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Beyond Thanksgiving, Reflections on Scandals, Fears, Reform, Prayer, Conversion

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There is so much that tens of millions of Americans, and our industry, have to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. There are also so many threats, scandals, and possible disruptions of our society, industry, and the world, that this Thanksgiving ought to be a time for knee-mail, vs. email. Scandals, lies, deception, threats, murders, smears …

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Andy Gallagher, “Ousting” Pam Danner, MHI, Clayton’s RVP, WVHI – “Transparency”

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First, the readers digest version, then the details. Last week, the WVHI sent out their newsletter with a column apparently written by their co-president, George Gunnell.  Gunnell is an RVP for Clayton Homes.  That article and others in the same newsletter indicated that MHI wanted Pam Danner ousted from her role at HUD. That’s not …

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7 Things – > 300 Words – Every Manufactured Housing Industry Professional, Investor Should Know

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Every professional should have a sense of the industry’s history; how manufactured housing evolved from trailer houses, to mobile homes, to modern manufactured homes. It’s proven profitable! You can begin that survey of manufactured home history, linked here. Every manufactured home pro should understand how to explain and defend the truth about the industry. You …

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“Wag the Dog,” “Obscene Profits,” Maturing, News & You

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Professionals, politicos, social, organizations, and people all at times try to shape or spin the news. It’s been so for thousands of years. Just as there are knowable truths in all aspects of life, so too there’s truth to be discovered in probing the – Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How – driving events, …

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“The X Factor” – Manufactured Housing’s Surprising Solution$

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It should go without saying that the readers of MHProNews span the political, economic, religious, gender, ethnic, and other spectrums. That means there are some that will love a statement they read on X (fill in the blank on what X is), while others oppose that same statement on X. Still others with a furrowed …

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MH Lending, FEMA and False Profits (and False Prophets)

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Question. Where the manufactured home industry’s profits in the mid-to-late1990s, false or real? When money is earned, it can be spent. So it may seem odd to discuss profits as “false.”  As anyone who’s watched the movie Scarface knows, crime is a business. It may be illegal, but it’s business.  The risk/reward equation for a …

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Socialists, Communists, Capitalists, Clarity, Smear, Truth, and “Kissing Ass”

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Stating the Obvious for clarity. It’s complex world, where the agendas are often hidden or disguised. It isn’t always easy to know the truth on a subject. In manufactured housing, that’s also the reality.  Knowing the truth can be challenging. We’ll get to the he headline later, but for now, please let me note the …

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Ignoring the Obvious, the Road to More Rewarding Manufactured Housing Future

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Several dozen manufactured housing industry professionals witnessed first-hand when Rick Robinson – Sr. VP and General Counsel to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) – after his ‘Washington briefing,’ said “Tony, I will not be taking questions from the press.” Why would MHI’s Robinson avoid pro-industry media questions? Why would Robinson take a question from the …

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Cong Keith Ellison, Others Accuse Clayton Homes, Berkshire Hathaway Lenders, MHI of Monopolistic, Racism, Steering, Predatory Lending, and More

“When testifying in front of the House Financial Services Committee, Kevin Clayton, CEO of Maryville, Tenn.-based Clayton Homes and head of the Manufactured Housing Institute…” – HousingWire. “Mobile home [sic] loans and borrowers are different. Clayton Homes dominates the industry. Clayton charges borrowers of color a lot more. Clayton targets borrowers of color and steers …

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