this post will make that point. When a great figure emerges, they routinely do so in periods of turmoil. Rough rider turned President Teddy Roosevelt emerged during the Gilded Age and the Robber
“What is truth?” – Pontius Pilate per John 18:38 “You can’t handle the truth! … You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you talk about at parties; you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall! We use words like honor, code, loyalty, We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something, you use
No week goes by at MHProNews without multiple direct contacts from professionals interested or already into manufactured housing and related investing. That pattern of investor interest has apparently accelerated since we modified our formats and report methodology. California is the most populous state in the USA. Investing is a hot
Congressional Representative Abby Finkenauer (IA1-D) has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) naming specific Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member firms for “troubling” “predatory” and other unjust business practices. Finkenauer is the Assistant Democratic Whip, a position of some influence in her party’s majority caucus in the
Facts and evidence are what the prudent professional and investors rely upon. Housing demand is high, especially on the affordable housing side of the equation. Today’s report on builder confidence – along side some related information from the National Association of Home Builders and manufactured housing sources – make for
Practice makes perfect. Examples of news tips by some inspire others to do the similarly. Some of those news tips being received by MHProNews are increasingly sophisticated. Others are simple but still useful. Much of this report will be in praise of those who’ve delivered often relevant topics and insights
The SEC has formally but politely declined additional comment. Thus far, Cavco Industries contacts that have been asked about this new notice have been mute. The subject? An 8K notice published about Joseph H. Stegmayer, Cavco Industries former chairman, president and CEO and also the prior chairman of the Manufactured
What follows below is a reply by publisher L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach to an attorney for a federal agency based in Washington, D.C. To set the stage for this report, Tony Kovach filed a formal complaint which that agency’s system indicates occurred at: Create Date: 2020-01-03 19:37:20. In under 2
It’s isn’t news to some in business, but it may be news to some in manufactured housing. Negative publicity, in certain conditions, can be ‘useful’ for those brands that attract problematic news. Who says? Dating back to Oct 29, 2010, the New York Times and others have pointed to research
“He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” ― Thomas Paine “Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect: like a man, who hath thought of a
