I received a message recently from a respected industry executive. In part, the message stated that 30% of all Fair Housing complaints come from manufactured housing rentals in communities, even though the industry has only a small fraction of the overall U.S. rental housing stock. This matters to us all, because negative news – like …
Executive Concerns, plus 4 BIG Manufactured Housing Exclusives! Read More »
Okay, not everyone will be as blown away by this report as our inner circle and close supporters are, but let me outline below why you and others in manufactured housing should be! The top two articles so far in May on MHProNews are as follows: MHProNews.com/home/featured-articles/may-2013/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics/5417-a-cup-of-coffee-with-michael-evans MHProNews.com/home/featured-articles/may-2013/137-financing/5418-manufactured-home-mortgages-perform-as-well-as-other-mortgages Through the first part of May 7, …
National MH Issues, including Meeting of Successful Retailer's, focus on enhancing Business Growth We have two national manufactured and modular home topics to look at, and they are very much inter-related! The historic Drake Hotel in downtown Chicago is the source for one manufactured housing industry news item below, and Phoenix, AZ is …
A nice snapshot of the hospitality and class shown during my trip last week to New York would start at the airport. A limo from the resort was arranged for my pick up. The resort’s room was great, as was the view and the meeting facilities. At each stage, with each meal or meeting …
Hospitality & Class; Power for Manufactured Housing Professionals Read More »
Many have thoughtfully shared there feelings and reflections on Thayer Long’s departure as the President of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) with us. Those reflections below are followed by another key topic on Industry Professionals’ minds; namely, who and what’s next at MHI First the Farewells to Thayer, in the order in which they were recieved: “Thayer …
Big Names Bid Thayer Long Farewell & What’s Next for MHI? Read More »
It would be difficult to understate the importance of what took place in Washington, DC on September 22nd, when officials from MHI and MHARR met jointly with HUD officials, as reported Friday in our Daily Business News. Given the often tenuous and rocky history between these two key trade groups representing manufactured housing’s various interests, …
Attention getting headlines vs. a true analysis. This sums up what many in the factory-built home world believe is the heart of the issue with the IBISWorld report on the ‘top ten dying industries’ in America. IBISWorld named manufactured home dealers as one of the top ten, and publications such as The Atlantic , Huffington …
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In our Friday edition of the Factory Built Housing Industry News at Noon, we featured stories from Canada and the United States, including our daily Market Watch report on manufactured housing stocks. My focus for this post is the part of the News at Noon that recapped the Wall Street Journal’s recent article on the …
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