Financing is the life blood of any big ticket sales industry. Without GMAC or Ford Motor Credit and their counterparts with other automakers, would we see 10 million plus cars sold in the U.S. every year? The entire matter of the SAFE Act, Dodd-Frank and the CFPB's regs are onerous precisely because they so impact …
The words 'freedom isn't free' can't be more eloquently expressed than when you see Arlington National Cemetery. In and around DC, dead soldiers and dead presidents are among the many monuments and reminders of the difficult, tumultuous, yet noble tale of our American Republic. Freedom isn't free, and that includes our economic freedom, which …
Perhaps it's our marketing side of the brain, but we love slogans and tag lines! Arby's slogan from some years back – "Different is Good" – comes to mind on issues touching manufactured housing. We'll do a rapid-fire look at a number of MHIndustry examples of how diffERent iS gOOd. ROC vs. ROC vs. Investor …
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 we may not hit the hoped for level of 60,000 homes produced in 2013, still the growth has been steady. But what will happen now that the Consumer Financial Protection …
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 this vs. that, why? Because those powers need something from we the people. So it is always interesting to see what the professionals – you and your colleagues! – who …
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 are being firmed up. Our friends, industry peers, clients, contacts and colleagues up north remind us why our moving to Florida in advance of winter was a good thing (at …
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 dream!" It is used in reply to, "how are you doing?" It's a pleasure to hear when well said. One that we coined is a question used to open a …
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Manufactured Happiness Read More »
Hot July nights and even hotter days have yielded to August and the frenzy of back to school and so much more. Manufactured housing is still on a general two year uptick in new home shipments. As you will see in some of our August Featured Articles, while there are still plenty of challenges to …
We rarely lack for topics of industry interest to blog about and today is no exception. Sometimes I focus on just one subject, but at times, we simply need to cover a number of items. Today, hang in for a smorgasbord of insights, topics and updates that follows, starting with financing but moving beyond that …
Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize Read More »
To win at chess, you have to have strategy, offense, defense and a strong finish; a solid 'end game.' What and how will you and your business or career be doing a year or more from now? The choices we make today help determine the answer to such questions. Dr. Stephen Covey in his classic …
