The boom in the energy sector in parts of Texas, North Dakota and Ohio has led to a jump in sales and opportunities in manufactured housing. That is not a new pattern, as when I first entered manufactured housing, the oil industry in Western Oklahoma was drawing souls from the rust belt to the Bible …
There are four new records in manufactured housing we will review in rapid succession. Record # 1, YES! Communities has just hit their new record for number of communities and sites. This was accomplished via the major acquisitions they announced, linked above. Congratulations to all at YES! for their accomplishment. As we have been saying …
Matthew Silver in our Daily Business News department reported on what ought to be one of the many reasons manufactured housing professionals ought to be jeering and cheering at the same time. If you didn't read the article: http://www.MHProNews.com/blogs/daily-business-news/affordable-housing-in-short-supply/ please do so before continuing. Because the 'read between the lines' message is that we in …
The Holidays are about homes, hearths and hearts. As you sip your favorite beverage, let's think about the days getting longer, hearts growing stronger and the Light that guides the wise who seek. Let me acknowledge and thank you and all who make this trade media platform possible: our sponsors, featured writers and MHProNews.com and …
The manufactured housing industry has seen a significant level of change at the national level. There are new faces at the state association level too. So a general look at the topic of leadership makes sense. Leaders come in all personality types and styles. Let's look at a sampling of quotes from Think Exist and …
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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 …
As a former student of the University of Oklahoma, I can tell you about the year that Arkansas University kicked our cans in football before a national audience. Lou Holtz was their head coach. Holtz had benched two of his starters for rules violations, just before the big game. OU fans were smiling at that, …
The rear view mirror isn't our focus when we drive. But danger may lurk from behind when driving, so we ignore the rear view mirror at our own peril. Or as historian philosopher George Santayana said: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana A variation on Santayna's gem is this: Those who …
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 …
The Manufactured Housing Institute's (MHI) new president and CEO, Richard A. "Dick" Jennison, is now more than half way through the customary 100 day honeymoon period given to incoming executives. How is he doing? Let's look. Jennison made his first public appearances in Washington DC during MHI's Legislative session. Unable to make the Great Southwest …
