It was not long after this weekend’s “The Emperor has no Clothes” was posted that the questions started coming in. Among the more popular ones: ‘who is Michael Barnabas?’ ‘What does he do?’ ‘Which part of the Industry? ‘ And so on. Among the calls/emails comes the question, is Barnabas my wife? Soheyla Kovach’s name …
The number of sign ups for Tweets, Connections (Facebook and/or LinkedIn) for our twice weekly e-mailed news updates grows steadily. These are all great ways to stay up to date with what is happening in manufactured and modular housing, as we Tweet updates and have these other tools to help you ‘stay connected.’ Sign up …
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One of the books on my library shelf bears the intriguing title, “If it ain’t broke, Break it!”. We could talk about sacred cows, or similar metaphors. What we know is that advancing the manufactured housing/factory built home industry from it’s current doldrums will take changes. At the current rate if some 46,000 shipments (and …
Those who follow this blog know that we have been advocating that Thayer and Danny get their heads together as the respective Presidents of MHI and MHARR with the goal of advancing our Industry’s common issues. MHARR and MHI have done so before, on topics such as the GSEs and the Duty to Serve or …
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A very successful retail center, one of the top 100 in the country, has the following practice that I though was brilliant. Every day, people in their office read stories from sources like ours. Then they discuss them! I’m told the ideas that come from that discussion are part of what makes and keeps these …
Lobbyists know the art of politics is in part about compromise. Even when strong positions are taken in public, behind the scenes, deals can get done. A key part of what MHI and MHARR does is lobbying. So do their leaders want to practice their arts with each other? What many of us want to …
MHMSM.com is becoming MHProNews.com. Your Industry Place to Do Business. Based on reported statistics, readers like you have created more page views here than MHI, NMBC, NCC, The Journal and George Allen’s blog have combined. Now, thanks to you, our sponsors, writers and associates, the Manufactured Housing Industry PR/Marketing campaign is starting to take shape. …
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Babylon. This is the place were Hebraic tradition tells us that the languages of the world became confused. Ever since, we have had the issue of hundreds of languages, with thousands of dialects. To rephrase, sometimes we have a failure to communicate. Babble-on. We don’t have to have the benefit of ancient wisdom to realize …
Babble-On. Balancing Talking vs Doing in Manufactured Housing News Read More »
The news last week about the Lochmiller conviction reported in factory built housing Daily Business News should be a wake up call for many. For those of us who have watched the ups and downs of HUD Code manufactured housing, we recall that in the 80s, 90s and early 00s, some took advantages of apparent …
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It’s been a busier than usual weekend here at MHMSM.com central. So we will keep today’s blog post short and sweet. We will be rolling out our new website format soon. You can get a sneak peek and tour the future of manufactured housing news, tips and views you can use at this link here. …
