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19/08/2024

: A new White House statement points to updating the HUD Code, allowing more housing types to be built under the rule.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/biden-harris-plan-on-multi-unit-manufactured-housing/

The White House releases Aug. 13 fact sheet that includes potential HUD Code changes to duplexes and more.

13/08/2024

In manufactured housing, technology continues to shape how properties are marketed, managed, and sold. Hubspot, at the forefront of this evolution, is more than a sales and CRM vehicle; it is also a comprehensive tracking tool for home inventory, new home setups, and home remodels.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/inventory-objects-hubspot-home-sales/

Justine Natalie from Dynamic MH Solutions details a new feature in HubSpot that can be applied to home sales. Learn more!

09/08/2024

Income verification is an essential step for all property management companies. Thankfully, automated verification processes can increase the accuracy of the information received from applicants.

Read more in the MHInsider: https://mhinsider.com/income-verification-community-owners/

Vanessa Perry from Rent Manager covers some of the latest features available for seamlessly screening potential residents.

06/08/2024

In the dynamic landscape of manufactured home communities, mitigating risk must be about ensuring the integrity and longevity of the entire community.

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Dallas Wong from CoverTree joins MHInsider to describe some of the latest strategies in technology to address commercial risk.

15/07/2024

If there's something that everyone in the manufactured housing industry can agree on, it's that zoning is the largest, most complex, and most critical issue to solve.

Take a broad look at zoning with the MHInsider: https://mhinsider.com/broad-look-zoning/

Tackling the myriad challenges presented by local zoning across the country will take a broad effort from stakeholders nationwide.

10/07/2024

Today’s seniors are healthier and wealthier, and they will have the opportunity to live long, full lives. Suzanne Felber discusses why 55+ communities are seeing more popularity than ever as a result:

https://mhinsider.com/new-horizons-55-plus-communities/

The new age of 55+ communities will include a variety of specialty services and experiences. Learn more about what to expect!

04/07/2024

Happy Independence Day, from our family to yours!

Our offices will be closed today in observance of the holiday. We will reopen tomorrow, July 5.

02/07/2024

Registration for the 2024 MH FacTOURy Summit, with two days of educational seminars and factory tours for manufactured housing professionals, is now OPEN!

Learn more and register online today:

This year’s MH FacTOURy Summit attendee registration is now open for the two-day event hosted at the RV/MH Hall of Fame from Aug. 20-21, 2024.

26/06/2024

Credit Human’s headquarters likely is on a list of the nation’s most green commercial buildings, and certainly is the leader in the manufactured housing industry.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/credit-human-hq-efficiency-sustainability/

21/06/2024

What does the elimination of a chassis requirement within the HUD Code mean to builders and homebuyers?

Read more in the MHInsider: https://mhinsider.com/permanent-chassis-removal-hud-code/

Momentum is building for the removal of the permanent chassis requirement in the HUD code. Read more about what that might mean.

17/06/2024

For the 2024 Innovative Housing Showcase, UMH Properties worked with the Manufactured Housing Institute, HUD, and homebuilders Cavco Industries and Skyline Champion Corporation to bring a pair of new duplex HUD code homes to the Capitol’s doorstep.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/innovative-housing-2025-duplex-homes/

A pair of HUD-code home builders have partnered with a national community operator to show factory-built duplex homes on the National Mall.

12/06/2024

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has unveiled a new manufactured home community loan product that will provide an FHA-insured financing option for the purchase, refinance, and revitalization of manufactured home communities.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/hud-new-mh-community-finance-program/

HUD has announced a new lending program to aid mission-based buyers finance manufactured home communities. Get the details!

27/05/2024

On Memorial Day, we commemorate those who gave their lives for our country.

Our offices will be closed today, May 27th, in observance of the holiday. We will re-open tomorrow, Tuesday May 28th.

Happy Memorial Day!

24/05/2024

Clayton, one of the nation’s largest factory homebuilders and a WarrenBuffett-held company, debuted its new Encore series homes at the annual Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Neb., earlier this month.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/clayton-encore-ebuilt-home-berkshire/

Attendees at the annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting in May had a treat from Clayton, the debut of a new, high-design, energy-efficient home.

17/05/2024

Why did the Federal Reserve decide to hold interest rates yet again?

Learn more in the MHInsider: https://mhinsider.com/the-fed-holds-and-why/

The Fed met again last week and opted to hold rates as they are. Why did they hold, will they raise again, and when will they lower rates?

