November Newsletter in Color

Move Industry Forward

Move Industry Forward,

Not Back

Active Image “Change We Can Believe In” has been a popular saying lately. In fact those five words helped propel an unknown nominee into the national spotlight. Regardless of your politics, change is something we can all relate to since the manufactured housing industry overall has had to make some significant changes in the past decade. Change can be difficult, painful and often unwelcome. Some, but not all, change is good, and some is done only out of necessity. For those of you that have survived, the question is do you want to change BACK to what got us here in the first place, or do you ultimately want to change FORWARD to put your business on a path to sustainable growth?

Lloyd Pendleton Honored

Utah’s Lloyd Pendleton Honored as 2009 Purpose Prize Fellow for Innovation, Extraordinary Contribution in Encore Career. Entrepreneurs Over 60 Win for Using Creativity, Experience to Solve Long-Standing Social Problems

Lloyd Pendleton has been named a 2009 Purpose Prize fellow, an honor for social entrepreneurs over 60 who are using their experience and passion to take on society’s biggest challenges. Now in its fourth year, the six-year, $17 million program is the nation’s only large-scale investment in social innovators in the second half of life.

Pendleton, Utah’s Homeless Task Force Director for the Utah Division of Housing and Community Development was named a Fellow for his work in developing and implementing the State of Utah’s 10-Year Action Plan to End Chronic Homelessness.

Donovan's Housing Counseling

Utah Housing Counseling

Active Image SECRETARY DONOVAN ANNOUNCES HOUSING COUNSELING GRANTS TO UTAH HOUSING COUNSELING ORGANIZATIONS

Utah families facing foreclosure, seeking affordable rental housing, or hoping to buy their first home will have a greater opportunity to find housing, or keep the homes they have, because of $142,184 in housing counseling grants announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Now, more than ever, it is crucial that Americans understand how to manage their money, navigate the home buying process, and secure their financial future.” said Donovan. “This critical funding will help counseling organizations continue to assist families in making more informed choices before they buy a home and counsel families facing foreclosure.”

Calendar of Events

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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November 9-10 Utah Housing Matters
Conference, West Valley Cultural CelebrationCenter, 1355 W 3100 S, West Valley City

November 26 Happy Thanksgiving!

December 9 Utah Housing Alliance Board of Directors Meeting, Little America Hotel, 10AM

December 25 Hapy Holidays to all!

January - Membership Renewal in Utah Association

February 1-2 MHI Annual Meeting in Georgia

April 13-15 MH Congress
Las Vegas, Caesar’s Palace

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JAPAN-Manufactured Housing Renaissance

JAPAN’S MANUFACTURED

HOUSING RENAISSANCE

By Andrew S. Brown

For over forty years, manufactured housing in Japan has held a significant portion of the overall housing stock. The market share for manufacturers has been up and down but has maintained approximately a 10-13% share for decades. This housing market share is now on the upswing despite the past few years of financial instability and recession. The reason for this recent resurgence in the Japanese manufactured housing industry is twofold: First, the increase is the product of an industry-wide marketing campaign aimed at showing consumers the specific benefits of manufactured housing, as well as the advantages of new high-end green designs being offered; and Second, the industry has been moving away from low cost units and towards a more technology and green centered product, which anticipated customer demand within the Japanese housing market and thus driven new home sales.