{"id":13055,"date":"2017-01-30T08:17:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T14:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=13055"},"modified":"2017-01-30T09:05:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T15:05:04","slug":"correction-accountability-politics-media-and-manufactured-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/correction-accountability-politics-media-and-manufactured-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Correction! Accountability, Politics, Media and Manufactured Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s start with something I will close on.\u00a0 As a seasoned association executive told the <strong><em>Masthead,<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0they \u2018<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>are not in the business of defending bad judgments or bad actors<\/strong><\/span>\u2018 who cause the troubling headlines that impact manufactured housing.\u00a0 Please, <em>hold that wise thought, <\/em>as you read what follows&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"manuf-2762729159\" 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>The Hebrew Scriptures, commonly known by Christians as the <em>Old Testament<\/em>, tell us numerous historic, thought provoking and inspirational accounts from people\u2019s whose names billions have come to know well.<\/p>\n<p>There is David and Goliath, a reminder that the smaller and weaker can overcome the strong. There is Moses, who Scripture says was initially not a great speaker.\u00a0 Yet, he rallied his people, and with God&#8217;s help, he led them to freedom. There was wise Solomon, Ester, and a host of other women and men who in faith did amazing things, often against great odds.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s tarry for a moment on David.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13059\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13059\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DavidBathshebaFreeBibleImages-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews.png\" alt=\"DavidBathshebaFreeBibleImages-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews\" width=\"216\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DavidBathshebaFreeBibleImages-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews.png 290w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DavidBathshebaFreeBibleImages-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews-150x123.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>David sent a servant to get Bathsheba, image credit, Free Bible Images.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once David became king, he was wise and successful.\u00a0 But he was also tempted &#8211; as all of us are &#8211; each in<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13060\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13060\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DavidBathshebaSolomon-CreditRealLifeHeros-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews-150x84.png\" alt=\"DavidBathshebaSolomon-CreditRealLifeHeros-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews\" width=\"199\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DavidBathshebaSolomon-CreditRealLifeHeros-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DavidBathshebaSolomon-CreditRealLifeHeros-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews.png 395w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>The son of David and Bathsheba&#8217;s illicit union was the historic figure, Solomon. Image credit, Real Life Hereos.<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>our unique way.\u00a0 One day, David spotted the lovely Bathsheba (&#8220;Bat Sheva,&#8221; in Hebrew), and \u201c<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>took her<\/strong><\/span>\u201d unlawfully. \u00a0Once he realized that the crime he committed was going to be exposed, he plotted to have her husband Uriah killed.\u00a0 Once that murderous deed was done, David took Bathsheba as his wife, one of the many wives the king enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p>This very human David is held up for Christians and Jews alike as a model, <em>why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>David sinned, his evil plot was quietly exposed. He repented and sincerely begged God for forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>David was <em>accountable;<\/em> and even the great king took his <em>correction.\u00a0 <\/em>For that and his many brave and good deeds, he is cited in Scripture as \u201c<strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Beloved<\/span><\/strong>\u201d of God.\u00a0 Beloved is also the meaning of David\u2019s name in Hebrew.<\/p>\n<p>In our modern times, as then, people are \u201cfound out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mistakes, misstatements, plots, and evil deeds are exposed.<\/p>\n<p>Did your mama ever tell you to act in private as if everything you did would end up on the front page of the <em>New York Times?