Manufactured Housing News

Affordable housing in the conventional site-built sense is disappearing as a result of rampant inflationary pressures, escalating home mortgage rates, and post-pandemic supply chain issues. There are numerous economic specialists that believe we have entered a recession. There are those officials in the federal government who refuse to accept that assumption. That being said, home...

The decision to purchase a first home is probably the most important life-changing decision any of us will ever make. Understanding key factors in how to buy a new modern manufactured home and avoiding mistakes will make your experience enjoyable and efficient and result in your attaining the home that meets all your expectations. Before...

When applying for financing to purchase a manufactured home, a lender will consider your debt to income-ratio and other stability factors such as length of employment and how long you have lived at former residences. Although these are contributing factors in determining your qualifications for financing, your credit history can be a single determining factor...

“Prefabs are kinda cool though!” – Elon Musk. Elon Musk quite literally lives in a box. The 20 feet x 20 feet foldable prefab home is custom-made by Boxable, a startup that specializes in making modular instant houses. Elon’s ‘Boxable Casita’ is set up like a studio. The prefab modular house has one large room...

The correct terminology referencing manufactured housing, as opposed to site-built housing, has long been confusing for home buyers, the media, bureaucrats, the public at large, and to some extent, those employed in the manufactured housing industry. We will assume the birth of factory-built housing began In 1908, when Sears Roebuck began a new adventure, radical...

The manufactured home market is entering its hot season after a year of high demand and national supply challenges, according to a report by the Victoria Advocate (Texas). As demand for the manufactured home increased and stayed high during the pandemic, the difficulty for builders to supply new homes to the market caused backlogs for...

The decision to purchase a first home is probably the most important life-changing decision any of us will ever make. Understanding key factors in how to buy a new modern manufactured home and avoiding mistakes will make your experience enjoyable, efficient and result in your attaining the home that meets all your expectations. Before you...

Preface: This following excerpts from a news release by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) references off-site housing that includes modular homes and factory-built housing. Both are considered manufactured homes, however, the references do not include HUD manufactured homes, which may or may not be affixed to a permanent foundation. Most HUD Code manufactured...

When the Oregon Manufactured Housing Association developed its new website (www.OMHA.com), several members saw applications beyond educating the consumer about the benefits of factory-built housing.  These members saw the site as an opportunity to start a workforce development campaign.  In March, the first video-oriented to potential workers was posted on OMHA.com and OMHA’s Facebook page....

Becoming a homeowner is probably one of the most important and consequential decisions that any of us will ever make in our lifetime – and most rewarding. Thousands of American families are realizing that today’s manufactured home is high-quality affordable housing that matches the definition of “everything a home should be.” How affordable?  A comparison...