For years, the industry has struggled with this issue. “How do we explain MH chattel lending rates in a way that people can understand and relate to the facts?” Eric Powell and his family’s dramatic story of trying to finance a pre-owned MH is told at the link below. Award winning writer Jan Hollingsworth has …
As always, there is so much going on in Manufactured Housing (MH), picking a topic to focus on tonight is a little like picking from the smorgasbord at a top notch buffet. Given the looming discussion in the U.S. Senate on a key issue for our industry, millions of MH consumers and prospective buyers, we …
Executive Summary: ‘news’ accounts – such as OZY Media’s so-called “Trailer House Nation” series – are damaging to the value of manufactured homes owners, to our industry’s businesses’ and to MH professionals. The time is nigh for pro-MH non-profits, home owners and for-profits to pull together to correct inaccurate media accounts, such as OZY Media’s. …
“Trailer House Nation” – OZY Media – Failure to Correct the Record? Read More »
Skyline Homes has resisted the trend toward consolidation, but this week it was announced that Fairmont Homes has now been bought up by the Avis of Manufactured Housing, mighty Cavco Industries. As to conflict, anyone who is in MH leadership is well aware of the media battle raging over big players in MH in specific, …
Social media has changed mainstream journalism. We hear reporters and news anchors routinely talking about someone’s Tweet, or about a post on Facebook. A video on YouTube may be cited in a commentary. There are bloggers who blog, and journalists often blog now too. Welcome to A.M. – the “Alternative Media” – and where it …
There are battles ragging all over the world. Some are obvious conflicts with bricks, bullets and bombs; others are less bloody, but can still be heated. Let there be no mistake. There is a war ranging – a genuine conflict – over MH and housing in general. Are we in manufactured housing (MH) in this …
Google defines an axiom as: ax·i·om ˈaksēəm/ noun a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true. “the axiom that supply equals demand” synonyms: accepted truth, general truth, dictum, truism, principle… The axiom for today is that if you want a different or improved result, we must begin to do …
Manufactured Housing Pros, imagine the following. You are part of a business that has been ‘in the MH business’ for 10, 20, 30 or even 50+ years. You clearly are successful! Not many can say their firm has been around that long. That’s an advantage, right? But is there also a disadvantage to the above …
I was listening as an educated gentleman explained that contrary to popular opinion, ignorance isn’t bliss. Quite so. Tens of millions today are ignorant of the facts about contemporary manufactured housing and its appealing, green, quality affordable living realities. What is the solution? We don’t know what we don’t know. This is true of us …
Vincible or Invincible Ignorance and Contemporary Manufactured Housing Read More »
The Manufactured Housing (MH) industry has never been monolithic. There has been and always will be various voices and groups within the industry landscape. Part of our challenge in getting a bill such as HR 650/Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing passed – great job to all who made it happen! – is that we do …
Post-HR 650 Passage. New MH Lender? Manufactured Housing Professional Landscape… Read More »
