"The woman who deliberates is lost." in Cato, by Joseph Adler. Let's run through, four quick snapshots of the Mo-mentum found in four industry advancing efforts, plus a positive CBS News video report and more! Our industry has an amazing array of perspectives, frustrations, opportunities, hesitations and advances. Ideas are great, but they must be …
He Who Hesitates is Lost and Manufactured Housing MOmentum! Read More »
Their headline was a strong tease. Indeed, there were two Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) representatives at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Congress and Expo (C&E) event last week in Las Vegas. It was hardly an 'invasion.' Indeed, we knew the week prior to Congress and Expo that the pair had registered and paid to …
CFPB, MHI and MH Captive Finance Lending? Like “Screen Doors on a Submarine.” Read More »
Let's rat-tat-tat rapidly through a series of 8 brief memos (about 120 words average) designed for industry pros like you. 1) If you are reading this on Sunday, try not to miss some of the positive media we can gain from the Cavco/Palm Harbor entry showcased on TV this evening. NBC's "American Dream Builders" is …
Showcasing Good News and Correcting Bad News in Manufactured Housing Read More »
Let's sandwich considerable good news at the start and end of today's Pensées (thoughts) between a pretty challenging – or some would say – an ugly reality. The good news? New manufactured home shipments continued to rise, in spite of all the legal head winds and the worst U.S. winter in decades. New Capital is …
Eli Wiesel vs. The Manufactured Housing Enemies List Read More »
If you are doubting Thomas, perhaps you need to look for Sowell. I enjoyed Thomas Friedman's geo-economic-political OpEd in the New York Times this morning, Follow the Money. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/opinion/friedman-follow-the-money.html?emc=edit_th_20140402&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68933348 The analysis is fascinating, but the conclusion is flawed. Thus the quip, Thomas (Friedman), You're No Milton (Friedman). Just one pearl as an example. “So that …
Why are millions of more autos and trucks, Hundreds of thousands of more conventional houses and some five times the numbers of RVs sold annually than Manufactured Homes? The answer is both simple, and complex. "A man who stops advertising to save money, is like a man who stops the clock to save time." – …
For all the noise being created from an office in DC and Indy, you'd think the famous 500 series race-cars were roaring; but they're not. We will park that thought for now, and before looking at a "manufactured housing fairy tale," briefly survey what's truly advancing in our industry, including: the 2014 Tunica Manufactured Housing …
Manufactured Housing’s Fairy Tales vs. Roaring Ahead Read More »
There is a great column by Zig Ziglar this month, that provides a true to life story about "adding zeroes" that thousands of pros in a Manufactured Housing need to read and heed. Why are we at 60,000 new homes shipped in 2013? Could – and more important, should – we add a zero to …
Adding Zeroes and Fact based Challenges to the MH Status Quo Read More »
Wikipedia reminds us that it wasn't Oliver Cromwell, but William Blacker who said the words "Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry!" Well, U.S. coins and currency still read, “In God We Trust.” Others, as the joke goes, are handled as cash and carry. We will plan an update to our popular report …
Terrific Tunica and Magnificent March’s Manufactured Madness! Read More »
Obviously businesses tend to start little and when successful, they grow. Regrettably, some little things can become big things, as when the proverbial mole hill is made into a mountain. I was listening to comments from someone Danny Ghorbani, President of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform or MHARR, talks with. According to this …
