{"id":11592,"date":"2016-05-02T09:02:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=11592"},"modified":"2016-05-02T12:47:04","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T17:47:04","slug":"mischief-mayhem-marvel-more-in-may-for-mhville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/mischief-mayhem-marvel-more-in-may-for-mhville\/","title":{"rendered":"Mischief, Mayhem, Marvel, More in May for MHVille?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Our industry has its routine mix of events and news: ranging from good, interesting and some troubling, as we roll into May 2016.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"manuf-2214088509\" class=\"manuf-content manuf-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3870480136270376\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3870480136270376\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">1) There is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/175\" target=\"_blank\">serious plant show being done by Clayton Homes in AL<\/a> during this same week that MHI&#8217;s Congress and Expo is set for Las Vegas. I love industry home shows, so it would be great to go and see the plant show, but other prior commitments take me to Vegas; and it will be interesting to see if any on-or-off-the-radar sparks fly during C&amp;E. Time will tell.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">2) Our sister-site will be sharing a new video report, beyond the latest one now live on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mhlivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHLivingNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. \u00a0Regarding the one that just went live, this is another <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>foundational video<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> for establishing just how well built &#8211; engineered! &#8211; modern manufactured homes are.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11594\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11594\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/FoundationalDefined-Dictionary-com-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-com-.png\" alt=\"FoundationalDefined-Dictionary-com-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-com-\" width=\"478\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/FoundationalDefined-Dictionary-com-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-com-.png 478w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/FoundationalDefined-Dictionary-com-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-com--150x37.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Foundational defined by Dictionary.com.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Your feedback on the <strong><em>Inside MH<\/em> <\/strong>video interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/possible-american-dreams-engineer-skip-vanzant-on-evolving-u-s-housing\/\">engineer <strong>Skip VanZant<\/strong> linked here<\/a> and on the image below is welcome. Shared with interested parties who are still on-the-fence housing shoppers, this video will no doubt open some eyes of those who want good reasons to justify investing in a new manufactured home.\u00a0 It could also prove useful with public officials, and of course, the media in your market(s).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11595\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/possible-american-dreams-engineer-skip-vanzant-on-evolving-u-s-housing\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11595\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PossibleDreamsEngineerSkipVanZantonQualityAffordableHousingEvolution-MHLivingNewsivingNews-660x330.jpg\" alt=\"PossibleDreamsEngineerSkipVanZantonQualityAffordableHousingEvolution-MHLivingNewsivingNews-660x330\" width=\"660\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PossibleDreamsEngineerSkipVanZantonQualityAffordableHousingEvolution-MHLivingNewsivingNews-660x330.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PossibleDreamsEngineerSkipVanZantonQualityAffordableHousingEvolution-MHLivingNewsivingNews-660x330-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PossibleDreamsEngineerSkipVanZantonQualityAffordableHousingEvolution-MHLivingNewsivingNews-660x330-575x288.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The<a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/possible-american-dreams-engineer-skip-vanzant-on-evolving-u-s-housing\/\"> latest<strong> Inside MH<\/strong> video on popular MHLivingNews.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">3) That upcoming video report (noted in 2a) that touches on an MHI related topic is in production, and has information hiding in plain sight that could cause some heartburn in Arlington, VA. We&#8217;ll likely let C&amp;E conclude before publishing and spotlighting that festering issue, which will immediately be obvious to anyone who closely follows MHI &#8216;alerts.&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of course this post signals those on staff who are involved in a sensitive matter the opportunity to think things through. That would be just fine with us. Because,<em> it&#8217;s the course correction that&#8217;s needed in Arlington<\/em> \u2013 achieved one way, or another &#8211; that&#8217;s what matters most on this topic. We&#8217;d rather they change course with no drama &#8211; via their own &#8216;mea culpa&#8217; &#8211; than to have to spotlight their latest unforced error. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Either way, the video will be produced, published and again, what they do in response, time will tell.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>4) The costs for the MH Industry<\/strong> over the years for game playing coming from the DC metro has already been too high. At times, I think back to what JD Harper in AR wanted to do a few years ago, pondering his floated concept. Likewise, I ponder the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mhidea.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHIdea.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0initiative, that created a website, but did not go farther. Would an association for retailers and communities apart from MHI make sense, given the history of the last decade or so?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10623\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10623\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MHEC-logo-ManufacturedHousingExecutivesCouncil-postedMHProNews600x204-com-.png\" alt=\"MHEC-logo-ManufacturedHousingExecutivesCouncil-postedMHProNews600x204-com-\" width=\"600\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MHEC-logo-ManufacturedHousingExecutivesCouncil-postedMHProNews600x204-com-.png 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MHEC-logo-ManufacturedHousingExecutivesCouncil-postedMHProNews600x204-com--150x51.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MHEC-logo-ManufacturedHousingExecutivesCouncil-postedMHProNews600x204-com--575x196.