{"id":12510,"date":"2016-10-12T12:12:37","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T17:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=12510"},"modified":"2016-10-12T13:09:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T18:09:13","slug":"manufactured-housing-industry-overview-october-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-industry-overview-october-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufactured Housing Industry Overview &#8211; October 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;<em><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">When everyone is going right, look left<\/span><\/strong><\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"manuf-3819648748\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2013 Sam Zell.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Technology and mega-mergers often grab the headlines when it comes business news.<\/p>\n<p>News about social media and Google? Ditto, in essence those are offspring of the tech sector, too.<\/p>\n<p>As many manufactured home pros know, <em>perhaps one of the least appreciated opportunities that exists in America today is found in our<\/em> industry.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the <a href=\"http:\/\/mhmsm.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/columbus-day-and-re-discovering-manufactured-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\">affordable housing crisis<\/a>, manufactured housing ought to be keen on the radar of investors, policy advocates, public officials and those millions seeking and dreaming of having their own dwelling, too.<\/p>\n<p>Zell is a well-known<em> &#8220;<strong>contrarian investor<\/strong>&#8220;<\/em> \u2013 he likes to buy when others sell and vice versa. Zell has stood by MH through thick and thin.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8486\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pencil-head-its-not-a-trialer-park-sam-zell-equity-lifestyles-properities-els-chairman-c2014mhpronews-com0-573x430.png\" alt=\"pencil-head-its-not-a-trialer-park-sam-zell-equity-lifestyles-properities-els-chairman-(c)2014mhpronews-com0\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pencil-head-its-not-a-trialer-park-sam-zell-equity-lifestyles-properities-els-chairman-c2014mhpronews-com0-573x430.png 573w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pencil-head-its-not-a-trialer-park-sam-zell-equity-lifestyles-properities-els-chairman-c2014mhpronews-com0-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pencil-head-its-not-a-trialer-park-sam-zell-equity-lifestyles-properities-els-chairman-c2014mhpronews-com0.png 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/12282-your-shortcut-to-dozens-of-manufactured-housing-professional-interviews\" target=\"_blank\">Zell&#8217;s two featured article\/interviews are among the dozens can be accessed from this linked page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of MH Pros, from the biggest names of huge companies, to the rising stars and all in between are found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/12282-your-shortcut-to-dozens-of-manufactured-housing-professional-interviews\" target=\"_blank\">linked here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be candid.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>manufactured housing industry (MH) is both simple and complex<\/strong>. We have this incredible product, with the amazing value needed by tens of millions. \u00a0We also have a dizzying array of politics &#8211; inside and outside &#8211; of the MH\/affordable housing space.<\/p>\n<p>But isn&#8217;t it precisely because it <em>isn&#8217;t apparent<\/em> &#8211; that MH isn&#8217;t obvious and easy &#8211; that makes this industry such a great opportunity?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/9506-mh-image-and-education-campaign-open-letter-to-the-manufactured-and-modular-home-industry-\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12512\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/EasyDoesntPayWellJohnBostickSunshineHomesRedBayALManufacturedHomes-com-MHProNews-com--504x430.png\" alt=\"easydoesntpaywelljohnbosticksunshinehomesredbayalmanufacturedhomes-com-mhpronews-com\" width=\"504\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/EasyDoesntPayWellJohnBostickSunshineHomesRedBayALManufacturedHomes-com-MHProNews-com--504x430.png 504w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/EasyDoesntPayWellJohnBostickSunshineHomesRedBayALManufacturedHomes-com-MHProNews-com--150x128.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/EasyDoesntPayWellJohnBostickSunshineHomesRedBayALManufacturedHomes-com-MHProNews-com-.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those who understand this amazing industry, <strong><em>MHProNews<\/em><\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/12282-your-shortcut-to-dozens-of-manufactured-housing-professional-interviews\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>MHLivingNews<\/em><\/strong><\/a> are among the best educational resources available.\u00a0 That&#8217;s true for those inside and outside MH. \u00a0Rising readership and reader feedback tell us this is true.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9685\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9685\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/unzipped-green-eye-black-background-collage-manufactured-housing-professionals-mhpronews-com-704x872pic-framed-.png\" alt=\"unzipped-green-eye-black-background-collage-manufactured-housing-professionals-mhpronews-com-704x872pic-framed-\" width=\"580\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/unzipped-green-eye-black-background-collage-manufactured-housing-professionals-mhpronews-com-704x872pic-framed-.png 704w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/unzipped-green-eye-black-background-collage-manufactured-housing-professionals-mhpronews-com-704x872pic-framed--121x150.png 121w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/unzipped-green-eye-black-background-collage-manufactured-housing-professionals-mhpronews-com-704x872pic-framed--347x430.png 347w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/unzipped-green-eye-black-background-collage-manufactured-housing-professionals-mhpronews-com-704x872pic-framed--620x768.png 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Officials. Advocates. Investors. The public. They are looking for what the MH industry does. Graphic credit, MHProNews, all rights reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Insiders as well as those researching MH for whatever reason &#8211; all need to that view from 40,000 feet. \u00a0We all need a third party &#8211; yet informed &#8211;\u00a0<em>perspective.