Among the “great calls” was a respected CEO who told me that many issues in MH are so complex, it makes the eyes of lots of industry professionals glaze over. The caller asked me to keep things as simple as possible, so more ‘get it,’ and based upon improved understating, they can act properly. To …
CFPB, GAO, HUD, CFED and Manufactured Housing Industry Professionals Read More »
Sources tell MHProNews there are visible and not-yet-visible changes in process that relate to activities in Arlington, DC and manufactured housing in general. 1) Potentially billions from capital investors continues to pursue manufactured housing communities (MHCs), that’s not new. But what may become public knowledge in the next few months – that would signal a …
Literally Historic Changes are In Process In Manufactured Housing Read More »
We are over 4 years into manufactured housing’s recovery. But individually and collectively, we can do better. It’s axiomatic. None of us “don’t know what we don’t know.” Our experiences, knowledge and beliefs either advances or limits us. One reason networking at industry events plus reading or viewing the experiences of others moves one ahead …
Pithy quotations from great minds have the power to cut-to-the-chase and may force us to think in new ways. Let’s look at this quote from George Bernard Shaw, and apply it to manufactured housing professionals. We need to celebrate all those who have survived and/or jumped and have advanced in Manufactured Housing since the Great …
Manufactured Housing Pros – Do You Like What Your Getting? Read More »
While good or helpful MH news stories are growing in number, why are we still so often the housing of last resort? Ignorance and poor experiences are “the Twins” holding factory-crafted home builders, retailers, developers, communities and all who service and supply them from reaching new record sales levels. These “Negative MH Twins” exist among …
Don’t miss out on opportunitie$ all around you! We hear from a variety of manufactured housing professionals, that too many MHPros are under-informed about the multi-billion dollar potential implications of the local, regional or national news we see or hear daily. So for the next week – 8 days – while Matthew Silver is …
Eye Opening, 8 day Manufactured Housing “Opportunitie$ in the News” Test Read More »
There are times when industry veterans understandably ask us one or more elements of the following, given the: U.S./Mexico border crisis, the “recession,” the FEDs pumping dollars into the system to keep stocks and the economy going, Ferguson – MO, China, Russia, ISIS and radical Isalmists, drug wars, the war on coal, DC gridlock, an …
The Big Picture, MH Puzzle Pieces and More New Manufactured Housing Home Shows? Read More »
The following 7 bullets are all actual headlines, a small sampling of their kind from this week. Suspected arsonist charged in car, mobile home fire HEMET: Son charged in parents’ deaths at mobile home park Armed woman barricaded at Castaic mobile home park Boy struck after trio flees mobile home park Des Moines trailer fire …
MH Death and Disaster, It’s The Other Image Campaign Read More »
We all do it. Mistakes have been, are and will be made daily. Even billionaires make them, but what sets them apart from us (besides their account balances) is the fact they strive to learn from mistakes. It’s obvious from our eMail bag and calls that some of you love Marty Lavin and his witty …
The Panama Canal impacts your life on a routine basis, even when you don’t realize it. Wikipedia says that in 2008, 14,702 vessels went through the canal, carrying a total of 309.6 million tons of cargo. That cargo includes the clothes, electronics, coffee, tea and others products in grocery, department stores or sold online. No …