<\/em>\u00a0 In the age of whistleblowers, WikiLeaks and an often agenda-driven media, rest assured that any misstep \u2013 real or imagined &#8211; can become someone\u2019s<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>headline,<\/li>\n<li>viral video,<\/li>\n<li>or social media post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13061\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13061 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MamaToldYouToActSpeakLikeAnythingYouDoSayMighttEndUpHeadlineNewYorkTimes-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews-575x383.png\" alt=\"MamaToldYouToActSpeakLikeAnythingYouDoSayMighttEndUpHeadlineNewYorkTimes-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MamaToldYouToActSpeakLikeAnythingYouDoSayMighttEndUpHeadlineNewYorkTimes-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews-575x383.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MamaToldYouToActSpeakLikeAnythingYouDoSayMighttEndUpHeadlineNewYorkTimes-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MamaToldYouToActSpeakLikeAnythingYouDoSayMighttEndUpHeadlineNewYorkTimes-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Is accountability a curse, or a blessing in disguise?<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Politics, News, the Media and Manufactured Housing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NPR previously reported on the automotive world that the \u201c<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>National Safety Council\u2026says it currently estimates that last year, &#8220;38,300 people were killed on U.S. roads, and 4.4 million were seriously injured, meaning 2015 likely was the deadliest driving year since 2008<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The odds of a car occupant dying in a transportation accident were\u00a01 in 47,718\u00a0in 2013,<\/span>\u201d<\/strong> said the Insurance Information Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s compare that to mobile and manufactured home fatalities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13079\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/plugins\/max-banner-ads\/max-banner-ads-lib\/include\/redirect.php?id=55\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13079\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/triadfinancialservices_200x200_allwedo-bannerad-2-1.gif\" alt=\"triadfinancialservices_200x200_allwedo bannerad 2\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>MHProNews Sponsor, for more information, click the banner above. For other MHProNews sponsors, see the right hand column. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Per <strong><em>ResearchGate<\/em>,<\/strong> between 1985 and 2007, some \u201c<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>43.2% (536 of 1240) of US tornado fatalities occurred in mobile homes<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d We industry professionals must note, that they \u2013 as is sadly common in the media \u2013 make no distinction between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/40th-birthday-of-manufactured-housing-end-of-mobile-home-era\/\">HUD Code manufactured homes, and pre-HUD Code mobile homes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, based upon those numbers &#8211; on average, during a roughly 22 year period covered by their study &#8211; 24.36 souls died each year who lived in a mobile or manufactured home.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>BBC<\/em><\/strong> reported in September of 2013, that some 20,000,000 Americans lived in mobile or manufactured homes.\u00a0 That number might be low, so we found it useful for the following calculation.<\/p>\n<p>Based upon the BBC\u2019s numbers that some 20 million Americans are living in an MH, the odds are 833,333 to 1 in an MH resident\u2019s favor that they won\u2019t die in a mobile or manufactured home during a tornado.<\/p>\n<p>To rephrase, that means that during those years, those <strong>living in a mobile and manufactured home are some 17.46 times safer (less likely) to die in their home during a tornado<\/strong>, then they are likely to die in their vehicle due to a fatal auto accident.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, those numbers are not precise, but they are close enough to have real meaning for anyone seeking the truth.<\/p>\n<p>The truth properly told ought to be an essential part of how we define ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>No one I know is giving up their car due to the most recent auto fatality reported.\u00a0 Deaths in cars are accepted, a sad reality of contemporary life. \u00a0The risk is accepted in exchange for the value of mobility.<\/p>\n<p>When NPR\u2019s report on auto deaths hit the media, it wasn\u2019t the sensation that their recent reports on mobile home parks and MH Living were. Why is that, please?\u00a0 Because for far too long, the industry has either taken it on the chin, or has made weak arguments that third parties doing research could poke holes in.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13080\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/plugins\/max-banner-ads\/max-banner-ads-lib\/include\/redirect.php?id=57\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13080\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nortpointcommecialfinance_manufacturedhomelending200x200new6-1.gif\" alt=\"nortpointcommecialfinance_manufacturedhomelending200x200new6\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>MHProNews Sponsor, for more information, click the banner above. For other MHProNews sponsors, see the right hand column. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, there is more to the safety of manufactured homes than the facts above, and we\u2019ll dig into that more with another report planned soon.