Manufactured Housing News

Valley Quality Homes serving manufactured home customers throughout Washington, eastern Oregon, and Idaho for 30 consecutive years. Valley Quality Homes, a leader in the manufactured home industry, has been honored once again with the prestigious title of #1 dealer in the state of Washington by Statistical Surveys Inc.(SSI). This marks the 30th consecutive year that...

It’s more difficult than ever to afford housing in the U.S. There is a smart alternative. Today, homeownership is frequently cited as an example of attaining the American Dream. It is a symbol of financial success and independence, and it means an ability to control one’s own dwelling place instead of the whims of a...

Montgomery County is the No. 1 county in Texas for manufactured housing placements so far this year (2023), according to the Texas Manufactured Housing Association. In 2022, the county trailed just behind Harris County in installments of new manufactured homes. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, manufactured homes are factory-assembled housing...

June 2023 Manufactured Shipment and Production Reports Source: MHI – MHI’s recently released Economic Report includes both shipment and production tallies for June 2023. Cumulative shipments through June totaled 43,893 homes, compared with 61,650 homes through the first half of 2022, a net decrease of 28.8%. In June, 8179 new manufactured homes were shipped, an...

“Price is what you pay, Value is what you get”– –Warren Buffett Affordability is cited by 71% of manufactured home buyers as being the driving force for choosing a manufactured home, according to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Unfortunately, there are those that will not consider purchasing a manufactured home, mistakenly believing that a manufactured...

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. Note: Manufactured home financing program terms, interest rates, conditions and availability are subject to change from time to time, as...

A luxury mobile home in Calasasas, California is listed for $749,000. – The home is 1700 square feet with two bedrooms and three bathrooms.- It has high-end finishes and attention to detail in every room – the backyard features a small “cowboy pool,” grill, lounging area, and TV hookups, – The home is located in...

The following includes excerpts from a recent report titled “The State of The Nation’s Housing 2023,” by the Joint Center For Housing Studies Of Harvard University Housing costs remain high relative to pre-pandemic levels. Between the beginning of 2020 and early 2023 nominal home prices rose an astounding 37.5 percent, helping to push up the...

Bill Boor, MHI Vice Chairman and President and Chief Executive Officer, Cavco Industries, Inc testified in a housing and insurance Subcommittee Hearing entitled. “How Mandates Like ESG Distort Markets and Drive Up Costs for Insurance and Housing. – Note: ESG ( environmental, social, and corporate government policies). During the hearing , Boor called on Congress...

The following contains excerpts from a Consumer Reports by Lisa L Gill Titled; “How to Save on Insurance for a Manufactured Home.” One attraction of manufactured homes; their relatively low cost. Single-wides average $86,400 for 1,064 square feet of space, while double sections run about $158,600 for 1,757 square feet, according to the U.S. Census...