You won’t want to miss the 2014 National Congress & Expo for Manufactured and Modular Housing to be held on April 29 – May 1, 2014 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Congress & Expo is the largest annual gathering of industry leaders featuring outstanding speakers, workshops, exhibits, and networking opportunities! For information on exhibiting, please visit http://www.congressandexpo.com/2014/exhibitors.asp to view the floor plan, booth prices, the list of 2014 exhibitors and to reserve your booth space.
For detailed information on this important industry event, information on hotel reservations and to register, visit www.congressandexpo.com. Due to the high demand for event registrations and to allow more registrants to take advantage of the discounted rates, the early-bird rates for registration and the special Caesars Palace hotel room rate of $119 per night (unless the room block is filled before the deadline) have been extended to April 4th. Register by April 4th and Save $100!
The Congress & Expo registration fee includes:
• Full Access to the Exhibit Hall
• Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
• Wednesday Breakfast and Keynote Speaker Ken Segall
• Awards Luncheon
• Educational Workshops
• Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall
• Thursday Breakfast and General Session Speaker Chris Fisher
• Coffee breaks throughout each morning
• Complimentary WiFi in the Exhibit Hall, General Sessions, & Educational Workshops
The 10th Annual Oliver Technologies, Inc. Golf Tournament on Monday afternoon, April 28th and Tuesday’s MHI-National Communities Council Spring Forum, April 29th are available for additional fees.
This year’s event will feature the following:
MHI-National Communities Council Spring Forum – Tuesday, April 29th
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The National Communities Council Spring Forum will be held on Tuesday, April 29th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This is a great event for those involved with manufactured home communities, whether as an owner/operator, service provider, lender or consultant. With an emphasis on providing practical solutions and take-home value to help attendees with their business, it provides informative content to address the needs of community owner/operators of all sizes.
The Forum offers targeted educational and networking opportunities and is a great way to meet other owner/operators and service providers to talk about the challenges, opportunities and successful strategies necessary in an ever-changing business environment.
Educational Workshops- Wednesday, April 30th
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Trends and Insights on Boomers and Beyond
This workshop will focus on the importance to Baby Boomers of encore careers, connecting with like-minded people, and enhancing their retired and semi-retired social lives. Learn about social motivators, and reimagined home designs that appeal to this demographic.
Energy Efficiency Sells More Homes
Find out how energy efficient and green technologies used in manufactured home construction are helping reduce the energy load in older land-lease communities without costly replacement of electrical infrastructure. Discover what public/private partnerships are doing to provide homeowners with incentives to purchase energy efficient homes.
Building Successful Relationships with Local Banks and Credit Unions
It is possible to attract and persuade even skeptical bankers to make loans to your customers. This workshop will demonstrate how to develop local personal property financing sources for buyers with lower credit scores.
Educational Workshops- Wednesday, April 30th
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
CFPB Regulations –New Rules Impacting the Manufactured Housing Industry
This workshop will provide attendees with an overview of CFPB regulations that implement the Dodd-Frank Act. You will learn what impact these rules will have on your business. The following will be discussed: (1) Qualified Mortgages and Ability to Repay; (2) HOEPA High Cost Mortgage Loans; (3) HPML Appraisals; and (4) Loan Originator Compensation.
Future of Telecommunications on Community Property
With the advances in both the wired (cable and telephone) and wireless (cell phone and Wi-Fi) communications, it’s critical to have a plan of action for your land-lease community to take advantage of these growing and emerging technologies. Learn how you can profit, how your property can participate in the bidding for new cell tower revenues, and how to get the best data service for your community.
Beyond Websites: Attracting and Converting More Online Leads into Sales
State of the art customer and prospect management systems combine the best of automation and live interaction, making sure every prospect gets the ideal amount of information, attention and buying motivation. This program will cover: (1) How to respond with super-human effectiveness to online inquiries; (2) How to increase the number of leads from your online presence; (3) How to increase your conversion ratios; and (4) How to evaluate and choose new technologies that will automate key processes.
Educational Workshops- Wednesday, April 30th
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
CFPB Regulations –New Rules Impacting the Manufactured Housing Industry (Continued)
This session will focus solely on the CFPB Loan Originator Compensation Rule and the triggers that would classify an individual as a loan originator. The industry’s leading attorneys in this area will answer your questions and discuss what you can and cannot say in conversations with customers during the sales process. This session also will address setting up lease-to-own programs.
7 Timely Marketing Strategies that Can Actually be Implemented (By You!)
You’ll walk away from this seminar with 7 marketing ideas to put to real use. Topics include: Pinterest, updating your Web site to improve search engine optimization (SEO), effective home listings, maximizing your brand, marketing your business with an event, using YouTube and avoiding social media mistakes.
Getting the Most from Your Submetering Program
This workshop will explore the advantages and pitfalls of submetering water, gas, and electricity in multi-unit developments. Discussion will include the benefits and disadvantages in a variety of installations and a list of do’s and don’ts.
Educational Workshops- Thursday, May 1st
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Navigating the Capital Markets of Today and Insight into the Impending Wave of Maturing Loans
The land-lease community sector of the industry faces a wave of loans maturing over the next three years. How do issues such as the interest rate environment, loan to value, property occupancy and loan portfolios affect the availability of new financing? When is it time to negotiate with the lender for a discounted payoff, extension, modification or a deed in lieu of foreclosure? An open-forum panel discussion will cover these important topics.
Why Would I Live Here? Discover the Value of Resident Interviews, Mystery Shopping and Staff Training
Unlock the incredible value of interviewing your residents, conducting mystery shopping and comprehensive staff training. Resident interviews provide detailed insight into your current business model from the residents’ perspectives. Mystery shopping provides an evaluation of staff skills which in turn can improve performance. Combined, you can discover what’s important to your residents, enrich relationships, obtain measurable results, increase ROI, and provide staff rewards.
The 7 Keys to Managing Growth, Profits and Cash Flow
The number one problem facing most business owners today is not enough cash to meet obligations, fund growth, and pay themselves what they’re worth. This program will help business owners see how slight changes in perspective and focus can make a big difference in managing for stability and growth. You will learn strategies and tools that help generate and keep more cash flow, resulting in a better bottom line.
Reserve a Booth Space
This event will feature exhibits from leading product and service providers in the industry providing the opportunity for attendees to see the latest services, innovations and technologies available. For information on exhibiting, please visit http://www.congressandexpo.com/2014/exhibitors.asp to view the floor plan, booth prices, the list of 2014 exhibitors and to reserve your booth space. Booth prices have been reduced which makes exhibiting at the Congress & Expo an even greater value.
Sponsors
Excellent sponsorship opportunities are available. Visit manufacturedhousing.org/media_kit/default.htm and look under Tradeshow Sponsorship, Exhibiting and Advertising Opportunities. New sponsorship opportunities were added for 2014, so take a look!
Thanks to the following sponsors for helping make this event possible.
Platinum Sponsors
Marcus & Millichap
Oliver Technologies, Inc.
RHP Properties, Inc.
Sunstone Manufactured Housing Consultants
Gold Sponsors
Assurant Specialty Property
Inspire Communities
UMH Properties, Inc.
Wells Fargo
YES! Communities
Silver Sponsors
CU Factory Built Lending
Lippert Components, Inc.
MHVillage, Inc.
Shaw Industries, Specialty Markets
Southeast Auction Company
Bronze Sponsors
Advantage Homes
CBRE National MHRV Team
Hometown America
Riverstone Communities
Style Crest, Inc.
Sun Communities
U.S. Bank
Yale Realty & Capital Advisors
We hope to see you in Las Vegas.
