It is self evident that: customer satisfaction, input from the market, knowledge from experts and veterans from inside and outside the industry passed onto industry professionals, are all necessary elements for the growth and advancement of manufactured housing. Would Apple be as huge as they are today if they lacked happy customers, insights into the …
Removing the Blinders – The Profitable Power of more Knowledge Read More »
Before launching this commentary on fatigue, rebellion and resistance to Dodd-Frank, SAFE and their regulators, let’s state the obvious for the record. No where in manufactured housing trade journalism do you find more compliance-focused columns: be it Fair Housing, finance or other legal topics. We don’t have to agree with a law – like Dodd-Frank, …
Dodd-Frank Fatigue, Rebellion and Organized Resistance Read More »
Among the “great calls” was a respected CEO who told me that many issues in MH are so complex, it makes the eyes of lots of industry professionals glaze over. The caller asked me to keep things as simple as possible, so more ‘get it,’ and based upon improved understating, they can act properly. To …
CFPB, GAO, HUD, CFED and Manufactured Housing Industry Professionals Read More »
Years ago, a speaker said that without positive and negative polarity, you have no (…electric…) power. The truth is what it is. Some is good, some not good, or even ‘negative.’ When a commercial airline encounters turbulence, there are a few choices – change course, go higher or descend until it eases up. Here on …
Outstanding October, Trending Turbulence and Re-energizing Manufactured Housing! Read More »
Sources tell MHProNews there are visible and not-yet-visible changes in process that relate to activities in Arlington, DC and manufactured housing in general. 1) Potentially billions from capital investors continues to pursue manufactured housing communities (MHCs), that’s not new. But what may become public knowledge in the next few months – that would signal a …
Literally Historic Changes are In Process In Manufactured Housing Read More »
Let’s look at something (1) national in scope that will be surprising to many, and then push on to (2) Manufactured Housing’s own “self-evident” truths. 1) Beginning with a quote: QUESTION: Which President said the following? (HINT: It was during his Second Inaugural Address.) “. . . each time we gather to inaugurate a president, …
We are over 4 years into manufactured housing’s recovery. But individually and collectively, we can do better. It’s axiomatic. None of us “don’t know what we don’t know.” Our experiences, knowledge and beliefs either advances or limits us. One reason networking at industry events plus reading or viewing the experiences of others moves one ahead …
The retail stores are already putting Christmas trees and holiday related goodies out. Congress is making their 2 week appearance in DC, to pass the CR (continuing resolution) and get some hearings and light work in, before heading home to campaign for the rapidly approaching November Elections. Manufactured housing pros are being told to expect …
“You can’t please all of the people, all of the time,” is more than a maxim, it’s reality. Once you’ve published person A, person B asks, “why not Me?” Cover topic X, someone wonders, “why not Y and Z?” Let’s talk tempests, teapots, transparency and transcendence in Manufactured Housing (MH) news and commentary. Tempest in …
Tempests, Teapots, Transparency and Transcendence in Manufactured Housing Read More »
The Appleton, WI Post-Crescent pointed out a state issue with national MH Industry implications. Pittsville Homes shut down operations this summer after 40 years of building modular homes. The steep drop in manufactured and modular home sales in WI was the theme of the Post-Crescent report. The Wisconsin Housing Alliance’s (WHA) Amy Bliss nobly put …
Post Crescent – Factory-Built Home Industry Struggles, and National Concerns Read More »
