Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI-D) and Cavco Industries (CVCO) are two of several sources that stated that the lack of affordable housing near where it is needed in the United States cost the American economy some $2 trillion dollars annually. The U.S. produces less housing every year than it needs. That shortage of affordable housing, per economic experts and others, is …

Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News has been reporting for over a decade that third-party research reflects the fact that modern manufactured homes can and do gain value, and for similar reasons, as conventional site-built housing. More recent research by LendingTree and other sources, such as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), is linked below.  But the purpose of this …

In the summer of 2024, Mobile Home and Manufactured Home Living News published a report on the percentage of each state’s population that were made up of residents of pre-HUD Code mobile homes and post-HUD Code manufactured homes.  That report was based upon the U.S. Census Bureau and American Community Survey, linked here, and goes into additional details not found …

According to Spectrum News, “Housing affordability ranked as the third biggest issue for millennials, fourth for Gen Xers and sixth for Baby Boomers.” HousingWire said: “More than 90% of Gen Z adults said that housing affordability is their No. 1 issue heading into the presidential election this fall.” Both of those were June 2024 reports. As the math previously provided on the …

The following is from the U.S. Census Bureau. Explanation of the symbols and other details are found below the table ranking each state and jurisdiction shown by the percentage of housing units that are manufactured or mobile homes (Part I). Note that while the table below this infographic does not make a distinction between what percentage of housing units were …

‘Residents at Portside at the Beaches, a manufactured home community owned by RHP Properties, are fighting against a lot rent increase,’ says News 4 Jax in Jacksonville, FL. Residents at a RHP Properties location called Portside at the Beaches were hit with a drastic lot rent increase in June 2024. Dylan Olson and others will reportedly have their site rent …

The following items are adapted by Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews). from a news release from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). While the text is as provided by MHARR, the format and images may differ from their release. Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) announced methods discussed with Acting HUD Secretary Adrianne Todman to overcome zoning …

From the WND News Center to MHLivingNews is the following Part I item on the headline topic. The manufactured home aspect of this article is found in Part II. Part I Homeownership costs exploding since pandemic as inflation drags on Soaring insurance premiums and rising utility prices also to blame By Around the Web Published June 12, 2024 at 10:59am By …

“Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best.” So said Otto von Bismarck, per GoodReads. The Political Dictionary in the “Art of the Possible” explained it like this: “The “art of the possible” is idea that politics is a matter of pragmatism, instead of idealism. According to this worldview, politics is a …

“You cook, clean, eat, live, and love  much the same in a manufactured home as you would living in one of millions of similar-sized site built houses in the U.S.A.” ©  MHLivingNews has used variations on that phrasing for years, adding the raft that according to U.S. Census Bureau data, at this time a new HUD Code manufactured home is about …

When a school bus plowed into what was likely an older manufactured home that was described by mainstream media as a “mobile home,” that kind of accident is a rare event. To illustrate the rarity: “From the years 2007 through 2016, there were 1,147 school-transportation-related crashes. Typically, there are approximately 114 school bus accidents in a year. In 2016, there …

During an affordable housing crisis, the best known, most proven solution to that troubling challenge for millions requires no federal subsidies or new legislation – HUD Code manufactured homes – oddly remains thwarted. Those apparently artificial obstacles exist despite often supportive federal laws. As part of our periodic series of reports with analysis to better understand the issues involved, the …

Perhaps 75 to 80 percent of manufactured home communities are owned by local owners who are often in a good working relationship with their residents. But the other 20 percent or so may fall into a different category, and that segment will be part of the subject of this report with expert analysis. “My name is Tim Sheahan and I …

It may be self-evident so many, but it is important to note that the population of the United States (U.S.) has grown since manufactured housing achieved its last highwater mark in 1998. Beyond population growth, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) have witnessed a boom in California in recent years. Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) and MHProNews have periodically spotlighted that boom …

“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” – Thomas Sowell “The puzzle is why there’s so little (manufactured housing) being shipped when it’s a much better product than it used to be,” said Laurie Goodman, an Urban Institute fellow.” Millions of Americans …