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." "There is not enough time," and "we don't have enough grass roots action and votes" to get the "Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act" – aka HR 1779 – passed. …
MHI 2013 Annual Meeting and “Big Government is Over” Read More »
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 there for some 10,000 failed efforts before he succeed at making an electric light bulb, you would have gas or candle light in your house. If not for the courage …
Zillow reports on a listing by Sotheby's International Realty on a home that reminds us of the 4th of July, because its first owner was a signer of the Declaration of Independence! The photos that follow will all be of that home. Here are snipets from the Zillow report: TUSCULUM –An allee of Zelkova trees …
Historic Home and Manufactured Housing’s 4th of July Read More »
My parents wanted to take us kids to Washington, DC back when we were living in Upper Darby, PA, just outside of Philly. We made it to Longwood Gardens in Kenneth Square, PA. We made it to Atlantic City and their famous board walk on the shores of New Jersey. But seeing Washington, DC (District …
Right about now, many are wondering who or what an Emily Goode Smorgasbord is? Well, you know that a smorgasbord is a buffet style sampling opportunity. We will cover a number of topics in rapid fire sequence, the first of which is Emily Goode. There is a good reason why we have left Jan Hall's …
One of the most successful leaders in our industry expressed grave concern Tuesday in San Antonio for our country if Barack Obama retains the White House. Closely paraphrasing, 'Today, 47% are getting a government check, in 4 more years will it be 54%? When that happens, we will be a one party country?' I spoke …
Please repeat after me. Boulevard locations, developers and most land lease communities are or ought to be Manufactured Home Retailers. Retailers today come in all shapes and sizes. What was true yesterday is there for us to learn from. But the world we live in today is very different than 5, 10 or 15 years …
You don’t have to be a Democrat to know the wisdom of this Tip O’Neill noteworthy quote, “All politics are local.” We think about things happening (or not) in Washington, D.C. Certainly huge issues are at play in the Capitol – Dodd-Frank’s impact on manufactured housing finance or the publishing of the SAFE Act’s Final …