<\/p>\n<p>But the initial bottom-line takeaway for the moment is this. <strong><em>The odds are wildly in the favor of those living in a mobile or manufactured home that they won\u2019t die in a severe windstorm.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please note that our various reports and videos on the subject of windstorms \u2013 including tornadoes and hurricanes &#8211; on <strong><em>MHLivingNews<\/em><\/strong> now score at or near the top of Google searches.<\/p>\n<p>Note too that one of those \u2018hits\u2019 on the search was a scorching rebuke of an inaccurate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nssl.noaa.gov\/users\/brooks\/public_html\/essays\/mobilehome.html\">claim made by MHI back in 1991<\/a>\u00a0(see graphic, below).\u00a0 That should give all in MH today reason for pause. \u00a0Industry pros ought to think beyond today, looking to the present and future impact of their choices. Good-or-bad news hangs around for years and years online. You never know when it will pop-up, as the example linked above vividly demonstrates.\u00a0 That&#8217;s why we believe that MHI \u2013 or any association or business \u2013 ought to carefully frame their responses and their own postings.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also why no group can afford to take a totally insulated view. A narrowly decided action can hurt those who made a decision, and in a relatively small industry such as manufactured homes, many others besides.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13063\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13063 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NOAAERLNationalSevereStormsLabNormanOKHaroldBrookMobileHomeTornadoFatalities-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews_001-575x153.png\" alt=\"NOAAERLNationalSevereStormsLabNormanOKHaroldBrookMobileHomeTornadoFatalities-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews_001\" width=\"575\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NOAAERLNationalSevereStormsLabNormanOKHaroldBrookMobileHomeTornadoFatalities-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews_001-575x153.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NOAAERLNationalSevereStormsLabNormanOKHaroldBrookMobileHomeTornadoFatalities-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews_001-150x40.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NOAAERLNationalSevereStormsLabNormanOKHaroldBrookMobileHomeTornadoFatalities-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews_001-768x205.png 768w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NOAAERLNationalSevereStormsLabNormanOKHaroldBrookMobileHomeTornadoFatalities-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews_001-1024x273.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NOAAERLNationalSevereStormsLabNormanOKHaroldBrookMobileHomeTornadoFatalities-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews_001.png 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>See link, above.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On<strong><em> MHLivingNews, <\/em><\/strong>related reports and videos, we strive to provide accurate information, including safety tips.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13064\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13064\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TornadoesManufacturedHomesWindstormsGoogleSearchGraphicpostedMHProNews-491x430.png\" alt=\"TornadoesManufacturedHomesWindstormsGoogleSearchGraphicpostedMHProNews\" width=\"491\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TornadoesManufacturedHomesWindstormsGoogleSearchGraphicpostedMHProNews-491x430.png 491w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TornadoesManufacturedHomesWindstormsGoogleSearchGraphicpostedMHProNews-150x131.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TornadoesManufacturedHomesWindstormsGoogleSearchGraphicpostedMHProNews-768x673.png 768w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TornadoesManufacturedHomesWindstormsGoogleSearchGraphicpostedMHProNews-877x768.png 877w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TornadoesManufacturedHomesWindstormsGoogleSearchGraphicpostedMHProNews.png 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Google search results on 1.29.2017. \u00a0The ongoing efforts of MHLivingNews and MHProNews are paying off online. \u00a0They can be accelerated, given more industry support and involvement.<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The top story in the Google search is this one:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/the-manufactured-homes-tornadoes-and-windstorms-the-story-not-being-told-by-most-in-the-media-lives-saved-with-proper-installation\/\">https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/the-manufactured-homes-tornadoes-and-windstorms-the-story-not-being-told-by-most-in-the-media-lives-saved-with-proper-installation\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the take away from this part of today\u2019s <em>Masthead.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Accuracy and Accountability are Important for Better Understanding, Credibility and Greater Acceptance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12497\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MostNeverConsideredWhatHouseIsNeedlesslyPoorThinkHaveOneLikeNeighborsHenryDavidThoreau-ManufacturedHomes-ManufacturedHousingIndustry-MHProNews-MHLivingNews-.png\" alt=\"mostneverconsideredwhathouseisneedlesslypoorthinkhaveonelikeneighborshenrydavidthoreau-manufacturedhomes-manufacturedhousingindustry-mhpronews-mhlivingnews\" width=\"570\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MostNeverConsideredWhatHouseIsNeedlesslyPoorThinkHaveOneLikeNeighborsHenryDavidThoreau-ManufacturedHomes-ManufacturedHousingIndustry-MHProNews-MHLivingNews-.png 570w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MostNeverConsideredWhatHouseIsNeedlesslyPoorThinkHaveOneLikeNeighborsHenryDavidThoreau-ManufacturedHomes-ManufacturedHousingIndustry-MHProNews-MHLivingNews--150x133.