Real Estate Law Firm Celebrates 30 Years in Business
In its 30-year history, Paletz Law, based in Troy, Michigan, has grown to become one of the largest real estate law firms representing property owners and landlords in the Midwest. Founded by Susan Paletz in 1995, Paletz Law has since changed the way property owners approach the legal process. Paletz Law has not only survived but grown through trials, including the Great Recession and the COVID pandemic, and is now stronger than ever with 14 attorneys specializing in landlord-tenant matters.
The firm has vast experience in the manufactured housing community business, representing organizations from large multi-state operators and third-party management companies to small privately held businesses. It also works in multiple areas of the real estate sector, bringing best practices to the forefront for all of its clients.
“Paletz Law can adapt to many unique challenges. The staff is fully versed and experienced in helping landlord and property owner clients tackle a wide range of issues,” CEO Matthew Paletz said. The Paletz Law practice includes a deep bench of experience and representation dealing with landlord-tenant, creditors’ rights in bankruptcy, fair housing defense, real estate litigation, claim and delivery, and collections consultation.
Paletz Law has also differentiated itself from much of its competition by developing its own in-house proprietary case management platform called the Paletz Portal.
“Our integration solutions work seamlessly with most common rental management software platforms, while the portal provides real-time case monitoring,” Paletz Law COO John Mione said. “This approach empowers clients to track eviction cases, improve delinquency management, and increase efficiency throughout the legal process.”
From developing new technology to meeting with legislative leaders regarding bills that could impact its clients’ daily business, Paletz Law works to make clients more successful. Matthew Paletz said he, his staff, and team of attorneys are now entering their fourth decade of business with an ongoing commitment to matching their clients’ entrepreneurial enthusiasm with dynamic legal skill and technological innovation.
The firm continues to innovate, integrate, and advocate for property owners throughout Michigan and Ohio.
The 2025 MHInsider Industry Award winners have been announced in five categories.
In Recognition of the Highest Achievements in Manufactured Housing
The sixth annual MHInsider Industry Awards tell a decades-long story of hard work, ingenuity, perseverance, and passion for innovative thought and business leadership. The manufactured housing professionals at Datacomp and MHVillage, through MHInsider magazine, are honored to recognize these deserving colleagues for their high achievements.
For the 2025 rendition of the awards program, we took a slightly different route. As we took time to consider the merits of all of the previous award winners, it became apparent that we should reach back out to those winners to ask for suggestions on potential candidates and nominees.
With a broadened list in place, our MHInsider editorial board helped select among nearly 100 candidates for the industry awards. Deliberations continued among our internal team and external advisors until consensus was reached for the 2025 recipients in five categories.
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2025 Editorial Board George Allen Barry Cole Ron D’Ambra Kevan Enger Suzanne Felber Dawn Highhouse Maria Horton Darren Krolewski John Neet Karl Radde TC Sheppard
Cavco's Bill Boor, the recipient of the 2025 MHInsider Advocacy Award.
The Advocacy Award honors efforts toward outreach and education that reach beyond professional position or title
Bill Boor of Cavco Industries
The 2025 MHInsider Industry Award winners have been announced in five categories.
Bill Boor is president and CEO of Cavco Industries, one of the largest providers of factory-built homes in the country. He also serves as chairman of the board of directors for the Manufactured Housing Institute, the national advocacy organization for factory-built homes. Boor travels nationally to conduct MHI business, to speak on behalf of the industry at state or regional events, and to advocate for manufactured housing at the highest levels in Washington, D.C. In May, Boor testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance during a hearing entitled “Expanding Choice and Increasing Supply: Housing Innovation in America.” Boor provided valuable information to the subcommittee and maintained a stoic demeanor under heated questioning. “To fully realize the potential of manufactured housing, it is imperative that Congress, federal agencies, and state and local governments take decisive actions. Restoring the primacy of the HUD Code, removing outdated requirements such as the permanent chassis to facilitate innovation, supporting the development and preservation of land-lease communities, overcoming local zoning barriers, and accessibility of manufactured homes,” he told the members. Under Boor’s leadership, Cavco’s first commitment is to solve affordable housing issues nationwide. Boor takes this mission seriously with his “people first” approach, while advocating for vital change to advance the affordable housing industry.
What do you believe are Advocacy Award winner Bill Boor’s greatest achievements?
