When you’re in a business, you better know as much about what influences your profession as you can. That’s a view that billionaires Warren Buffett and Donald J. Trump had in common, 3 years ago. No doubt, both see it similarly today too. Knowing how to maneuver in an …
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The photo above is a reminder of a pivotal time in the development of the manufactured housing industry’s history. It’s a reminder that manufactured homes (MH), like affordable housing in general, are bi-partisan issues. Actually, manufactured homes and affordable housing ought to be nonpartisan issues. But we should know after …
Ending Rigged, Corrupted Systems, & Manufactured Housing Advancement There’s a swamp in Washington, D.C. But let’s be clear, there are swampy, rigged, and corrupted stuff occurring in states and local jurisdictions too. Each of these impact manufactured home owners and professionals, day be day. It may seem odd at …
There are precisely three ways to influence any organization of whatever size. Influence can only occur: From within an organization, from outside of a given group or from a combination of both. That’s the clarity of applied logic or common-sense reasoning. Day by day, MHProNews and MHLivingNews presents facts, figures, …
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The word “Talent” has a modern and a biblical meaning, both of which matter to professionals. The meaning of words, ideas, and their practical impact or track record all have significance to the manufactured housing industry, along with every other profession, and field of endeavor. Talents has at …
Trivia: note that the MHProNews home page looks like that miniature iPad screen, just moments before the weekly recap is published. We can get our share of typos, but when it comes to evidence, trends, facts, and reports – we sweat the details – all for thousands of industry readers …
Manufactured Housing, Profitable Education, Straw Men, Red Herrings, and Ad Hominems Today, before diving into the news and reports from the week in review, we will consider principles that once understood, can be personally and professionally useful and profitable. Correct Reasoning All education time. Yet education is necessary. …
Let’s stress again that there are numbers of honorable operators and professionals in manufactured housing. Some of those honorable souls would see “the basics” in a similar way that we at MHProNews would agree with too. But perhaps in an ironic way, the fact that not everyone understands what …
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 …
What’s Keeping the Manufactured Housing Industry from Attaining Is Full Potential? Years before the Urban Institute asked last January, “Manufactured homes could ease the affordable housing crisis. So why are so few being made?” MHProNews and MHLivingNews explored that very topic, day by day, story by story, video by video, …
Disruptive Intelligence The status quo is unsustainable. Hold that thought, and we will return to it. Imagine the following. You are walking in a park, your favorite beach, or through some woods. You are in nature. As you walk, you spy in the grass, shrub or sand a …
Albert Einstein, Zig Ziglar, Martha C. Nussbaum, and Manufactured Housing There are those who mistakenly think they don’t understand the value of an honest critique. But the truth is that we all know the value of objective analysis, because we all rate things – be they spoken, written, expressed …
What are Tim, Kevin, Joe, Keith, David, Ross, Mike, Sam and Others in MHVille Reading? They and other big names in our factory-built housing industry are reading what you find here on MHProNews. That’s a fact. Who says? Unsolicited reports from third parties – rephrased, that means from within …
There is no question that Dinesh D’Souza is a partisan. There is also no doubt that D’Souza was pardoned for his minor offense during the Obama Administration by the new occupant of the White House. The question that those on both sides of the left-right partisan divide should ask …
“What is Leadership?” In 2009 and 2010, the manufactured housing industry hit bottom. What that means is that thousands of professionals and investors in the industry today have never personally experienced an era of high performance. Some believe that the only reason that manufactured housing hit a total of …
“Chutzpah“ What connects or divides people are words, ideas, education, culture, communications, and an open or closed mind. The closed minded are by definition the hardest to communicate with. That doesn’t mean that the effort shouldn’t be made, but it must be balanced out by the other realities of living. …
“Mensch” We’re preparing an article about a Jewish gentleman known by scores in the Manufactured Home (MH) industry. In mentioning our research to a Jewish MH industry colleague, he said, “Make sure you say that he was a mensch.” Google’s online dictionary defines the word “mensch” like this. mensch …
“Meshuggeneh” We were checking out at Walmart last night after dinner. The woman who was ringing up our order was lightly conversing with my husband and family. She was commenting on something the previous lady in line had said before leaving with her new goodies. The lady at the …
“Proud to be an American” As we watched the release of Josh Holt and his Venezuelan wife, the ‘sound track’ of the Lee Greenwood song that includes the lyrics above was playing in our heads. First, the events of last night, courtesy of the White House press room to the …
What does “News through the lens of factory-built housing.” © mean? It’s a fair question asked by a reader. You can get news anywhere. You can get opinions anywhere. MHProNews provides news, analysis and commentary on curated topics that are useful to the factory-built housing industry’s professionals. Dictionary says …
