As the pro football season approaches its climax, it is easy to think about the long passes that result in big gains or a touchdown. But one of the most interesting strategic plays is the screen pass. The defense seems to be closing in on the quarterback, the linemen seem beaten, and when ideally executed, …
From Townhall: "Herbert E. Meyer served during the Reagan administration as special assistant to the director of Central Intelligence, and vice chairman of the CIA’s National Intelligence Council. He is widely credited as having been the first senior official to predict the fall of the Soviet Union." In an interview with Meyer, one of the …
Matthew Silver in our Daily Business News department reported on what ought to be one of the many reasons manufactured housing professionals ought to be jeering and cheering at the same time. If you didn't read the article: http://www.MHProNews.com/blogs/daily-business-news/affordable-housing-in-short-supply/ please do so before continuing. Because the 'read between the lines' message is that we in …
The Holidays are about homes, hearths and hearts. As you sip your favorite beverage, let's think about the days getting longer, hearts growing stronger and the Light that guides the wise who seek. Let me acknowledge and thank you and all who make this trade media platform possible: our sponsors, featured writers and MHProNews.com and …
Zig Ziglar famously observed: "You can get everything out of life that you want, if you help enough other people get out of life what they want." Giving is a way of Getting. We could express this in Mother Theresa terms or in purely secular terms of utilitarian self interest. That the Mother Theresa method …
Financing is the life blood of any big ticket item industry. Ours is no exception. We hear about the fiscal cliff that faces our nation early next year. But how much are we hearing about the "fiscal cliff" – the impact on financing – that could also hit our industry by late January 2013? When …
We will cover what's up and coming below, but let's start with the notion that everything takes time. How long does it take to make a decision? Just a moment. But we know from experience that some consider – or procrastinate – for days, weeks, months or years on a decision. Why can some decide …
Multiple topics today, let's start with manufactured home financing, and move on from there. Financing An association executive thoughtfully updated me on the percentage of manufactured home loans being made via chattel financing. Personal property (chattel, home only) loans are now hovering in the 70-75% range of all manufactured home financing. This is up from …
We've all heard from the media that apartments have high occupancy since the conventional mortgage/housing bubble burst. The area of construction that often dominates the conventional housing news is multi-family rentals, ie: apartments. Still, apartments experience turn-over, and the multi-family pros have a strategy they are using to enhance retention and increase referrals. When this …
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Our new issue for June will go live by the end of this week. So you still have time to catch up on all the great May Featured Articles, before they go into the archive. It looks like we may nudge past the April record in readership in May. With thousands of new visitors (industry …
