To consider the current business and political climate, let’s reflect during this 4th of July weekend on the path which brought us here. The fight for American Independence was long and bitterly fought. The conflict with the British began in 1775 and did not end until 1783. American colonists were divided on the issue of …
As regular readers know, the first Masthead blog post of the month is devoted to ‘introducing’ the Featured Articles on our MHProNews.com home page. Every month, we list them all, and this month will be no exception. There are times when a theme emerges or is planned for a given month. Last month, it was …
America’s and the Manufactured Housing Industry’s Crossroads, July 2015 Read More »
The new July 2015 Featured Articles and Videos will go live in the home page of MHProNews.com under the two center Daily Business News modules the night of July 1, or by noon on July 2. This Masthead blog post will be updated with the full line up of new articles and Inside MH videos, …
Investors, take note. Manufactured Home ‘Street’ Retailers, your report is coming. But for the next few minutes, we will look at why manufactured home communities (MHCs) – incorrectly still known by too many as ‘mobile home parks’ ([sic] – since no mobile homes have been built in the U.S. since June 15, 1976) ought to …
Manufactured Home Communities – aka ‘Mobile Home Parks’ [sic] – should be 100% Occupied Read More »
The Wall Street Journal’s recent report on emails that documented Jonathan Gruber’s ‘heroic’ roll in putting together and passing the misnamed Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka ObamaCare) is just the latest reminder that public officials at many levels have embraced the strategy of Josef Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, Joe Stalin or Chairman Mao. “If you tell …
“A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, ‘Huh. It works. It makes sense.‘” – Barack Obama. There is momentum behind the common-sense changes sought by the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (HR 650/S 682). MHProNews has …
As thousands of MHPros know, the manufactured housing (MH) industry is represented in DC by two different associations. There is MHI – the Manufactured Housing Institute and MHARR – the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform. Each of these is currently pursing rather different courses of action. MHI MHI’s primary focus has been Dodd-Frank reform. …
Favorite Issues for the Manufactured Housing Industry’s two National Associations Read More »
The hot new report linked below on MHLivingNews focuses on what looks like a conflict of interest. Doug Ryan at CFED has admitted that their organization gets money from the federal government, including from the CFPB. They in turn lobby the CFPB, Congress and the media on behalf of “consumers,” including claiming that the largest …
There are lots of places online where you can find articles and videos about people talking about manufactured housing community investing. You can find the New York Times, Bloomberg and others writing about the topic, for good or ill. You see those who buy and sell MHCs, or those who coach others on the topic, …
The Manufactured Housing Industry is poised for renewed greatness, but it’s not without challenges. In some ways, those challenges – such as image – are opportunities in disguise for the forward thinking professionals, owners, current-and-prospective investors. Our newest Inside MH video interview with Scott Roberts of Roberts Resorts and Communities has already drawn praise from …