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State and Community Executives are doing important things and are getting some of the positive attention and credit that their work so richly deserves. While national associations meet with DC based regulators, policy advocates, Congressional staff or members, its the state and community associations and their members who are the &#8220;boots on the ground&#8221; that makes it all happen. MHEC logo is their property, and is shown for editorial purposes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>5) MHEC<\/strong> (Manufactured Housing Executives Council) is a reality, and in many ways MHEC state and community association members are those who do much of the heavy lifting with Congressmen, Senators and their staffs. Those MHEC touches are then also engaged by lobbyists and staff working for MHI or MHARR in DC. The grass roots &#8211; state\/community association &#8211; efforts are thus critical to advance any industry initiatives in Washington, DC.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What is obvious is that the MH Industry&#8217;s agenda in DC is moving ever so slowly&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8230;and that costs our industry billions a year, which in turn means a company like yours is losing your pro-rata share of those dollars.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Election 2016<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We keep one eye on the primaries for POTUS headlining towards the two major parties respective summer conventions. Each of the Democratic hopefuls are very pro-Dodd-Frank. The remaining Republican candidates would modify or repeal Dodd-Frank. Anyone who pays close attention to the impact of Dodd-Frank, SAFE Act, HUD, DOE et al in DC knows that real reforms are needed that could save taxpayers billions while earning our industry billions more and obviously benefiting the public too. That&#8217;s a win-win, save in the often topsy-turvy world of the federal government. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It would be no surprise if Donald Trump wins in Indiana, the race between Clinton and Sanders seems closer, with Clinton on paper ahead, but Sanders within striking distance. \u00a0Tuesday night will tell the tale. A Trump Train victory won&#8217;t clinch the nomination for him, but he&#8217;ll have a big lead heading to the remaining states, momentum from NY and those 6 Atlantic state victories. Sanders is now trying to chip away at the Democratic super delegate issue. \u00a0Mrs. Sanders publicly mused that it would be nice if the FBI finished their work more rapidly&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">C&amp;E and Trade Shows<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHI routinely has good information at its meetings. I&#8217;m looking forward to what this year&#8217;s Congress and Expo brings. \u00a0You&#8217;ll find C&amp;E focused articles on the new May Featured Articles found on the home page, and linked below.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A) Some are taking about new trade shows for MH, with one concept being a West Coast\/CA\/AZ et al regional event with homes on display, as happens in <a href=\"http:\/\/tunicashow.com\">Tunica<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/louisvillemanufacturedhousingshow.com\">Louisville<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">B) An obvious opportunity exists in TX, where numerous plant shows occur &#8211; why not turn that into a rebirth for a regional trade show there?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">C) Florida and the Carolinas could support a full blown industry trade show too. We&#8217;ll keep an eye on developments along those lines for industry pros and afficianadoes. \u00a0Could other areas in the U.S. also support and sustain a successful MH trade show?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This Month&#8217;s Line Up!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In the Merry Month of May we feature a new <strong><em>Cup of Coffee with&#8230;<\/em>Ed Zeman<\/strong>, of Zeman Homes (and communities &#8211; see link below). Zeman is a Chicago-based regional player with eyes to grow beyond their current Midwestern stronghold. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">That soon to be read-hot link and over a dozen other new Featured Articles, the final episode of our in depth interview with Don Glisson Jr., a new Nadeen Green legal column, corporate news, invites for Congress and Expo, online reputation management with Wayne Coakley, inspirational thought provoking articles, West Coast design trends with Katy Weldon and more from moi and others are in store below!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As a programming note, given the trip to Vegas, it will be this weekend before the next <strong><em>Masthead<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 blog gets posted.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><em>Knowledge is Potential Power! \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>With no further adieu, the May 2016 line up of Featured Articles and reports awaits.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>Featured Articles and Reports for Vol. 7, No. 8, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Alphabetically by Category<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT &amp; FAIR HOUSING (LEGAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Warmly Welcoming Martha Stewart<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">by Nadeen Green, JD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9646\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nadeen-green-mhpronews-com.jpeg\" alt=\"nadeen-green-mhpronews-com\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Well, my previous post from a view weeks ago was somewhat prescient as later that day Mr. Castro went public with HUD\u2019s position on criminal background checks for folks wanting to rent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2016\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/11454-warmly-welcoming-martha-stewart\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FINANCING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Manufactured Home Lending, Regulations, Rentals and MH Communities \u2013 Don Glisson, Jr. &#8211; Video\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">by L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9648\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach.jpg\" alt=\"tony- kovach\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>As an interview in this same issue with manufactured home community owner\/operator Ed Zeman underscores, the MH Industry has undergone significant changes; often sparked by regulations born of the financial crisis of 2008 triggered by conventional housing\/lending meltdown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2016\/137-financing\/11457-manufactured-home-lending-regulations-rentals-and-mh-communities-don-glisson-jr-video\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY TOPICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Blowing