{"id":8971,"date":"2014-09-10T08:15:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T13:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=8971"},"modified":"2014-09-10T08:56:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T13:56:54","slug":"post-crescent-factory-built-home-industry-struggles-and-national-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/post-crescent-factory-built-home-industry-struggles-and-national-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Crescent &#8211; Factory-Built Home Industry Struggles, and National Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Appleton, WI <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>Post-Crescent<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> pointed out a state issue with national MH Industry implications. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/pittsville-modular-closes-stratford-homes-picks-up-ferkey\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pittsville Homes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> shut down operations this summer after 40 years of building modular homes. The steep drop in manufactured and modular home sales in WI was the theme of the Post-Crescent report. The Wisconsin Housing Alliance&#8217;s (WHA) Amy Bliss nobly put a better face on it. The WHA&#8217;s executive, Ross Kinzler, is among the state execs who candidly point to the fact that roughly 1\/2 the states are still losing shipments.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"manuf-1318805207\" 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 lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/antonio-barcenas-credit-gannet-wisconsin-media-pittsville-homes-posted-masthead-mhpronews-com-.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8974\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/antonio-barcenas-credit-gannet-wisconsin-media-pittsville-homes-posted-masthead-mhpronews-com-.png\" alt=\"antonio-barcenas-credit-gannet-wisconsin-media-pittsville-homes-posted-masthead-mhpronews-com-\" width=\"382\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/antonio-barcenas-credit-gannet-wisconsin-media-pittsville-homes-posted-masthead-mhpronews-com-.png 525w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/antonio-barcenas-credit-gannet-wisconsin-media-pittsville-homes-posted-masthead-mhpronews-com--150x89.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><i><b>Antonio Barcenas nailing a section for a modular home in the<br \/>\nPittsville Homes shop. <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><i>(Photo credit: Gannett Wisconsin Media)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It is only the greater gains than declines in the other half of the states that keeps <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/hud-code-production-rises-nearly-20-percent-in-july\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MH shipments overall rising nationally<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. But that national rise doesn&#8217;t mean that some builders, retailers and others may see their doors sadly (avoidably?) close.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There is a <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2014\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/8244-the-high-cost-of-low-volume-mh-sales-for-retailers-communities-factories-and-others\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">high cost to low MH sales volume<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, and a greater risk found in low volume too.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There is a rumor floating about a plan that seeks to address the low sales volume issue may be circulated at the upcoming MHI meeting; if so, let&#8217;s hope it&#8217;s a good one. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>National Concerns &#8211; can they impact MH sales?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Seen the latest polls? It seems ISIS&#8217; execution of two reporters may have backfired. Public opinion shifted rapidly in favor of taking military action against the jihadists. The immigration issue has tipped more too. Fears are rising in DC and among citizens of militant Muslims sneaking across the border to take a 9-11 style action. While home grown U.S. passport-carrying terrorists &#8211; trained in Syria &#8211; cause shudders at Homeland, is that worse than having who-knows-how-many radicals crossing illegally into Texas, NM, AZ or CA?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Think that doesn&#8217;t matter to MH? Imagine terrorist activity disrupting the Eagle Ford Shale, or any market where MH sales are actively taking place.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A security expert wrote to say, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">isn&#8217;t it crazy to think the Saudi&#8217;s and Israel can build effective border security, and the U.S. can&#8217;t?<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> And <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">isn&#8217;t is ironic to talk about the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine being violated, when the U.S. border with Mexico is violated thousands of times daily?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Comments flowing from pros like you keep us on our toes; my thanks to all who send <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"mailto:ireportmhnewstips@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">news tips<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> and comments, on or off the record. My thanks to the associations who share their news with us, so we can share it with you. FYI &#8211; as most of you know, comments on a variety of subjects by pros like you are found on <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>Industry Voices<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. It&#8217;s <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>re<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>a<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>d hot<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> so far this month.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Growth! It&#8217;s happening in half the states, is there a secret to success?