Model T in U.S. history and Factory Built Housing

This week (on Sept 27) we celebrated the anniversary of the Model T’s debut in 1908.  It was the first mass-produced car that was considered
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Giant baby steps

It would be difficult to understate the importance of what took place in Washington, DC on September 22nd, when officials from MHI and MHARR met
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Deep in the Heart of Texas

After 3 days in Texas, flying in last night over the nighttime skies of Chicagoland was an amazingly thought provoking experience.  All cities are different,
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A pair of Two Steps, first Texas and then Internet Style!

In case you missed the previous Masthead blog post, I hope to see many of you this Sunday through Tuesday, as we do our Texas
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Texas Sized Tidbits

We will know in the coming months (14 or less) if Texas will be home to the next President of the United States. We know
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Shame on us

It is said that the origin for the following maxim was Scottish born James Kelly; “Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame
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Infinity, Boxer, Buchanan, Gorman, the Media and your MH Employees

Right or wrong – left, center or right – we are all influenced by the media.  We may like or dislike someone in part because
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September 2011 issue Welcome message

September means the busy meeting season is upon us.  Are you going to: Texas MHA‘s, Indiana MHA’s or the NYHousing Association‘s meetings? Please stop and
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Suits for success?

There are times when discussions and lobbying with regulators may reach an impasse.  If the matter is serious, for example, involving very costly matters, what
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‘Oh the times, they are a changin…’ and Manufactured Housing’s murky future

I think it was Bob Dylan’s third album that had the lyrics, Oh The Times They Are a-Changin‘. This is as true today as it
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Let’s not play Dick Tracy

It was not long after this weekend’s “The Emperor has no Clothes” was posted that the questions started coming in. Among the more popular ones:
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Mail Bag, Calls, Tweets, Connections, Glitches and MH News

The number of sign ups for Tweets, Connections (Facebook and/or LinkedIn) for our twice weekly e-mailed news updates grows steadily. These are all great ways
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You can’t make an Omelet without breaking eggs

One of the books on my library shelf bears the intriguing title, “If it ain’t broke, Break it!”. We could talk about sacred cows, or
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Commentary about the National Manufactured Housing Associations

Those who follow this blog know that we have been advocating that Thayer and Danny get their heads together as the respective Presidents of MHI
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Making Manufactured Housing News Pay

A very successful retail center, one of the top 100 in the country, has the following practice that I though was brilliant. Every day, people
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Thayer, Danny are we making progress yet?

Lobbyists know the art of politics is in part about compromise.  Even when strong positions are taken in public, behind the scenes, deals can get
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MHProNews.com – Your Industry Place to Do Business

MHMSM.com is becoming MHProNews.com. Your Industry Place to Do Business. Based on reported statistics, readers like you have created more page views here than MHI,
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Babble-On. Balancing Talking vs Doing in Manufactured Housing News

Babylon.  This is the place were Hebraic tradition tells us that the languages of the world became confused.  Ever since, we have had the issue
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Arrested! Convicted! In Manufactured Housing News

The news last week about the Lochmiller conviction reported in factory built housing Daily Business News should be a wake up call for many. For
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Sneaking a Peek

It’s been a busier than usual weekend here at MHMSM.com central. So we will keep today’s blog post short and sweet. We will be rolling
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Sounding off to resolve Manufactured Housing Industry’s news blues

In recent weeks, we’ve had Marty Lavin, Al Cole and Pat Curran among others sounding off on Industry related issues via our popular Industry Voices
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Conspiracy theories, Fixing Chattel Lending and Manufactured Housing News

Marty Lavin has weighed in on a topic that George Allen, Doug Gorman and others have graced our pages with here at MHMSM.com.  Conspiracy theories
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Manufactured Housing News: Truth or Consequences

What is the truth?  What are consequences?  We are not talking here about Truth or Consequences NM.  We aren’t talking about some old TV game
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An olive branch between MHARR and MHI? In Manufactured Housing News

The headline linked below in yesterday’s MHMSM.com Daily Business News many seemingly lead to a modest news event.  But the symbolic meaning can be far
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Correct twice daily? Intellectual honesty.

You don’t have to be a Democrat to know the wisdom of this Tip O’Neill noteworthy quote, “All politics are local.” We think about things
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Why an Online Ezine is best to Promote an MHIndustry recovery plan

July jumps with sales for many.  Some go on vacations.  Pros get busy, but we are still growing in readers.  Why does readership matter?  Because
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Good Government, Rod Blagojevich and the 4th of July

In the ideal, good government exists to serve the people.  America’s ideal is a representative government, elected by the vote of we citizens. My parents
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Leaders’ and Readers’ comments on MHARR and MHI joining hands on Dodd-Frank reform

When you get a lot of e-comments and calls on an article, it makes a writer think he has hit an important theme.  There is
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Can MHI and MHARR Join Hands on Dodd-Frank for Manufactured Housing’s Future?

It would be nice if we could share a manufactured housing news headline at MHMSM.com that read like this: MHI and MHARR Cooperate on Dodd-Frank
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The Answer May Surprise You! Modular and Manufactured Housing News

What do: •    Government officials, contractors and lobbyists •    MH Business Owners •    Associations •    MH ‘rank and file,’ managers and executives •    Experts interested
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Deal Making in Dodd-Frank’s Shadows over Manufactured Housing News

We have read of late from Marty Lavin, Doug Gorman, industry lender Al Cole and here on this blog about the impact of Dodd-Frank on
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Reading the Tea Leaves of Manufactured Housing News – Out of the ashes, Phoenix Rising revisited

I just reviewed a housing news item for our Daily Business News blog.  In the next decade, we need 16 million new housing units in
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Got a manufactured housing question? Ask an expert!

One of the advantages of publishing an electronic trade journal like www.MHMSM.com (aka www.MHProNews.com) is that over time, you built a list of experts as
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Dodd-Frank Reality Check: What is its true impact on Manufactured Housing?

Those who follow this blog and our www.MHMSM.com trade journal know that we are pro-Industry, solution oriented and believe in the present and future potential
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Mark Twain and the Manufactured Housing Industry

“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” ~ Mark Twain So said the great American author and humorist after reading his own obituary on
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A National Industry Image Campaign Discussion Starter

Industry politics and costs have arguably kept an image campaign to boost sales of manufactured homes from taking place.  But let’s imagine, for discussion’s sake,
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Memorial Day 2011 and the Manufactured Housing Industry

Last year for Memorial Day weekend, we served you a helping of Beyond Burgers, Brats and Buns.  This year we bring you this timely Memorial
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Taking care of business – your business – and manufactured housing news

Taking care of business (every day) Taking care of business (every way) I’ve been taking care of business (it’s all mine) Taking care of business
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Are Manufactured Home chattel finance clouds getting darker still?

Are Manufactured Home chattel finance clouds getting darker still? Attorney and Industry Expert Marty Lavin has sounded off on what ails MH personal property (chattel)
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A Look at Marty Lavin’s Manufactured Housing’s Train to Oblivion

Two topics today.  The second one is an industry pro’s painful experience with local/state officials.  But we will start with… Topic 1:  Marty Lavin’s The
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