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Sex and Human Trafficking Involving Manufactured Home Community, Hits Fox Video Report

By / March 14, 2019 / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, News, People

  “St. Petersburg police are warning families to pay attention to their children following an eight-month-long investigation into human trafficking involving two teenaged boys,” says Fox 13 YouTube page.  “Investigators and victim advocates said it’s very common for children to be lured by family, family friends, or through gaming apps …

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Pink Flamingoes, The Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, and Manufactured Home Community’s Mainstream Media Controversy

By / March 6, 2019 / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Business, Legal, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, News, People, Trends

  Once an item hits the mainstream media, or even trade media, it can begin to shape a narrative that may help or harm that operation. In as much as people – potential consumers of manufactured homes – begin or continue to form opinions based upon headlines and news accounts, …

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Teen “Sex Slave” in “Mobile Home Park” – Kid Lured by Gaming App, per ABC, State Officials

By / March 14, 2019 / Analysis and Commentary, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, mobile home, News, People

State officials and an ABC Action News are reporting on an eight-month long investigation of state human trafficking that involved teen age victims used as “sex slaves.” Florida’s newly-installed State Attorney General, Ashley Moody said that, “This case is just one example of how I will work daily with my …

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New York Times Review of “Mobile Homes”

By / July 2, 2019 / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, People, Trends

It is stating the obvious to observe that the news media, as well as the entertainment world, has an ability to influence the perceptions of readers, viewers, and listeners.   As the majority of front-line industry professionals, serious investors, owners, executives, and management know, tens of millions of our fellow …

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Manufactured Home Communities Sold=Mega-Million$, SUN Settles Big Case, ‘Mobile Homes’ in the News

By / February 24, 2019 / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, Trends

  What follows are a series of screen captures of news headlines from across the country. These screen captures are from this morning, 10.22.2018, at the times shown.   There are two communities that sold for a total of $165 million dollars. That’s one of the headlines that professionals – …

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Manufactured Homes, Conventional Construction, Hurricane Michael-Reports, Videos, Lessons Being Learned

By / February 25, 2019 / Analysis and Commentary, disaster, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home

  One network commentator said that Hurricane Michael coming on shore was like the force of an E4 Tornado that lasted for 30 minutes, instead of 30 seconds. It’s not a perfect analogy, but paints several images that many don’t realize. Among them, that tornadoes typically only stay on the …

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Frank Rolfe. Manufactured Homes and Communities. Industry Politics. It’s Complicated.

By / February 26, 2019 / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Election, Flashback, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, People, Politics, Trends

  It’s complicated. There is little doubt that Frank Rolfe is a believer in affordable housing, manufactured homes, and what he routinely – albeit controversially – refers to as “mobile home parks”1 or “trailer parks.”2 Rolfe’s known for saying controversial things others don’t want in print. “Oh my God I’m …

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Anti-MH Bigotry, Prejudice, and Possibly Illegal Action on Display in Manufactured Housing’s Birthplace?

By / September 24, 2018 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, mobile home, NIMBY, People, regulation, Zoning

  Indiana in many ways was the ‘birthplace’ of the RV and MH industries. Recreational vehicle (RV) production is still robust in Indiana.   Manufactured homes are still built in Indiana too.  But production of manufactured homes has become more diversified.  States like Texas and Alabama far outproduce Indiana.  Oddly …

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Help Others “Get It” – Loans on “Mobile Homes” Promoted by Another U.S. President

By / August 25, 2018 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, loans, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, People, Politics, regulation

  Let’s be honest. Not everyone gets it.  So, savvy industry pros must help others ‘get it.’  That’s a transparent reason why we do reports like this one.   With a pro-business builder in the Oval Office, it’s wise to flashback to a time before President Gerald R. Ford praised …

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Ready Player One, “Mobile Home Stacks,” and the Manufactured Home Industry Reality Check

By / August 11, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, ignorance, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, Trends

Culture is often a reflection of entertainment, and entertainment often influences society, and thus culture.   With that in mind, what did the movie Ready Player One  tell the manufactured housing industry? Ready Player One (RP1) featured people living “in “stacks,” which are literally mobile homes piled on top of one …

