The Christmas and Chanukah (Hanukkah) holidays are a bit like Thanksgiving in a variety of ways. They are opportunities for us to reflect on what matters most – the principles that undergird and guide our lives – personally and professionally. Some like to point to the winter solstice, and say that Christmas is nothing more …
Both America and our industry’s members face a similar set of challenges and opportunities. Common sense suggests what is needed, and yet agendas that often make little or no sense are all too common. We can’t hope to change the world, without changing our little part of it first. A hodgepodge of agendas has been …
12.17.2016 A.D. To: Dr. Ben Carson – named by President-elect Donald J. Trump as his desired Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). From: L. A. “Tony” Kovach – Managing Member, Lifestyle Factory Homes, LLC – Publisher of MHLivingNews.com and MHProNews.com. Subject: A Specific Way to Apply Your Goals and Principles that Could Transform HUD …
Those who’ve read this column for years know that your Masthead writer is: Pro-manufactured housing, Believes in a potentially strong future for manufactured housing, Is a pragmatic optimist. The last bullet should be understood this way. The pessimist always sees the dark side, the optimist sees the potential in glowing terms. The pragmatic optimist believes …
Skeptic on DTS Rule Having Much Short-Term Impact on Manufactured Home Lending Read More »
It’s lunchtime somewhere on planet Earth. As reports we’ve done for years – and added more to this past week – there are international stories about factory-built housing. Those business-focused stories – most by our hot, new writer – R.C. Williams – may intersect with U.S. or Canadian businesses that: operate MH Communities (look for …
Manufactured, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry News Never Sleeps Read More »
World War Three could lamentably begin. Global warming (cooling or whatever their latest belief is…) could hit tomorrow, and we could all melt or freeze. ET Aliens could invade Earth, or a huge comet hit us that NASA forgot to mention. Hell could freeze over… …or not. The point of the above is that baring …
Before we dive into our Featured Articles for the month and our headline topic, a sincere tip of the hat to Jim Visser at the Journal. He is going out with head held high, he’s way to the plus side of the ledger and he earned it. Don’t be surprised if more is heard from …
DAAD = Dramatic! Advent! Adventure! December 2016! Read More »
Anyone confident enough to run for the highest office of the land ought to be even more confident that he can dive into fixing what’s wrong at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Among the anti-Trump media outlets that slammed the pick, Slate’s shot began with their headline, a veiled reference to Dr. Carson being …
It’s not Brain Surgery! Dr. Ben Carson Offered HUD Secretary; Push-Back and Cheers Read More »
The article linked below in the Patch suggests some of the reasons why manufactured housing pros – no matter who you supported in the primaries or general election – should be hopeful for positive outcomes from a Trump Presidency. But as or more important is the fact that there are many ways to take an …
A fire was set to a manufactured home in Florida, and anti-Trump graffiti was spray painted on another home, as the Daily Business News report linked below revealed. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway stocks are soaring, along with the broader markets. Buffett said the president-elect deserves the nation’s respect. Here are some of the post-election industry-pro …
MH Industry Post-Election Industry Voices & Reality Checks Read More »
