The five year recovery is real from the bottom hit by manufactured home producers, yet tepid compared to the MH potential. We can cheer every baby step forward, while challenging all to see that we are surrounded by opportunities to grow many times faster than the MH Industry has been. The facts, figures, videos …
Justification June 2015 – The State of the Manufactured Housing Industry Read More »
When something like 2,500 pros come to an industry event, that tells you there is something ‘there’ to see and experience. For those who haven’t gone to an industry event like the recent Louisville MH Show or the rapidly approaching Tunica MH Show, what is it like? What are the take aways and value to …
What You Saw, What You Missed and Can Still Experience Read More »
August. Back to school sales. People in a rush to get their manufactured home before winter sets in. Those end of the summer vacations. Baseball is starting its wind up, while football season is ready to launch. There are plenty of reasons why August is simply AMAZING! Let’s review a few in rapid fire …
Let's begin by stating that those who favor subsidized housing, or other programs for lower income households, routinely do so with “good intentions.” The questions that ought to be asked are many, but we will focus on why manufactured housing professionals ought to sit up and take notice of facts, challenges and “opportunities in disguise” …
Our focus for this column will be facts, opportunities and challenges, so if you want some 4th of July weekend inspiration, you'll find that with: Taking Chance and John Adams on the 4th of July. Let's press onto some eye-opening insights. Just the Facts > The total number of new RVs expected to be sold …
Manufactured Housing’s Declaration of Independence Read More »
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 Summer Meeting Sunday-Tuesday, what should we expect? What should be our hopes following the event? What should we be talking about while there? …
Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) 2014 Summer Meeting Pensées Read More »
Three short topics today – the water's fine! – let's dive in and get started. Home of The Brave… "…Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave? O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave…" Memorial Day is the unofficial start to the summer in the U.S.A.. It is also …
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 …
Post 2014 MHI Congress and Expo, Private Party Report Read More »
Wikipedia reminds us that it wasn't Oliver Cromwell, but William Blacker who said the words "Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry!" Well, U.S. coins and currency still read, “In God We Trust.” Others, as the joke goes, are handled as cash and carry. We will plan an update to our popular report …
Terrific Tunica and Magnificent March’s Manufactured Madness! Read More »
Obviously businesses tend to start little and when successful, they grow. Regrettably, some little things can become big things, as when the proverbial mole hill is made into a mountain. I was listening to comments from someone Danny Ghorbani, President of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform or MHARR, talks with. According to this …
