We as an industry have the superior solution, and while we’re collectively growing nicely, manufactured housing is still just a fraction of its former production levels. ICYMI (in case you missed it), that relatively low level of production is both a threat and an opportunity in disguise. Reality Checks Divisions have always been a part …
Superior September 2016, How Manufactured Housing Can Do It Better Read More »
In a perfect world, many federal programs that now exist would end, and the manufactured housing industry would see a tremendous growth as a result. That said, the maze of federal programs and bureaucracies that now exist – and tragically waste hundreds of billions of dollars a year – more realistically could be slowly wound …
“Leaked Documents” – Influencing the Manufactured Housing Industry Conversation Read More »
An industry buddy of mine remarked with a smile that our newsletters – prior to about 2 weeks ago – reminded him of a Tijuana taxi. When I asked what he meant by that, he explains that they were “colorful.” Color has the advantage of catching the eye, and oftentimes for holding someone’s interest. That …
Tijuana Taxi, Manufactured Housing, What’s Here, Coming and Pros Like You Read More »
In business and all other aspects of life, honest words and good deeds matter. The Ten Commandments include prohibitions not to lie, steal or cheat. In Acts, the Apostle Peter dramatically shows believers that reality as they witness a man and his wife die, one by one – for the error of deliberately misleading and …
Warren Buffett famously said that he makes “no apologies” for the lending practices of Berkshire-Hathaway’s manufactured housing division. In fact, as MHProNews has covered, Buffett made a spirited defense on several occasions regarding the sensationalist – and some say politically motivated attacks – on Buffett’s Clayton Homes by writers Mike Baker and Daniel Wagner, published …
Warren Buffett, Manufactured Housing News & Advancement Read More »
“There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.” – Warren Buffett “Superficiality is the curse of the modern world.” ― Matthew Kelly There are both keen truths and potent tensions between the two quotes above. The subject is easy, but we’ll avoid an overly superficial look at the …
40 Years of Manufactured Housing, 240th Birthday for America, July 4, 2016 Read More »
“Politics is really about the story you tell and getting the people on your side.” — Julie Pace – Chief White House Correspondent for the Associated Press At an MHI meeting in 2015, Lesli Gooch and a room full of industry professionals were introduced to a proposal about how good storytelling could enhance MH lending regulatory …
Lender Says MH Loan Option Hidden by MHI President, Manufactured Home Sales Lost Read More »
One of the take aways from off-the-radar discussions in Vegas was this. The GSEs – Government Sponsored Enterprises of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – are being as polite as they can to our industry, but they have have clearly said they have no intention to offer chattel lending on manufactured housing. Support for lending …
Let me briefly point out that my truly better half’s article on the presidential candidates had already drawn thousands of readers from around our industry, and is getting attention from outside MH nationally too. As of last night, The Gateway Pundit and over 600 others news and political commentary sites have picked it up. This morning, …
Amazing April Showers Attention for Manufactured Housing Pro Issues Read More »
Friday February 19th was a long, long day – but it went by quickly. We were doing a video shoot at a true mobile home park. I say ‘true,’ because most of the homes there were pre-HUD Code homes – so they were properly called mobile homes – dozens of which have been nicely updated. …
Profitably Shifting the Mobile and Manufactured Home Paradigm Read More »
