In August 2009, shortly after the venerable MHMerchandiser Magazine quietly closed, my truly better half and I made the decision to launch an eZine for manufactured housing industry pros. We have a vision of what we launched as being the virtual first step in creating platforms that would inform and inspire innovation that would lead …
Let’s start by tipping the hat to: > Manufactured Home (MH) Retailers who are selling homes at the best rate in years; > MH Communities, that are watching their occupancy rise; > MH (and modular) Builders who are producing homes with astonishingly few consumer complaints; > Suppliers, service, installers and associations that day-by-day do …
Manufactured Housing Industry – What’s Our Most Important Product? Read More »
Let’s take 5 to thank the manufactured housing association leaders who have already sounded off in public on The Hill’s Congressional blog’s “read hot” manufactured home lending expose of the harmful reality of CFPB regs and the holes in CFED’s policy positions. The list of public comments from others in MH also are coming in …
Red Hot Hill on Expanding Manufactured Home Lending Read More »
I’m picturing a manufactured home community owner who was standing at the entry door in the back of an association meeting. He looked stunned, bewildered and lost. When asked, he tried to express to me his frustration, and sense of helplessness, over federal finance regulations that hit his business. He’d served MH owners and buyers …
Our focus for today won’t be the wisdom or merits – pro or con – for the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) imposed Appraisal Rule for manufactured housing that are going to be required on all High Priced Mortgage Loans (HPML). Rather, we will do a review of the information available for those thousands …
New CFPB Mandated HPML Appraisal Rule for Manufactured Housing effective July 18, 2015 Read More »
I finished what was supposed to be an hour call after 100 minutes. The gent on the other end of the call wanted to continue on the conversation. We agreed to talk again next week. He’s a successful real estate broker, so he knows his market. The more we spoke, the more enthusiastic he sounded …
The New Breed? The Next Gen of Manufactured Home Pros? Read More »
In any profession, successful people do what the unsuccessful can’t, didn’t or won’t do. The successful see opportunities which those with more limited vision or who lack a given expertise might miss. To inform and inspire, let’s look at a snapshot provided by the infographic that follows, and share some analysis. The National Association of …
How High Can Modern Manufactured Home Sales Go? News, Report, Statistical Analysis Read More »
Ten days from today, the CFPB imposed appraisal rule for manufactured housing goes into effect. There are those who suggest that this is a consumer protection. That reminds me a bit of the Ronald Reagan punch line, “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you.” First, for those who aren’t among the thousands …
CFPB Imposed Appraisal Rule for Manufactured Housing Looms, July 18, 2015! Read More »
To consider the current business and political climate, let’s reflect during this 4th of July weekend on the path which brought us here. The fight for American Independence was long and bitterly fought. The conflict with the British began in 1775 and did not end until 1783. American colonists were divided on the issue of …
As regular readers know, the first Masthead blog post of the month is devoted to ‘introducing’ the Featured Articles on our MHProNews.com home page. Every month, we list them all, and this month will be no exception. There are times when a theme emerges or is planned for a given month. Last month, it was …
America’s and the Manufactured Housing Industry’s Crossroads, July 2015 Read More »
