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Housing appreciation is a key way for homeowners to build wealth. A growing body of research shows that off-site built housing can appreciate at nearly the same rate as site-built housing, making it a smart investment for an individual’s future. The following contains excerpts from an educational white paper highlighting the wealth-building benefits of off-site...

Source: BESTOCKS – Skyline Champion Corporation, a leading provider of manufactured homes and commercial modular buildings, recently saw several institutional investors making notable purchases of its stock. Mackenzie Financial Corp.,  B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc., AE Wealth Management LLC. Zulio Investment Group INC., and Great West Life Assurance Co. all increased their stakes in the...

As traditional site-built home prices continue to soar, a result of an inflationary spiral and mortgage rates at or around 7%, there are hard working families that seemingly believe they cannot partake in the uniquely American Dream of home ownership. Fact is, traditional pre-owned (site-built) housing has priced most lower and middle income families completely...

Building Together for a Brighter Future in the Real Estate Industry In an exciting move that aims to revolutionize the real estate industry, Titan Factory Direct Homes have unveiled a groundbreaking program that seeks to support manufactured home community owners and visionary developers. The initiative, driven by a genuine desire to empower partners, promises to...

The following narrative contains excerpts from an analysis by Gretchen Baldau for ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council). On the one hand, unemployment is down to a 53-year low and 500,000 jobs were added in January. On the other hand, millions have stopped looking for work, wage increases are not keeping up with inflation, mortgage rates...

Source: MHI Housing Alert – Today (5-19-23) the Department of Energy announced that it will delay the compliance date for the Energy Conservation Standards for manufactured homes. The announcement moves the compliance date from May 31, 2023 until 60 days after the DOE establishes enforcement procedures for single section homes. We would expect the DOE...

According to realtors.com, buying a traditional site-built home over the past year has been a bit like competing in “The Hunger Games.” First-time buyers faced off against investors and fellow purchasers wielding all-cash offers well over the asking price for a dwindling number of properties to choose from. As home prices soared to previously unimaginable...

(Source: Samaritan’s Purse) SAMARITAN’S PURSE IS PROVIDING STORM-RATED MANUFACTURED HOMES TO RESIDENTS OF THREE MISSISSIPPI TOWNS AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHERE TORNADOES CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN LATE MARCH. Josh Hatcher and his two children were determined to move forward in their new place – a new manufactured home in Aberdeen, Mississippi – after fire destroyed their...

Over 45,000 attendees will have the opportunity to experience Champion Home Builders innovative home solutions for builders and developers at this year’s International Builders Show. Genesis Homes, a Champion Homes brand, features a factory-built home and an accessory dwelling unit (ADU). The show is hosted by the National Association of Home Builders, and takes place...

The Biden administration’s upcoming rules requiring stricter energy efficiency standards for manufactured homes will raise costs for low-income home buyers while failing to meaningfully limit emissions, industry experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The following contains excerpts from a narrative by John Hugh Demastri, contributor, posted by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Department...