Manufactured Housing News

The Manufactured Housing Association of Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Hud Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year production declined slightly in May 2025. Just released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 9,281 new homes in May 2025, a 1.39%...

Updating HUD Code to allow the removal of the chassis could both make homes more affordable and provide developers with greater design flexibility to meet the wants and needs of a diverse range of communities and neighborhoods. According to the Niskanen Center, a public policy think tank. Removing the chassis requirement could reduce the cost...

Question:  Which comes first, the manufactured home or the placement site? Answer: Both – “Putting the cart before the horse” is often applicable to purchasers of new manufactured homes. Certainly understandable for those falling in love with today’s modern manufactured home, and signing into a purchase agreement before knowing where that home will be placed,...

Recently, the House Committee on Financial Services subcommittee on housing and insurance led by Chairman Mike Floyd (NE-01), held a hearing to explore opportunities  to expand consumer choice and existing housing supply through the use of innovative housing products. Members examined the market and regulatory barriers that affect the development and deployment of these innovative...

 (Note: The following is condensed from a report by MH Insider- Magazine) The Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation will host the Louisville Show Jan.14-16 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The federation is composed of five member state associations – Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio and the annual event draws thousands of manufactured...

Champion Homes, Inc. has announced that its joint venture partner, ECN Capital Corp., will be acquired by an investor group led by Warburg Pincus, with the transaction expected to close in the second quarter of 2026. As a part of the transaction, Champion Canada Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Champion Homes, has agreed to support...

(Source: The Motley Fool)  – The third home construction performance outlier honors go to (CVCO 0.98%), a Phoenix-based maker of manufactured homes that’s up 28% YTD as consumer demand for affordable housing remains strong. In Cavco’s second quarter results, released Nov. 6, CEO Bill Boor said that the 60-year-old company saw “strong performance from all...

The following are brief descriptive capsules of the most preferred loan types available to manufactured home purchasers, as well as other financing programs that may or may not serve the interest of manufactured home retailers and/or manufactured home purchasers. Note: Manufactured home financing program terms, interest rates, conditions and availability are subject to change from...

Truism:  “People don’t buy features; they buy benefits” Shoppers (walk-ons) visiting a model home sales center display will often be initially reluctant to reveal information about their wants and needs in a new manufactured home. Sometimes the response when you ask them what they have in mind is “we’re just looking” or perhaps “just getting...

Source: Manufactured Housing (MHI) Report Highlights —  August shipments of new HUD Code manufactured homes totaled 8,688, a decline of 8.4% from total shipments in 2024. Year-to-date 2025 shipments totaled 70,757, an increase of 3.2.%  The seasonally adjusted year-over-year annual rate of shipments totalled 104,191, a 0.7% increase year over year for the same period....