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MostNeverConsideredWhatHouseIsNeedlesslyPoorThinkHaveOneLikeNeighborsHenryDavidThoreau-ManufacturedHomes-ManufacturedHousingIndustry-MHProNews-MHLivingNews--485x430.png 485w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13065\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13065 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/AccuracyAccountabilityImportantBetterUnderstandingCrediblityGreaterAcceptanceMHProNews-575x155.png\" alt=\"AccuracyAccountabilityImportantBetterUnderstandingCrediblityGreaterAcceptanceMHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/AccuracyAccountabilityImportantBetterUnderstandingCrediblityGreaterAcceptanceMHProNews-575x155.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/AccuracyAccountabilityImportantBetterUnderstandingCrediblityGreaterAcceptanceMHProNews-150x40.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/AccuracyAccountabilityImportantBetterUnderstandingCrediblityGreaterAcceptanceMHProNews-768x207.png 768w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/AccuracyAccountabilityImportantBetterUnderstandingCrediblityGreaterAcceptanceMHProNews.png 994w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Graphic credits of the above, MHProNews.\u00a0<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Accountability, MH and the Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re continuing to gather input from industry professionals on the issue of the NPR\u2019s arguably ignorant, sloppy or biased (take your pick\u2026) reporting of mobile\/manufactured home communities.<\/p>\n<p>Among the comments sent for publication is one from the president of a large and respected operation in our industry.\u00a0 To sum that up, he says on-the-record that he welcomes accountability for his company.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13066\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13066\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LargeMHCompanyPresidentWelcomesNewsAccountabilityMHProNews-575x117.png\" alt=\"LargeMHCompanyPresidentWelcomesNewsAccountabilityMHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LargeMHCompanyPresidentWelcomesNewsAccountabilityMHProNews-575x117.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LargeMHCompanyPresidentWelcomesNewsAccountabilityMHProNews-150x30.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LargeMHCompanyPresidentWelcomesNewsAccountabilityMHProNews-768x156.png 768w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LargeMHCompanyPresidentWelcomesNewsAccountabilityMHProNews.png 868w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Text image credit, MHProNews.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He welcomes the media to look fairly into his operation.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Wow!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> Three cheers for him and his team.<\/p>\n<figure 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For other MHProNews sponsors, see the right hand column. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If more in our industry would seriously take on the value of accountability, let me guarantee you right now that our industry could watch its sales rapidly rise back into the 6 figures a year range.\u00a0 We\u2019ve said for years, that our potential is no less than 500,000 homes a year, not the relatively modest 80,000 (+\/-) achieved in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Remember. All sales are local. Your location&#8217;s results are part of that national total. A favorable local view of our products and services will \u00a0in time yield more well qualified customers for you and your operation.<\/p>\n<p>Its just common sense.<\/p>\n<p>Education.\u00a0 Accurate information.\u00a0 Accountability.<\/p>\n<p>All of these principles and others of integrity are necessary for our industry to reclaim the kind of sales levels we once enjoyed, and could surpass, given more professionals supporting good PEP messaging. \u00a0The public must understand why they can save so much money on a manufactured home, that it&#8217;s an appealing and amazing housing option.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10140\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10140\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PEP-P.E.P.-Protect-Educate-Promote-mhassociationmantra-postedmastheadblog-MHProNews-575x108.png\" alt=\"PEP-P.E.P.-Protect-Educate-Promote-mhassociationmantra-postedmastheadblog-MHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PEP-P.E.P.-Protect-Educate-Promote-mhassociationmantra-postedmastheadblog-MHProNews-575x108.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PEP-P.E.P.-Protect-Educate-Promote-mhassociationmantra-postedmastheadblog-MHProNews-150x28.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PEP-P.E.P.-Protect-Educate-Promote-mhassociationmantra-postedmastheadblog-MHProNews-900x169.png 900w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PEP-P.E.P.