Having been tamed on his anti-MH chattel lending theme for a few months, Doug Ryan is back at it again with his latest attack on the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Ryan does so while asserting his support for manufactured homes as an important solution for home ownership for millions of lower income Americans. MHARR’s president …
Friday February 19th was a long, long day – but it went by quickly. We were doing a video shoot at a true mobile home park. I say ‘true,’ because most of the homes there were pre-HUD Code homes – so they were properly called mobile homes – dozens of which have been nicely updated. …
Profitably Shifting the Mobile and Manufactured Home Paradigm Read More »
We’ll keep it short and sweet this evening. If high volume manufactured home retailer Alan Amy is right, then current CFPB regulations are costing manufactured housing about 30% more in MH sales. That means instead of 70,000 new homes in 2015, we’d have more like 91,000+ new MHs for the year. If CMHI’s Jess Maxcy’s …
The High Cost of Apathy & Weakness & Tunica Show Talk Read More »
Wikipedia says that, “Trust in God and keep your powder dry” is a maxim attributed to Oliver Cromwell. The NYTimes says, “The purpose of keeping powder dry is to be able to blaze away at the proper time.” The nation’s Capitol is inspirational, but it can be sad and frustrating too. In and around the …
DC Talk – Keeping the Powder Dry for Manufactured Housing Residents, Pros Read More »
First, for those who don’t know the term, Google defines “MEH” as follows: meh me/ informal exclamation 1. expressing a lack of interest or enthusiasm. “Meh. I’m not impressed so far” adjective 2. uninspiring; unexceptional. “a lot of his movies are … meh” For millions, “meh” describes their feelings toward our industry. Meh. Little interest …
“Meh,” Manufactured Housing and Industry Advancement Read More »
Reminder: like so many of you, we love the manufactured housing industry, and believe strongly in its future. Good news exists like the wine that cheers us ahead; troubling news is there for us to identify, navigate and overcome so our home owners and we as professionals can grow even more. Let’s note the rising …
DC Complexity plus Rising Sales, Rising Pressures on MH Read More »
Before diving into the headline topics, let’s briefly comment on what so many pundits missed in Monday’s Iowa Caucus results. On the Democratic side, the questions hanging over their photo-finish results may prove to be worse for Hillary Clinton’s once inevitable campaign than if Bernie Sanders had won Iowa outright. Among the headlines Tuesday Morning …
If you are one of those who have not had your email, text, voicemail of other outreach replied to, my apologies. As the photo below suggests, there are dozens of voice messages – plus the others – that are yet to be addressed. If you are in that group of as yet unreturned calls, kindly …
2 Hats, 2 Phones, 2 Faces, 2 Standards, 2 Words and 2 Threats Read More »
Housing isn’t a partisan issue. It’s a human necessity. Physically – not spiritually – speaking, there is food, clothing, transportation and shelter. In the natural order, all else is a bonus. In the USA, affordable housing is a growing need. No industry – on paper – can make a better case for being the affordable …
Manufactured Housing – Losing, Lemmings and MH Winning Read More »
Dictionary Reference defines Coup d’état definition as, “a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government …” We won’t say the dates, but what follows is a true MH story. 1) MH Coup d’etat Once upon a time, a duo of MH personalities decided to overthrow the leadership in …