Both at Cavco and as chairman of MHI, Bill Boor has helped drive changes that will have significant and lasting impacts for the manufactured housing industry. During his tenure as MHI chairman, the industry gained significant attention, and he embraced the opportunity to advance policy solutions that elevate housing innovation and expand attainable homeownership. His efforts at Cavco to showcase the benefits of HUD code changes on enabling two- to four-unit home types have paved the way for significant progress on expanding the scope of manufactured housing to include additional home types, such as those built without a chassis. He led the successful effort against the Department of Energy’s rules that conflicted with HUD’s construction standards and has helped advance legislative changes to affirm HUD as the primary regulator. Bill has testified before Congress twice during a time of intense partisanship and division. His ability to translate complex policy into compelling, actionable narratives resonated with lawmakers and helped the industry gain visibility, allies, and champions in both Congress and the administration. These accomplishments and the significant policy momentum established by MHI under his leadership reflect Bill’s strategic mindset, disciplined preparation, persuasive communication, and deep commitment to expanding attainable homeownership for all Americans.
— MHI CEO Lesli Gooch
What are the award winner’s personal skills or character traits that you feel have contributed most to these successes?
Personally and professionally, Bill demonstrates disciplined commitment to supporting people in unique, purposeful ways that assist them in achieving the best for themselves and their families. Whether that is in championing career training for frontline workers or in creating a financial training and home-purchase assistance plan for Cavco employees, Bill is passionate in his drive to help team members achieve excellence for themselves. This commitment extends to affordable homeownership. Bill truly believes that homeownership is transformational in building generational wealth for families and strengthening local communities.
— Cavco Industries Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications Colleen Rogers
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The Indiana association's Ron Breymier is the recipient of the 2025 MHInsider Influencer Award.
The Influencer Award honors individuals who, by their presence and authentic implementation of ideas, have created widely held business practices and wholesale improvement for the industry
Ron Breymier of MHARVIC – Indiana Associations
The 2025 MHInsider Industry Award winners have been announced in five categories.
For 27 years, Ron Breymier has worked to protect the RV and manufactured housing industries, as the executive director of and principle lobbyist for the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association – Recreation Vehicle Industry Council, and through myriad volunteer efforts. He negotiated a change to state law that allowed the transport of 40-foot-long RVs and 16-foot-wide manufactured homes on Indiana highways. Breymier, in the last four years alone, has helped pass 27 pieces of state legislation that help improve and protect the industry. He serves on the board for the RV/MH Heritage Foundation in Elkhart and serves as treasurer for the Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation, which is responsible for the 65-year run of the annual Louisville Manufactured Housing Show. He is also a member of the Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana, has worked with the business school at the University of Indiana on a paper that positioned manufactured housing as a solution to the state’s affordable housing challenges, and helped organize the Future of Housing Institute at his alma mater, Ball State University. Breymier is the recipient of multiple other awards, including the Sagamore of the Wabash award from the governor of Indiana and the Jim Moore Excellence in Communication Award from MHI.
What do you believe are Influencer Award winner Ron Breymier’s greatest achievements?
Ron’s list of professional accomplishments and accolades is lengthy: RV/MH Hall of Fame inductee, State Director for U.S. Senator Dan Quayle, Sagamore of The Wabash recipient, RV/MH Heritage Foundation board member, RVIA’s David J. Humphreys RV Industry Unity Award winner, Executive Director of IMHA-RVIC (twice!), and the list goes on and on. Despite his awards and tremendous successes over the years, I feel Ron’s greatest achievement is that he is a true family man who carries himself with grace and dignity.
— IMHA-RVIC Associate Executive Director Matt Rose
What are the award winner’s personal skills or character traits that you feel have contributed most to these successes?
Ron’s amazing passion to fully understand the value of affordable housing is essential to his success. He has been one of Indiana’s strongest advocates, leading the charge to preserve and protect manufactured housing and access to it. In fact, his ability to recognize the challenges has transcended his passion on the national level by seeing the country’s housing crisis and realizing that manufactured housing is the solution. He works tirelessly to ensure that we pass good legislation and avoid those bills making it harder to have access. Ron’s “true to his word” approach has made him a trusted resource for legislators, which has helped us continue to make manufactured housing a great choice for low to moderate income buyers in this environment.
— Park Lane Finance Solutions Market Development Manager Eric Oaks
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The Legacy Award honors manufactured housing professionals whose overall career contributions are certain to create meaningful and lasting industry improvement and excellence
Dennis Hill of Show Ways Unlimited
June 13, 1943 – July 2, 2023
The 2025 MHInsider Industry Award winners have been announced in five categories.
