2014 was yet another up year, with more increases in new MH home shipments. HR 650 has ‘dropped. ‘ The Louisville MH Show was up again. That’s all good news, but are we hitting our potential? Honest two word reply? ‘Not even!’ With the final number for 2014 now in, we know we are up five …
Super Bowl Sunday afternoon, and it’s MH – not the pre-game shows – that are on my mind. Most of this just finished-week has been occupied with post-Louisville Show catch up and trade show related conversations and messages. For the factory-homebuilders, MH Retailers and MHCommunities, lenders, venders, suppliers, associations, investors and aficionados reading this, many …
Humility, Reality, Goal Setting and Manufactured Housing 2015 Read More »
The 2015 Tunica Manufactured Housing Show is 2 months away, and most of the same highly praised business building seminars showcased at last week’s Louisville Show will be available in Tunica. If you just couldn’t make this Louisville Show’s business building educational seminars, the 2015 Tunica Show will feature much of the same presentations, panel …
Accessing Praised MH Business Building Education Read More »
The final numbers are NOT yet in, and won’t be until Monday at the earliest. But MHProNews has learned that an estimated: > 1600 plus total attendees, > plus over 800 exhibitors > yields some 2400 total, with an increase in every category of attendee from the official flash report. Flash Feedback With the HUD …
2015 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show Flash Report Read More »
“Please, oh, please just leave me alone to my little corner of the world. I just want to be able to sell a few houses and try to keep my park full, that’s all.” So said one community owner at an MH industry meeting, as he emotionally spoke about the impact of regulations on his …
MH Community (MHC) owner, Hall of Famer and MMHF Chairman Ron Thomas Sr. says there is a hunger in the ranks of MHPros for knowledge. We happen to agree. For those in the MHC world who are within a day’s drive or flight of Louisville, KY, if you want great insights from real-world veterans who …
Manufactured Home Pros and Community Owners-Management Unite for Better Performance! Read More »
A lender who’s firm originated hundreds of millions of dollars in mortgages in December is poised to enter manufactured home (MH) lending. That lender holds a high level management role. Our source has been talking to us for about 2 1/2 years, as part of their expanding their understand of the MH space. He tells …
New Financing for MH in 2015; Plus DC, Tunica and Louisville Updates Read More »
If the long range forecasts are right, there will be a hot time in chilly Louisville, KY in just under two weeks! The Crowne Plaza is booked solid, but there are other hotels nearby. Combined with record and still rising post-2010 pre-registrations, the signs are good for the 2015 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show. For the …
MH Hot time in ColdTown! Plus Tornadoes, Legal Actions, and more… Read More »
As we begin a new year, the word heard in manufactured housing circles is “cautious optimism.” Sure, there are some who think MH is dying, while others think we are going through a trying rebirth. There are those who think that depending upon what the industry does or fails to do we could go either …
Manufactured Housing News, Tips and Views – Jumping January 2015 Read More »
Sometimes what is in the past should stay there. But the flip side of that is that the past is a great resource to learn from. 2014 marks year 5 of the manufactured housing recovery. John Evan at CMHI will tell us in the new 2015 January issue an insightful rear-view-mirror story. What happened to …
