Great journalists, pundits, and attorneys often reveal the gift of being able to summarize developments in a manner others might miss. There are forces and conflicts in our nation as well as in our industry and profession that are coming to a head. Cavco’s William “Bill” Boor told Congress last month that the manufactured home …
In response to the exposé published on Saturday 7.29.2023 about Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) CEO Lesli Gooch’s recent and stunning remarks, an outraged and frustrated Manufactured Housing Executives Council (MHEC) member contacted MHProNews. “You [MHProNews] should crucify Gooch,” for saying, said that MHEC member. “To my knowledge, the GSEs have never used the may vs …
Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) in national research on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), reported the following to the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). The MHARR media release, shown below, will be followed by some additional information, MHProNews analysis and commentary in brief. FOR …
A systematic look at each of the headline topics will frame the good, bad, and possibly ugly that merits a nuanced and information-packed investor, professional, and public official alert about Cavco Industries in general, and specific communications regarding the issues that follow with Cavco’s Mark Fusler. What follows logically has broader implication beyond Cavco (NASDAQ:CVCO), …
One of the great pleasures here is to spotlight the careers and contributions to the industry of notable MH Professionals. In the recent RV/MH Hall of Fame induction ceremony, a ‘class’ of 10 new inductees into the Hall was the highlight of their gala event. Every year, the class has 5 from the RV …
Let's review some facts about the Manufactured Housing Institute's (MHI) just completed 2014 Congress and Expo at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, by the numbers: Most exhibitors since 2007 Most attendees since 2008 (some 952, 'the real number' per MHI's President, Dick Jennison) Overall positive energy and feedback. We use the word 'overall' because there …
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Ecclesiastes* 3:1-9 says there is To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a …
A breath of fresh air passed from Washington, DC to the parts of the country tuned into manufactured housing related issues. HUD notified Congress on March 5th of the appointment of Pamela Beck Danner, JD, as the new Career Administrator for their Manufactured Housing Program. MHI sounded off publicly on March 6th with their welcome, …
What does it take to get manufactured housing to advance? What follows are 4 quick looks at very different aspects of how manufactured housing is already 'Roaring Ahead' and how we can continue to fuel the two year rise of new home shipments. 400% growth Imagine if the traffic at your manufactured home sales center …
You never know who will call or email, or what it is they will want to sound off, ask or talk about. Early on in the MHProNews saga, we required logins to do certain functions. One night, our IT manager let me know who was scoping it all out. It read like a curiosity moved …
