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 »
“Cool Cal Coolidge” once said to a group of journalists that: “After all, the chief business of the American people is business.” This is often misquoted as ‘The business of America is business,’ explains Robert Dies, who brings that topic into focus in an interesting article, linked here. Dies cites longer excerpts from that president’s talk, …
Independent Business Survey, MH and the American Political Climate Read More »
Days before the start of the New York Housing Association’s 65th Annual Meeting, word was circulating in manufactured housing industry circles about challenges arising from controversial statements and positions taken by George Moorehouse, a NY Department of State Code Enforcement Official. To grasp the flavor of the issues that have stirred MH industry members and …
Sparks Fly as NY SAA for HUD Code Manufactured Housing meets with Industry Members Read More »
The waves along the Atlantic coast at Boca Raton have been up since the blood moon, said Greg. Greg is one of the beachside resort attendants at the Waldorf Astoria hotel that’s the parent to the Boca Raton Resort and Club where the MHI annual convention was held. A meeting attendee by the shores opined …
Making Waves, New Officers, Awards plus Ire and Fire at MHI Annual Meeting Read More »
Before we get down to Taking Care of Business in MH, let me first note the following. In the middle of October, we’ll mark the 6th anniversary launch of what we now call MHProNews.com. In this issue, you’ll find quotable quotes from industry leaders and professionals who say in their own words, why this …
Taking Care of Business – Manufactured Housing Industry – October 2015 Read More »
6 years ago, the our first issue went live on our home page in the middle of the month. Over time, we moved the issue ‘launch’ or ‘go live’ date on Featured Articles up, until it starts as it does currently around the first of each month. Because there is so much to do digitally …
The Evolution of Manufactured Housing & October 2015 Issue Read More »
We’re in a nation and world living in critical times. Ensconced in the cocoon of our big screens, tablets, smart watches, phones and social distractions, images of millions of refugees from the Middle East may seem as surreal as a Dali painting. The moorings of our nation’s constitution were slipped years ago. We awakened to …