14/05/2024

The Manufactured Housing Institute announced the 2024 Excellence in Manufactured Housing Award recipients during its Congress and Expo event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Read up on the recipients in the MHInsider: https://mhinsider.com/mhi-excellence-manufactured-housing-awards-2024/

The Manufactured Housing Institute announced industry winners for 'Excellence' in 18 categories during its annual spring meeting.

06/05/2024

: Flagship Communities is set to acquire seven manufactured home communities with 1,253 homesites for a price of about $93 million. The deal is expected to close in mid May.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/flagship-communities-acquisition/

Flagship Communities is closing on its largest acquisition to date, purchasing communities in Tenessee and West Virginia.

24/04/2024

Roots Management Group holds itself up as an example of a “best-in-class” offering, but it is not a reputation earned without a significant amount of introspection and institutional change.

Read more in the MHInsider: https://mhinsider.com/roots-management-community-managers/

Roots Management puts an emphasis on community manager training and support. Get the details on its structure, interaction.

22/04/2024

MHInsider asked a Clayton retailer to participate in a question and answer session on how homes are selling, how higher interest rates are being managed, and what customers are asking for in a new home. Here are the responses…

Read the responses here: https://mhinsider.com/2024-home-sales-preview/

MHInsider asks a Clayton retailer about the level of sales activity in 2024, what customers want, and home sales strategies.

19/04/2024

The Corporate Transparency Act, effective from Jan. 1, 2024, introduces a transformative shift in the regulatory framework for business entities in the United States and requires a range of businesses to file specific information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

Read more from Ferd Niemann in the MHInsider:

Manufactured housing industry attorney Ferd Niemann explains some of the requirements around the Corporate Transparency Act.

12/04/2024

Cesar Mascarro Jr. of Manufactured Home Sales Mastery shares his thoughts on how to engage more home buyers with factory-built housing in 2024.

Read more in the MHInsider: https://mhinsider.com/our-time-to-shine-is-now/

Manufactured housing industry veteran César Mascorro Jr. provides insight on the home sales landscape and how to address customers.

09/04/2024

Nine percent. That is the magic mark that manufactured housing has contributed to housing starts each year for at least the last decade. Still, the manufactured housing industry may finally be poised to break through that ceiling.

How? By working together.

Read more from Suzanne Felber in the MHInsider: https://mhinsider.com/know-your-niche/

The LIfestylist Suzanne Felber provides insight on how to find your niche in home sales. Get the details!

02/04/2024

MHI at the 2024 Congress and Expo will give attendees a more immersive and productive experience with a two-day event that has extended exhibit hours and enhanced educational sessions.

Learn more:

MHI's Congress and Expo with more than 1,500 attendees is April 3-4 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Read more!

27/03/2024

Anyone who’s taken the time to sit and chat with manufactured housing industry veteran Barry Cole knows… well, anything is possible. And you should prepare to be surprised.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/barry-cole-mhis/

Barry Cole of Manufactured Housing Insurance Services tells the deep story of his varied interests, from racing and film to insurance and hospitality.

15/03/2024

The S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Index shows national home prices remain up 5.5 percent year over year, but have declined slightly each of the most recent two months for which reporting data is available.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/home-prices-2023/

Home prices year over year are up but have declined slightly in consecutive months to end 2023. Get the details!

11/03/2024

BREAKING: Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge has announced she will leave her post March 22, and will be replaced on an interim basis by Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/hud-secretary-fudge-resigns/

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge will step away from the department on March 22, and plans to retire in her home state of Ohio. Read more!

06/03/2024

The White House has released a plan to increase the supply and lower the cost of housing, including a multi-pronged approach to protect manufactured housing and to provide support for home-only loan programs.

Read more: https://mhinsider.com/white-house-affordability-plan-2024/

The White House released a plan Feb. 29, 2024 that includes an expansion of FHA's Title I home-only loan plans.

05/03/2024

ALL NEW Datacomp JLT Reports for major markets in Maryland, New Hampshire, and New York have just been released!

Learn more: https://reports.datacompusa.com/

28/02/2024

Clayton, a leading national builder, has partnered with the Georgia Manufactured Housing Association to provide a glimpse of what is possible with off-site built residential developments.

Learn more: https://mhinsider.com/clayton-crossmod-development-london-ga/

Clayton Homes chose a neighborhood in the Atlanta metro area to place new CrossMod homes for affordable infill. Read more!

26/02/2024

The Manufactured Housing Institute reported recently in a newsletter to members that Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging it to include the manufactured housing energy standards limitation amendment he sponsored in the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Appropriations bill.

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Two dozen House representatives have signed a letter to the Appropriations Committee urging adoption of refined energy standards. Read more!