Dennis Hill was the talent behind Show Ways Unlimited and the hundreds of manufactured housing industry trade shows he and his team organized. Hill started with the Atlanta show, which was outside at the farmers market. Based in Roswell, Ga., Hill was good at motivating people and took great joy in seeing a show come together. The goal, Hill said in a 2017 interview with MHInsider, was to “create something durable.” Subsequent Show Ways were held during the course of more than 50 years in Kansas City, Mo., Charlotte, N.C., Atlanta, Louisville, Ky., Tulsa, Okla., New Orleans, La., Tunica, Miss., Omaha, Neb., Nashville, Tenn., and Atlantic City, N.J. The Louisville Show remains the largest gathering of industry professionals each year. It is sponsored by five state associations and boasts the largest collection of model homes displayed indoors anywhere in the United States. During Hill’s decades of putting on shows, he had many people around him, including a 22-member board, to help organize a trade show from earliest planning through working with partners and vendors, to securing space and getting show homes organized and speakers assembled. He said running shows was an experience that got his blood flowing, something akin to a political campaign with all the months of planning that must coalesce into action.
What do you believe are Legacy Award winner Dennis Hill’s greatest achievements?
Despite facing many challenges throughout his years, Dennis considered his greatest achievement completing 50-plus years of producing trade shows for the manufactured housing industry. He did love the industry. He cherished his friendships and relationships built during those years with those in every aspect of the industry. He handled each show from inception, planning, and organization, both before and on-site, all with a small two-person office that started out in the basement of his home. And, of course, his family, dogs, and cats were his BIGGEST achievement!
— Wife Nancy Hill
What are the award winner’s personal skills or character traits that you feel have contributed most to these successes?
Dennis was good at listening, understanding needs, and being respectful even when disagreeing. He had a flexibility in dealing with a variety of people to make sure a show came off without a hitch. He showed a high degree of persistence and a strong work ethic. He was a force to be reckoned with… with a sense of humor.
— Event Planner and Friend Michelle Middleton
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Manufactured Housing Resources Group's Roderick Knoll is the recipient of the 2025 MHInsider Leadership Award.
The Leadership Award honors individuals who have earned the highest levels of industry achievement through their corporate or organizational leadership approach
Roderick Knoll of Manufactured Housing Resources Group
The 2025 MHInsider Industry Award winners have been announced in five categories.
Roderick Knoll has provided pre-construction services to developers of manufactured housing land-lease communities since the 1980s. He prepares market studies, arranges construction and permanent financing, brokers land, and completes communities. Among the more notable communities he has helped bring to the market is New Colony Village in Walkersville, Maryland. Knoll is a board-certified appraiser and has been a member of the Urban Land Institute and the National Association of Realtors. Knoll has been instrumental in conducting MHI’s annual Developers Seminar, held each spring in association with the Congress and Expo, an add-on element that is the counterpart to the National Communities Council Spring Forum. He earned a B.A. from Southern Methodist University, where he studied real estate, finance, and economics. For Neighborhood Works of America, he taught courses on underwriting for non-profit developers, the basics of blueprint reading, and an introduction to factory-built housing. He was also a co-author with colleagues Donald Westphal and Craig White for a 2001 book entitled “Renewing Your Manufactured Home Community: A Community Owner’s Guide to Upgrading.”
What do you believe are Leadership Award winner Roderick Knoll’s greatest achievements?
Roderick’s ability to organize seminar items in informative and entertaining ways, both for our MH industry and non-profit housing entities, has been of great value. I have partnered with him on many joint projects over the years, and have always found him adding to the success of those endeavors.
What are the award winner’s personal skills or character traits that you feel have contributed most to these successes?
Roderick’s communication skills, both in person and in written reports, have been essential to his success. His honesty in delivering recommendations that may not always please clients but accurately predict potential outcomes demonstrates his integrity and professionalism. Manufactured housing professionals like Roderick have significantly enhanced the industry’s image and reputation.
— Landscape Architect Donald Westphal
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The Texas association's Rob Ripperda is the recipient of the 2025 MHInsider Visionary Award. (photo courtesy of MHI/Shawn Spence)
The Visionary Award honors those who have brought to market the coolest concept or product, the idea that makes the job easier, the offering better, the customer experience more meaningful
Rob Ripperda, of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association
The 2025 MHInsider Industry Award winners have been announced in five categories.
