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Manufactured Housing History! Manufactured Homes Turns 40-End of Mobile Home Era

June 15, 1976. Assembly lines across America echoed the sounds of nail guns and power saws building new homes to strict federal performance standards for safety, energy and durability.  The mobile homes of the 1950s to the mid 1970s came to an end through federal legislation passed in 1974.  They evolved, becoming something different and …

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Chinese MODs to U.S., Europe? Threat or Opportunity for MH Builders?

Once again, we’ve been contacted by a Chinese firm, exploring the U.S. and North American market. Published reports and input from other sources both suggest that China’s industrialized builders ship their idea of modular units to some 80 different nations. Most every continent, save Antarctica, has seen Chinese housing plays; many include ‘industrialized housing,’ as …

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Thought Control Revolt? Something’s Wrong, and Americans Know It

America is great, but a number of things are notably wrong in the Republic. Recall that all problems are opportunities in disguise, and we’ll tie dis-ease together with our profession shortly. Thursday, I sent Bill O’Reilly at Fox the following: Bill, If the KY clerk is going to be arrested for not enforcing the SCOTUS …

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Serious September – Manufactured Housing Industry Newsmakers, Reports, Articles and Interviews

Serious September 2015. It could just as easily be named, how to Scale Success, or Sliding Sideways September.  Which of the later two it will be depends on how each of us views and responds to events and opportunities.  Before outlining our STRONG Serious September Featured Articles and Interviews line up, let me explain what …

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The Appraisal Rule, Manufactured Housing and the Road to Success in 2015

The mid-term elections are almost on us. Some say it will be another wave, sweeping Republicans into control of the Senate like the 2010 mid-term gave Republicans control of the House. A close look at some key races suggests that is less than certain, which means turn out is going to be crucial for supporters …

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About Manufactured Housing Industry Leadership – It Needed to be said and Written

We won’t run all of the comments on the weekend Masthead about MH industry and MHI leadership. This was one from ‘Steve‘ was one of the funnier ones, so let’s share it: My 2 cents. It needed to be said and written. Most responses are like a “Stockbroker” quote, “Past Performance is NOT indicative of …

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The Messy Manufactured Housing Industry Re-birthing Process

Financing. Affordable housing demand. Regulations. Tiny Houses. Consolidation (wanted and otherwise). RV Industry seeking definition clarifications on “Manufactured Housing.” Opportunities mixed with Challenges. These are just some of the fluid dynamics facing manufactured housing today. Any birth is ‘messy,’ and a breach birth needing a c-section perhaps more so. This comes to mind as industry …

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Not Knowing and Manufactured Housing’s Future

We are over 4 years into manufactured housing’s recovery. But individually and collectively, we can do better. It’s axiomatic. None of us “don’t know what we don’t know.” Our experiences, knowledge and beliefs either advances or limits us. One reason networking at industry events plus reading or viewing the experiences of others moves one ahead …

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