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The above are a few of many possible reality checks, but the fact remains that the manufactured home industry <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>is<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> growing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/corp-press-releases\/8050-sun-communities-inc-to-acquire-american-land-lease-manufactured-housing-portfolio-from-green-courte-partners-for-132-billion\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">Sun&#8217;s acquisition of American Land Lease<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">&#8216;s portfolio to the tune of 1.32 billion underscores the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/industry-news\/industry-in-focus\/6630-sam-zell-the-point-of-the-spear-and-qyouve-got-to-have-confidenceq\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">confidence that Sam Zell<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"> also expressed in the manufactured home communities sector, and thus by implication, in the industry itself. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/122\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">UMH <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">is among those who have taken an aggressive growth posture, doubling their footprint in 5 years. These growth-focused firms are far from alone!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/china-based-international-homebuilder-targets-u-s-with-10000000000-in-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8975\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/imagecreditlandsea-logo-project-posted-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com-.png\" alt=\"imagecreditlandsea-logo-project-posted-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com-\" width=\"254\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/imagecreditlandsea-logo-project-posted-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com-.png 254w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/imagecreditlandsea-logo-project-posted-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com--150x132.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Billions of dollars are targeting the manufactured housing sector. Don&#8217;t be surprised to see a big spike hit industrialized, including modular, construction in the near horizon. We routinely see international readers &#8211; with billions in investment dollars &#8211; on our MHProNews pages. An advertiser told me about a multi-billion dollar operation that found them, here. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Investors are researching as well as periodically touching base with us with their questions. We have reason to refer those from time to time. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back a decade from now, the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/china-based-international-homebuilder-targets-u-s-with-10000000000-in-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">billion dollar China-based LandSea<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> deal that was recently announced is likely to be the tip of the iceberg. Let&#8217;s not forget that <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/industry-news\/industry-in-focus\/7370-investors-discover-the-walmart-of-affordable-housing\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Canadians with deep pockets<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> are among those looking with investment love at our side of the border. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Other international investors are in the hunt too. So we have domestic cash and international money seeking to find its ways into our part of the trillion dollar a year U.S. housing industry. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">Lets suggest the secret for success in our industry this way. As in any profession, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"><i>success flows from proven, duplicatable processes<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">. Individual, corporate and collaborative efforts are all parallel, important factors. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">No one person, no one organization has all the secrets. You know some vital things the fellows across town don&#8217;t and vice versa. In modern society, information is critical. As noted in my prior post, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/?p=8961\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">readers like Warren Buffett are the leaders<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">. Want to grow more talent within the ranks of your operation? One easy tip is to encourage more reading. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"><b>Not skimming, <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"><i><b>reading for understanding! Reading for opportunities&#8230;<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/the-big-5-point-0-rapidly-approaching\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8976\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5th-anniversary-image-creditfotosearch-posted-daily-business-news-mhmsm-com-1.jpg\" alt=\"5th-anniversary-image-creditfotosearch-posted-daily-business-news-mhmsm-com-1\" width=\"265\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5th-anniversary-image-creditfotosearch-posted-daily-business-news-mhmsm-com-1.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5th-anniversary-image-creditfotosearch-posted-daily-business-news-mhmsm-com-1-150x114.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">Let&#8217;s close for today with my thanks to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/the-big-5-point-0-rapidly-approaching\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Howard Walker, Vice Chairman of ELS, who has thoughtfully shared a note of encouragement marking our rapidly approaching 5<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/the-big-5-point-0-rapidly-approaching\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">th<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"> anniversary<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">We are getting a steady stream of daily messages \u2013 quotable quotes &#8211; from <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/?p=2137\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">state executives<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">, C-Suite level and other corporate leaders along with industry managers, rank and file &#8211; many which have an OK for us to quote them. These are names you&#8217;ll know, or should!