-Protect-Educate-Promote-mhassociationmantra-postedmastheadblog-MHProNews.png 904w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Text credit, MHProNews.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The industry can\u2019t accomplish that through shortcuts.<\/p>\n<p>Nor should any savvy pro want to take shortcuts.<\/p>\n<p>The DTS report published Saturday \u2013 see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/an-elephant-ass-understanding-gses-duty-to-serve-manufactured-home-lending\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this link<\/strong><\/a> or from the graphic below &#8211; is a must-read for any industry professional who wants a more comprehensive view of that issue, and the links from that report deserve to be followed and considered too.<\/p>\n<p>As noted at the end of that post, we will be publishing the full comments of all of those thoughtfully shared their professional insights and perspectives.\u00a0 Who else in the MH world is doing as comprehensive a job in reporting?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13067\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/an-elephant-ass-understanding-gses-duty-to-serve-manufactured-home-lending\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13067\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ElephantAssGSEFannieFreddieFHFAPostedDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews.png\" alt=\"ElephantAssGSEFannieFreddieFHFAPostedDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews\" width=\"420\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ElephantAssGSEFannieFreddieFHFAPostedDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews.png 420w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ElephantAssGSEFannieFreddieFHFAPostedDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-150x148.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Collage credit, MHProNews, logos are those of their respective organization, and are shown here under fair use guidelines.,\/i&gt;<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Accountability and Correction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We routinely get feedback from state and community association leaders, as well as business professionals from operations of all sizes. Those <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\">on-the-record comments and insights are shared<\/a> with you, our readers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13083\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13083\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ROC-banner-ad-posted-on-mhpronews-com.gif\" alt=\"ROC-banner-ad-posted-on-mhpronews-com\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>MHProNews Sponsor, for more information, click the banner above. For other MHProNews sponsors, see the right hand column. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We also invite both national associations to share their views on issues of the day, as those who are bcc\u2019d on the messages to MHI requesting their input know. \u00a0When MHI doesn\u2019t opt to respond, we routinely share their published comments instead. Consider that as modest, polite call for those in Arlington to be more responsive, because as a member and as a pro-industry trade publisher, <em>they ought to be ready, willing and able to express and defend their positions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After all, we as pro-Industry trade media are looking to advance the industry, which is also the ideal that an association should be striving for too.<\/p>\n<p>That same principle holds true for us, <strong>we too are accountable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among those we quoted in the Duty to Serve\/GSE report linked above is Titus Dare.\u00a0 Titus holds a very different view from my own in politics, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/titus-dares-view-on-dr-ben-carson-for-hud-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dare&#8217;s statement<\/strong><\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/mhpronews.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/open-letter-to-dr-ben-carson-how-you-could-lead-hud-to-historic-achievements-by-ending-a-form-of-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Ben Carson compared to the <em>Masthead&#8217;s<\/em> (mine)<\/a> underscore.<\/p>\n<p>One of Titus\u2019 linked articles chides\/admonishes me, and at other times applauds some of my published perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>The point? \u00a0We &#8211; nor anyone else in our industry &#8211; should not be afraid of an honest critique. We all have to take the good, along with the tough.<\/p>\n<p>That said, let me now correct myself.<\/p>\n<p>The glitch in our Saturday eblast (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/newsletter\/2017\/01\/28\/elephants-ass-cordray-defiant-flip-flop-on-umh-carson-on-mh-visser-honored-journal-history-quakeproof-3d-printed-house-tiny-prefabs-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">emailed news update<\/a>) was all \u201cmy bad.\u201d\u00a0 Sorry, truly, sorry!\u00a0 I do the tech part of our popular <em>MHProNews<\/em> eblast seldom, and perhaps for that reason, I screwed it up.\u00a0 I should have waited for by truly better half to get back and do it, as she faithfully does.