From four miles up, the perspective of the world is quite different. The biggest home looks tiny, the nicest ride is a pencil point on a ribbon of a road. From up here, the ‘who is next at MHI’ topic takes on the perspective of the high flying leaders for whom such choices are common …
It would be difficult to understate the importance of what took place in Washington, DC on September 22nd, when officials from MHI and MHARR met jointly with HUD officials, as reported Friday in our Daily Business News. Given the often tenuous and rocky history between these two key trade groups representing manufactured housing’s various interests, …
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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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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The headline linked below in yesterday’s MHMSM.com Daily Business News many seemingly lead to a modest news event. But the symbolic meaning can be far more important to MHI, MHARR and the Manufactured Housing Industry at large. Because MHARR and MHI quietly agreed to do something jointly together. If you haven’t read all about it …
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You don’t have to be a Democrat to know the wisdom of this Tip O’Neill noteworthy quote, “All politics are local.” We think about things happening (or not) in Washington, D.C. Certainly huge issues are at play in the Capitol – Dodd-Frank’s impact on manufactured housing finance or the publishing of the SAFE Act’s Final …
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 …
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We continue to track – and encourage! – a developing news story in the South. Two Manufactured Home Community (MHC) owners, David Roden and Spencer Roane are devoting considerable time and effort in reaching out to federal and state emergency management officials. Their basic message? FEMA, GEMA or others can use vacant MHC home sites …
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Seven topics this week, one that is pure fun, others more serious, so let’s dive right in. 1. Manufactured Housing: Endangered Species or Phoenix Rising? If you listen to the likes of consultant Chuck Shinn or academic Dr. David Funk, you would think Manufactured Housing is poised for a potentially bright future. In fact, as …
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