Public policy and the media impacts business, domestic and international affairs. How policy is influenced by the news can be done in many ways. Influencing the narrative the mainstream or social media carries to the public often drives sentiment one way versus another. The ISIS bombing in Paris and the Syrian/Middle Eastern refugee crisis are …
The apparent Muslim terrorists who struck Paris are the visible consequence of a variety of festering factors. Pre-attack anti-immigration sentiment has been rising in Europe and here in the U.S.. Don’t be surprised if that sentiment spikes in France and elsewhere after this terror event. Any who thinks the mass killings in the French capitol …
It’s axiomatic that you and anyone else will see various things differently. Of course you will. Even twins have differences. So when there is a string of attempted deals for a group of MHCs, and one after another unravels, one must ask, why? Frank Rolfe and his associates’ alleged efforts to do a big deal …
Once again, we’ve been contacted by a Chinese firm, exploring the U.S. and North American market. Published reports and input from other sources both suggest that China’s industrialized builders ship their idea of modular units to some 80 different nations. Most every continent, save Antarctica, has seen Chinese housing plays; many include ‘industrialized housing,’ as …
Chinese MODs to U.S., Europe? Threat or Opportunity for MH Builders? Read More »
“Facts are always better than dreams. Facts provide accurate perspective of your current reality. A leader absolutely cannot make a series of good decisions without first confronting the brutal facts!” Mark Cundiff – Learning to Lead – provides a synthesis of what Jim Collins and his team of university-level researchers published in the acclaimed business-book, …
Manufactured housing is awash in documented opportunities. Yet we are advancing at only a snail’s pace. Why? This Nettlesome November 2015, we’ll explore what some people think is part of the problem, while ironically others see the same thing as a key part of the solution. Associations – perhaps most notably MHI – draws considerable …
Nettlesome November – Egos, Associations, Media and an Overly Sensitive Industry? Read More »
Before we dive into our main theme, a note that the Carlyle Group has just announced a $150 million dollar deal. You’ll see this covered in the read-hot Daily Business News blog. So the MHC consolidation trend moves on, and Carlyle increases their footprint in MH. That said, let’s move onto our main mid-week Masthead blog …
Carlyle Scores plus Mad as Hell – America and MHVille Read More »
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. One of our thousands of faithful readers sent me the attached scanned copy of prior Manufactured Housing Institute President, Chris Steinbert’s ‘farewell’ …
Chris Steinbert’s Farewell – Manufactured Home Industry – Then and Now Read More »
We’ve had so many other newsy items lately, we thought it best to hold this pending MHC deal until now. Apparently, some 50 (+/-) MHCs are in play. Word on the street is that Frank Rolfe and company have a CA with Asset Development Group (ADG/Home Source One), a portfolio that has been hanging there …
Another Big MH Deal? + Warren Buffett, Grabbing Nettles Read More »
Let’s start in reverse order from our headline. After well over two decades with Zeman Homes, Dee Pizer is stepping away from the CEO role, which will be assumed by Jeff Fannon. Zeman is one of the industry’s largest MHC operations, and our sources tell us they are now looking to expand beyond their upper …
Changes of the MH Guard – Nathan Smith to Tim Williams; Dee Pizer to Jeff Fannon Read More »
