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Thomas, You’re No Milton (Friedman)
If you are doubting Thomas, perhaps you need to look for Sowell. I enjoyed Thomas Friedman's geo-economic-political OpEd in the New York Times this morning, Follow the Money....
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Eli Wiesel vs. The Manufactured Housing Enemies List
Let's sandwich considerable good news at the start and end of today's Pensées (thoughts) between a pretty challenging – or some would say – an ugly reality. The good news? New manufactured home...
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Showcasing Good News and Correcting Bad News in Manufactured Housing
Let's rat-tat-tat rapidly through a series of 8 brief memos (about 120 words average) designed for industry pros like you. 1) If you are reading this on Sunday, try not to miss some of the positive...
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CFPB, MHI and MH Captive Finance Lending? Like “Screen Doors on a Submarine.”
Their headline was a strong tease. Indeed, there were two Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) representatives at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Congress and Expo (C&E) event last...
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He Who Hesitates is Lost and Manufactured Housing MOmentum!
"The woman who deliberates is lost." in Cato, by Joseph Adler. Let's run through, four quick snapshots of the Mo-mentum found in four industry advancing efforts, plus a positive CBS News video report...
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CBS Reports on good Manufactured Housing news, Plus!
The Manufactured Housing Industry is waking up to the fact that CBS News has given overall positive coverage to our industry, in the form of a Sunday show video report. MHProNews' Matthew Silver's...
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Stumbling ahead? Manufactured Housing, “Doing it Badly”
Let me tag myself before tagging anyone else. Starting with typos – and moving on up to other errors – it is no fun to admit that we make mistakes. Self-proclaimed enemies will likely grab that...
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Lies, Double-Talk and Cover Ups
We all have the right to our own opinions, but we don't have the right to make up our own facts. People sometimes say or do things that can be embarrassing or difficult to walk-back. Rather than 'fess...
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Jumping July! Aware of the Bad, Focus on the Good in Manufactured Housing
Since you, me and everyone of our living friends, associates and acquaintances has both strengths and weaknesses, isn't it amazing how often some focus on the bad rather than the good? Isn't the...
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Manufactured Housing’s Declaration of Independence
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....
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Self Evident Truths and Manufactured Housing
Let’s look at something (1) national in scope that will be surprising to many, and then push on to (2) Manufactured Housing’s own “self-evident” truths. 1) Beginning with a quote: QUESTION: Which...
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CFPB, GAO, HUD, CFED and Manufactured Housing Industry Professionals
Among the “great calls” was a respected CEO who told me that many issues in MH are so complex, it makes the eyes of lots of industry professionals glaze over. The caller asked me to keep things as...
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About Manufactured Housing Industry Leadership – It Needed to be said and...
We won’t run all of the comments on the weekend Masthead about MH industry and MHI leadership. This was one from ‘Steve‘ was one of the funnier ones, so let’s share it: My 2 cents. It needed to be...
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August 2015 in Manufactured Homeville
In August 2009, shortly after the venerable MHMerchandiser Magazine quietly closed, my truly better half and I made the decision to launch an eZine for manufactured housing industry pros. We have a...
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Entrepreneurs November in MHVille 2016
Whatever happens between now and the election, we know that in business, we have to carry on the day after the polls close. We’ve already seen plenty of “Wag the Dog“ tactics in this race, it won’t be...
View ArticleCBS Reports on good Manufactured Housing news, Plus!
The Manufactured Housing Industry is waking up to the fact that CBS News has given overall positive coverage to our industry, in the form of a Sunday show video report. MHProNews' Matthew Silver's...
View ArticleStumbling ahead? Manufactured Housing, “Doing it Badly”
Let me tag myself before tagging anyone else. Starting with typos – and moving on up to other errors – it is no fun to admit that we make mistakes. Self-proclaimed enemies will likely grab that...
View ArticleLies, Double-Talk and Cover Ups
We all have the right to our own opinions, but we don't have the right to make up our own facts. People sometimes say or do things that can be embarrassing or difficult to walk-back. Rather than 'fess...
View ArticleJumping July! Aware of the Bad, Focus on the Good in Manufactured Housing
Since you, me and everyone of our living friends, associates and acquaintances has both strengths and weaknesses, isn't it amazing how often some focus on the bad rather than the good? Isn't the better...
View ArticleManufactured Housing’s Declaration of Independence
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...
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