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“Insulting” – Local News Report on “Mobile Home” Fire Underscores Why Terminology Matters

By / August 7, 2018 / Advocacy, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, People, Trends

  A local news story of a “mobile home fire” on I-20 underscores why the terminology issue matters.   Before diving into the local media report to see the lessons learned, let’s examine part of a detailed statement from a multi-decade manufactured home professional. Why? Because it very much relates …

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They Did It Before…Sunday Morning Manufactured Home Industry News Headline Recap July Aug 5, 2018

By / August 6, 2018 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Flashback, Headlines - Week In Review for Manufactured, Legal, loans, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, Marketing Sales Management, mobile home, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, regulation, research, Trends

  They Did It Before, They Can Do It Again    The headline is a play on words, and can be taken in a good way, or a problematic one.   “We did it Before, We Can Do It Again” was a World War II song, aimed to remind Americans …

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Ryan Kirk–Investor & Entrepreneur-Gets Positive Media via Airbase Estates Mobile/Manufactured Home Makeovers, Exclusives, Videos

By / August 1, 2018 / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Business, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, People, Small Business

It’s an older property, that the photos reveal includes several true pre-HUD Code mobile homes (MH). Ryan Kirk bought Airbase Estates in Montgomery, AL about 9 months ago.  By ‘doing what’s right’ he’s making residents happy, looks to have a handsome ROI, and has attracted positive local media coverage.   …

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Enduring Good Will Value from Good Business Practices, Monday Morning Manufactured Home Sales, Marketing Meeting

By / July 28, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Marketing Sales Management, mobile home, People

  “Every Man owes some of his time to the upbuilding of the profession to which he belongs.” – Theodore Roosevelt per AZquotes.   If memory serves, it was about 1988 when Colorado’s manufactured housing association used that quote in an article about this writer’s operation in Purcell, OK.  The …

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MHBA’s Hardiman Rips “Global Banking & Finance” Article Entitled, “Why Does Your Bank Not Finance Modular Homes?”

By / July 20, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Association, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, media ignorance, mobile home, Modular, Non-Profit, research

  “Wow, I’m not sure which is worse; the writer’s understanding of the modular home industry or grasp of basic grammar and writing skills. This article is a complete mess and only serves to continue to spread misinformation about the modular home industry.  I found no meaningful or helpful information …

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John Wake, FSBOs, Forbes, Real Estate Decoded, Mobile Homes or Manufactured Housing Resales

By / July 19, 2018 / Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, research

“The National Association of Realtors is usually a good source of statistics but they’ve gone off the rails with this factoid,” says John Wake in a new column on Forbes.  Wake’s column should get manufactured housing industry professionals and investors thinking.   Wake was looking at a tweet by the …

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Opportunities for Savvy MHProNews – Replacement or Repair Programs for Mobile Homes or Older Manufactured Homes

By / July 17, 2018 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Manufactured Homes, mobile home, Non-Profit

  In states and local jurisdictions from coast to coast, various private or public agencies offer programs that provide grants, low cost loans, or other assistance in obtaining repairs or even replacements for aging mobile home or older manufactured housing units.   These types of programs routinely have income and …

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Arsons in Manufactured Home Community, Fear, Spark Investigations

By / July 16, 2018 / Analysis and Commentary, Business, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home

State police and Somerset Borough officials are investigating the 11th arson since May in a Pennsylvania manufactured home community.    The latest fire was in a vacant home on Sunday, at Cherry Lane Estates, per the Tribune-Review. Police Chief Randy Cox said the blaze was “definitely arson,” per the Tribune …

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City Fighting to KEEP Dozens of Manufactured Home Communities

By / July 13, 2018 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis and Commentary, Association, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, mobile home

    “We’re thrilled that it passed this first hurdle,” said Cameron Herrington to the Portland Tribune.  Herrington is the “anti-displacement coordinator for Living Cully,” which is described as a coalition of nonprofits campaigning to create the new protections for residents.   “In 2016, the Portland Housing Bureau worked with …

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