Manufactured Housing News

Clayton Features Manufactured Home Built to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Specifications at the 2023 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting Source: Clayton – Clayton, a builder of attainable housing, announced its move to build all new residential manufactured homes to Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home specifications by January 1, 2024..These solar-ready homes, available...

Legacy Housing Corporation: Pioneering the Manufacturing and Financing of Innovative Homes Legacy Housing Corporation, a renowned name in the housing industry, continues to revolutionize the housing market through its exceptional manufacturing, selling, and financing of manufactured homes and tiny homes across the southern United States. With an unwavering commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction, Legacy...

The following contains excerpts from an online posting by FORBES Advisor (Personal Finance) – June 09, 2023 Whether you’re buying your first or fifth traditional home or a manufactured home, a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan can make it easier to afford a mortgage. These loans typically have lower down payment requirements compared to conventional...

Rising interest rates and construction costs, along with demand for more affordable options, pushed new home builders to shift focus, according to recent analysis by The Center Square, reported by  Zillow real estate base. They’re responding to the higher interest rate environment…by basically building smaller, less expensive taller units and they are leaning into higher...

The following contains excerpts from A Freddie Mac generated post: Single-Family / August 21, 2023  Freddie Mac’s Duty to Serve Plan is our road map for identifying challenges in undeserved markets and finding opportunities to Make Home Possible for low-to middle-income home buyers and renters. This work centers on three traditional undeserved markets; rural housing,...

“Leaving financing to a customer’s own devices is not a winning strategy” Most shoppers seeking manufactured home ownership will need financing and will be confused as to how that is to be accomplished. A salesperson that has developed a comfortable and trusting rapport with the home shopper, possessing a basic knowledge in the various types...

Today marks a pivotal moment in an inspirational story of innovation and education, as we proudly present the first episode of our eagerly anticipated documentary series entitled “From Book Work to Blueprints: A High School Class Builds A Modular Home”. This series will capture the remarkable experience of students from Perry Central High School in...

It’s a fact: Today’s modern new manufactured home is at least equal or superior to a comparable site-built home in every respect, including construction quality, design, materials, safety, features and amenities and will cost the homebuyer up to 50% less.   Wait, there’s more: Most manufactured home producers offer a wide variety of models and...

The Alabama Manufactured Housing Association – a trade association representing companies involved in the manufactured housing industry – has announced their endorsement of Justice Sarah Stewart for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. “I’m proud to receive the support of the manufactured housing industry and the business community at large,” said Justice Stewart. “As...

Source: TheRealDeal – Chimene Van Gundy, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Mobile Homes,” has been hit with a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The lawsuit alleges Van Gundy committed fraud through a “Ponzi-like” scheme in which she embezzled funds to pay existing investors, pay undisclosed sales commissions and fund her lifestyle, the San...