Millions of Americans rely on manufactured home communities (MHCs) — sometimes called “mobile home parks”—as one of the few proven paths to affordable housing. But across the country, residents of such land-lease communities operated by specific firms that may be members of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) or that follow the ‘teachings’ of Mobile Home University (MHU) are under mounting …

“This article synthesizes the key points from the provided sources, verifies claims where possible, and highlights the advocacy gaps between MHARR and MHI. It incorporates external references to corroborate data and notes the absence of contradictory evidence on key claims, while acknowledging the complexity of regulatory processes. The content is structured to inform readers about the manufactured housing industry’s challenges …

Neither Donald H. Layton, nor anyone other typical human that this writer has met or heard about, is able to see into the future with total clarity or certainty.  That is to say that Layton’s first installment of a research article for the Furman Center, shared in Part I and unpacked with added facts, evidence, and analysis in Part II, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

“For millions of renters, we’re cracking down on big landlords who break antitrust laws by price-fixing and driving up rents.” – Joe Biden, State of the Union (SOTU) address 3.7.2024, per transcript on right-leaning Breitbart. That isn’t just rents that are being driven up, it is other housing costs – purchase prices, interest rates – that are part of the problem …

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 …

A U.S. House of Representatives Democratic staffer told MHLivingNews/MHProNews that the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has a reputation on Capitol Hill for being anti-consumer. The context of that staffer’s remarks was connected to manufactured home industry connected financing controversies, some of which will be explored in this report. When Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) offered Manufactured Housing Institute …

It is time for another ‘no BS’ report that cuts through the spin delivered by way too many sources. While no two housing markets are alike, and some parts of the country are faring better on housing affordability than others, it is obvious that in most places in the United States of America (U.S.A.) that buying a home has become …