Terrific Tunica and Magnificent March's Manufactured Madness!

Wikipedia reminds us that it wasn't Oliver Cromwell, but William Blacker who said the words "Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry!" Well, U.S. coins and currency still read, “In God We Trust.” Others, as the joke goes, are handled as cash and carry. We will plan an update to our popular report MHARR's Mission, "Improve Relations…” in about a week, as a response to some emailed and posted red-herring comments of our analysis linked above.

For now, simply look at all the bullets points and comments by others that those parties who are busy trying to cover their 6's failed to address, while they are trying to shift the focus of the topic completely.

Smoke and distraction, that's the very definition of how you get a "red herring." Remember, we got a range of comments – and invited those others the report was on to comment too – they declined.

Wonder why?

In fact, their distraction and dodge tactics suggests the validity of our report and analysis.

Please see what is bound to be a highly read Industry if Focus Report, A View of Manufactured Housing Finance Issues from Inside the Washington DC Beltway, by Bill Matchneer, JD.

“We Provide, You Decide. “ Ⓒ

Canadians!

Ever wonder what the many congenial Canadian readers north of the border think about how our dual-national association in the states works in practice?

Canadians are among those growing numbers of international readers who flock here, and what they read helps some decide where and with whom they do business in the United States.

Canadians managed to dodge much of the U.S. housing bubble hullabaloo, good for them! Kudos too to the many ways that factory-built housing is serving their energy boom areas and so much more.

Magnificent March, The Terrific Tunica (2014) Show Looms!

We are looking forward with great anticipation to the 2014 Tunica Show, for a variety of reasons. Some 85 homes will be on display, making Tunica far and away the largest trade show display of factory built homes in all of North America. Tunica also boasts more exhibitors than the recently completed Louisville Show. The $64 dollar question is, will the Louisville Show hold onto the title as the event with the most attendees? Or will the Tunica Show once more reclaim that honor?

The readership here on MHProNews on articles about the rapidly approaching Tunica Show have been RED Hot! Please see Tunica Show Chairman Keith Bennett's complete run down, linked below. We'll be in the Seminar Room, or at booth 13H in the Convention Center hallway, located right by the seminar room entrance.

As you are planning your spring event agenda, don't forget MHI's Magnificent Congress and Expo! We will be attending that event, as we have for years. Please see the article on the latest news on “C&E” linked below.

February was another record HOT month!

Up North, you may not have noticed, but we had another record 'hot' February here. We want to thank you and the thousands of other readers anew who make us the Manufactured and Modular Home Industry's run away #1 trade media! While others have stopped publishing their results, due (some say) to declines in readership, ours continues to accelerate. We think it is a balance of items summed up in the fact that we provide the most factory built housing “Industry News, Tips and Views Pros can Use” found in any single resource on or off line.

You and others are voting this #1 with your browsers, time and support.

We highlighted in bold the increases in February over January (2014), above. Please notice that the total of daily visits and page views continues to rise. Even though February 2014 is three days shorter than January, there were more total page views, files accessed and hits on MHProNews last month than in January. This continues the dramatic rise we reported on our main site statistics for 2013, also per Webilizer, which are as follows.

In our industry, the newsmakers and movers and shakers, including Congressional, Senate, C-Suite leaders, mom and pop operations, experts, associations and those in between all contribute to this robust online trade journal. We continue to evolve and grow.

Please see the video report, linked below as ongoing examples of what we do that no one else in our industry's trade publishing has done.

Domestic and International Investors & Researchers

These numbers of readers and page views are important because U.S. and international researchers are among those surfing MHProNews.com. There are plenty of reasons for industry pros to get jazzed about the growing interest in manufactured housing by other housing professionals, institutional and individual investors.

It also strongly reflects what Louisville Show Chairman Ron Thomas, Sr. has called the industry's deep hunger for information and knowledge.

So while the bulk of our readers are still U.S. manufactured housing professionals, the other 'audiences' out there are zeroing in on what is happening in our industry. You are tuning in here, they are too. That means opportunities for those who want to expand, exit, etc..

Avoiding Land Mines and Best Practices Professionalism

I'm counting no less than 5 attorneys who have contributed to the March issue! The expert columns are amazing! If you count the Bill Matchneer special report in Industry in Focus, that's at least 6 JD's (doctor of jurisprudence = JD = attorney or lawyer) we have just published, in addition to the many others we have featured over the years.

We have industry leaders like Sam Landy, President and CEO at UMH, sharing their keen insights. Please see his fine article below.

We welcome Dave Stevens, President of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), previously with HUD. Another 'must read,' for Dave's insights on financing and the potential future for our industry. Sam Landy's and Dave Stevens' articles both showcase the potential for our hopeful future in the manufactured housing industry.

These gents know why new capital keeps flowing into MH.

The video interviews with some well known, respected names in our industry are showcased in my contribution this month, and those videos also showcase reasons for a bright future, as seen through the eyes of about 10 respected industry pros!

Zig Ziglar's article, people need to read that one, because it applies to our industry big time!

Our interviews with Jenny Hodge and Brad Lovin are live! So too are great columns from our experts and dependable writers: Brad, Chrissy, Don, Scott and Tim!

Then pre-event information on the Tunica Show and MHI's Congress and Expo round out 18 Featured Articles, which we will share introductions to and hotlinks below.

Your feedback is encouraged. Letters to the Editor or OpEds are welcome. Thanks for being a reader here. We hope you Enjoy and benefit from what follows. ##

Featured Articles and Reports for Vol. 5, No. 6, 2014

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