{"id":13213,"date":"2017-03-07T12:33:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T18:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=13213"},"modified":"2017-03-07T12:33:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T18:33:22","slug":"the-manufactured-housing-industrys-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/the-manufactured-housing-industrys-march-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manufactured Housing Industry&#8217;s March Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not just basketball! The Manufactured Housing Industry has its own version of <em>March Madness<\/em>.<\/p><div id=\"manuf-1309215586\" 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>For example, there\u2019s the rapidly approaching Tunica Manufactured Housing Show. The pace leading up to and through the show can be intense. To learn more about the largest event in all of manufactured housing, see Dennis Hill&#8217;s two articles. One is on the free business building seminars on the afternoon of March 28th, the other story Dennis Hill provided is the global brochure he produces and shared with us, so you could read all about what draws thousands to Tunica every year.<\/p>\n<p>Those who <em>want to<\/em> <em>know, and grow, will go.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Before the Madness&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before we dig into some craziness, let&#8217;s note there are positive stories below, about more lending, and more homes sales, that are taking place due to forward thinking industry professionals.<\/p>\n<p>There are profitable tips and opportunities described in featured stories too.\u00a0 You\u2019ll want to check those out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11003\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11003\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/einsteinInsanityQuotecGram-credit-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-com--575x351.png\" alt=\"einsteinInsanityQuotecGram-credit-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-com-\" width=\"575\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/einsteinInsanityQuotecGram-credit-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-com--575x351.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/einsteinInsanityQuotecGram-credit-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-com--150x92.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/einsteinInsanityQuotecGram-credit-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-com-.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image credit, QuoteGram.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Then, the Madness&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Madness is also that as an industry, we could be producing, financing and selling some <strong>600% more new homes<\/strong> than we currently are. Who says? See the articles below!<\/p>\n<p>So why aren&#8217;t we collectively doing more? There too the answers are spelled out in the articles linked below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HUD Code MH Shipments of 81,100&#8230;why not 500,000 (+\/-)?!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an affordable housing crisis, our manufactured home industry holds a powerful solution.<\/p>\n<p>But we aren&#8217;t alone. The MH Industry has Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. (To learn about a SWOT analysis, see that article, linked below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13214\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13214\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/SWOTAnalysisGoogleDefindtionsPostedMastheadBlogMHProNews-575x128.png\" alt=\"SWOTAnalysisGoogleDefindtionsPostedMastheadBlogMHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/SWOTAnalysisGoogleDefindtionsPostedMastheadBlogMHProNews-575x128.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/SWOTAnalysisGoogleDefindtionsPostedMastheadBlogMHProNews-150x33.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/SWOTAnalysisGoogleDefindtionsPostedMastheadBlogMHProNews.png 704w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i> SWOT definition credit, Google. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Defending and promoting the industry are what association dues are paid for at the state and national level. Right?<\/p>\n<p>So, what has MHI done with <strong>the millions in dues<\/strong> &#8211; plus the PAC money &#8211; they spent in 5 years under Richard &#8220;Dick&#8221; Jennison&#8217;s, Lesli Gooch&#8217;s and her predecessor&#8217;s leadership?<\/p>\n<p>See the <strong>MHI budget insights we obtained<\/strong>, see how many millions are involved, see where the big money goes, and the related articles, <em>all linked below<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind we have a video that we can produce. In it, Jennison promises attendees of the meeting he was speaking to on camera that they would pass <strong><em>The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act<\/em><\/strong>. He specifically said they could pass it in the House and the Senate. He gave themselves 2 years to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Two years have now come and gone. Did MHI&#8217;s president and MHI SVP Lesli Gooch meet those promises?<\/p>\n<p><strong>No&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What if I told you that we also have video of Mr. Jennison saying we could be selling 500,000 homes a year (which, by the way, I agree the industry could do. Yes, that means that a location like yours could grow sales by 600%, if you wanted to do so.).<\/p>\n<p>Then, what if I told you that on that same video, Mr. Jennison says that the potential for 500,000 shipments &#8211; 600% growth &#8211; <em>he thought should be done slowly?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Who decides how fast your business &#8211; or any other operation &#8211; should grow?