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Manufactured and modular home trade shows are designed for housing industry professionals. The Louisville and Tunica manufactured housing shows aren’t open to the general population. To better serve the public, we like going to those shows, catch some of the top management and interview them in one or more of their model homes. We can thus bring you an “Inside …

Imagination Station time! Yes, you could go places where you see ‘live action’ dinosaurs. But here is a place the whole family can come, relax and enjoy. For less than the cost of what one day in a major theme park might be, you can have an annual membership at Dinosaur World. We’ve been members of ‘Dino World’ since we …

Some years back, Arby’s began a campaign that touted the idea that “Different is Good.” In fact, different can be good, bad or neutral. So let’s see what the 411 is on VOG use in manufactured homes – which certainly is ‘different’ – and why it can be good for millions of home buyers and already is for many home …

Manufactured Home Living News is far from alone in producing videos focused on the MH Lifestyle. Companies, individuals and MH Associations are among the many which have also provided video insights and commentary that promote a better understanding of this contemporary, eco-friendly, quality, affordable living option. We’ll share two different videos in this article, the second one from Florida the …

In the first leg of a recent swing through the Midwest to explore the modern world of manufactured homes (MH), we traveled with our videographer to Westville, IN. Among the locals we interviewed there was Wayne Hopper, who has been a builder and contractor for many years. While I certainly have questions in mind when we begin an interview, frankly, …

We caught up with Terry Decio of Skyline Homes in Louisville, KY.  Terry grew up in this industry and comes from legendary stock. Art Decio – who was on the cover of Time Magazine – among numerous other ‘positive media’ attractions. Art would be pleased to see his son Terry and the corporate team re-positioning Skyline to meet the quality, …

Lights, camera, action! For the sake of the politically correct (PC), you can have handy women as well as men, so when we say ‘handyman’ that’s a little like the southern use of ‘guys’ for ladies or gents. In this episode of a planned periodic series, we will be with Brad and Craig Albers at New Durham Estates in Westville, …

Hi Tony, Thanks for the updated link. The videos do a good job of highlighting the information you need to get out there to set the record straight, and they keep hammering home the message of quality, affordability and safety. The HUD official was a very nice, solid interview that also brought the cache of Credibility (with a capital C) …

At the recent Louisville Manufactured Housing Show, we had the opportunity to sit down with a number of professionals from the manufactured home industry from across the country. We talked to giants in the MHIndustry, like Jim Clayton. We chatted with successful independent builders, like Wally Comer and Rich Rice from Adventure Homes, or Terry Decio from historic Skyline Homes. …

Bill Matchneer, JD, is no stranger to manufactured housing. In his own words, Bill was the “Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Regulatory Affairs and Manufactured Housing at HUD. I manage the Office of Manufactured Housing Programs which is responsible for the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, the Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards and the Manufactured Home …

We began sharing a periodic series of video interviews that we filmed in Ohio last year with manufactured home owners and housing professionals. We will soon be sharing other video interviews with experts, professionals and more home owners. That said, there are good reasons why we initially selected this part of the country to do these first videos. Among those …