The Media, Rent Control and Manufactured Home Communities.
Two quick notes before dive into our main topic, The Media, Manufactured Homes Communities and the Rent Control Issue. Note 1: We've received numerous replies on the Captive Finance topic, beyond those...
View ArticleManufactured Housing – Aiming Low, and Missing?
My plan for today's blog post was quite different, I may run the planned one this weekend instead. But looking at the amazing numbers that we have for the registrations for the 2014 Louisville Show, a...
View ArticleArlington National Cemetery and MH DC Talk
The words 'freedom isn't free' can't be more eloquently expressed than when you see Arlington National Cemetery. In and around DC, dead soldiers and dead presidents are among the many monuments and...
View ArticleMH Communities, MHRetailers and You
Let me start with a program note, before diving into MHCommunities, MHRetailers and You. For about two years, Marty and Pat Lavin have been suggesting we visit them on their boat at Miami Beach. My...
View ArticleTerrific Tunica and Magnificent March’s Manufactured Madness!
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...
View ArticleMHARR after Danny Ghorbani and more Manufactured Housing Issues
After an in depth report published yesterday, there won't be a lot of commentary today about Danny Ghorbani, his recent relationship with George Allen and related. We will first pose a question, then...
View ArticleHome of the Brave
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…"...
View Article“…I kill Politicians…”
If you haven't spent time with Rick Robinson, you've missed out on a fascinating gent who is doing fine work lobbying for our industry. I was just reviewing some of the edits from the video we will...
View ArticleSubsidized Housing – Our Secret Enemy?
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,...
View ArticleNew Financing for MH in 2015; Plus DC, Tunica and Louisville Updates
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...
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