Rob Ripperda is the vice president of operations for the Texas Manufactured Housing Association. He has created every data and statistical report, tool, and program in use at TMHA, in a state that many observers view as a leading indicator of market trends. Ripperda has been at TMHA since 2012. He worked at Dell prior to that for several years in systems and programming. He earned a bachelor’s degree from UT Austin and a Master’s from Georgia Tech. By digging through titling and shipment data in Texas, Ripperda created systems and reports that are widely known in the industry. He created the association’s system for tracking pending legislation, reading bills, and conducting research that provides a solid base for detailed analysis that can be applied to policy or proposed policy directed toward specific state congressional districts. The association recently launched a new website, too, which houses the many reports on production, placement, and market data it shares with its 5,000-plus members.
What do you believe are Visionary Award winner Rob Ripperda’s greatest achievements?
Rob is a creative powerhouse whose contributions to the manufactured housing industry come to life through a suite of innovative data products. He built and maintains practical tools, such as the ‘Mobile Homes for Sale’ Google Search Trends tracker and the Manufactured Home Builders Stock Price Index, that turn scattered signals into informative indicators. He also serves as a conduit to academic researchers, amplifying the industry’s visibility through collaboration. For example, he spearheaded the Texas Manufactured Housing Survey, a monthly barometer that gives a real-time read on manufacturing activity, pricing pressure, and backlogs, as well as hard-to-measure factors such as regulatory burden and supply-chain pressure. Rob is a critical player in the manufactured housing industry, creating widespread value through his inge-nuity, relentless energy, and technical expertise.
— University of Southern California Microeconomist Wes Miller
What are the award winner’s personal skills or character traits that you feel have contributed most to these successes?
Rob is entirely self-motivated and is endlessly curious. He has tremendous drive and an unparalleled work ethic. He has a strategic and politically savvy mind and can solve problems from a multitude of different approaches. Knowing him like I do, and working with him now for well over a decade, I can say he is just getting started. The new tools and collaborations in our future will be a sight to see.
— TMHA Executive Director D.J. Pendleton
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Identify Simple Missteps, Make Them an Action Checklist to Improve Your Visibility Online
A dozen or more years ago, before I joined MHVillage, I was a partner in a consulting firm that was active in the manufactured housing industry. Among our clients, we worked on behalf of several manufacturers to coach their retailers and communities on successful marketing techniques.
In those days, we were doing several hundred consultations a year throughout the country. Many of the companies we visited already were very successful. They just were in need of some optimization in a few key areas. Others had more significant marketing challenges to overcome. But no matter where we traveled, my partners and I began to see a lot of the same mistakes. There was inadequate signage, poor business image, ineffective advertising, lack of prospect follow up… you get the idea.
The process of identifying these marketing missteps became a checklist that we would run through when we consulted with a new client.
Now I’ll be the first to admit that many of these things I’ve mentioned so far may seem pretty obvious. But that’s the point. We learned that even the best marketers often lose sight of the basics, and need a friendly reminder every now and then. Use these tips to improve your organic search results.
As it has been more than a few years since my consulting days, and it got me thinking. What would that list of marketing basics look like today?
We’re in a world dominated by the internet, mobile devices, social media, and now AI. What are the things you should be focusing on in today’s environment of ever-changing technology?
Have you ever noticed how websites look great whether you view them on your laptop, tablet or smartphone? That’s called responsive design, and it’s what enables a website to dynamically resize to provide the best possible user experience regardless of the device on which it is viewed.
In the old days, we would talk about the importance of having a good website. Now, the emphasis is on making sure your website is functional for the way customer will view it. In other words, from a mobile device.
According to the most recent data from Google, mobile searches make up more than 60 percent of internet searches. And that number is continuing to grow.
The concept of responsive design seems simple enough. But the solution is more than just updating your website with the latest WordPress theme. Are the fonts readable on a tiny 4.7-inch smartphone screen as well as on that giant tablet-sized phone? Is the navigation intuitive? Can the consumer easily fill out your contact form or application from a mobile device? According to research cited by web app developer, Mobify, 30 percent of mobile browsers will never return to a website if the experience is not optimized for mobile.
If you’d like to get some insights on how search engines view your website, Google “mobile friendly test” and you’ll find a link to a tool where you can enter your web address and get an analysis of your mobile readiness. It’s a great way to benchmark how search engines like Google are seeing your site.
Can Customers Find You Online?
