Manufactured Housing News

Source–(Business Wire) – For the third consecutive year, Skyline Homes, a Champion Homes brand, is being recognized as America’s Most Trusted Manufactured Home Builder. The annual study conducted by Lifestory Research is based on the responses of over 40,000 consumers shopping for a manufactured home. Skyline received the highest score in the proprietary Lifestory Research...

The most difficult objection a salesperson will confront when interacting with a potential home shopper is the most often expressed belief: “A manufactured home is a poor investment, because they depreciate.” That belief is a lingering myth, not only prevalent with manufactured home shoppers, but more importantly there are many potential home buyers that will...

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore is leading a bipartisan Alabama Congressional delegation pushing back on “burdensome energy updates” on manufactured homes. All seven of Alabama’s congressional representatives, Republican and Democrat, signed a joint letter to the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Energy (DOE), requesting those departments rectify what the delegation refers to “as...

The Belle Meadow community includes 74 home sites and is less than 5 miles from downtown Asheville, North Carolina Source: BUILDER – In a collaboration between two providers of sustainable off-site built homes, Champion Homes and Quartz Properties have announced development of a modular build-to-rent community in Asheville, North Carolina. The community, named Belle Meadows, will...

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...