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Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) Readers’ Choice Spring 2024 Top 30 – See What Attracts and Interests Others Looking Into Manufactured Housing!

“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 half the cost to build as a new conventionally constructed site built house. Those two statements are demonstrably true. In fact, one of the top articles for the Spring 2024 Top 30 on MHLivingNews is a collection of research reports produced by various third parties that routinely demonstrated those statements.

Those facts combined with others found on our site might make some wonder. Then why are manufactured homes underperforming during an affordable housing crisis? That a fair question, as even manufactured home professional Terry Decio said in a video recorded interview that he is tired of being the best kept secret and that he is ready to help house America.

 

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Terry Decio’s father, Arthur “Art” Decio was the founder and chairman of Skyline Homes and was featured on the cover of Time Magazine, as the collage above reflects. Per Time: “Arthur Julius Decio, 35, of Elkhart, Ind., is a millionaire because he early recognized and exploited the billion-dollar-a-year market for low-cost mobile homes…”  See the video with Terry and a related discussion at this link here
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A look back at Art Decio on MHProNews is found at this link here: https://www.manufacturedhomepronews.com/celebrating-arthur-art-j-decio-founder-skyline-homes-wonderful-life-manufactured-homerv-industry-legend-exclusiveextensive-insights-v/

 

That Decio quote: “I’m tired of [manufactured housing] being the best kept secret. I’m ready to help house America” ought to be paired with this photo below.

 

Left to right. At the time this photo was taken Joe Stegmayer was the chairman of Cavco Industries and had also served as the Chairman of the Manufactured Housing Institute. Then there is Joe Adams. Next to Adams is Charlie Lott of Fleetwood Homes, once one of the two biggest producers of manufactured homes, but at the time of that photo and on this date Fleetwood is owned by Cavco. Next to Lott is Kevin Clayton, President and CEO of Clayton Homes, which was once an independent and publicly traded company, but at the time of that photo and on the date this is article is being posted, Clayton Homes is owned by Berkshire Hathaway (BRK). Then there is Terry Decio of what was then still independent Skyline Homes but today is part of Skyline Champion (SKY). See a snapshot of the history of the top 25 manufactured home builders in the past and what happened to them 25 years later.

 

Four of those men have played a significant role with a major brand in the manufactured home production business. That photo was taken during a break at a Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) meeting.  Stegmayer was a prior MHI chairman. Clayton served for years on the MHI “executive committee,” the top people on their board of directors.

There is no one pithy sentence that can properly explain to a curious mind why manufactured housing is so misunderstood and why it faces so many barriers. This collection of articles that follows represents (after one omission for proprietary reasons) the top 30 articles in the Spring of 2024 on MHLivingNews. This is like a reader’s choice award list because it is readers like you that made the decision on ranking.

Millions of page views occur on MHLivingNews annually, per Webalizer metrics generated from our website’s main server.  This isn’t at this time a listing site, although we have kicked around the notion of making it part of a listing site. This is a site where people like you and hundreds of thousands of other visitors come to learn more about mobile homes, manufactured homes, what those two phrases mean (because they are not interchangeable or the same meaning), and about legal, political, and practical topics that deal with manufactured home living.

With no further adieu, here are the Spring 2024 top 30 articles/reports on MHLivingNews on the last day of April 2024. This list was generated by Webalizer on 30-Apr-2024 07:19 CDT.

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/no-shame-fact-checks-the-100-largest-mobile-home-park-owners-in-the-u-s-by-mobilehomeu-mobilehomeparkstore-data-compared-to-mhphoas-largest-u-s-mh-communi
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WhatEveryCurrentPotentialResidentOfaPredatoryMobileHomeParkManufacturedHomeCommunityOperatorShouldKnowViewsAdvocateTimSheahanMHProL A.TonyKovachHowToAvoidFixProblemsMHLivingNews
https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/what-every-current-or-potential-resident-of-a-predatory-mobile-home-park-manufactured-home-community-operator-should-know-views-of-advocate-tim-sheahan-and-mhpro-l-a-tony-kovach-how-to-avoid/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/class-action-case-no-23-cv-6715-v-datacomp-equity-lifestyle-properties-hometown-america-lakeshore-communities-sun-communities-rhp-properties-yes-communities-inspire-communities-kingsley-mgt-cal-am-p/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/predatory-rhp-properties-ceo-ross-partrich-announces-dozens-of-new-manufactured-home-communities-bought-unpacking-rhp-suns-shiffman-els-nader-frank-rolfe-resid/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/attractive-garage-additions-for-manufactured-homes-do-it-right/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/case-against-clayton-homes-years-of-legal-regulatory-claims/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/edward-hussey-to-be-clear-madam-chairwoman-there-is-nothing-wrong-with-the-2000-law-the-manufactured-housing-improvement-act-doesnt-need-to-be-amended-the-issue-is-implementation/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/manufactured-home-production-growth-continues-in-february-2024-per-april-2024-report-by-manufactured-housing-association-official-facts-with-expert-analysis/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/consumer-alert-yes-communities-backstories-reveal-sobering-realities-of-manufactured-housing-institute-award-winner-which-praises-its-own-yes-charity-while-avoiding-resident-woes-analysis/