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12513\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12513\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ManufacturedHousingIndustryProfessionals-InterviewsInsideMH-MHProNews-com-VideoWritten-575x295.png\" alt=\"manufacturedhousingindustryprofessionals-interviewsinsidemh-mhpronews-com-videowritten\" width=\"575\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ManufacturedHousingIndustryProfessionals-InterviewsInsideMH-MHProNews-com-VideoWritten-575x295.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ManufacturedHousingIndustryProfessionals-InterviewsInsideMH-MHProNews-com-VideoWritten-150x77.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ManufacturedHousingIndustryProfessionals-InterviewsInsideMH-MHProNews-com-VideoWritten-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ManufacturedHousingIndustryProfessionals-InterviewsInsideMH-MHProNews-com-VideoWritten.png 890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Why do <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2016\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/12282-your-shortcut-to-dozens-of-manufactured-housing-professional-interviews\" target=\"_blank\">interviews with experts and success stories &#8211; those who know MH best<\/a> &#8211; draw thousands upon thousands of readers? Because we all need reality checks. We all need that view from 40,000 feet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But we also need the more granular, ground level perspectives, plus those in between.<\/p>\n<p>These are what <a href=\"http:\/\/MHProNews.com\"><strong><em>MHProNews<\/em><\/strong>.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com\"><strong><em>ManufacturedHomeLivingNews<\/em><\/strong>.com<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/MHLivingNews.com\"><strong><em>MHLivingNews<\/em><\/strong>.com<\/a>) attracts &#8211; pro-readers like you &#8211; daily by the thousands.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the magic blend of our sponsors (seen at the right) &#8211; who benefit from all of those thousands of eyeballs &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\">Industry Voices<\/a><\/em><\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>writers,<\/li>\n<li>supporters and<\/li>\n<li>our valued team members &#8211; all of whom\u00a0make these industry-leading online\u00a0resources happen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can be among the manufactured housing business&#8217;s most potent weapons in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\">using facts for\u00a0shattering the outdated in favor of the contemporary realities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12454\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12454\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IndustryVoicesRCWilliamsJoeDyton-1.png\" alt=\"industryvoicesrcwilliamsjoedyton\" width=\"587\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IndustryVoicesRCWilliamsJoeDyton-1.png 587w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IndustryVoicesRCWilliamsJoeDyton-1-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IndustryVoicesRCWilliamsJoeDyton-1-575x221.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faces of recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Industry Voices<\/em><\/a> guest writers, plus our Daily Business News writers too..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12532\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12532\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12532\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jan-hollingsworth-for-mhlivingnews-com-postedMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews-.png\" alt=\"jan-hollingsworth-for-mhlivingnews-com-postedmastheadmanufacturedhousingindustrycommentarymhpronews\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jan-hollingsworth-for-mhlivingnews-com-postedMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews-.png 200w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jan-hollingsworth-for-mhlivingnews-com-postedMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews--150x90.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jan Hollingsworth, award winning journalist, featured on <a href=\"http:\/\/mhlivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>MHLivingNews<\/em>.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Every thoughtful\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>letter to the the editor<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Every well-presented &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">info-tainment&#8221; article or video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>All the research and documents that are found here or on <a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>ManufacturedHomeLivingNews<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The first and still only <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmsm.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">day-by-day Spotlight on MH<\/a>\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Industry News, Tips and Views Pros Can Use<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>are what makes us the runaway #1 with our readers &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the MH Industry,<\/li>\n<li>public officials,<\/li>\n<li>policy advocates and<\/li>\n<li>investors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s humbling.