Manufactured Home Videos

Don’t expect the following to be found on the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) website’s ‘news’ sections any time soon, if ever. Why? Because this report from different parts of the country tell an evidence-based story that runs counter to the narrative spun by MHI and their industry allies.  While MHI leaders have praised CEO Lesli Gooch, they downplay or ignore …

On April 2, 2025 the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) issued the following statement via their own website. The bulk of the MHI information is provided below under fair use guidelines for media. The MHI statement is shown in Part I. Facts-evidence and analysis (FEA) will follow in Part II. Included in Part II are remarks provided by Mark Weiss, J.D., …

“The U.S. has a housing shortage from years of underbuilding, leading to increasingly unaffordable housing costs. While overall housing construction has not kept up with demand, entry-level or “starter” homes for first-time homebuyers are in especially short supply. Factory-built housing, which includes various construction techniques and products, could help fill the supply gap. However, increasing the supply of factory-built housing would …

In an email to MHLivingNews on 3.10.2025 Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) team provided the following information provided in Part I. Additional insights will follow in  the facts-evidence-analysis portion of this report provided in Part II.     Part I per Fannie Mae to MHLivingNews is the following. What’s Driving the Increasing Importance Consumers Place on Their Homes …

When this writer for MHLivingNews and MHProNews first read the article by HUD researchers Pamela Blumenthal and Regina Gray entitled “Opportunities to Increase Housing Production and Preservation” it was our immediate editorial stance that they duo has provided an array of useful insights and information. When one administration leaves and another moves in there are times when certain articles are …

According to the press release provided by the Washington, D.C. based Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) at this link here is the following report in Part I to MHLivingNews’ and this writer for this Patch. Part II will provide additional insights, analysis, affordable housing, governmental, plus related and other topics. Part I HUD CODE Manufactured Housing PRODUCTION INCREASES IN NOVEMBER 2024 Washington, …

According to left-leaning Bing’s AI powered Copilot on this date is the following response to the chat Q&A shown below related to the Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park woes being experienced by the residents there in Sweetwater, FL. Note that the #1 shown below from Copilot links to the most detailed report, per that source, at this link here. 1) …

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 …

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 …

Housing unaffordability is and has been a headline issue for years. A CNN report in August of 2023 proclaimed: “Home affordability is the worst it has been since 1984,” and matters are arguably worse now than then. CNBC has a report spotlighted by the MSN news aggregator tool that says: “Housing prices are what’s driving inflation, says Enterprise Community Partners’ …

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 …

The following is based on a news release from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform provided to Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News. Washington, D.C., June 3, 2024 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HUD Code manufactured housing …