Up, Down or Sideways?

As regular readers of MHProNews know, Manufactured Housing has had three steady years of growing production since it hit bottom during the not-so-great recession. While
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Jan 2014 Manufactured Housing Straight Talk

Let's have some common sense reign in the four following points. 1) To sell a volume of manufactured homes, you need financing. 2) To sell
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Manufactured Housing’s New Year’s Resolutions!

Please indulge me for boldly proposing a few things as Manufactured Housing's New Year's resolutions. The only reason to consider this list is because it
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Starting the New Year off Right for MHPros

Happy New Year! As 2013 has now gone into the history books, a new year – 2014 – lies before us like a stack of
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Manufactured Housing 2013 Top 30!

At the end of the day, "the people" decide in so many ways. The powers that be spend time and money getting folks to do
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The King Comes!

On Memorial Day, we remember our veterans. On Labor Day, we pause to thank all the workers. On Mothers Day, we celebrate motherhood and moms
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Manufactured Housing Going Upbeat into 2014!

We promised midweek here on the Masthead to give you something more upbeat this weekend. Let's race through a few items that should liftyourspirits and
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Milestones, 3 Votes and what happened to American Free Speech?

The plan for this weekend's column here is more upbeat, but today we'll look at milestones – good and bad – three votes (not what
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CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s Decision Is Missing the Mark

Among the hottest topics in manufactured housing are routinely those related to financing. We see that keen interest in financing at live industry events, such
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Manufactured Housing – Aiming Low, and Missing?

My plan for today's blog post was quite different, I may run the planned one this weekend instead. But looking at the amazing numbers that
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MH Strikes?!

Fast food restaurant "strikes" were coordinated on 12.6.2013, to draw attention to workers pay and the minimum wage issue. We aren't going to talk about
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Calling Died-Hard Democrats – Obama’s “Perfect Storm” Warning!

There are things like the law of gravity that we can't suspend by mere wish or whim. If I step off the side of the
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Manufactured Housing’s December to Remember

Snow has fallen. Turkey's have been gobble-gobbled. Another Black Friday has come and gone. Christmas shopping is in full swing. Holiday plans are made or
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Thank God for Thanksgiving

This has been a whirlwind year, so Thanksgiving provides a welcome pause for us, our team and no doubt hundreds of millions of others. The
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Tweetable Topics! Keeping it Politically Pithy

An MHIndustry friend was telling me how much fun he was having on Twitter. So to provoke thought, let's share a series of politically pithy
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Manufactured Happiness

There are a number of expressions we get from others, use and enjoy. One of my favorites in our Industry is the phrase, "Living the
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Charles Krauthammer, Things That Matter and Manufactured Housing’s “Cancellation Notices”

His book sits on top of the New York Times best sellers list while he sits in a wheel chair. Millions follow Charles Krauthammer's observations
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5 Holiday Shopping Trends; What do they mean for Manufactured Housing?

Forbes reported recently on 5 trends for the 2013 Christmas shopping season. Let's take a look at those trends, and then see what they may
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Papa John’s Pizza and Manufactured Housing

Most of us have heard the trademark words on TV: "Better Ingredients, Better Pizza. That's Papa John's." Pizza Hut did not take that claim lightly.
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Confidence in Insecurity

We will move 'rapid fire rundown' mode through a series of 7 topics that average 145 words each, which touch your world and professional interests.
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Exclusives! Sam Zell, Terry Decio and Barry Noffsinger headlining Manufactured Housing Pro News in November 2013

What a November! Our 18 Featured Article line up are headlined by: Equity Lifestyle's Chairman Sam Zell, Skyline Corporation's Terry Decio and San Antonio Credit
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Manufactured Housing in Oct 2013 – What’s Hot and What’s Not

Ever wonder what others in the factory built housing industry are thinking about? What captures their attention? Ever wonder why someone does what they do,
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Your Worst Enemy…and Manufactured Housing News/Views

Please clear your mind of all the other stuff and for the next few moments to imagine the following. Someone you know has a "silver
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One Liners: can they help you protect or grow your business?

This column will be posted on hump day, and your scribe is writing this from 36,000 feet. Let's share some thought provoking one liners and
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First Looks at the NCC Fall Leadership Forum, I’m Home and more

The recently concluded National Communities Council (NCC) of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Fall Leadership Forum took a serious stride in living up to its
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Is Your State on this List?

We will do two topics today, the first one defense (protecting your business and profits), the second one about scoring more points (sales). Protecting our
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DJ Pendleton, Mark Bowersox, plus more Manufactured Housing News, Tips and Views

DJ Pendleton is an award-winning state exec and attorney who is deeply committed to advancing the cause of his members and manufactured housing in general.
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MHI 2013 Annual Meeting and “Big Government is Over”

Raise the white flag. Shut your office doors. Empty your bank account while you can. Some industry pros are saying privately it is "all over."
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Crusaders!

If not for the Crusaders, Europe would have been speaking Arabic and Turkish centuries ago. If not for Thomas Edison's incredible gumption to hang in
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Number 5 with Adventure Homes’ Wally Comer, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and the ObamaCare “shutdown”

Our widely popular exclusive interview series continues this month with A Cup of Coffee with…Wally Comer. Wally's frank answers and keen insights are bound to
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The Manufactured Housing Institute’s 2013 Annual Meeting

This weekend will start MHI's annual meeting, held this year in La Costa Resort, September 29 – October 1, 2013 in Carlsbad, CA. This resort
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Can we all get focused, please?

The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) won't say it, because they understandably want to be polite. The state and MHC associations, ditto. So who is going
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MHProNews HQ Moved!

We announced in the ever popular Daily Business News on Labor Day that we would be moving our base of operations (HQ) to Florida. While
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MH Mo Momentum

There are promising developments in manufactured housing and more in the making. We will review in rapid sequence a few of these, such as the
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Manufactured Housing’s ‘Peace Talks’

Manufactured housing is bigger than any one of us who are in it, but relatively small compared to so many other industries. Outreaches and Inreaches
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Through the Looking Glass

In literature, phrases and words can have various meanings. In the case of through the looking glass, it may mean a window, or a mirror.
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In Your Face

There are lots of ways that manufactured housing pros “handle” the fact that they are in this business. Don't get me wrong, we are in
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TEST and Big Number 48!

You'll see what the acronym TEST means below, along with Big Number 48. Let's start with some observations about all the superior September articles you'll
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Dynamic Drew’s Dynamo

The next exclusive “movers and shakers” interview coming up for September in our wildly popular series is, A Cup of Coffee with…Leigh J. Abrams. Drew
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The Media, Rent Control and Manufactured Home Communities.

Two quick notes before dive into our main topic, The Media, Manufactured Homes Communities and the Rent Control Issue. Note 1: We've received numerous replies
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