Manufactured housing home owners and professionals may be catching some breaks in the recent reports coming out of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This is good, because those owners and we industry pros deserve it. That said, the situation is still in flux and in an ideal world, we'd see the CFPB continue on this …
Zillow reports on a listing by Sotheby's International Realty on a home that reminds us of the 4th of July, because its first owner was a signer of the Declaration of Independence! The photos that follow will all be of that home. Here are snipets from the Zillow report: TUSCULUM –An allee of Zelkova trees …
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Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate are breaking their necks to pass a so-called comprehensive immigration reform bill. The perceived political prize is the future votes of an estimated 11 million Hispanics currently living in the U.S. without proper documents. Without delving into the details or policy, let's ask this question of keen interest …
Odds are good that you've heard some Hollywood type or other celebrity say, “Image isn't everything, it's the only thing.” There is no doubt that a good image helps you, and a poor one harms you. So most professionals in our industry don't need to be convinced that improving our industry's image is a good …
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All too often, politics in our country simply seems frustrating. I routinely meet people – in and out of our industry – who feel that what happens in DC, state or local politics is simply beyond their ability to influence. So they tune it all out. On the other end of the spectrum are those …
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 …
2013 is off to a strong start. Shipments are continuing their two year rise. It seems that Spring Break plus the flurry of March's business activities, including a strong finish for the Tunica Manufactured Housing Show, some of our regular writers needed some time off. Frankly, we could have published a few articles more, but …
If your business is connected with manufactured housing (MH) sales, be prepared to rock and roll in 2013! See the new Looking UP! Industry in Focus report for some eye opening charts and graphs, courtesy of Freddie Mac, that underscore our Industry's rebound while pointing towards more growth. Think about the growing chattel and mortgage …
Thanks to input from a tiny segment of our industry's pros who are thinking about issues like this one, we will focus the spotlight in this column on over $30 billion in potential that ought to belong to manufactured housing. Sadly, it is overlooked to our detriment. Here is the snapshot of the issue: http://www.MHProNews.com/home/industry-news/industry-in-focus/4970-removing-the-blinders …
Over the years, I've had the opportunity to sell and or manage the sales of manufactured homes from a variety of factory builders. Included among those HUD Code Manufactured Home builders was Liberty Homes. I found Liberty to be a fine representation of what quality manufactured home producers can accomplish. So it is with a …
