Catching a Break?
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...
View ArticleMHI 2013 Annual Meeting and “Big Government is Over”
Raise the white flag. Shut your office doors. Empty your bank account while you can. Some industry pros are saying privately it is "all over." "There is not enough time," and "we don't have enough...
View ArticleManufactured Housing in Oct 2013 – What’s Hot and What’s Not
Ever wonder what others in the factory built housing industry are thinking about? What captures their attention? Ever wonder why someone does what they do, or fails to do something? The answers to...
View ArticleCalling Died-Hard Democrats – Obama’s “Perfect Storm” Warning!
There are things like the law of gravity that we can't suspend by mere wish or whim. If I step off the side of the cliff or building without safety gear, a chute or glider wings, no amount of wishing...
View ArticleCFPB Director Richard Cordray’s Decision Is Missing the Mark
Among the hottest topics in manufactured housing are routinely those related to financing. We see that keen interest in financing at live industry events, such as seminars that take place at the...
View ArticleDistressed Signal, Heart Break and Bouncing on Floors
There are so many things that make this a fascinating industry and a routine joy to be involved in. There are also tales of heart ache and heart break. Let's preview and surf some current manufactured...
View ArticleDC Talk – Inside the Beltway – 2014
A mix of nervous anticipation and professional motivation is internalized and moves me to go to Washington this Sunday through Tuesday for the annual Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Winter Meeting...
View ArticleWhy Stop a Clock?
Why are millions of more autos and trucks, Hundreds of thousands of more conventional houses and some five times the numbers of RVs sold annually than Manufactured Homes? The answer is both simple, and...
View ArticleManufactured Housing Institute (MHI) 2014 Summer Meeting Pensées
Blaise Pascal, who penned the original Pensées (French for 'thoughts'), would likely be disappointed in part of what follows; for that this scribe takes full responsibility. As we approach the 2014 MHI...
View ArticleAmerica’s Secrets Revealed and MH
Secrets. Media reports tell us Chinese Communist hackers get them from business and government. Edward Snowden revealed secrets. Some secrets are meant to be kept, others ought to be outed. The secret...
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