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Industry Voices – To Tell the Truth – Fair and Balance

Truth matters.  We all have the right to our own opinions, said Daniel Patrick Moynihan, but we don’t have the right to our own facts.
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Media Wars, MH Industry and Pros Like You – In Case You Missed It (ICYMI)

When speaking at live industry events, one of my favorite questions for attendees is this. By a show of hands, how many of you think
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The Latest Unforced MHI Error

Let’s begin by stating the obvious. We have and do support the good things that MHI does. But to paraphrase what Teddy Roosevelt said, it
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Sources Backing Off, But Troubling MH Issue Looms

Two brief topics and some programming notes for today. First, more than one source has given MHProNews feedback on a new, looming issue that is
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Superior September 2016, How Manufactured Housing Can Do It Better

We as an industry have the superior solution, and while we’re collectively growing nicely, manufactured housing is still just a fraction of its former production
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MH Community Closures, Industry Impact, Sides of the Coin

There are states like Florida that have community closure laws.  Those laws can work like this. So much money may be set aside to help
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Defining, Refining Manufactured Homes and Systems-Built Housing

We either define ourselves, or others will define us, often to our industry’s and homeowners’ detriment. People are entitled to their own opinion, but they’re
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Zoning, Regulation and Manufactured Housing

Before diving into our headline topic, for our non-manufactured housing professional audience, please note some fascinating news briefs on the Daily Business News (one of
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“Leaked Documents” – Influencing the Manufactured Housing Industry Conversation

In a perfect world, many federal programs that now exist would end, and the manufactured housing industry would see a tremendous growth as a result.
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Manufactured Housing Image – Progress at Last?

In reviewing Realtor.com’s manufactured housing report that was picked up by FoxNews and reported in the Daily Business News, a stark reality has to be
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Overcoming The Triple Threat

Perhaps you’ve known or experienced a smear campaign. Hold that experience in mind, as we boil down the triple threat and how it must be
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Tijuana Taxi, Manufactured Housing, What’s Here, Coming and Pros Like You

An industry buddy of mine remarked with a smile that our newsletters – prior to about 2 weeks ago – reminded him of a Tijuana
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Celebrating MHPros Careers and Contributions

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
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American August in MHVille 2016

In business and all other aspects of life, honest words and good deeds matter. The Ten Commandments include prohibitions not to lie, steal or cheat.
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DNC Cheers Hillary, Sanders Supporters Protest “Rigged System” – Industry Perspective

Every Democratic or Republican presidential convention for the past few election cycles have been pretty orchestrated affairs; the formalities of voting, speeches that tout the
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Clinton Cash – “Devastating” Video

Your profession and our industry are obviously a small subset of the nation.  We could mention Dodd-Frank/CFPB, HUD policies, DOE, the so-called ACA, taxes and
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The Sight of Blood

“This is a big boy game. You get into the process, you will get hurt, you will see your own blood. I tell people all
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Beyond #NeverTrump, #NeverHillary-Bottom Line MHPro Realities

What type of country do you want the USA to be? Are you or most happy with the direction things are going in America today?
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Chris Matthew’s on Donald Trump’s VP – Gov Mike Pence

The conventions are looming.  The general election is essentially upon us.  If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video could be worth
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Warren Buffett, Manufactured Housing News & Advancement

Warren Buffett famously said that he makes “no apologies” for the lending practices of Berkshire-Hathaway’s manufactured housing division. In fact, as MHProNews has covered, Buffett
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Dallas, Death, America and MH – Solutions are about Sound Principles + Accountability

The shocking deaths of 5 offices in Dallas doesn’t compensate for the loss of 2 black lives at the hands of officers in LA and MN.
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Correcting the Record – MHI, Jennison and Gooch

There are those who believe that certain MHProNews articles and my editorials or analysis on the “MHI Housing Alert” sent out by MHI’s Lesli Gooch
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40 Years of Manufactured Housing, 240th Birthday for America, July 4, 2016

“There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.” – Warren Buffett “Superficiality is the curse of the modern
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Manufactured Housing Meat and Potatoes

The basics of manufactured housing – its meat and potatoes – would be the selling, siting, supplying and servicing of more new and existing HUD
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Lender Says MH Loan Option Hidden by MHI President, Manufactured Home Sales Lost

“Politics is really about the story you tell and getting the people on your side.” — Julie Pace – Chief White House Correspondent for the Associated
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There Ought to be a Law

We’ve all heard the expression, “There ought to be a law.” Really? If laws were the only thing necessary to create goodness in people, then America
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America and Manufactured Housing – Lessons from Hold that Tucker Tiger!

Recall or view the movie, Tucker. If you do, you’ll get a good sense of how government and big business can often collude to the
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Manufactured Housing History! Manufactured Homes Turns 40-End of Mobile Home Era

June 15, 1976. Assembly lines across America echoed the sounds of nail guns and power saws building new homes to strict federal performance standards for
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Video Viewpoints-Bob Crawford + Frank Rolfe on New, Existing MH Associations

Sometimes, less is more. We’ll take that path today with this video of Frank Rolfe and Bob Crawford, who share their views about: Dodd-Frank CFPB
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Tip of the Iceberg – Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Revelations – What’s Next?

Among the calls, emails and messages regarding the various MHI related topics in our new June issue, was this one by a Manufactured Housing Institute
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June Justice for Manufactured Home Owners, Professionals, Lenders and Investors

June Justice for Manufactured Home Owners, Professionals, Lenders and Investors  Trade media and MH industry news, videos, commentary and reports ought to be a sobering
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Preview – Justice in June for Manufactured Home Owners, Investors and Professionals

It’s safe to say that few if any in publishing have brought more rock-solid MH finance related analysis and reports on issues impacting home owners,
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America First – Memorial Day – Arlington National Cemetery

Starting in childhood and for years beyond, one hears about, see photos or video from Arlington National Cemetery. Being there in person is very different
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MH Sales Analysis – Beyond Low Credit Scores

Financing is routinely a hot topic for pros in MHVille. Recent days are no exception. As we spotlight Titus Dare’s and Ron Thomas Sr.’s respective
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Bernie, Hillary, Donald and Manufactured Housing – Dodd-Frank, Regulations Plus HUD and DTS Revisited

Let’s machine gun (rat, tat, tat) through some topics today, because there’s a lot going on that impacts manufactured housing pros and our current and
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Manufactured Housing Financing, Regulatory Issues and Beyond

MHVille feedback on the news that officials with the GSEs at Freddie and Fannie are telling MHProNews.com that they have no interest in doing chattel
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The GSEs – Just Say No to Duty to Serve = DTS

One of the take aways from off-the-radar discussions in Vegas was this. The GSEs – Government Sponsored Enterprises of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac –
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A Different Way to Explain the MH Regulatory Lending Challenges

There are no easy or perfect ways to explain a complex issue to someone else. If there were, a K Street Lobbyist would be using
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2016 MHI Congress & Expo–Manufactured Housing Institute-Photo Recap Report

Let’s change things up on reporting today by using more photos than words, as we let these pictures walk you through elements of the 2016
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Mischief, Mayhem, Marvel, More in May for MHVille? 

Our industry has its routine mix of events and news: ranging from good, interesting and some troubling, as we roll into May 2016. 1) There
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