Blaise Pascal, who penned the original Pensées (French for 'thoughts'), would likely be disappointed in part of what follows; for that this scribe takes full responsibility. As we approach the 2014 MHI Summer Meeting Sunday-Tuesday, what should we expect? What should be our hopes following the event? What should we be talking about while there? …
Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) 2014 Summer Meeting Pensées Read More »
We all have the right to our own opinions, but we don't have the right to make up our own facts. People sometimes say or do things that can be embarrassing or difficult to walk-back. Rather than 'fess up and try to make things right, at times a smoke screen is rolled out instead. There …
Each new monthly set of 'featured articles' brings a variety of pearls and gems. Thanks to true experts, interviews and featured writers, we've never had a new issue that was an embarrassment – they all have terrific talent exposed – but some say there are issues that are more eye popping than others! The June …
Manufactured Housing’s Red Hot news, tips and views pros can use in June 2014! Read More »
Three short topics today – the water's fine! – let's dive in and get started. Home of The Brave… "…Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave? O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave…" Memorial Day is the unofficial start to the summer in the U.S.A.. It is also …
Let me tag myself before tagging anyone else. Starting with typos – and moving on up to other errors – it is no fun to admit that we make mistakes. Self-proclaimed enemies will likely grab that sentence out of context, and flash it around online or by email to their 'supporters.' That's okay, because it …
Stumbling ahead? Manufactured Housing, “Doing it Badly” Read More »
The Manufactured Housing Industry is waking up to the fact that CBS News has given overall positive coverage to our industry, in the form of a Sunday show video report. MHProNews' Matthew Silver's Daily Business News (DBN for short) article on that topic is found at the link below. Please read it, watch the video …
CBS Reports on good Manufactured Housing news, Plus! Read More »
"The woman who deliberates is lost." in Cato, by Joseph Adler. Let's run through, four quick snapshots of the Mo-mentum found in four industry advancing efforts, plus a positive CBS News video report and more! Our industry has an amazing array of perspectives, frustrations, opportunities, hesitations and advances. Ideas are great, but they must be …
He Who Hesitates is Lost and Manufactured Housing MOmentum! Read More »
The editorial plan here is always subject to change, and last night's "Industry Voices" guest post deserved more than a passing nod, before we dive into the MH Industry's 'glass ceiling' and more. We don't know what we don't know. Duh, right? But we are often trapped – and thus limited – by what we …
Their headline was a strong tease. Indeed, there were two Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) representatives at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Congress and Expo (C&E) event last week in Las Vegas. It was hardly an 'invasion.' Indeed, we knew the week prior to Congress and Expo that the pair had registered and paid to …
CFPB, MHI and MH Captive Finance Lending? Like “Screen Doors on a Submarine.” Read More »
Most adults know the metaphor, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water." We will look at applications of that and the following in a few moments. Decades before the remake, the original movie "Cheaper by the Dozen" had a delightful message of efficiency and staying the course, even in the face of losses, …
