Manufactured Housing News

Recruiting, retaining, and developing successful salespersons can be a difficult proposition for a typical manufactured home retailer. Often, salespeople are recruited from other manufactured home retailers or other big-ticket industries, such as automobiles or real estate. Unfortunately, these recruits often find it difficult to adjust to the unique aspects of manufactured home sales processes, including...

A recent Fortune headline captures the mood: “The U.S. housing market is ‘finally starting to listen’ to homebuyers,” reflecting a subtle shift toward improved conditions. A First American analysis shows a modest 3.1% year-over-year gain in affordability, driven by flattening home price growth and slightly lower mortgage rates—now around 6.56% (September 2025)    Despite these...

New Pew Charitable Trusts analysis shows a growing trend among states to expand the supply of lower-cost, single-family housing, manufactured housing. Several states in 2024–2025, including Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Oregon, Montana, and Texas, have passed breakthrough legislation to eliminate zoning barriers and allow today’s manufactured homes to be sited where site-built...

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you  don’t mind, it doesn’t matter” – Mark Twain There are many reasons that manufactured homes remain the housing choice for senior retirees. Many healthy retirement age, low and middle income workers are living longer, and in many instances are delaying retirement plans, as a result...

New bipartisan housing legislation speaks volumes about policymakers’ interest in implementing real change, housing advocates agreed during a panel discussion. Key points: After years of supply and affordability challenges, “federal lawmakers are actually taking this seriously,”  housing advocates said during an Aug. 12 panel discussion. The ROAD to Housing Act includes several proposals that could...

(Source: the following are excerpts from an op-ed penned by Steve Saltznan, President and CEO of New Hampshire Community Loan Fund).   Today’s new manufactured homes are not “trailers”. They are not “mobile homes.” They are well-built, aesthetically pleasing homes that have been manufactured in an off-site, climate controlled facility before being moved and placed...

Source: excerpts from Texas Manufactured Housing Survey (TMHS)   COLLEGE STATION – The July 2025 Texas Manufactured Housing (TMHS) revealed a ramp-up in current hiring, a leading indicator for increased orders and business activity. While labor supply remained tight, it is expected to improve by early 2026. Lower labor costs, out six months compared to...

New Melle, MO. – In a groundbreaking moment for the real estate industry, Blondin Real Estate has achieved a major milestone by closing Missouri’s very first USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing guaranteed loan on a manufactured home. This momentous event marks the beginning of new opportunities for prospective homeowners in rural areas and brings...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Cavco Industries, Inc. enters 2025 with momentum–celebrating 60 years of building high-quality, affordable homes and introducing their new tagline. “Where Exceptional Meets Affordable.” After decades of impressive growth and acquisitions, Cavco remains committed to providing a safe and engaging workplace for its associates, developing innovative products and engaging workplace for its associates,...

The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) applauds Freddie Mac for expanding its CHOICEHome program to include single-section CrossMod homes and this pivotal step toward unlocking greater access to attainable housing nationwide. “Freddie Mac’s inclusion of single section CrossMod homes in the CHOICEHome program is a meaningful advancement for increasing the supply of attainable housing in the...