{"id":9576,"date":"2015-02-21T02:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T08:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=9576"},"modified":"2015-02-21T02:33:06","modified_gmt":"2015-02-21T08:33:06","slug":"retired-federal-official-sounds-off-on-manufactured-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/retired-federal-official-sounds-off-on-manufactured-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired Federal Official Sounds Off on Manufactured Housing\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Long overdue<\/span>.<\/strong>&#8221; &#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Great Interview<\/span><\/strong>!&#8221; \u00a0&#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Powerful!<\/span><\/strong>&#8221; &#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Very helpful<\/span><\/strong>.&#8221; &#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">If this video is widely shared, it has the ability to influence many<\/span><\/strong>&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"manuf-2829045562\" class=\"manuf-content manuf-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3870480136270376\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3870480136270376\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These are a sampling of comments that have come in on the interview we did with Bill Matchneer, a prior administrator for HUD Code manufactured housing. Matchneer is unique in a variety of ways, including the fact that he closed his federal career out with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9578\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/bill-matchneer-retired-federal-official-talks-about-modern-manufactured-homes-inside-mh-exclusive-video-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9578\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hud-building-credit-politico-bill-matchneer-credit-manufacturedhomelivingnews-com-.png\" alt=\"hud-building-credit-politico-bill-matchneer-credit-manufacturedhomelivingnews-com-\" width=\"540\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hud-building-credit-politico-bill-matchneer-credit-manufacturedhomelivingnews-com-.png 540w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hud-building-credit-politico-bill-matchneer-credit-manufacturedhomelivingnews-com--150x81.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit on left, Politico. Right, MHProNews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">If you have not yet seen samplings of the videos we did with Evan Atkinson, please click the photo linked below. When you do you will better understand our closing point for today&#8217;s Masthead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/an-inside-look-at-manufactured-home-living-a-builders-and-home-owners-viewpoints\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9577\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/an-inside-look-at-modern-manufactured-homes-a-builders-and-home-onwers-views-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com-.png\" alt=\"an-inside-look-at-modern-manufactured-homes-a-builders-and-home-onwers-views-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com-\" width=\"184\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/an-inside-look-at-modern-manufactured-homes-a-builders-and-home-onwers-views-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com-.png 184w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/an-inside-look-at-modern-manufactured-homes-a-builders-and-home-onwers-views-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com--150x139.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The traffic \u2013 visitors! &#8211; at <a href=\"http:\/\/ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com<\/a> continues to grow. In its first year, we passed 250,000, then half-a-million to top 1 million visits to this site! This is important for your MH connected business or association, even if you don&#8217;t know it. It could be a key and useful part of the lobbying efforts of state or national associations. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It is our industry&#8217;s de facto educational\/image campaign. \u00a0Help move the needle through the common sense acts of linking to it and sharing columns and videos via your social media!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Last year, an industry leader told me he walked into a meeting with federal officials and showed one of our videos as part of their meeting. I&#8217;m told that went well. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">During the MHI meeting in New Orleans, some of the attendees \u2013 including a prominent state association executive \u2013 told me that the concept of doing video interviewss with our home owners and impacted businesses to lobby for HR 650 made total sense to them. Others said similarly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1989\" style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/nola-manufactured-housing-institute-and-an-association-right-to-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1989\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/US_Capitol_by_cliff1066_flikr_creative_commons-284x430.png\" alt=\"US_Capitol_by_cliff1066_flikr_creative_commons\" width=\"284\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/US_Capitol_by_cliff1066_flikr_creative_commons-284x430.png 284w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/US_Capitol_by_cliff1066_flikr_creative_commons-99x150.png 99w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/US_Capitol_by_cliff1066_flikr_creative_commons.png 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Capitol, credit Cliff FlickrCreativeCommons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It is so obvious that we should use the power of video interviews to lobby Congress. Heck, congressional and presidential candidates use the &#8216;props of real people&#8217; to lobby us when they want our votes. \u00a0Why not do this right? \u00a0Real interviews, with real people.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Please see the videos on the pages linked below and above. Share the links to these stories on MHLivingNews via your social media, blogs and emails to local media.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com\/bill-matchneer-retired-federal-official-talks-about-modern-manufactured-homes-inside-mh-exclusive-video-interview\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>http:\/\/ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>\/<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>bill-matchneer-retired-federal-official-talks-about-modern-manufactured-homes-inside-mh-exclusive-video-interview\/<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Who&#8217;s Job is it to Improve Manufactured Housing&#8217;s Image?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The answer to the question above is simple. It is YOUR job.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yes, yours. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">But you don&#8217;t have to do it alone. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Working together smarter, we can move the needle of image \u2013 and thus the understanding, respect and sales of \u2013 manufactured homes. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">See these videos linked above for yourself. Then don&#8217;t hog them, share them with your team and colleagues!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9566\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/bobstovall\/?p=3829\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9566\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/standing-room-crowd-louisville-manufactured-housing-show-2015-mhpronews-.png\" alt=\"standing-room-crowd-louisville-manufactured-housing-show-2015-mhpronews-\" width=\"445\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/standing-room-crowd-louisville-manufactured-housing-show-2015-mhpronews-.png 445w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/standing-room-crowd-louisville-manufactured-housing-show-2015-mhpronews--150x68.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robust applause from full house and Standing Room only at attendees at the SuperCharged Marketing and Sales seminars during the 2015 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">More mid week and at the rapidly approaching Tunica Show. Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/bobstovall\/?p=3829\" target=\"_blank\">video from Louisville<\/a>, it will tip you off to two of the business building seminars you&#8217;ll find in March at Tunica! See you then? ##<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9567\" style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/louisvillemanufacturedhousingshow.com\/2015-louisville-manufactured-housing-show-recap-seminars-interview-ted-gross-continental-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9567\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/latonykovach-louisiville2015-mhpronews-superchargedsales-seminars2-.png\" alt=\"latonykovach-louisiville2015-mhpronews-superchargedsales-seminars2-\" width=\"444\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/latonykovach-louisiville2015-mhpronews-superchargedsales-seminars2-.png 444w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/latonykovach-louisiville2015-mhpronews-superchargedsales-seminars2--150x83.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SuperCharged Marketing and Sales, 2015 Louisville Show and at the upcoming Tunica Manufactured Housing Show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/latonykovach-louisiville2015-mhpronews-superchargedsales-seminars2-.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a>By <a href=\"http:\/\/latonykovach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Long overdue.&#8221; &#8220;Great Interview!&#8221; \u00a0&#8220;Powerful!&#8221; &#8220;Very helpful.&#8221; &#8220;If this video is widely shared, it has the ability to influence many&#8230;&#8221; These are a sampling of comments that have come in on the interview we did with Bill Matchneer, a prior administrator for HUD Code manufactured housing. 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