We have read of late from Marty Lavin, Doug Gorman, industry lender Al Cole and here on this blog about the impact of Dodd-Frank on our Industry. Clearly we are not alone, as JPMorgan Chase’s leader recently sounded off on the negative economic impact Dodd Frank will have to the U.S. with Fed Chairman Ben …
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I just reviewed a housing news item for our Daily Business News blog. In the next decade, we need 16 million new housing units in the U.S. So, even though we are in the midst of this great foreclosure and housing finance debacle, we are on the brink of a boom driven by what every …
One of the advantages of publishing an electronic trade journal like www.MHMSM.com (aka www.MHProNews.com) is that over time, you built a list of experts as go-to resources on key topics. Some experts are writing columns for us monthly or periodically. Some you can see on my LinkedIn profile, but other experts and professionals are entirely …
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Those who follow this blog and our www.MHMSM.com trade journal know that we are pro-Industry, solution oriented and believe in the present and future potential of our business. There are those who are profitable and are making money. That means others can be profitable, too. We also believe in facing realities squarely. Neither holding one’s …
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“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” ~ Mark Twain So said the great American author and humorist after reading his own obituary on June 2, 1897. Well, the IBISWorld Report was something like that for the manufactured housing industry. Politics, financial log jams and poor industry image, added in to the low ebb …
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Industry politics and costs have arguably kept an image campaign to boost sales of manufactured homes from taking place. But let’s imagine, for discussion’s sake, that one or more ‘angels’ raised their hands and offered to fund an image/PR/marketing campaign for factory built homes… …should the campaign be state based (example: each unique market has …
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Last year for Memorial Day weekend, we served you a helping of Beyond Burgers, Brats and Buns. This year we bring you this timely Memorial Day column by Michael Barnabas: We the People – Memorial Day 2011 – Not on My Watch. We also have a fine pictorial reminder sent in by a friend for …
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Taking care of business (every day) Taking care of business (every way) I’ve been taking care of business (it’s all mine) Taking care of business and working overtime These are the lyrics from the refrain of Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s Takin’ Care of Business. Tens of thousands of manufactured housing owners and professionals get up every …
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Are Manufactured Home chattel finance clouds getting darker still? Attorney and Industry Expert Marty Lavin has sounded off on what ails MH personal property (chattel) lending with this article entitled The Train to Oblivion. A response from an MH chattel lender was made with an article entitled If you don’t go forward, you’re not going …
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Two topics today. The second one is an industry pro’s painful experience with local/state officials. But we will start with… Topic 1: Marty Lavin’s The Train to Oblivion Attorney, manufactured home community owner and industry expert Marty Lavin has shared a wake-up call in his Industry Voices guest column post, The Train To Oblivion Numerous …
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