Away the Outdated Myths for Fun and Profit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">by L. A. \u201cTony\u201d Kovach<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9648\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach.jpg\" alt=\"tony- kovach\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Manufactured housing has powerful truths on its side, but decades of outdated information, biased, slanted (or worse) kinds of media coverage have harmed us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/11463-blowing-away-the-outdated-myths-for-fun-and-profit\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">We All Need Deadlines plus the Will to March On<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9648\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach.jpg\" alt=\"tony- kovach\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Regular readers of my\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/human-progress-mh-progress-and-may-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i><b>Masthead Blog<\/b><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">, featured articles or other posts by moi know you&#8217;ll often find a good, inspirational or historic quote being applied to an MH industry related issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/11461-we-all-need-deadlines-plus-the-will-to-march-on\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">MHARR, MHI Spar over FHFA &amp; Duty To Serve Manufactured Housing via GSE Chattel Lending\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">by Matthew Silver<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10152\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/matthew-silver-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com1.jpg\" alt=\"matthew-silver-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com1\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>On April 26, 2016 the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) held a roundtable discussion with manufactured housing industry leaders, inviting those who commented on the proposal, to get their input on the FHFA\u2019s proposed \u201cDuty to Serve\u201d rule, according to the\u00a0<strong>Manufactured Housing Institute<\/strong>\u2018s (<b>MHI<\/b>) Housing Alert to\u00a0<em><i><b>MHProNews<\/b><\/i><\/em><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/11467-mharr-mhi-spar-over-fhfa-a-duty-to-serve-manufactured-housing-via-gse-chattel-lending\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Clayton Acquires another Site-built Home Builder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">by Matthew Silver<\/p>\n<p><em><i><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10152\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/matthew-silver-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com1.jpg\" alt=\"matthew-silver-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com1\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>MHProNews<\/b><\/i><\/em><i>\u00a0<\/i>has learned from\u00a0<em><b>builderonline<\/b><\/em>\u00a0that manufactured housing giant Clayton Homes has acquired Goodall Homes of Gallatin, Tenn. as it increases its mark on the site-built home\u00a0industry, having purchased site home builder Chafin Communities of Georgia last fall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/11466-clayton-acquires-another-site-built-home-builder-\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><i><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Challenges to CFPB Constitutionality could Create Financial Havoc?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">by Matthew Silver<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10152\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/matthew-silver-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com1.jpg\" alt=\"matthew-silver-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com1\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Writing in\u00a0<i><b>N<\/b><\/i><em><i><b>ational Mortgage News<\/b><\/i><\/em><i><b>,<\/b><\/i>\u00a0Craig Nazzaro says there are two significant court cases now challenging the authority and structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), both of which would have been avoided had the agency been established with a five-member commission to operate it, not a czar, and with congressional oversight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/11464-challenges-to-cfpb-constitutionality-could-create-financial-havoc\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Champion Homes Expanding Operations in Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Matthew Silver<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10152\" 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href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/11462-what-do-you-call-it\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagination\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Designs, D\u00e9cor and Manufactured Housing Advancement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Katy Weldon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11599\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/KatyWeldon-DesignerManufacturedModularHomes-credit-linkedinposted-MHProNews-com50x50-.jpg\" alt=\"KatyWeldon-DesignerManufacturedModularHomes-credit-linkedin=posted-MHProNews-com50x50-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Exciting things are happening in manufactured housing.\u00a0 Everywhere there seems to be enthusiastic energy and the upbeat momentum that comes with positive change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/11460-2016-05-01-17-59-22\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">A Cup of Coffee with&#8230;Ed Zeman, Zeman Homes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11147\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/a-cup-mhmsm-com.jpeg\" alt=\"a-cup-mhmsm-com\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Who, What and Where<\/b>: (Your name and your formal title at Zeman Homes and where your company is based).<\/p>\n<p>Edward Zeman, Chairman, Zeman Homes, Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n<p><a 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with family or yourself, only to find things quickly reverting to the way it\u2019s always been done?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/11455-learn-how-to-drive-change-in-your-organization-and-the-industry-at-mhi-congress-a-expo\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MARKETING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Would you buy from you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">by Wayne Coakley<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10002\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WayneCoakleyGrenadeMarketingGroupReputationMarketing-ManufacturedHousing-55x62-headshot_MHProNews-com-.jpg\" alt=\"WayneCoakleyGrenadeMarketingGroupReputationMarketing-ManufacturedHousing-55x62 headshot_MHProNews-com-\" 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