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 …
We’ve heard for some time the whispers about the now announced closure of U.S. Bank’s indirect manufactured housing lending program. To protect sources, we’ve been unable to do more than hint before today about what is now a done deal. We didn’t have a date, but knew it was ‘coming.’ What does this mean for …
Bank Vault Door Closes on Manufactured Housing Lender Read More »
As the headline implies, this brief intro to our monthly line-up of featured articles isn’t about environmental or energy policies, as important as each may be. Rather, we’re using a metaphor of releasing nuclear energy in a way that will be productive, or we risk energy that is destructive instead. Darlington Nuclear Generating Station – …
Nuclear November 2014 – Energy or Explosions for Manufactured Housing? Read More »
The Appleton, WI Post-Crescent pointed out a state issue with national MH Industry implications. Pittsville Homes shut down operations this summer after 40 years of building modular homes. The steep drop in manufactured and modular home sales in WI was the theme of the Post-Crescent report. The Wisconsin Housing Alliance’s (WHA) Amy Bliss nobly put …
Post Crescent – Factory-Built Home Industry Struggles, and National Concerns Read More »
Before describing the allegedly pending billion-dollar MHC deal, let me express the reason to discuss this at all. Manufactured housing is on a four year new home shipment incline, but we are still at historically low levels. As the Wisconsin Housing Alliance (WHA) Executive Director, Ross Kinzler, noted near the close of the Federated States …
Is a Billion Dollar + Manufactured Home Community US-Canadian deal hanging fire? Read More »
Perhaps you are a manufactured home (MH) retailer, and you want to compare the latest homes, loans, products and services available in your market. Maybe you are an MHCommunity operator, and you are tired of chasing aging used homes and those repos that still need thousands in updates, and then have no warranty when you …
We rarely lack for topics of industry interest to blog about and today is no exception. Sometimes I focus on just one subject, but at times, we simply need to cover a number of items. Today, hang in for a smorgasbord of insights, topics and updates that follows, starting with financing but moving beyond that …
Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize Read More »
Richard A. "Dick" Jennison is having his first anniversary as MHI's (Manufactured Housing Institute) President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer). It was just before the 2012 Legislative session that Dick Jennison came on board and was introduced to members at that session. The year has gone by quickly! Happy anniversary, Dick. Glad our industry hasn't …
Like you, I'm a reader. There are a wide array of resources I get daily, in and out of our industry: tech, sales, business, political, marketing, news, other publications and all the good reads that folks like you send me via email. Such reading is on top of doing my work, of course. The column …
Driving Innovation for Companies and the Manufactured Housing Industry Read More »
Some eight centuries ago, a keen thinker observed to his associates that hoarded seed rots. That was a pithy way of saying, get to work, spread your seed, nurture it so it may yield its crop. Is the hoarded seed of our manufactured housing industry rotting? If so, what are we doing about it? When …