 

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This how-to, do-it-yourself video was done during a late spring cold snap in Westville IN, thus the jackets.

https://www.manufacturedho melivingnews.com/do-it-yourself-insulated-skirting-installation-for-manufactured-homes-handyman-tips/

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/what-others-say-about-sunshine-homes-manufacturedmodular-homebuilder/
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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/statements-to-congress-by-kevin-clayton-clayton-homes-for-manufactured-housing-institute-john-bostick-of-sunshine-homes-on-behalf-of-manufactured-housing-association-for-regulatory-reform/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/vog-what-why-plus-new-manufactured-home-residents-video-story/
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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/dave-ramseys-view-on-mobile-homes-manufactured-homes-and-independent-research-based-fact-checks/ Still from video posted further below.
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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/true-state-of-u-s-housing-market-per-markets-insider-on-jan-5-2024-what-data-tells-affordable-housing-seekers-manufactured-home-shoppers-and-advocates-facts-and-expert-analysis/
18)

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/how-to-write-great-home-descriptions-that-sell/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/the-manufactured-homes-tornadoes-and-windstorms-the-story-not-being-told-by-most-in-the-media-lives-saved-with-proper-installation/
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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/biden-state-of-the-union-raised-key-mhc-resident-concern-important-to-millions-of-affordable-housing-seekers-cracking-down-on-big-landlords-who-break-antitrust-laws-price-fixing-drive-up-rents/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/trailer-park-raised-u-s-senator-vs-drag-a-hundred-dollar-bill-through-a-trailer-park-you-never-know-what-youll-find-examining-james-carville-and-thom-tillis/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/rise-and-fall-of-hud-code-manufactured-housing-1995-2023-story-of-the-u-s-affordable-housing-crisis-behind-the-facts/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/barbara-corcoran-says-housing-prices-going-through-the-roof-shark-tank-star-corcoran-loves-her-mobile-home-renovated-with-special-features-and-location-ba/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/baywatch-bombshell-actress-pam-andersons-famous-malibu-mobile-mansion-up-for-sale-photo-spread-videos/
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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/remember-normal-buckle-up-for-manufacturing-consent-oxfam-billionaires-world-and-the-american-dream-reality-check/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/manufactured-home-headlines-follow-public-school-bus-crash-into-mobile-home-revelations-and-multiple-news-videos-facts-and-eye-opening-analysis/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/bridging-gap-affordable-housing-solution-yields-higher-pay-more-wealth-but-corrupt-rigged-billionaires-moat-is-barrier/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/joel-kotkin-warns-middle-working-classes-retirees-how-elite-oligarchs-control-many-democrats-numbers-of-republicans-create-neo-fascist-ruling-elite-pushing-a-new-feudalism-rep/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/frank-rolfe-says-why-you-should-never-build-a-mobile-home-park-seriously-fact-check-and-analysis/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/nathan-smith-from-mobile-home-resident-to-ssk-communities-owner-and-president-barack-obama-connection/

 

Not in the top 30, but among the most read items on the website is this report linked below. It examines and provides the full text as downloads of several research reports on modern manufactured housing. It debunks many of the items that some people errantly believe.

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/october-2023-ultimate-manufactured-housing-and-mobile-home-manufactured-home-research-trends-statistics-expert-views-fact-checks-and-insights/

 

Similarly, not in the top 30, but among the most popular (in visits) on MHLivingNews are the following.