<\/p>\n<p>We all have times when a healthy &#8216;<em>mea culpa&#8217; is needed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13072\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ErrorFixConfessionMeaCulpaAuugh-MashteadBlogMHProNews600x400-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"ErrorFixConfessionMeaCulpaAuugh-MashteadBlogMHProNews600x400\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ErrorFixConfessionMeaCulpaAuugh-MashteadBlogMHProNews600x400-575x383.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ErrorFixConfessionMeaCulpaAuugh-MashteadBlogMHProNews600x400-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ErrorFixConfessionMeaCulpaAuugh-MashteadBlogMHProNews600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Which leads us to the next steps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Growing the Team and our PEP Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve continued to engage and evolve in our trade media platforms.\u00a0 Before going forward, let me note that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/jim-visser-honored-the-journal-of-manufactured-housing-now-history\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Journal<\/em> will be missed<\/a>, as is <em>the Merchandiser<\/em> and other now-defunct publications. Someone or some group might try to step up and fill that gap. But as the historic note in the link above suggests, trade publishing isn\u2019t a task to be lightly undertaken. If someone does, I\u2019d encourage them to strive to be at least as fair, balanced and accountable as we try to be too.<\/p>\n<p>Without accountability and quality, publishing would only be fluff and promotion of somebody\u2019s something.<\/p>\n<p>Segue aside, let\u2019s look at those next steps.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13084\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/plugins\/max-banner-ads\/max-banner-ads-lib\/include\/redirect.php?id=50\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13084\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mhre-banner-ad-posted-on-mhpronews-com-200x200.gif\" alt=\"mhre-banner-ad-posted-on-mhpronews-com-200x200\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>MHProNews Sponsor, for more information, click the banner above.\u00a0<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>MHLivingNews<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>MHProNews <\/em><\/strong>and our related video and other engagement efforts are slowly turning the tide among a growing number of the professionals and the public.<\/p>\n<p>Along with \u2013 and thanks to \u2013 our writers and sponsors &#8211; we&#8217;re continuing to build on years of work, that has lead to our dominating MH trade media.<\/p>\n<p>Watch for <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">upcoming reports<\/span>\u00a0and posts&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NPR \u2013 and manufactured housing, including that company president&#8217;s powerful quote mentioned above<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tornadoes, media and manufactured housing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Published Comments on <strong><em>Industry Voices<\/em><\/strong> from MH Professionals on the above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks for checking out what our writing team is doing on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Daily Business News<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 Thanks too to all those who make this ongoing effort to define manufactured homes, our industry\u2019s products and services, in their fair and proper light.<\/p>\n<p>Mindful of our starting point, \u00a0none of us ought to be\u00a0\u2018<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>in the business of defending bad judgments or bad actors.<\/strong><\/span>\u2018<\/p>\n<p>We must define ourselves, or others will define us, often to the public\u2019s and our industry\u2019s disadvantage. \u00a0We&#8217;ll keep hammering that theme home, until the chorus singing it is loud, proud and clear. ##<\/p>\n<p>(Image credits are as shown above.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10771\" style=\"width: 352px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/latonykovach.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10771\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TonyKovach-MHProNews-com-.png\" alt=\"TonyKovach-MHProNews-com-\" width=\"352\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TonyKovach-MHProNews-com-.png 352w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TonyKovach-MHProNews-com--150x106.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Standing Room Only <a href=\"http:\/\/tunicashow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">seminars are scheduled for the 2017 Tunica Manufactured Housing Show<\/a>. One seminar topic is on MH and media engagement, a &#8220;how to.&#8221;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\">L. A. \u201cTony\u201d Kovach<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s start with something I will close on.\u00a0 As a seasoned association executive told the Masthead,\u00a0they \u2018are not in the business of defending bad judgments or bad actors\u2018 who cause the troubling headlines that impact manufactured housing.\u00a0 Please, hold that wise thought, as you read what follows&#8230; The Hebrew Scriptures, commonly known by Christians as &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/correction-accountability-politics-media-and-manufactured-housing\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Correction! 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