Wikipedia reminds us that it wasn't Oliver Cromwell, but William Blacker who said the words "Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry!" Well, U.S. coins and currency still read, “In God We Trust.” Others, as the joke goes, are handled as cash and carry. We will plan an update to our popular report …
Terrific Tunica and Magnificent March’s Manufactured Madness! Read More »
February is drawing to a fast close and there is so much to consider! For example, imagine, there has been over a million pages viewed this month already on MHProNews by pros like yourself. That's like reading over 31,250 copies of all the pages in a 32 page trade journal cover to cover! The hottest …
Goalies, Free Throws and Manufactured Housing Advancement. Read More »
Financing is the life blood of any big ticket sales industry. Without GMAC or Ford Motor Credit and their counterparts with other automakers, would we see 10 million plus cars sold in the U.S. every year? The entire matter of the SAFE Act, Dodd-Frank and the CFPB's regs are onerous precisely because they so impact …
Let me start with a program note, before diving into MHCommunities, MHRetailers and You. For about two years, Marty and Pat Lavin have been suggesting we visit them on their boat at Miami Beach. My family and I have longed to go, but busy schedules kept that at bay, until now. We've set aside this next …
When you talk to a truly good MD, they are interested in your symptoms, but mainly so they can get to the root cause of the problem. Radix comes from the Latin, here is what Google provided among the definitions. When we go to a meeting like the recent one MHI held in advance of …
The words 'freedom isn't free' can't be more eloquently expressed than when you see Arlington National Cemetery. In and around DC, dead soldiers and dead presidents are among the many monuments and reminders of the difficult, tumultuous, yet noble tale of our American Republic. Freedom isn't free, and that includes our economic freedom, which …
A mix of nervous anticipation and professional motivation is internalized and moves me to go to Washington this Sunday through Tuesday for the annual Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Winter Meeting and Legislative Session. We need to move S 1828 ahead, which is my personal/professional goal with Florida's U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson. Our …
The planned midweek Masthead blog post topic changed rapidly, here are one of the reasons. In a non-MH LinkedIn group, the following image was posted. I posted in part the following: "Mindful that thousands in this field of affordable housing are tied to gov't programs, shouldn't we ask ourselves what causes the lack of affordable …
Obviously businesses tend to start little and when successful, they grow. Regrettably, some little things can become big things, as when the proverbial mole hill is made into a mountain. I was listening to comments from someone Danny Ghorbani, President of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform or MHARR, talks with. According to this …
There are so many things that make this a fascinating industry and a routine joy to be involved in. There are also tales of heart ache and heart break. Let's preview and surf some current manufactured housing topics. First, the post Louisville Show feedback continues to come in and we have some guest columns for …
Distressed Signal, Heart Break and Bouncing on Floors Read More »
