In the wake of recent columns on captive finance, regulatory over-reach and related topics, some have thoughtfully taken the time to reminded me there is a strong streak of independence among many manufactured housing pros, especially so among business owners. They are telling me, they are NOT 'head in the sand.' Rather, they opt to …
We saw about a week ago how rapidly the Senate moved to pass their so-called comprehensive immigration reform bill, with the political prize being the votes of Hispanics, some 11 million of whom now live in the U.S. without proper documents. Next, watch as the Congress races to pass legislation to help the estimated 6 …
The word fraternity is derived from the word fraternal. Wikipedia says: A fraternity (from the Latin frater: "brother") is a brotherhood, or a fraternal organization. In ancient times, fraternal – brother – meant 'kin' and in many societies it was understood in a gender neutral (male and/or female) fashion, that went well beyond immediate siblings. …
We will save the international segment of this message for later, but don't think that means it's a footnote. The international factory builders and investors have their eyes on us and the North American housing market. That is important to know. So too is the association piece, so let's start with that before we weave …
MHARR Message, Associations, China, Japan, Russia and You Read More »
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 »
There is a hunger for information among many manufactured home community owner/operators (CO/Os). In numerous states, land lease communities make up the majority of their state association's membership. Certainly when you look at MHI, the number of land lease communities members far outnumbers those who are involved in "street retailing." The community owner/operator (CO/O) hunger …
I understand the theory behind the book entitled, It Takes a Village (to raise a child). Without parsing or endorsing the volume or its author, let me segue to the idea that in times like these, It takes an Industry for individual businesses or organizations to be successful. Some will take issue with that idea. …
Our new issue for June will go live by the end of this week. So you still have time to catch up on all the great May Featured Articles, before they go into the archive. It looks like we may nudge past the April record in readership in May. With thousands of new visitors (industry …
We are starting a series of videos and photos here on The Masthead blog, entitled "Live from Washington, D.C. 2012" 2/26/2012 2/26/2012 Opening statement of Richard A. Jennison 2/26/2012 Richard A. Jennison giving his bio. 2/26/2012 2/26/2012 2/27/2012 Honorable Tom Davis R-VA 11th, 1995-2008 2/27/2012 Brad Shechtman with American Mobile Home Communities 2/28/2012 James McGee, …