Pretty much everyone, across every age group, uses the internet during a home search. Indeed, the latest statistics from Google show that internet usage is well over 90 percent among home potential homebuyers, and more than 60 percent of these searches are made from mobile devices.
In the early days of search engine optimization, it was relatively easy to show up in a top position. You’d stuff a web page with the keywords you’d want to target, like “mobile homes in Tuscaloosa”. If you were to repeat the phrase in the header and domain name, like magic you’d own the space. Well, the search engines got wise to that technique a long time ago. Now if you want to have a top position you need relevant content. Or open your wallet to search engine advertising. Most of the time, you have to do a little of both.
You may have noticed that when you search for something from your mobile device, a lot more comes up on your screen than ever. There are paid ads, local business listings, videos and social media pages, just to name a few items. In the past, your company may have been at the top of page one in Google with your organic search results. These were non-paid listings that show up when anyone does an internet search. If you’re fortunate enough to maintain that position, you’re still halfway down the page after everything Google puts in. And if you already were half way down the page, now you’re on page two or three where views drop exponentially.
Don’t worry, though. All is not lost.
Improve Your Visibility Online by Updating Those Important Listings
If you can’t beat them, join them. It may seem like the simple solution to do paid search advertising and buy your way to the top. But that can be an expensive proposition. Online advertising is becoming more competitive and costs are going up. This is especially true when a growing number of companies outside our industry are discovering that manufactured home keywords are great at driving traffic to their industries, too.
A better solution is to start by making sure you have an up-to-date and complete Google My Business listing for all of your locations. It’s a simple process. These local listings regularly appear ahead of organic search listings, most noticeably on mobile. They are particularly valuable when consumers do “near me” searches, which have grown by more than 140 percent on average, year over year.
Search engines place a lot of emphasis on these directory listings, as you can see by the priority Google places Google My Business listings, and other directory sites like Yelp, the Better Business Bureau and MHVillage. In many instances, a community or retailer listing on MHVillage is one of the first things that will show up in the organic search results.
Another reason to maintain your listing is because of the rise of digital assistants like Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant. These assistants, whether on a mobile phone or a smart home device, use directories and information sources such as Yelp and Wikipedia to provide answers to consumer queries.
How’s Your Online Reputation?
Of course, visibility online is sometimes a double-edged sword. As you may have noticed, search engines like Google also put ratings and reviews next to search engine results. Not paying attention to your reputation online can be very costly.
We know that more than 75 percent of consumers base their purchase decisions on ratings and reviews. And, of course, people are far more likely to share a bad experience than a good one. There are many web-based software tools to help monitor reputation. Though, one of the best solutions is to simply put a program in place to encourage positive reviews.
Ask for Reviews and Testimonials to Improve Your Visibility Online
For example, if you look at the MHVillage professional blog landing page, you can see an example of this invitation to leave a review in the right sidebar. This tool guides the website visitor through the process of leaving a review for us on Google, Facebook and a bunch of other sites that are relevant to our business.
Of course another way to build your reputation online is simply to ask your customers.
As an MHVillage advertiser, you notice we ask for testimonials when homes are marked as sold. Responding promptly to the occasional negative review and proactively asking customers for reviews is a great way to stack the deck in your favor. And, this diminishes the impact negative reviews have when they do occur.
Even when it comes to the basics, attempting to keep up with technology can be a daunting task. However, the good news is that the marketing mix will continue to evolve. And our objectives will remain the same. That is, make it easy for your best prospects to find you. Earn their confidence and make them want to do business with you.
Host a resident happy hour at the community, with drinks and snacks for everyone. All photos courtesy of Lisa Stewart/Lisa Stewart Photography.
Times are changing, especially when it comes to manufactured housing. Now more than ever, a new group of potential buyers is discovering our homes, not only for the price, but for the lifestyle they can afford.
Partner with a local provider for a food truck on site. Everyone loves a snack!
This shift in perception presents a promising future for our industry.
When the City of Dallas asked me to join their Development subcommittee and the Inclusive Housing Task Force, I realized it was an incredible opportunity to finally get our city leaders in on what not only factory-built housing can offer, but also the value that land-lease communities could bring to our city. It has now been over a year, and there is so much interest in how Dallas can include more community homes within our city limits. It has also made me realize that many things we take for granted about our homes, and think that everyone else knows about them, are usually not true.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to patiently explain that no, you can’t back a Ford F-150 up to the hitch on the home and drive it away! We often forget that not everyone is aware of the value and incredible design our homes offer.
