Manufactured Housing News

The Texas manufactured-housing industry ended the year on a low note, according to the latest Texas Manufactured Housing Survey. Respondents unanimously noted a decrease in business activity relative to November. The industry extended a year-long pullback on production as higher interest rates shocked demand and reset the housing market more broadly. “Housing manufacturers are still...

(Source: Excerpts from online report by National Mortgage Professional) To increase the number of available manufactured homes and bring more off-site built inventory to the market, we need to change the current perception of this type of home. One option that would benefit first-time homebuyers in many markets is manufactured housing, which can play an...

Some residents of Oak Creek, a manufactured home community in Coeur d’Alene with almost 500 residents, hope to form a coalition and buy the park. Source: (Coeur d’Alene Press) – Those who live in manufactured or mobile home communities, one of the few affordable housing options available in Kootenai County, are especially vulnerable to displacement...

The housing market has been doing some funky stuff these past few years. The pandemic spiked a never-ending housing shortage, triggering outrageous bidding wars with astronomical numbers. Then came increases in mortgage rates and interest rate hikes; inflation hasn’t been helping, either. It’s no wonder first-time home buyers have had it tough. While the typical...

The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) kicked off the first in a series of meetings intended to align the HUD Code with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) manufactured housing energy conservation standards (Energy Rule). The MHCC  agreed with MHI’s recommendation to reject the incorporation of the DOE energy standards into the HUD Code by reference;...

(The following narrative contains excerpts from a comprehensive report titled “Mobilizing Energy Efficiency in the Manufactured Housing Sector” by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy). For many, the term “mobile home” conjures images of either rural trailer parks or the unpopular emergency (FEMA) houses delivered to the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina and Rita....

Source: Cavco Industries, Inc. – Cavco Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:CVCO) is pleased to confirm that, further to the announcement on October 27, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of the business of Solitaire, Inc. And other related entities (collectively “Solitaire Homes”), effective January 3, 2023. Headquartered in Duncan, Oklahoma, Solitaire Homes operates four manufacturing facilities, twenty-two...

(The following contains excerpts from a report via CTExaminer authored by Emila Otte on 9/15/2022). SOUTHINGTON, CT. – On Saturday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal vowed to push for legislation in Congress that would strengthen protections for tenants of mobile home parks. Blumenthal told a gathering of residents from three different trailer parks – Cedar Springs in...

The Louisville Manufactured Housing Show will again take place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., where attendees can view dozens of the latest model homes – more than any other indoor event in the U.S. — from the top manufacturers in the industry. Hosted in Louisville for over 61 years, the Louisville Show...

Could mobile homes-–yes, manufactured housing—help make California housing more affordable? Of course, they could. Sadly, factory-built homes aren’t a significant part of the state’s housing policy discussions despite offering eye-catching savings. The following are excerpts from an analysis of the state of manufactured housing in the Golden State by Jonathan Lansner/Orange County Register (jlansner@scng.com) Let...