In recent weeks, we’ve had Marty Lavin, Al Cole and Pat Curran among others sounding off on Industry related issues via our popular Industry Voices Guest Blog.  For those who have not followed that blog, shame on you!  if you aren’t a regular reader, you are missing out on some often bright minds sharing keen insights on how to turn-around the Industry’s blues into more profitable good news.

The purpose of the Industry Voices guest blog is to offer Industry professionals a platform to share an OpEd style article.  Think New York Times, Wall Street Journal or any major publication’s guest columns.

Do you have an opinion?  Are you ready to write a guest column on a topic of Industry interest?  Some think of this as a letter to the editor.  It could be that, but an OpEd or Guest Column article is usually more robust.

We’ve had association leaders, retail, lending and community professionals among those who have graced our pages recently.  We are holding a three columns, two from a well know executive and a third from an MHC owner, because we had a record number of submissions at the first of this week.

Let’s be honest.  You have your own list of topics to get off your chest! You have an opinion on what is going on (or not) at the Capitol, state or national. You might have thoughts on an event you attended, or plan to attend. Industry Voices is the place to do so in the Manufactured and Modular home world.

I’d love to see people sounding off on industry turn-around strategies.  We can and should be selling more new manufactured and modular homes!  How do YOU think that can get done?

Or sound off on ideas on how to handle issues such as Dodd-Frank.  CFPB goes live on July 21st.  When will their rule making go into effect?  MHI hopes rule making will be 18-30 months from now.  But what if it is sooner?

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Let’s close with a common theme that Marty Lavin’s, Al Cole’s and Pat Curran’s articles all had.  They:

get into the meat of an issue, in their cases, chattel financing, which is the fuel for 60% of our Industry’s home sales.
The looked at not just problems, but suggested possible solutions.  How can we protect our remaining 3d party lenders?
How can we get more third party lending?

Please read their thoughts and you will see some interesting common points, even though each are writing independent of the others.

Watch for some interesting news and commentary in the days ahead.  It is all right here at MHMSM.com a.k.a. MHProNews.com. Thanks for letting us bring you All the Best. ##