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/which-is-it-is-it-a-mobile-home-or-a-manufactured-home-visual-guidance-planned-by-ap-stylebook-for-reporters-journalists-useful-to-general-public-public-officials-and-researchers/
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Two more bonus articles.

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/is-manufactured-home-production-keeping-pace-with-u-s-population-what-california-adu-preemption-and-higher-production-signals-manufactured-housing-potential-to-solve-affordable-housing-crisis/

 

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https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/democratic-congressional-staffer-alleged-manufactured-housing-institute-mhi-anti-consumer-manufactured-housing-institute-leaders-decline-comment-sam-strommen-antitrust-case-allegations-anal/

 

During an affordable housing crisis, people want to know. Just glancing over that list above, one sees stories about actual manufactured home residents. Articles about legal issues that current and potential manufactured home residents want to know about.  How to or Do It Yourself (DIY) articles. Fact-packed and evidence-based reports on specific companies or personalities in the manufactured home industry.

The following question was put to left-leaning Bing’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered Copilot on 4.30.2024. The blue or “balanced” setting was used. Bing’s AI has been rated by some as the best free AI powered search tool.

What makes Manufactured Home Living News different or special? What is the apparent claim to fame of MHLivingNews.com?

BingCopilotAI-Screen1.3.2024MHLivingNewsManufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews.com) stands out as a preeminent source for authentic news and insights related to mobile and manufactured home living. Here’s why it’s unique and noteworthy:

  1. Comprehensive Coverage: MHLivingNews delves into the full spectrum of manufactured home living, addressing both the positive and challenging aspects. It doesn’t shy away from discussing the good, bad, and ugly realities that impact the 22 million Americans who call manufactured homes their own1.
  2. Third-Party Research and Resources: Unlike other sites, MHLivingNews provides third-party research, expert analysis, and resource collections that are not readily available elsewhereThis commitment to in-depth information ensures that readers gain a holistic understanding of the manufactured housing industry1.
  3. Advocacy and Awareness: MHLivingNews advocates for the under-appreciated and misunderstood form of affordable home ownership represented by manufactured homes. By shedding light on this housing option, it champions the cause of millions seeking affordable housing solutions1.
  4. Celebrity Perspectives: The platform features stories about celebrities, millionaires, and billionaires who have chosen manufactured homes. It emphasizes that home ownership transcends income levels, and everyone deserves a place to call their own2.

In summary, MHLivingNews.com’s claim to fame lies in its commitment to authenticitycomprehensive coverage, and advocacy for manufactured home living. It serves as an essential resource for those navigating this housing segment and seeking reliable information1. ??

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While this isn’t scientific in the sense used by pollsters, this is based on the actual facts provided by Webalizer on this date at the time shown. Because this is accurate, it may be better than a ‘scientific survey’ since these are the topics that hundreds of thousands of visitor-readers want to know more about. What more needs be said for this report today? Our sister site for professionals provides manufactured home “Industry News, Tips, and Views Pros Can Use” © where “We Provide, You Decide.” © ##

MHLivingNews note: we’ve learned a thing or two about Skyline Champion since the video interview below was produced. It should not be construed as an endorsement, but rather as a piece of manufactured housing industry history. People should wonder, why is manufactured housing underperforming during an affordable housing crisis? See several of the reports linked above to answer that pressing question.  Curious minds want to know.  Thinking people want evidence so they can make up their mind based on facts and reliable information. ###

 

 

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How quickly they grow! Our son is about the same height as dad now. On that occasion recalled by this photo, all on Capitol Hill were welcoming and interested in the discussion of manufactured housing-related issues in our 12.3.2019 meetings. But Texas Congressman Al Green’s office was tremendous in their hospitality. Our son’s hand is on a package that included a copy of the Constitution of the United States and other goodies. MHLivingNews and MHProNews has worked with people and politicos across the left-right divide.

By L.A. “Tony” Kovach – for MHLivingNews.com.

Tony earned a journalism scholarship and earned numerous awards in history and in manufactured housing. For example, he earned the prestigious Lottinville Award in history from the University of Oklahoma, where he studied history and business management. He’s a managing member and co-founder of LifeStyle Factory Homes, LLC, the parent company to MHProNews, and MHLivingNews.com. This article reflects the LLC’s and/or the writer’s position, and may or may not reflect the views of sponsors or supporters.

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