Recall or view the movie, Tucker. If you do, you’ll get a good sense of how government and big business can often collude to the detriment of all involved. To be sure, big government and big business can and often are allies. After all, how can small businesses best both big brother and any given …
America and Manufactured Housing – Lessons from Hold that Tucker Tiger! Read More »
June 15, 1976. Assembly lines across America echoed the sounds of nail guns and power saws building new homes to strict federal performance standards for safety, energy and durability. The mobile homes of the 1950s to the mid 1970s came to an end through federal legislation passed in 1974. They evolved, becoming something different and …
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Sometimes, less is more. We’ll take that path today with this video of Frank Rolfe and Bob Crawford, who share their views about: Dodd-Frank CFPB Manufactured Housing Finance Regulations Impact on MH owners and buyers – consumers Impact on MH business A new post-production association for retailers, communities and others MHI State MH Associations What …
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Among the calls, emails and messages regarding the various MHI related topics in our new June issue, was this one by a Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member. “Tony, what you reported is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more (that could be reported) about MHI.” Note: the parenthetical comment in the quote …
Tip of the Iceberg – Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Revelations – What’s Next? Read More »
June Justice for Manufactured Home Owners, Professionals, Lenders and Investors Trade media and MH industry news, videos, commentary and reports ought to be a sobering responsibility. There are many topics, challenges and issues ever at play. We strive to bring you balance, insights, facts and more that you may not find anywhere else in MHVille. …
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It’s safe to say that few if any in publishing have brought more rock-solid MH finance related analysis and reports on issues impacting home owners, investors and professionals – including the problems caused by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its director, Richrd Cordray. Tomorrow evening, we’ll have a new video posted with a number …
Preview – Justice in June for Manufactured Home Owners, Investors and Professionals Read More »
Starting in childhood and for years beyond, one hears about, see photos or video from Arlington National Cemetery. Being there in person is very different than all that you see or hear. Row after row of tombstones speak silently about the willingness of some of America’s fittest and finest to lay down their lives, so …
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Financing is routinely a hot topic for pros in MHVille. Recent days are no exception. As we spotlight Titus Dare’s and Ron Thomas Sr.’s respective and popular OpEds, let’s look at a different-yet-related issue. There is a high cost that the MH Industry pays for low volume new home sales. Yes, we are back up …
Let’s machine gun (rat, tat, tat) through some topics today, because there’s a lot going on that impacts manufactured housing pros and our current and prospective customers. 1) We’ll begin with the Democrats, and note that Senator Bernie Sanders refuses to lay down, though Hillary at this point is only a few dozen delegates shy …
MHVille feedback on the news that officials with the GSEs at Freddie and Fannie are telling MHProNews.com that they have no interest in doing chattel lending to fulfill the Duty to Serve mandate of HERA 2008 continues to come in. As MHPros know, this is far from the only financing or regulatory hurdle that the …
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