Manufactured and Modular Home News

Updating HUD Code to allow the removal of the chassis could both make homes more affordable and provide developers with greater design flexibility to meet the wants and needs of a diverse range of communities and neighborhoods. According to the Niskanen Center, a public policy think tank. [...]

Question:  Which comes first, the manufactured home or the placement site? Answer: Both – “Putting the cart before the horse” is often applicable to purchasers of new manufactured homes. Certainly understandable for those falling in love with today’s modern manufactured home, and signing [...]

Recently, the House Committee on Financial Services subcommittee on housing and insurance led by Chairman Mike Floyd (NE-01), held a hearing to explore opportunities  to expand consumer choice and existing housing supply through the use of innovative housing products. Members examined the [...]

 (Note: The following is condensed from a report by MH Insider- Magazine) The Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation will host the Louisville Show Jan.14-16 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The federation is composed of five member state associations – Illinois, [...]

Champion Homes, Inc. has announced that its joint venture partner, ECN Capital Corp., will be acquired by an investor group led by Warburg Pincus, with the transaction expected to close in the second quarter of 2026. As a part of the transaction, Champion Canada Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of [...]

Relentless escalation of site-built home prices and extraordinary high mortgage interest rates, combined with a multitude of inflationary pressures, is forcing many would-be buyers to put their homeownership dreams on hold, as the cost of homeownership slips out of their financial reach. But it [...]

(Source: The Motley Fool)  – The third home construction performance outlier honors go to (CVCO 0.98%), a Phoenix-based maker of manufactured homes that’s up 28% YTD as consumer demand for affordable housing remains strong. In Cavco’s second quarter results, released Nov. 6, CEO Bill Boor [...]

The following are brief descriptive capsules of the most preferred loan types available to manufactured home purchasers, as well as other financing programs that may or may not serve the interest of manufactured home retailers and/or manufactured home purchasers. Note: Manufactured home [...]

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain   There are numerous reasons why manufactured homes remain the housing choice for senior retirees. Many healthy retirement, low and middle-income workers are living longer, and in many instances [...]

Truism:  “People don’t buy features; they buy benefits” Shoppers (walk-ons) visiting a model home sales center display will often be initially reluctant to reveal information about their wants and needs in a new manufactured home. Sometimes the response when you ask them what they have in mind [...]

Source: Manufactured Housing (MHI) Report Highlights —  August shipments of new HUD Code manufactured homes totaled 8,688, a decline of 8.4% from total shipments in 2024. Year-to-date 2025 shipments totaled 70,757, an increase of 3.2.%  The seasonally adjusted year-over-year annual rate of [...]

Cavco Industries, midway through the celebration of its 60th year in business, has announced it is unifying its extensive manufacturing brand lineup under the Cavco name, strengthening its national brand identity and recognition. The repositioning leverages the resources, experience, and vision [...]

Source: Excerpts from Globe News Wire press release – Legacy Housing Corporation, a leading manufactured home producer, announced the completion of a significant company realignment, including its new Legacy 250 initiative and a refresh of its management structure. In anticipation of the [...]

The most difficult objection a salesperson/retailer will confront is the following most 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, many [...]

For children, a safe and stable home is more than just a place to sleep, it’s the foundation for everything else in their lives, including how they perform in school and what kind of future they can imagine for themselves. When families have access to affordable, stable homeownership, the [...]