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Note: The following is a reprise of a blog posting in 2019 that generated considerable interest. As today’s seniors age and more “baby boomers” retire, the need for quality, affordable and [...]

“Manufactured housing is such a critical piece to the affordable housing crisis and a potential keystone of all HUD’s housing programs.” Source: Regulatory News (RESPA News) –  October [...]

RHP Properties, the largest private owner and operator of manufactured home communities in the U.S., has acquired 50 communities, including 41 communities in Wisconsin, seven in Minnesota, and [...]

The oldest house in Los Angeles County is encircled by a ring of aging mobile homes just off the 5 Freeway in the working-class city of Bell Gardens. Concealed from view and largely blocked off [...]

There are in excess of 22 million people in the U.S. that reside in manufactured homes. A large portion of that population lives in land lease communities throughout every state in the union. A [...]

Under a proposed rule change, manufactured home loans could operate similarly to all other home loans, providing ownership is titled as personal property. Washington – The Federal Housing [...]

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 [...]

(The following contains excerpts from a HUD press release reported by HW Media). The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is taking steps to address the affordability crisis by boosting supply, [...]

Following is a press release by the Texas Real Estate Research Center (TRERC), that suggests the surging production, shipment, and sales of manufactured homes could possibly slow in the next few [...]

Source: Excerpts from Daniel Weisfield Newsletter responding to a June 6, 2022, Washington Post Story “We’re all afraid: Massive rent increases hit mobile homes.”   (Daniel Weisfield is the [...]