Mobile & Manufactured Home News
Manufactured Homes Offer Space and Luxury While Saving Money...Manufactured homes were on their radar because they offer luxury and the features they crave, with unsurpassed quality. New manufactured homes for sale...read more
Got Land? Manufactured Homes Like the Sedona Complete the Picture....Years ago, you bought land thinking that eventually you would build a house on it from scratch. The cost of custom-building a house has kept the land empty, though, and your dream of a quiet place in the desert...read more
Patagonia Manufactured Homes Come Standard With What Many Tract-Home Builders Consider Upgrades...Homebuyers shopping for their dream house often don't consider manufactured homes. It's a common mistake, but one that fewer and fewer are making as the quality of new manufactured homes for sale continues to rise...read more
Consumer News
What exactly is a manufactured home?...The Definition of a Manufactured Home From the Manufactured Housing Institute. The answer may surprise you...read more
Who Can Benefit From A Reverse Mortgage?...Reverse mortgages are becoming an increasingly popular lending option for older Americans. Reverse mortgages allow homeowners over the age of 62, the ability to convert a portion of their homes’ equity into cash, which they can receive in monthly installments or through a line of credit...read more
No Longer Limiting Themselves to Motorhomes and Tents, Campgrounds are Now Providing Luxurious Accommodations...For three decades, El Capitan Canyon catered exclusively to RV and tent camping enthusiasts seeking a quiet getaway in a rugged oak- and sycamore-lined canyon on the California coast, just west of Santa Barbara...read more
The HUD Code is Very Important to Buyers...When today's buyers take possession of a newly purchased manufactured home they can be assured that it was built to a stringent set of national regulations that ensure the safety and construction of manufactured homes...read more
Some Facts to Ponder About Home Owners...Each year Foremost Insurance Co. completes a study of the manufactured home industry. The facts in this column came from QUICK FACTS 2007, a pamphlet published by the Manufactured Housing Institute. The study is based on the year 2005. The results of this survey are based on more than 19,000 respondents nationwide...read more
Manufactured Home Industry Loses Another Leader...I did not know Bill closely as a personal friend; however, through industry functions I came to recognize what a nice guy he was. He was extremely knowledgeable about our industry and I was always amazed that, whenever I had a problem or question and called on him, not only did he have the answer but he got back to me almost immediately. If you needed help he was one of the first ones to step forward and volunteer...read more
Price of not complying with statute may prove to be too great to pay...I want to expand on the letter that appeared on March 27, 2007 from Stephen Pelser of Ocala regarding the FMO being the watchdog protecting the interest of people living in manufactured homes. With all the mobile home parks in the Ocala area this is important information for all mobile home owners...read more
Manufactured homes meet high standards...The first sentence of a letter to the editor published March 26 states, "trailers, mobile homes, manufactured homes -- whatever you call them -- should be outlawed, at least in states that are prone to these horrible tornadoes."...read more
Coastal Florida Mobile-Home Residents Conflicted Over Lucrative Buyout Offer...The owners of nearly 500 mobile homes in one of the last waterfront trailer-park towns in South Florida stand to become instant millionaires if they agree to sell to a developer. But some are holding out, saying there are some things more important than money...read more
Mobile homes are essential alternative...You often hear it ? home ownership is a badge of social respectability and long-term rental housing is akin to throwing money out the window. But when you begin your housing search, you quickly learn that many options are out from the start...read more
Banker calls modular housing key to recovery...Bill Bynum is on a mission to put an end to the bureaucratic hang-ups keeping affordable housing from the people who need it most, and to help low- and moderate-income people in South Mississippi recover from Hurricane Katrina...read more
Manufactured homes can bring buyers into market...Many times, home prices are too high for consumers to realize the dream of owning a home. There is a way, however, to begin building that dream through the purchase of an affordable manufactured home...read more
Quickly built house draws attention in storm-ravaged area...A new house in the flood-devastated Lakeview area of New Orleans is drawing interest in the area not just because of how it looks but because of how it was built...read more
Thousands tour modular open house Lakeview home built in 7 weeks...At the open house for the new, yellow two-story home in Lakeview, the curious opened closet doors and kitchen cabinets, peered into bedrooms and bathrooms and looked up at the high ceilings...read more
Couple tackles workforce housing problem...Punta Gorda couple's gutsy decision to take on a really big local problem -- the shortage of workforce housing...read more
Purchasing a Manufactured Home...Your all-in-one center for buying your own home...read more
Financing Options for Manufactured Home Buyers...Financing a manufactured home requires a slightly different approach than financing a site-built home. It is surprising how many options are available for the purchase of a manufactured home...read more
Choosing Your Neighborhood...As you shop for a new home and decide what type of community you want to live in, explore living in a manufactured home community. Today"s manufactured homes provide durable, state-of-the-art housing with custom features and options at prices you can afford...read more
Manufactured Housing - A Sound Financial Investment...In general, manufactured homes will appreciate at the same market rate as other homes in the same neighborhood, but, as with all housing, it is subject to the same market factors that affect appreciation...read more
Homemaker Buyers turn to manufactured house...While some Californians are fleeing the Golden State in search of more affordable housing, others lured to the beauty and great weather of Ventura County are turning to an alternative...read more
