The rear view mirror isn't our focus when we drive. But danger may lurk from behind when driving, so we ignore the rear view mirror at our own peril. Or as historian philosopher George Santayana said: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana A variation on Santayna's gem is this: Those who …
You just have to love movie titles. Most are short, pithy and just hit you with a Sudden Impact Sounds pretty Clint Eastwoodish, doesn't it? Or how about this one: Shoulder to Shoulder Are right, the last was a Brit mini series and not a movie, so enough titles for now. Executive Decisions. Shoulder to …
Please repeat after me. Boulevard locations, developers and most land lease communities are or ought to be Manufactured Home Retailers. Retailers today come in all shapes and sizes. What was true yesterday is there for us to learn from. But the world we live in today is very different than 5, 10 or 15 years …
There is a hunger for information among many manufactured home community owner/operators (CO/Os). In numerous states, land lease communities make up the majority of their state association's membership. Certainly when you look at MHI, the number of land lease communities members far outnumbers those who are involved in "street retailing." The community owner/operator (CO/O) hunger …
Some eight centuries ago, a keen thinker observed to his associates that hoarded seed rots. That was a pithy way of saying, get to work, spread your seed, nurture it so it may yield its crop. Is the hoarded seed of our manufactured housing industry rotting? If so, what are we doing about it? When …
William Shakespeare dramatically asked, "What light through yonder window breaks?" Have you been looking for the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel? Or even the light from behind a dark shade covered window? Then take heart. When word came that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban …
I understand the theory behind the book entitled, It Takes a Village (to raise a child). Without parsing or endorsing the volume or its author, let me segue to the idea that in times like these, It takes an Industry for individual businesses or organizations to be successful. Some will take issue with that idea. …
The original Latin meaning of the word we use in English – Radical – meant to get to the root of an issue. We are using the word radical in that sense, of getting to the root or cause of an issue, in order to successfully address it. While we enjoy at this time a …
The calls, texts and emails that come in privately far outnumber those posted publicly on MHProNews.com. The following are a sampling of recent posted comments. About Putting the Qualified Mortgage Dilemma in Perspective. “Ronnie, Good article! This should be sent to all state associations so they can send it to dealers who don't join because they …
Summer time seems to be heating up on the Industry Voices guest blog. The latest one is from Ronnie Richards, the Chairman of the Board at the Texas Manufactured Housing Association and a senior VP at factory home builder, American Homestar. Jefferson Lilly, investor and MHC owner, has an eye opening column that every property …
