Paul Barretto, Author at LearnMH

LearnMH Webinar Recap: Why Educated Buyers are Vital to Manufactured Housing

Posted on June 17, 2022 (January 17, 2024)

A resource for down payment assistance programs, insights on HUD housing counselors, and opportunities to integrate the homebuyer education into your sales process were a few things you missed if you were not able to attend the June LearnMH webinar featuring Next Step Network’s Vice President of Home Ownership, Kelly Fleck. Given the current economic […]

LearnMH Webinar Recap: The Crocodile Brain and Manufactured Housing

Posted on May 20, 2022 (January 17, 2024)

With a Ph.D. in Conflict, Analysis, and Resolution, and experience in high-level negotiations in the Middle East, George Ewing — a senior executive overseeing the national sales efforts at TAMMAC — understands the importance of how the brain works and the opportunities it opens up for success. Given the challenging demand for housing in our […]

Down Payment Assistance Makes Today’s Housing More Affordable

Posted on May 3, 2022 (January 17, 2024)

Today’s modern manufactured homes are gaining more attention as our nation continues to deal with rising home prices, lack of new homes, and inflation. As housing becomes less affordable, manufactured homes are increasingly recognized as a better value than their site-built alternatives. More consumers are discovering that new manufactured homes have the same or even […]

LearnMH Webinar Recap: What Do MHI and LearnMH Have in Common?

Posted on April 22, 2022 (January 17, 2024)

What does the President of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), the Publisher of MH Insider, and LearnMH have in common? A strong belief that the manufactured housing industry is being called upon to do more for the U.S. housing market than ever before. Mark Bowersox, MHI’s president, and Patrick Revere, MHInsider’s publisher, joined us for […]

LearnMH Webinar Recap: How The 2022 Biloxi Expo is Impacting the MH Industry

Posted on March 18, 2022 (January 17, 2024)

It’s not just about showing homes. The 2022 Biloxi Manufactured Housing Expo had to pivot to accommodate its manufacturers but is still making an impact on the industry. Instead of canceling the event for a second consecutive year, it was decided that the event would transform from a home show into an exposition to create […]

LearnMH Webinar Recap: Developing with Manufactured Housing is a Game-Changer

Posted on February 22, 2022 (January 17, 2024)

There is increasing interest in creating new subdivisions and communities with today’s modern manufactured homes. This reflects well for our industry and scales the demand for our housing as real estate developers place homes in large quantities. Real estate development using manufactured housing is a game-changer for our industry because it transforms outdated perceptions and […]

The Importance of Residential Real Estate Appraisals for Today’s Manufactured Homes

Posted on January 21, 2022 (January 17, 2024)

The manufactured housing industry is dealing with supply chain issues and challenges meeting the high demand for housing, so why would conventional lending appraisals be our first LearnMH webinar topic for 2022? We’re seeing a change coming that could evolve manufactured housing and it leverages non-chattel lending. Our industry has been very effective in supporting […]

LearnMH Webinar Recap: The Importance of Residential Real Estate Appraisers

Posted on January 21, 2022 (January 17, 2024)

Since the beginning of the Duty to Serve, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have been reporting strong growth in the purchase of loans on manufactured homes titled as real property and recognized as real estate. As they continue to buy more loans, the role of the residential real estate appraiser and their ability to support […]

Manufacturing Success in 2022

Posted on December 29, 2021 (January 17, 2024)

As 2021 draws to a close and we look to 2022, the manufactured housing industry is sitting in a good position as support for manufactured homes continues to grow. The myths that have plagued manufactured housing continue to fade as more consumers realize the value, efficiency, and presentation of today’s homes. We are seeing more […]

LearnMH Webinar Recap: The Bowtie Economist’s Outlook on 2022

Posted on December 10, 2021 (January 17, 2024)

Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. strongly believes in manufactured housing and shared his expertise as The Bowtie Economist to make his point on the last LearnMH webinar of 2021. Dr. Eisenberg brings his pragmatic view on the economy and the role housing plays in it. Today, we have supply chain issues, employment challenges, tremendous demand, and […]

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