<\/p>\n<p>Should it be Richard A. &#8220;Dick&#8221; Jennison at MHI?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>We Provide, You Decide<\/strong><\/span>.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a9<\/p>\n<p>As important, who has been sounding the alarm for years (besides <strong><em>MHProNews<\/em><\/strong>) that the industry could be doing much more? \u00a0Find that article about what MHARR says linked below, and you&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>See too what Frank Rolfe, Marty Lavin, Titus Dare, Darren Krolewski, Tom Fath, and others are saying and questioning MHI on in this <strong><em>March Madness<\/em><\/strong> issue. Those articles are likewise linked below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t Guess, Know! Then, Plan and Act&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have billions in opportunities, which means a location or business like yours could be doing 600% more if you wanted to do so. As Frank Rolfe said to <strong><em>MHProNews<\/em><\/strong>, the industry itself is in many ways holding us back.<\/p>\n<p>Who specifically is responsible?<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t guess! Learn more! Why not stop the MH Industry&#8217;s self-inflicted madness?<\/p>\n<p>With no further adieu, please see the featured articles and reports for March 2017 below for &#8220;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Industry News, Tips and Views Pros Can Use<\/strong>.<\/span>&#8221; \u00a0\u00a9<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>We Provide, You Decide<\/strong><\/span>.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a9 ##<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13121-2017-03-05-15-21-47\">D\u00c9J\u00c0 VU AGAIN? A New Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Marty Lavin, JD.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12288\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/marty-lavin-jd-manufacturedhomefinanceexpert-DailyBusinessNews-mhpronews.jpg\" alt=\"marty-lavin-jd-manufacturedhomefinanceexpert-DailyBusinessNews-mhpronews\" width=\"47\" height=\"52\" \/>\u00a0New Study<\/strong><br \/>\nI like to say to myself \u201cIf you live long enough, you\u2019ll see it all.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13121-2017-03-05-15-21-47\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/137-financing\/13110-triad-financial-services-introduces-superior-choice-credit-union-to-manufactured-housing-industry-video\">Triad Financial Services Introduces Superior Choice Credit Union to Manufactured Housing Industry, Video<\/a><br \/>\nby Soheyla Kovach<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10151 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoheylaKovach-WebsiteDevelopment-SupportServices-MHProNews-com-photo83degreesmediaJulieBranaman-posted-MHProNews-com-50x50-.jpg\" alt=\"SoheylaKovach-WebsiteDevelopment+SupportServices-MHProNews-com-photo83degreesmediaJulieBranaman-posted-MHProNews-com-50x50-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every year for many years now, Darrell Boyd, Senior Vice President from Jacksonville, Florida based\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/172\">Triad Financial Services<\/a>\u00a0brings banks, credit unions, investors and other financial services professionals to the Louisville Manufactured Housing Show.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/137-financing\/13110-triad-financial-services-introduces-superior-choice-credit-union-to-manufactured-housing-industry-video\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13143-executive-summary-400-words-manufactured-housing-industry-obstacles-and-billions-in-opportunities\">Executive Summary \u2013 400 Words \u2013 Manufactured Housing Industry Obstacles and Billions in Opportunities<\/a><br \/>\nby L. A. \u2018Tony\u2019 Kovach<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9651\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach1.jpg\" alt=\"tony- kovach\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>It could be boiled down to the\u00a0<em>3-letter acronym at the end<\/em>. Let\u2019s first take a 400 word walk through the top obstacles and opportunities.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13143-executive-summary-400-words-manufactured-housing-industry-obstacles-and-billions-in-opportunities\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/137-financing\/13140-security-mortgage-group-income-property-specialists\">SECURITY MORTGAGE GROUP Income Property Specialists<\/a><br \/>\nBy Pierce Redmond<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13217\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Pierce-Redmond-Vice-PresidentSecurityMortgageGroup-55x55.png\" alt=\"Pierce Redmond-Vice PresidentSecurityMortgageGroup-55x55\" width=\"55\" height=\"62\" \/>ROCHESTER, N.Y. \u2013 Security Mortgage Group, a national award-winning MH Community lending broker, is pleased to have provided $30,000,000 in financing for several manufactured home communities nationwide in January 2017.