We are getting details ‘out there’ about the recent Tunica MH Show, and they reflect a growing trend of improvements for our factory-built home industry. We’ll share a video interview that has snippets from the new location for the Tunica Show below, along with a link to facts and figures that are important to all …
MH’s Amazing April 2015 – Navigating Threats, Growing Opportunities Read More »
Winter will soon release her icy grip on much of the nation. The spring “selling season” is rushing upon us. We are picking up 3 minutes a day of light. The Tunica MH Show will be here in a matter of weeks. As you look at the balance of the year 2015, this is a …
MH March-ing, Money, Motivation, Movement, Morality and Matthew Read More »
There are few things more exciting yet stressful than finding a home. There is a powerful impetus for ‘home’ in the majority of mortals. Ballads of home fill the lyrics of songs. They are the stories of books and movies. At the end of the work day, we want to be, homeward bound. Manufactured housing …
A lender who’s firm originated hundreds of millions of dollars in mortgages in December is poised to enter manufactured home (MH) lending. That lender holds a high level management role. Our source has been talking to us for about 2 1/2 years, as part of their expanding their understand of the MH space. He tells …
New Financing for MH in 2015; Plus DC, Tunica and Louisville Updates Read More »
Sometimes what is in the past should stay there. But the flip side of that is that the past is a great resource to learn from. 2014 marks year 5 of the manufactured housing recovery. John Evan at CMHI will tell us in the new 2015 January issue an insightful rear-view-mirror story. What happened to …
Besides the rapidly approaching Louisville Show, all of our other duties, etc., we are swamped with the upcoming new December issue! The December 2014 featured articles will be live on the home page by close of business December 1, 2014. As always, here on the Masthead, you’ll find a handy, full run-down on the new …
The mid-term elections are almost on us. Some say it will be another wave, sweeping Republicans into control of the Senate like the 2010 mid-term gave Republicans control of the House. A close look at some key races suggests that is less than certain, which means turn out is going to be crucial for supporters …
The Appraisal Rule, Manufactured Housing and the Road to Success in 2015 Read More »
There are leaders of companies of all sizes involved in the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Some are huge in MH, others as small as one person and all sizes in between. We routinely get questions related to MHI’s decisions, communications, actions or the seeming ‘absence of action’ which we’ll explore for the next few minutes. …
What is MHI’s and the Manufactured Housing Industry’s Leadership’s Strategy? Read More »
Financing. Affordable housing demand. Regulations. Tiny Houses. Consolidation (wanted and otherwise). RV Industry seeking definition clarifications on “Manufactured Housing.” Opportunities mixed with Challenges. These are just some of the fluid dynamics facing manufactured housing today. Any birth is ‘messy,’ and a breach birth needing a c-section perhaps more so. This comes to mind as industry …
The Messy Manufactured Housing Industry Re-birthing Process Read More »
It is self evident that: customer satisfaction, input from the market, knowledge from experts and veterans from inside and outside the industry passed onto industry professionals, are all necessary elements for the growth and advancement of manufactured housing. Would Apple be as huge as they are today if they lacked happy customers, insights into the …
Removing the Blinders – The Profitable Power of more Knowledge Read More »