7 On Your Side: What You Should Know Before Buying A Manufactured Home...Allison Wells thought she'd never see her $1000 deposit again. Money she gave to now defunct Pleasant Homes in hopes of owning a manufactured home...read more
Financing Your Manufactured Home - There Are More Options Than You Think...Financing your manufactured or modular home isn't as difficult as you might think. You may be surprised to see the variety of loan options available. Your retailer can help arrange financing for your new home, or if you prefer, you may contact a lender of your choice...read more
Encinitas considers how to control price...Chris Carbonel and Jerry Abels are residents at The Sands, which is fighting its owner to keep rents affordable. Some residents are trying to buy their spaces...read more
Industry News
20 lose jobs as plant closes...Four Seasons Housing Inc. will close one of its plants, laying off 20 people and moving 18 others to different buildings...read more
As of July 1, all manufactured homes must be approved by licensed installer...Traditional homes being built today are subject to numerous inspections, from foundation to electrical to a final walk-through prior to occupancy to ensure a safe environment. The same will be true for all manufactured homes in Ohio that are installed beginning next month...read more
Laurel Creek Homes, the Newest Company to Enter Arizona's Manufactured Housing Business, Has a Recipe for Success, Even in the Worst of Times...For the past two years, the real estate market has been heading into rough waters, with falling home values, declining home sales and mounting foreclosures, much of which is the direct result of several years' worth of easy credit and sub-prime loans...read more
Manufactured home residents seek the first right of refusal...Sen. George Bunting, D-Bethany Beach, calls Senate Bill 122 simple, but its effect is anything but uncomplicated in the ongoing debate over issues confronting residents of manufactured home communities in the Cape Region...read more
Innovations boost image of factory-built housing...Factory-built housing is touting environmental benefits and a fresh look to win a new generation of buyers as the industry continues to fight an image of cheap design and endure the same housing slowdown pummeling conventional home builders...read more
Industry also copes with housing slowdown...Factory-built housing is touting environmental benefits and a fresh look to win a new generation of buyers as the industry continues to fight an image of cheap design and endure the same housing slowdown pummeling conventional home builders...read more
Home show looks at ultimate amenities for indoors and out...Mobile-home parks are now called manufactured-home communities, according to experts at Four Seasons Housing Inc. of Middlebury, Ind, one of the construction companies utilized by 422 Home Sales in their "422 Ultimate Street of Dreams Model Homes Tour" at the Pittsburgh Indoor/Outdoor Home Show...read more
Mobile homes are constructed to stay safe...A report by the University of Florida School of Building Construction concludes that modern manufactured housing is comparable to and, in some cases, better than site-built structures, but that the negative portrayal of manufactured housing by the media has helped foster the public perception that factory-built homes are inferior...read more
Factory-built homes have come a long way...If you are thinking about building a new home, want to save money and have ideas of what you want in your residence, read Kit Homes by Rich Binsacca. Starting with a short history of the more than 75,000 Sears Roebuck kit homes built between 1908 and 1940, this unique book explains the pros and cons of today's factory-built homes...read more
Factory Home Living...Why Can't They Get The Story Straight?...read more
Consumers Hopeful Significant Changes Occur in Canadian Lumber Deal...With Current Prices, Duties Will Be At Peak When Agreement Starts...read more
The Advantages of Manufactured Housing...Why would you want to buy a manufactured home? Less Expensive, Quality Control & Amenities...read more
The HUD Code...Manufactured homes are built to a quality-assurance standards administered by HUD...read more
Manufactured Homes Offer State-of-the-Art Options & Designs...Homebuyers in the market for affordable, technologically advanced housing realize that manufactured homes can fill that need...read more
Patrick Industries Reports Increased Earnings and Sales...Operating gains drive best second quarter and six-month results since 1999. Patrick Industries, Inc. , today announced its net earnings more than quadrupled on a 20 percent increase in net sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006...read more
Drew Industries Reports Record 2006 Second Quarter...Increased Sales in RV and Manufactured Housing Segments Lead to 18% Gain in Profits. Drew Industries Incorporated today reported its net income increased 18 percent on a 24 percent increase in net sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006...read more
Lambert-Edwards RV & Manufactured Housing Investor Conference to Feature Leading Suppliers and Manufacturers...Conference to Highlight Growth Prospects of Two Rebounding Sectors. A group of the leading emerging growth companies from the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries will present at the Lambert-Edwards RV & Manufactured Housing Investor Conference on June 8, 2006 in New York City...read more
Sun Communities, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results...Sun Communities, Inc. , a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates manufactured housing communities, today reported second quarter results...read more
$12M manufactured-home factory planned for Skagit Valley...A $12 million, 132,000-square-foot facility to build manufactured homes is being planned in Skagit County...read more
HUD's Study OK's Homes for Coasts...Acomparison by the Housing and Urban Development department has shown that HUD Code homes built to Wind Zone III specifications are equal in strength to site-built homes that withstand 130 mph winds...read more
'Affordable' homes planned for Fort Pierce...Northwest Fort Pierce could see its first wave of "affordable" new housing introduced by a private developer as early as next week...read more
Advice on Buying a New Manufactured Home...If you are contemplating the purchase of a new home, whether it is a manufactured home, a modular home, site built or panel built, you want to take steps to assure that you are making wise and not emotional decisions...read more