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/137-financing\/13140-security-mortgage-group-income-property-specialists\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13109-skyline-corporation-makes-executive-announcement\">Skyline Corporation Makes Executive Announcement<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>Skyline Corp. (NYSE: SKY) tells\u00a0<strong><em>MHProNews<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0that Jeff Newport has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13109-skyline-corporation-makes-executive-announcement\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13119-mharr-president-trumps-actions-offer-major-opportunity-for-mh-industry-and-consumers\">MHARR: President Trump\u2019s Actions Offer Major Opportunity for MH Industry and Consumers<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>Washington, D.C., February 28, 2017 \u2013 The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells\u00a0<strong><em>MHProNews<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0that Executive Orders issued by President Trump within the past thirty days provide an unprecedented opportunity for the federally-regulated manufactured housing industry and American consumers who rely upon manufactured homes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13119-mharr-president-trumps-actions-offer-major-opportunity-for-mh-industry-and-consumers\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13129-service-animals-fair-housing-and-you\">Service Animals, Fair Housing, and You<\/a><br \/>\nby Nadeen Green, JD<\/p>\n<p>For those of us who teach and write about fair housing, we have come to learn that the topic of service animals is the one that everyone wants to hear about (I sometimes joke that it is unlawful to teach a fair housing class without a reference to service animals).\u00a0<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\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13129-service-animals-fair-housing-and-you\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13133-new-nar-report-points-to-manufactured-housing-opportunities\">New NAR Report Points To Manufactured Housing Opportunities<\/a><br \/>\nby L. A. \u2018Tony\u2019 Kovach<\/p>\n<p><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\" \/>\u201c<strong>When the National Association of Realtors chief economist says there are more buyers than existing homes available on the market, that should be a huge signal to manufactured and modular home professionals<\/strong>,\u201d said Stan Posey, sales manager at Sunshine Homes of Red Bay, AL.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13133-new-nar-report-points-to-manufactured-housing-opportunities\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13134-closed-33-sites-woodmont-trailer-park-farmington-hills-michigan\">33 Sites | Woodmont Trailer Park | Farmington Hills, Michigan<\/a><br \/>\nby Christopher Nortley<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10486\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ChristopherNortlyMHREincpostedMHProNews-comy50x50-.png\" alt=\"ChristopherNortlyMHREinc=postedMHProNews-comy50x50-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Woodmont Trailer Park &#8211; Farmington Hills, MI<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13134-closed-33-sites-woodmont-trailer-park-farmington-hills-michigan\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13127-federal-data-spotlights-manufactured-home-industry-quality-regulatory-questions\">Federal Data Spotlights Manufactured Home Industry Quality, Regulatory Questions<\/a><br \/>\nby Soheyla Kovach<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10151 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoheylaKovach-WebsiteDevelopment-SupportServices-MHProNews-com-photo83degreesmediaJulieBranaman-posted-MHProNews-com-50x50-.jpg\" alt=\"SoheylaKovach-WebsiteDevelopment+SupportServices-MHProNews-com-photo83degreesmediaJulieBranaman-posted-MHProNews-com-50x50-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>With over 81,100 manufactured homes built last year, more than 99.99 percent of all manufactured home buyers had service issues satisfied through normal channels provided by their home\u2019s builder, retailer, community, or installer.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13127-federal-data-spotlights-manufactured-home-industry-quality-regulatory-questions\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13132-richard-jennison-manufactured-housing-institute-worth-millions-to-mh-industry-facts-from-mhi-report\">Richard Jennison, Manufactured Housing Institute, Worth Millions to MH Industry? Facts from MHI Report<\/a><br \/>\nL. A. \u2018Tony\u2019 Kovach<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9651\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach1.jpg\" alt=\"tony- kovach\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>The Manufactured Housing Institute, and its president and CEO, Richard A. Jennison, are required as a tax-exempt organization to keep and file certain records. \u00a0One of those reports was obtained by\u00a0<strong><em>MHProNews<\/em><\/strong>, and is attached herein.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13132-richard-jennison-manufactured-housing-institute-worth-millions-to-mh-industry-facts-from-mhi-report\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13113-mh-dealer-bill-passes-house-what-does-it-mean\">MH Dealer Bill Passes House \u2013 What Does it Mean?<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>In the great state of Indiana, a bill recently passed in the state house regarding manufactured housing dealerships that has a rather interesting twist.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13113-mh-dealer-bill-passes-house-what-does-it-mean\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/137-financing\/13135-industry-lender-announces-name-change\">Industry Lender Announces Name Change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BY Credit Human Federal Credit Union<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13014\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cufbl_eastern_slide_200x200_2_2016-150x150.gif\" alt=\"cufbl_eastern_slide_200x200_2_2016\" width=\"59\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cufbl_eastern_slide_200x200_2_2016-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cufbl_eastern_slide_200x200_2_2016-144x144.gif 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 59px) 100vw, 59px\" \/>After much consideration the San Antonio Federal Credit Union (SACU)\/CU Factory Built Lending (CUFBL)\/Mountainside Financial<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is excited to announce that we are changing our name to\u00a0<strong>Credit Human