In the ideal, good government exists to serve the people. America’s ideal is a representative government, elected by the vote of we citizens. My parents lived in the tiny neighbor of a land found in the shadows of the former Soviet Union. Having lived through the Nazi occupation of Hungary, the bombing and gun fire …
Good Government, Rod Blagojevich and the 4th of July Read More »
When you get a lot of e-comments and calls on an article, it makes a writer think he has hit an important theme. There is no easy way to capture all of the comments on our last column: Can MHI and MHARR Join Hands on Dodd-Frank for Manufactured Housing’s Future? But let’s provide a representative …
Leaders’ and Readers’ comments on MHARR and MHI joining hands on Dodd-Frank reform Read More »
It would be nice if we could share a manufactured housing news headline at MHMSM.com that read like this: MHI and MHARR Cooperate on Dodd-Frank with their Capitol Hill Resources We can’t give you that headline, which is the motivation for this column today. But we do need a truce between the Manufactured Housing Institute …
Can MHI and MHARR Join Hands on Dodd-Frank for Manufactured Housing’s Future? Read More »
What do: • Government officials, contractors and lobbyists • MH Business Owners • Associations • MH ‘rank and file,’ managers and executives • Experts interested in manufactured housing all have in common? The answer may surprise you! Each of these groups represents numerous individuals from across the nation that are sources for our MHMSM.com news …
The Answer May Surprise You! Modular and Manufactured Housing News Read More »
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 …
Deal Making in Dodd-Frank’s Shadows over Manufactured Housing News Read More »
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 …
Got a manufactured housing question? Ask an expert! Read More »
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 …
Dodd-Frank Reality Check: What is its true impact on Manufactured Housing? Read More »
“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 …
Mark Twain and the Manufactured Housing Industry Read More »
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 …
A National Industry Image Campaign Discussion Starter Read More »
