Every professional should have a sense of the industry’s history; how manufactured housing evolved from trailer houses, to mobile homes, to modern manufactured homes. It’s proven profitable! You can begin that survey of manufactured home history, linked here. Every manufactured home pro should understand how to explain and defend the truth about the industry. You …
Professionals, politicos, social, organizations, and people all at times try to shape or spin the news. It’s been so for thousands of years. Just as there are knowable truths in all aspects of life, so too there’s truth to be discovered in probing the – Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How – driving events, …
“Wag the Dog,” “Obscene Profits,” Maturing, News & You Read More »
A reader told us recently that when we goof, admit it and move on. There’s no doubt we as a publication, or myself personally, made errors over the years in serving manufactured housing. Some will argue that we’re too tough, too slow, too fast, too…whatever. Right or wrong, we try day by day to get …
It should go without saying that the readers of MHProNews span the political, economic, religious, gender, ethnic, and other spectrums. That means there are some that will love a statement they read on X (fill in the blank on what X is), while others oppose that same statement on X. Still others with a furrowed …
“The X Factor” – Manufactured Housing’s Surprising Solution$ Read More »
Question. Where the manufactured home industry’s profits in the mid-to-late1990s, false or real? When money is earned, it can be spent. So it may seem odd to discuss profits as “false.” As anyone who’s watched the movie Scarface knows, crime is a business. It may be illegal, but it’s business. The risk/reward equation for a …
MH Lending, FEMA and False Profits (and False Prophets) Read More »
Stating the Obvious for clarity. It’s complex world, where the agendas are often hidden or disguised. It isn’t always easy to know the truth on a subject. In manufactured housing, that’s also the reality. Knowing the truth can be challenging. We’ll get to the he headline later, but for now, please let me note the …
Socialists, Communists, Capitalists, Clarity, Smear, Truth, and “Kissing Ass” Read More »
Several dozen manufactured housing industry professionals witnessed first-hand when Rick Robinson – Sr. VP and General Counsel to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) – after his ‘Washington briefing,’ said “Tony, I will not be taking questions from the press.” Why would MHI’s Robinson avoid pro-industry media questions? Why would Robinson take a question from the …
Ignoring the Obvious, the Road to More Rewarding Manufactured Housing Future Read More »
“When testifying in front of the House Financial Services Committee, Kevin Clayton, CEO of Maryville, Tenn.-based Clayton Homes and head of the Manufactured Housing Institute…” – HousingWire. “Mobile home [sic] loans and borrowers are different. Clayton Homes dominates the industry. Clayton charges borrowers of color a lot more. Clayton targets borrowers of color and steers …
Whoever you are. Whatever you do. Whatever brought you here. Whatever your political, economic, religious, ethnic, or other perspectives happen to be. Three letters turn a key that unlocks the answers for manufactured housing investors and professionals. Conceal, Reveal and ‘the Deal…’ Understanding the facts and opportunities unlocked by those three letters could lead to …
The Three Letters that Unlocks Manufactured Housing’s Answers Read More »
A few days ago, an MHI Executive Committee member sent an email, which he asked that it be treated as not for publication. We respect the request, replied late yesterday afternoon, and made a like request about our message to them. The Masthead blog on MHProNews makes no predictions about this. Just an FYI to …
MHI Executive Committee Member Emails MHProNews, Sam Zell’s Comment$ Read More »