Federal Credit Union<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/137-financing\/13135-industry-lender-announces-name-change\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13114-ben-carson-confirmed-as-hud-secretary-mhi-and-mharr-commentary\">Ben Carson Confirmed as HUD Secretary, MHI and MHARR Commentary<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>The Senate, in a 58-41 vote Thursday, has confirmed Dr. Ben Carson to be the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13114-ben-carson-confirmed-as-hud-secretary-mhi-and-mharr-commentary\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13146-lancing-the-mh-industrys-boil\">Lancing the MH Industry\u2019s Boil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10151 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoheylaKovach-WebsiteDevelopment-SupportServices-MHProNews-com-photo83degreesmediaJulieBranaman-posted-MHProNews-com-50x50-.jpg\" alt=\"SoheylaKovach-WebsiteDevelopment+SupportServices-MHProNews-com-photo83degreesmediaJulieBranaman-posted-MHProNews-com-50x50-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p>by Soheyla Kovach<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s use the analogy of a pimple, cyst, or boil.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13146-lancing-the-mh-industrys-boil\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13128-business-building-tunica-show-educational-seminars\">Business Building Tunica Show Educational Seminars<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>by Dennis Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11144\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/dennis-hill-showways-unlimited-manufactured-housing-mhpronews-com-50x50-.png\" alt=\"dennis-hill-showways-unlimited-manufactured-housing-mhpronews-com-50x50-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>On Tuesday, March 28<sup>th<\/sup>,\u00a0 at the Resorts Hotel \u2013 2nd Floor, Magnolia Room, you can discover this year\u2019s business building educational seminars.\u00a0Here is the lineup and schedule.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13128-business-building-tunica-show-educational-seminars\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13122-the-report-warren-buffett-kevin-clayton-and-clayton-homes\">The Report, Warren Buffett, Kevin Clayton and Clayton Homes<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>When the \u201c<strong>Oracle of Omaha<\/strong>\u201d speaks, people listen.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/13122-the-report-warren-buffett-kevin-clayton-and-clayton-homes\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13125-2017-tunica-manufactured-housing-show-looms-final-brochure-schedule-provided\">2017 Tunica Manufactured Housing Show Looms, Final Brochure, Schedule Provided<\/a><br \/>\nBy Tunica Show<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12692\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TunicaShow2017.jpeg\" alt=\"tunicashow2017\" width=\"65\" height=\"58\" \/>The Largest Manufactured Housing Show in the United States<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Tunica Show has more homes than any other industry event!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13125-2017-tunica-manufactured-housing-show-looms-final-brochure-schedule-provided\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/137-financing\/13139-industry-feedback-about-the-manufactured-housing-institute-image-industry-hassles-and-advancement\">Industry Feedback About the Manufactured Housing Institute, Image, Industry Hassles, and Advancement<\/a><br \/>\nby L. A. \u2018Tony\u2019 Kovach<br \/>\n<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\" \/>A very thoughtful message from a widely-known industry leader is quoted below.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/137-financing\/13139-industry-feedback-about-the-manufactured-housing-institute-image-industry-hassles-and-advancement\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13112-scam-alert-professionals-warned\">Scam Alert! Professionals Warned<\/a><br \/>\nby Soheyla Kovach<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10151 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoheylaKovach-WebsiteDevelopment-SupportServices-MHProNews-com-photo83degreesmediaJulieBranaman-posted-MHProNews-com-50x50-.jpg\" alt=\"SoheylaKovach-WebsiteDevelopment+SupportServices-MHProNews-com-photo83degreesmediaJulieBranaman-posted-MHProNews-com-50x50-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Fox News<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and most mainstream media sources are urging caution to professionals and others answering cell phones and landlines from incoming calls from an \u201c<strong>unknown calle<\/strong>r\u201d or a phone number you may not recognize.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13112-scam-alert-professionals-warned\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13147-hud-code-manufactured-home-production-increases-january-report\">HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Increases, January Report<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/>Washington, D.C., March 6, 2017 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells\u00a0<strong><em>MHProNews<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0that, according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production increased substantially during January 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13147-hud-code-manufactured-home-production-increases-january-report\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/139-management\/13148-swot-analysis--marketing-sales-a-management-tool-for-manufactured-housing-success\">SWOT Analysis \u2013 Marketing, Sales &amp; Management Tool for Manufactured Housing Success<\/a><\/p>\n<p>by L. A. \u2018Tony\u2019 Kovach<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9651\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach1.jpg\" alt=\"tony- kovach\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>To truly understand a location, business or organization &#8211; and its potential &#8211; a SWOT analysis is useful management tool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/139-management\/13148-swot-analysis--marketing-sales-a-management-tool-for-manufactured-housing-success\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13107-modular-tapped-to-help-city-with-housing-needs\">Modular Tapped to Help City With Housing Needs<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>In Belgrade, Montana, the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) has looked to modular housing as a solution to what the organization calls \u201c<strong>immense affordable housing needs<\/strong>.