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">The closing point is a bold paraphrase of ROC&#8217;s tag line, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"><i>better together.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"> Sure, we may \u201ccompete\u201d with others, but we are better off together while remaining friendly competitors. The opportunities are so vast in the U.S. housing business, the real concern is that too many are self-limiting their own potential! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">What <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/?p=2137\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">Joe Kelly calls the \u201cbuffett line<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">\u201d found here on MHProNews and our new (1 year old) sister site on <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"><i><b><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Manufactured Home Living News<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">are potent resources that allow you and your team members to grow through useful information. Don&#8217;t hoard knowledge, share it with your team and associates. We suggest 15 minutes a day reading on MHProNews, and thousands are doing just that here! We suggest 8 minutes a day on <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">MHLivingNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">, and thousands are doing that too.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/knowledge-shared-is-knowledge-multiplied-c2014-lifestyle-factory0homes-llc-masthead-blog-mhpronews-all-rights-reserved-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8977\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/knowledge-shared-is-knowledge-multiplied-c2014-lifestyle-factory0homes-llc-masthead-blog-mhpronews-all-rights-reserved--575x113.png\" alt=\"knowledge-shared-is-knowledge-multiplied-(c)2014-lifestyle-factory0homes-llc-masthead-blog-mhpronews-all-rights-reserved-\" width=\"463\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/knowledge-shared-is-knowledge-multiplied-c2014-lifestyle-factory0homes-llc-masthead-blog-mhpronews-all-rights-reserved--575x113.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/knowledge-shared-is-knowledge-multiplied-c2014-lifestyle-factory0homes-llc-masthead-blog-mhpronews-all-rights-reserved--150x29.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/knowledge-shared-is-knowledge-multiplied-c2014-lifestyle-factory0homes-llc-masthead-blog-mhpronews-all-rights-reserved-.png 1014w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">&gt; Personal Development<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&gt; Team Development<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&gt; Collaborative Efforts, whenever and where ever possible. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">These are among the secrets for more MH success. Inquiring minds want to know! Attending good association events and shows like the upcoming <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/143\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">Louisville Show<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"> are critical too. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Live networking and business deal making opportunities, combined with information and followed up with action; that&#8217;s a ticket to success that works. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So let&#8217;s not overlook the state or national challenges which are the staple of association work, lobbying and elections. But lets focus an ever greater amount of energy into understanding, applied knowledge and growth. See you in Phoenix this weekend? I&#8217;ll be posting as usual, but from near Detroit, come mid-week. ##<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">(5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">th<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"> Anniversary image credit: fotosearch)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/la-tony-kovach-latonykovach-com-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8832\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/la-tony-kovach-latonykovach-com-.jpg\" alt=\"la-tony-kovach-latonykovach-com-\" width=\"126\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a>By <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/LATonyKovach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">L. A. \u201cTony\u201d Kovach<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Appleton, WI Post-Crescent pointed out a state issue with national MH Industry implications. Pittsville Homes shut down operations this summer after 40 years of building modular homes. The steep drop in manufactured and modular home sales in WI was the theme of the Post-Crescent report. The Wisconsin Housing Alliance&#8217;s (WHA) Amy Bliss nobly put &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/post-crescent-factory-built-home-industry-struggles-and-national-concerns\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Post Crescent &#8211; Factory-Built Home Industry Struggles, and National Concerns<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"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":[2942,786,3664,3661,1081,306,2656,3621,811,32,3,1994,1113,3665,3666,1611,71,3663,1117,564,882,533,601,3662,600],"class_list":["post-8971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-analysis","tag-american-land-lease","tag-amy-bliss","tag-antonio-barcenas","tag-appleton","tag-els","tag-factory-built-home","tag-housing-alliance","tag-louisville-show","tag-manufactured-home-communities","tag-manufactured-home-sales","tag-manufactured-housing","tag-mh","tag-mh-industry","tag-mh-shipments","tag-mhi-meeting","tag-mhm","tag-modular-homes","tag-pittsville-homes","tag-roc","tag-ross-kinzler","tag-sam-zell","tag-warren-buffett","tag-wha","tag-wi","tag-wisconsin-housing-alliance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Post Crescent - Factory-Built Home Industry Struggles, and National Concerns  - Masthead L. 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