No, not that kind of tease. An investor and industry professional wrote the Daily Business News on MHProNews recently to say in part, ‘please, don’t tease me.’ To be VERY clear, his was a generic statement, not a specific tease ‘aimed’ at him, as his own message to MHProNews …
There are words, and then there are deeds. There’s smoke and mirrors, or the clarity born of facts, evidence, and sound reason. It’s about time to turn the page. 2018 is about to come to a close. It will be several weeks before the industry at large knows the final …
Turn the Page, Manufactured Housing Making History Read More
In the days before GPS, Apple or Google Maps a good paper road-map had a rectangular box with ‘the legend.’ The legend in this sense of the word explained the meaning of the various circles, lines, symbols and how many miles-to-an-inch. ‘The legend’ unlocked the meaning of the map. In …
Legends, Battle of Bedford Falls, and Christmas in Affordable Housing’s MH Land Read More
Al Kemp is the Executive Director of the Manufactured Home Park Owners Alliance (MHPOA) of British Columbia (BC). That Canadian trade group’s manufactured home community (MHC) members, say Kemp, has an average vacancy rate of one site for every two properties. Rephrased, those BC community owners have ½ a …
In business, you might technically be on the right side of a law, but still appear badly to the public at large that you hope to attract and serve. A recent fracas arose between 85 year old resident, Millie Francis, and a resident-owned manufactured home community’s management. Vanguard …
For years, MHLivingNews and MHProNews have made the case that federal and state housing budgets could be stretched by a proper understanding and use of modern manufactured homes. MHProNews periodically spotlights this vexing issue because it represents both opportunity and a tragedy that is debatably avoidable in many …
The Louisiana Manufactured Housing Association (LMHA) video below takes a tact at defending and promoting the acceptance of manufactured homes that is noteworthy. It could have utilized the singularly important point of HUD Code manufactured home enhanced preemption, or any number of other research points that were …
Spotlighting Pro-Growth Educational Effort by Louisiana Manufactured Housing Association Read More
Sum it up in a word, uncertainty. But the details are insightful. There are about 3.3 (+/-) percent of the population, or nearly 11 million Americans who are millionaires, per Spectrum n 2018. In a new survey conducted for CNBC, there are nearly 11 million millionaires, Robert Frank …
Millionaires Survey IDs Top Threats to Their Wealth Read More
The issue that follows is tied to allegations of corruption, how that impacts affordable housing, and thus millions of Americans, plus taxpayer funded budgets. At its core, it’s not a matter of one political party over that one. It seems that the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and the Berkshire …
Affordable housing, working and middle class incomes are far from a new issue. They have been part of the national scene in the U.S. for decades, as this brief recap and linked reports will serve to outline. And sexual or other scandals have arguably often taken those long-pressing issues …
Scandalous, Presidential Politics, Affordable Housing, Mobile and Manufactured Homes Read More
This is true storytelling with a manufactured housing (MH) purpose. Relax with your favorite Sunday beverage, as you dive in… Winter up north is obviously quite different than winter in central Florida. Having spent about a decade doing MH business projects from bases in WI and IL, the …
If you were a housing shopper, would you buy a home from a cat killer? Hold that thought, as we’ll deal with the alleged cat-killing manufactured home community (MHC) owner noted in the headline in a few moments. But first, realize that if it isn’t cat killing, the …
Let’s be clear. This post is a simple comparison between the image-defending video Clayton Homes clearly invested several thousand dollars in for their ‘Have it Made’ campaign vs. a video by a purported Clayton Homes home owner, who is slamming their construction and quality. The Clayton-slamming customer …
Whatever your position is on Nancy Pelosi (CA-D), she is proving you can’t beat someone with no one. That principle applies in numerous aspects of one’s business or professional life too, including our once far-greater in scope industry. Affordable housing advocates need more than a lament. Those who …
Earlier this month, the Daily Business News on MHProNews looked at the issue of work-life balance. It’s a handy topic to be reflecting on, as the 2019 New Year approaches. So, before diving into how CEOs use their time, readers who may have missed it should consider reading the …
How do CEO’s Use Their Time? Work, Life Balance Part II Read More
“We are Google employees and we join Amnesty International in calling on Google to cancel project Dragonfly,” reads the opening of a letter obtained by the Daily Business News on MHProNews. It’s news that has implications for manufactured housing on several levels, as will be noted further below. This is …
Google Employees Go Public, Protest Controversial “Project Dragonfly” Read More
A report and analysis from Columbus, GA linked further below from earlier today includes the interview of a man who stated that he was homeless prior to moving into an affordable manufactured home. Now an official in that town is threatening to close the community that provided a once-homeless man with …
As the Daily Business News on MHProNews signaled on Sunday, a new program is being promoted that aims to help change the image of manufactured homes. In an on-the-record email, Mike Bullard, communications director for ROC USA said as follows to MHProNews’ publisher, L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach: “Good …
#NobleNotMobile, New Contest and Video Program Launched, Exclusive Details Read More
Here in the U.S., the legal system forbids falsehood, though the law knows that it occurs. After 18 months of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, millions of observers have learned that lying to the FBI is a federal crime. Some have plead guilty, but not to a 2016 campaign violation. …
Manufactured Housing – MHVille, It’s Not a Matter Open to Interpretation Read More
Let’s start with some facts. There’s a shortage of construction and other workers. That worker shortage impacts manufactured housing, and other builders too. There is also the cost and consequences of incarceration. According to Wikipedia, “In October 2013, the incarceration rate of the United States of America was …