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13107-modular-tapped-to-help-city-with-housing-needs\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13108-the-evolution-of-3d-printed-homes\">The Evolution of 3D Printed Homes?<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>When it comes to 3D printed homes, companies around the world have been working to perfect the ideal system, including<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/3d-printed-home-can-withstand-magnitude-8-earthquake\/\">\u00a0Beijing-based HuaShang Tengda<\/a><\/strong>, which printed a two-story villa that checks in at 4,305 square feet and can reportedly withstand a magnitude eight earthquake.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13108-the-evolution-of-3d-printed-homes\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13111-lost-modular-jobs-set-to-return\">Lost Modular Jobs Set to Return?<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>Once known for its booming modular and manufactured home industry, Oxford, Maine has been dubbed the \u201c<strong>Manufactured Housing Capital of New England<\/strong>.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13111-lost-modular-jobs-set-to-return\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/141-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/13130-the-uncertainties-of-life\">The Uncertainties of Life<\/a><br \/>\nby Tim Connor, CSP<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9652\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tim-connor-mhmsm-com.jpg\" alt=\"tim-connor-mhmsm-com\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Many people today struggle with the need to know what will happen tomorrow, next week or even this year. Some have the need to try and manipulate tomorrow or to have life be &#8216;in order&#8217; or &#8216;certain.&#8217;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/141-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/13130-the-uncertainties-of-life\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13115-habits-to-make-or-break-for-a-cleaner-healthier-home\">Habits to Make or Break for a Cleaner, Healthier Home<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>It never fails. No matter how much you clean, it always seems that something comes up, spills, or gets dirt on it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13115-habits-to-make-or-break-for-a-cleaner-healthier-home\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13116-manufactured-home-plants-may-become-tiny-house-production-centers\">Manufactured Home Plants May Become Tiny House Production Centers<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>In Carbon Hill, Alabama this week, the City Council heard about a possible plan from developers to use a couple of old manufactured home plant facilities to make small-sized homes, aka \u201c<strong>tiny houses<\/strong>.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13116-manufactured-home-plants-may-become-tiny-house-production-centers\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13117-pending-home-sales-numbers-released\">Pending Home Sales Numbers Released<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>The report is in from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13117-pending-home-sales-numbers-released\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13118-zoning-changes-could-affect-manufactured-housing\">Zoning Changes Could Affect Manufactured Housing<\/a><br \/>\nby RC Williams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RCWilliams-writer75x75ManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>The Washington County, Maryland Board of Commissioners is holding a public hearing today regarding several proposed changes to the county\u2019s zoning ordinance, including ones that affect manufactured homes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/13118-zoning-changes-could-affect-manufactured-housing\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/141-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/13131-which-life-season-are-you-in\">Which Life Season are You in?<\/a><br \/>\nby Tim Connor<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9652\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tim-connor-mhmsm-com.jpg\" alt=\"tim-connor-mhmsm-com\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>For the past 200 plus years we have experienced an economic downturn and uncertainty every 8-15 years. I am not a pessimist.\u00a0 I am a realist.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/march-2017\/141-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/13131-which-life-season-are-you-in\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not just basketball! The Manufactured Housing Industry has its own version of March Madness. For example, there\u2019s the rapidly approaching Tunica Manufactured Housing Show. The pace leading up to and through the show can be intense. To learn more about the largest event in all of manufactured housing, see Dennis Hill&#8217;s two articles. 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