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At first glance, it would appear that Florida’s manufactured homes and mobile homes have fared better than expected. As Hurricane Irma continued its devastating trek through the Florida [...]

Hometown America heads to Australia; Portland Oregon’s’ Housing Bureau helps save some much-needed affordable housing; UMH  hopes to add over 558 manufactured homes to three [...]

It has been well chronicled that the dream of home ownership is the main component to a “good life” for the majority of us in this country. According to a study conducted by the National [...]

Manufactured home owners typically choose to place their manufactured home on rural private property or in a land-lease community, usually located in an urban area. According to the U.S. Census [...]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has effectively used manufactured homes for temporary housing in several natural disasters over the last several years, including Hurricane Katrina [...]

Selecting a land-lease community is equally as important as choosing the manufactured home that will meet the needs and desires of your family’s lifestyle. The decision to purchase a home is [...]

Hames Homes, “The Home People” in Marion/Cedar Rapids, Iowa have been serving manufactured home owners with beauty, luxury, and value for over 44 years. Hames not only displays quality homes at [...]

Land-lease manufactured home communities are specifically designed for manufactured homes.  Here you will own your manufactured home, but lease the land on which your home is sited.  Many [...]

Many years ago, before mobile homes evolved into today’s manufactured home, there was a belief that a mobile home placed adjacent or near site-built housing will result in the depreciating value [...]