Former President Barack Obama recently said something relevant to the nation. But it was particularly and profoundly insightful to manufactured housing professionals. According to the Hill, “Former President Obama said in an interview that Fox News viewers and NPR listeners are living on different planets in terms of what news they consume. “If you watch Fox …
It should go without saying that the readers of MHProNews span the political, economic, religious, gender, ethnic, and other spectrums. That means there are some that will love a statement they read on X (fill in the blank on what X is), while others oppose that same statement on X. Still others with a furrowed …
“The X Factor” – Manufactured Housing’s Surprising Solution$ Read More »
Let’s be frank. As nice as a roughly 15% growth of 2016 over 2015 is, manufactured housing could be several times larger than its current annual shipment rates. The Trump Administration which is touting more pro-business postures, offers the manufactured housing industry an amazing opportunity. Will the free enterprise solutions to the affordable housing crisis …
Frank, Frustrations, and Free Enterprise February in MHLand, 2017 Read More »
Whatever happens between now and the election, we know that in business, we have to carry on the day after the polls close. We’ve already seen plenty of “Wag the Dog“ tactics in this race, it won’t be a surprise if we see it again. The 2016 race has been a wild ride, right? Whoever …
The front lines of the struggles for affordable housing are a routine backdrop to the news, tips and commentary found on MHProNews. Our industry’s professionals know the solution is hiding in plain sight. What’s next? How does that message advance more broadly into the public sphere? No one can fix or accept what is overlooked, ignored or …
Obstacles and Opportunities in Affordable Housing – October 2016 Read More »
We as an industry have the superior solution, and while we’re collectively growing nicely, manufactured housing is still just a fraction of its former production levels. ICYMI (in case you missed it), that relatively low level of production is both a threat and an opportunity in disguise. Reality Checks Divisions have always been a part …
Superior September 2016, How Manufactured Housing Can Do It Better Read More »
In a perfect world, many federal programs that now exist would end, and the manufactured housing industry would see a tremendous growth as a result. That said, the maze of federal programs and bureaucracies that now exist – and tragically waste hundreds of billions of dollars a year – more realistically could be slowly wound …
“Leaked Documents” – Influencing the Manufactured Housing Industry Conversation Read More »
“There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.” – Warren Buffett “Superficiality is the curse of the modern world.” ― Matthew Kelly There are both keen truths and potent tensions between the two quotes above. The subject is easy, but we’ll avoid an overly superficial look at the …
40 Years of Manufactured Housing, 240th Birthday for America, July 4, 2016 Read More »
Other than being dead, hospitalized or tending to those in those scenarios, almost any excuse will do. – Need to walk the dog. – Hate the cold, snow. – Need to fund that deal. – That’s two days you could be selling, etc, etc.. The successful and success-seekers in MH – from the Midwest and …
The apparent Muslim terrorists who struck Paris are the visible consequence of a variety of festering factors. Pre-attack anti-immigration sentiment has been rising in Europe and here in the U.S.. Don’t be surprised if that sentiment spikes in France and elsewhere after this terror event. Any who thinks the mass killings in the French capitol …
