Manufactured and Modular Home News

(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 [...]

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 [...]

The manufactured home market continues to thrive, especially in California and Arizona, driven by affordability, customization options and rapid innovation. If you’re buying, selling, or upgrading a manufactured home in 2025, it’s essential to understand what today’s buyers value most. Here’s a [...]

Source: Excerpts from MHI Monthly Economic Report     9,467 New HUD Code Homes Shipped in April Highlights: Monthly Manufactured Housing Production. April production was 5.4% year-over-year. Production was up 7.2% year-to-date. Monthly Manufactured Housing Shipments: In April 2025, [...]

Most shoppers seeking manufactured home ownership will need financing and will be confused as to how that is to be accomplished. A sales person that has developed a comfortable and trusting rapport with the home shopper and possesses a basic knowledge in the various types of manufactured home [...]

As home prices continue to climb and traditional options feel increasingly out of reach, a new generation of buyers is stepping forward. Millennials, now the largest group of homebuyers in the United States, are actively seeking alternatives to high rents and costly site-built homes. They come [...]

On August 6, 2025, Freddie Mac launched an industry-first expansion of its CHOICEHome conventional financing program, opening it to modern single-section (single-wide) factory-built homes, previously, the product was only available for multi-section manufactured homes. This expansion to Freddie [...]

“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 home. Sometimes the response when you ask them what they have in mind is “we’re just [...]

Head winds in the site-built housing industry are potential tailwinds for manufactured housing, as the competitive pricing and speed at which manufactured homes can be built. The average cost of a HUD Code home costs $127,300 which is well below the pricing of traditional site-built homes. [...]

Champion Retail Housing, a subsidiary of Champion Homes,inc (NYSE-SKY), together “Champion” or the “Company” announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire “Iseman Homes,” including its 10 retail sales centers, in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming. This [...]

PHOENIX, ARIZ, July 14,2025 GLOBE NEWSWIRE– Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ CVCO) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire “American Homestar Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively,  “American Homestar”), a Houston-based company best known in the market [...]

May 15, 2025 is the date marking the official launch of the certified manufactured home specialist (CMHS) designation program, a comprehensive educational course designed to equip real estate professionals with specialized knowledge and skills for success in the manufactured housing sector. As [...]

The Michigan Manufactured Housing Association (MMHA) has scored an important early win in its legal efforts to protect housing affordability and regulatory fairness across the state of Michigan. In partnership with the Home Builders Association of Michigan (HBAM), MMHA filed two lawsuits [...]

Duncan’s – Solitaire Homes has taken on a new name and will operate as Cavco – Duncan. The announcement came June 4 2025 from Cavco Industries. Duncan’s location is among 31 Cavco-owned manufacturers and builders to adopt the company’s brand and name according to a press release. [...]

“The case for manufactured homes as an affordable housing solution” Manufactured homes can be a good option for homebuyers who can’t afford a traditional home.  Manufactured home communities (MHC’s) are the largest source for attainable housing in the U.S., serving millions of people, yet [...]