With that being said, here are “Five for 2025” ways to create value and interest in communities and homes.
Get the kids and grandkids together for a fun Easter egg hunt!
Sharing is Caring
Community owners have often told me that they can’t afford to keep a furnished model, or their homes sell or lease so quickly it isn’t worth the cost. Consumers want to see what they are buying now more than ever. They can go on Amazon 24/7 and buy a house without physically touching it, but have the opportunity to view beautiful photos of a finished home. Consider taking advantage of the professional photography services offered by your home’s manufacturer at no charge. Alternatively, you can negotiate an agreement with a local furniture company to rent furniture for a few weeks, allowing you to stage your home for photos. In return, offer to share the details about local retailers with your new homeowners and potential buyers for their products.
Simple outdoor community cooking is a great way to come together!
Connect with the Surrounding Community
If your community is too small to offer many amenities, find local organizations like the YMCA, or an affordable fitness club that you can offer a discounted membership to, or maybe they would let you have a day of the week where your residents could use their facility at no charge, hoping that they will upgrade to a full membership. If there is a childcare facility nearby, see if you can work out an agreement with them on reduced fees. If you allow pets, consider having someone offer dog training classes at the community. It will help your residents have the best experience with their pets, it will help those pets become great neighbors. This kind of community engagement empowers both the residents and the community itself.
Hire a local band and put on a lawn show in the community.
Host neighborhood Flea Markets or Garage Sales
Have your community host an annual or quarterly community garage sale that all residents are encouraged to participate in. The community can pick up the tab for marketing the event, and then host a celebratory potluck dinner at the end of the day. It’s a great way for neighbors to get to know each other while picking up some great deals! It also helps keep your community fresh and encourages residents to get rid of items in and around the home that are no longer needed.
Create a community garden or vineyard.
Create a Victory Garden
If you have some unused spaces in your community, con- sider creating gardens where residents can plant and grow delicious, home-grown fruits and vegetables. If you are lucky enough to have an abundance of goodies to harvest, donate them as a community to the local food bank. It is a great way to keep your residents busy and happy while creating goodwill in the community.
Celebrate the holidays with your residents. It will provide memories to last a lifetime!
Happy Holidays!
There is nothing that gets people in the holiday spirit like a contest. Host decorating contests for your residents during various holidays, like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the 4th of July. Yard of the Month contests are another way to help your residents take pride in their communities and to keep up the appearance of your community as well. Ensure the community participates, and that the entrance and community buildings match the quality of your residents’ homes.
By creating excitement not only in your community but in the city surrounding your community, you can help change the perception of what today’s ‘trailer parks’ or ‘mobile home parks’ are really about and the excellent, affordable quality of life they can offer. This mission to change perceptions should motivate us all to continue sharing the good news about our industry, so we can all continue to thrive.
Fannie Mae has announced new leadership roles for three of its current executives, includingi Peter Akwaboah, Fannie Mae’s chief operating officer, who has been appointed to the added role of acting CEO, FHFA Director and Fannie Mae Chairman of the Board William J. Pulte said in a statement on Oct. 22, 2025.
“Peter’s deep operating background, as the former Morgan Stanley COO of Global Technology, makes him the perfect fit for the Acting CEO position while the board conducts its search for a permanent CEO,” Pulte said.
John Roscoe, who had been senior vice president of operations and communications, and Brandon Hamara, a former Freddie Mac board member, will work together as co-presidents of Fannie Mae.
“We now have a deep bench of three experienced leaders at the very top of Fannie Mae,” Pulte said. “This means a safer, sounder Fannie Mae, all while growing our great Fortune 25 Company.”
Akwaboah has more than 30 years of financial services leadership in operations, technology, and innovation at Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland, Deutsche Bank, KPMG, and IBM. He will continue to oversee Fannie Mae’s COO division.
“At Fannie Mae, we are building a deep, focused, and operationally experienced leadership team, at the top, to lead the company to increased safety and soundness and accelerated profitability,” Fannie Mae Vice Chairman of the Board Michael Stucky said.
Outgoing Fannie Mae President and CEO Priscilla Almodovar said her leadership role at Fannie Mae has been the “privilege of a lifetime.”
“Together, we have made Fannie Mae stronger than ever. I will be eternally grateful to the entire Fannie Mae family, our many partners, and Director Pulte for the opportunity to lead this incredible organization that helps millions of American homeowners and renters access their American Dream,” she said.
The news release stated that all the leadership changes are effective immediately.
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