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a responsibility we take seriously &#8211; and as the photo collage and sponsors to the right all suggest &#8211; it is very much a collaborative effort.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we <a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/obstacles-and-opportunities-in-affordable-housing-october-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">do it differently<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12518\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/carl-ichon-goes-biblical-defending-trump-wikileaks-drops-clinton-campaign-h-bombs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12518\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ChiefExecutive2016ElectionCoverageManufacturedHousingIndustryMastheadBlogMHProNews-.png\" alt=\"chiefexecutive2016electioncoveragemanufacturedhousingindustrymastheadblogmhpronews\" width=\"520\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ChiefExecutive2016ElectionCoverageManufacturedHousingIndustryMastheadBlogMHProNews-.png 520w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ChiefExecutive2016ElectionCoverageManufacturedHousingIndustryMastheadBlogMHProNews--105x150.png 105w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ChiefExecutive2016ElectionCoverageManufacturedHousingIndustryMastheadBlogMHProNews--301x430.png 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Other executive and trade publisher&#8217;s bring election news! We do too. MHProNews is bringing you the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/carl-ichon-goes-biblical-defending-trump-wikileaks-drops-clinton-campaign-h-bombs\/\" target=\"_blank\">industry&#8217;s broadest, best election resource. &#8220;We Provide, You Decide<\/a>.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The factory-crafted home industry needs what we do, and we need that industry&#8217;s\u00a0support, too.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s synergy that has brought us here, and it is synergy that will keep us growing and moving ahead.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8485\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sam-zell-equity-lifestyle-properties-chairman-credit-mhpronews-c2013-lifestyle-factory-homes-llc--573x430.jpg\" alt=\"sam-zell-equity-lifestyle-properties-chairman-credit-mhpronews-(c)2013-lifestyle-factory-homes-llc-\" width=\"573\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sam-zell-equity-lifestyle-properties-chairman-credit-mhpronews-c2013-lifestyle-factory-homes-llc--573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sam-zell-equity-lifestyle-properties-chairman-credit-mhpronews-c2013-lifestyle-factory-homes-llc--150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sam-zell-equity-lifestyle-properties-chairman-credit-mhpronews-c2013-lifestyle-factory-homes-llc-.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sam Zell and John Bostick are both right.<\/p>\n<p>In the fall of 2016, this is the single best place to get the 40,000 foot view, those perspectives from ground level and all in between. Who says?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/bobstovall\/comparing-web-traffic-resources-alexa-compete-quantcast-and-comscore-vs-webilzer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Webalizer<\/a> says we are on a record pace this month. \u00a0<em>Thank you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t have to agree on everything to make our twin pro-industry platforms the best places where you &#8211; our readers and viewers &#8211; can absorb, ponder and grow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><strong>We Provide, You Decide<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0##<\/p>\n<p>(Image credits are by MHProNews, unless shown otherwise above.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12308\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12308 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/LATonyKovach-caricature-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-.png\" alt=\"latonykovach-caricature-postedmastheadblog-mhpronews\" width=\"192\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/LATonyKovach-caricature-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-.png 192w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/LATonyKovach-caricature-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews--127x150.png 127w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach caricature. Kovach is the publisher and managing member of LifeStyle Factory Homes, LLC parent to MHLivingNews and MHProNews, and their various consulting and professional services. Kovach is perhaps the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\">recommended\/endorsed MH personality on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\">L. A. &#8220;Tony&#8221; Kovach<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When everyone is going right, look left.&#8221; \u2013 Sam Zell. Technology and mega-mergers often grab the headlines when it comes business news. News about social media and Google? Ditto, in essence those are offspring of the tech sector, too. As many manufactured home pros know, perhaps one of the least appreciated opportunities that exists in &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-industry-overview-october-2016\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Manufactured Housing Industry Overview &#8211; October 2016<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5073],"tags":[3793,1357,4643,4645,4644,4253,882,844],"class_list":["post-12510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-analysis","tag-els-chairman","tag-john-bostick","tag-manufactured-housing-industry-reports-overview-october-2016","tag-manufactured-housing-views","tag-perspectives","tag-red-bay-al","tag-sam-zell","tag-sunshine-homes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Manufactured Housing Industry Overview - October 2016 - Masthead L. 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