At times many tire of the long string of ‘bad news’ that seems to flow endlessly towards our Industry from Washington DC, our state capital or locally. Many working in our businesses today never knew the glory days of the late 90s, when 372,000+ manufactured homes were sold by HUD Code builders in 1998. Even …
Kicking a Man Who Is Down and the Manufactured Housing Industry Read More »
The monthly stats are in for Manufactured Housing shipments. They have declined again. A double digit drop. In our premier issue in 2009, we featured the message, “I’m madder than hell and I am not going to take it any more!” That was a famous refrain from the 1976 movie Network. If you do not …
It is Thursday morning as I start writing this blog. We just sent out our twice-weekly emailed newsletter. Already we have received posted comments on Associations, besides those that come in by phone or email. Click here for one Disqus comment posted by an unhappy camper, and click here for one on the other side of the discussion …
Tapping the Negative Energy, Associations and Manufactured Housing News Read More »
1. March Madness Have you seen our burgeoning Calendar of Events? ? There are Industry Shows galore in March and April as state and national associations across the country sponsor Home Shows and Expos with Trade and Public Days. In 2010, it would have seemed madness to think that some Shows, cancelled because of the …
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Learning from others. We can learn from those in our Industry, or from those outside of manufactured housing. We can learn from people who ‘do it right’ in our business as well as from those who ‘do it wrong.’ What is needed? A willingness to learn in the first place. This isn’t news. Some people …
Learning from others, including those we don’t like, and Manufactured Housing Read More »
This may sound for a few moments to be about me, but really the example that follows is more about your neighbor down the street, across town or across the country. So please hang with me, as this is about our Industry and your role and future in this business. If you read some of …
Being Pigeonholed, the Wall Street Journal and Manufactured Housing News Read More »
Ever watch a spine tingling movie? Ever know someone with curvature of the spine? Ever glance at the catchy title on the spine of a book? Get a spine for manufactured housing success! The wisdom of the ages is found in the written (and spoken) Word. Reading or listening to such wisdom and applying it …
Protest all you will that Valentine’s Day is simply a Hallmark construct and not a national celebration, but it colors the month red without a doubt for men and women of all ages across the country. Whether the relationship is newly budding or long established, close up or across the miles, we take time to …
What Do You Love About The Manufactured Housing Industry? Read More »
On a regular basis, calls and messages come in from across the country – and internationally as well – regarding some comment, idea, content, a question, thank you or critique. We tend to get more high fives than pans in these messages, but let me stress that all are welcome and encouraged. For a few …
Being Heard: Manufactured Housing and Factory Built Construction Media Read More »
For those who read this blog closely, you recall the recent book review of Jim Collins’ bestselling book, Good to Great. The book was the result of five years of university-level study by some 21 researchers, drilled down into one volume. Good to Great was a scientific approach, not a collection of opinions. The book …
BHAG, SIB-KIS, Dominate Your Local Market and the Manufactured Housing Revolution Read More »
