Odds are, you want more favorable media for manufactured housing. Chances are good you want to learn how to grow and expand your business through favorable marketing, selling more homes and/or positive change management or maybe you want access to financing. Perhaps you are looking for a new manufacturer or supplier. These are some of …
Business growth is often very much dependent on government activity. The right, or wrong, actions or inaction on the part of government can help or harm the business environment. We all know that fact. We know, too, that organization and concerted effort can pay off; this is true of the winner of each and every …
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Engaging Congress on Manufactured Housing Issues
Do you want to grow your business by 400% to 1600%? Want the simple tool to help make this happen? Well, then, please read on!
If you have any connection professionally with Manufactured Housing, these Elephants in the Room impact your business and your firm’s bottom line.
Elephants in the Room and Manufactured Housing
Warning: This blog post is not for the faint of heart or for those who think they can skim and get it all. As an Industry Pro, directly or indirectly, this impacts YOU every day.
In a recent conversation with George F. Allen, I mentioned a discussion topic that Finmark’s Dick Ernst and I shared in preparation for our INdustry in Focus interview with Dick about manufactured home financing. During that conversation, Mr. Ernst used the memorable phrase, “elephants in the room.” Specifically, we spoke about the challenges that lenders and home owners face when resale time comes. “That’s the elephant in the room, Tony, that we as an industry need to deal with.” was the gist of Dick’s revealing statement.
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The Honorable Congressman Joe Donnelly can certainly be described as a friend to the manufactured housing industry. As just some of the evidence for this, consider the following: Two months ago, Donnelly (D-IN), put forward the Manufactured Housing Week resolution in Congress: On June 2, 2010, Congressman Donnelly hosted the manufactured housing finance summit in …
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We are seeing signs of an uptick in Industry home shipments, as reported by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) in recent months. What is the potential of the Manufactured Housing Industry today? What are the factors holding back the sales of manufactured homes? Let us take a brief survey of this timely and important topic. …
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The International Networking Roundtable
Jeff Mishken, Marcus & Millchap. Susan McCarty, Community-Investor.com. George F. Allen, Community-Investor.com. Randy Rowe, Greene Courte Partners. Dick Ernst, Finmark. Thayer Long, MHI. Spencer Roane, Pentagon Properties. Paul Bradley, ROC USA. L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach, Manufactured Home Marketing Sales Management. Don Westphal, Donald C. Westphal and Associates. Joe Adams, The Housing Marketplace. Dr. David Funk, Cornell University. Evelyn Bryant. Ken Rishel, Precision Capital Funding. These are the known names already on the billing for The 19th Annual International Networking Roundtable at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix AZ, Sept 15-17th, 2010.
Manufactured Housing Industry Giant’s Passing
An Industry Giant has died.
A decade ago who would have dreamed such a thing? We stand in requiem to mourn the loss of the manufactured housing giant Fleetwood Homes…
