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Manufactured homes are appreciating faster than site-built homes

Housing Wire

In June, HUD announced the launch of a new program designed to allow for the purchase, refinance or renovation of manufactured home communities under an FHA-sponsored loan program. Despite that attention, however, some in the industry have chafed at the portrayal of land-lease communities by government housing authorities.

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Manufactured housing group encouraged by FHA attention — but concerned about its portrayal

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the launch of a new program designed to allow for the purchase, refinance or renovation of manufactured housing under a loan program sponsored by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). We’ve been calling for more consumer support from the government. Last month, the U.S.

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Opinion: It’s time for bi-partisanship on affordable manufactured housing homeownership

Housing Wire

As the 118 th Congress begins, we return to a divided government in Washington. Manufactured home communities — also known as land-lease communities — are a critical model for the delivery of affordable manufactured homes, with half of the new manufactured homes currently being placed in such communities. Congress can help.