Manufactured Housing Articles & News

New data shows that check fraud is rising dramatically. Check fraud has surpassed loan or debt fraud as the number one source of bank fraud losses. Driving the increase is theft of checks sent via the Post Office. In 2022, the Treasury Department saw 680,000 check-fraud reports. This is a 94% annual increase over 2021.

One of the strange media fixations on the mobile home park industry is that “mobile” homes are anything but mobile. Between the high cost to move a home ($5,000+) and the dangers involved (the home can fall to pieces in transport) it makes about as much sense to move a mobile home as it does a stick-built one.

Manufactured homes are a great investment. If you are not sure whether to buy or rent a manufactured home, keep reading to make a wise decision.

Manufactured homes, formerly referred to as mobile homes, comprise over six percent of America’s housing stock and represent an even larger share of housing for low- and moderate-income (LMI) households. This market should receive targeted attention if solar is to be developed equitably and if all segments of society are to realize economic benefits from solar.

Am I supposed to take the roof off and smell manufactured homes to see if they've spoiled like milk? Do they have an expiration date stamped on the frame? Can you fit one in a curbside polycart?

These are the most common reasons that you need an Appraisal: 1. Financing a Home Purchase 2. Refinancing your Home 3. Estate or Trust Valuation 4...

Rising electricity costs hurt families’ pockets, taking a toll on people on fixed incomes, who are on a tight budget, who are trying to save to buy a ...

There is a question you must ask yourself: “Are you working to live, or are you living to work?” Exploring this question a bit more, the real question...

Roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers per day are entering retirement currently, and many of these are considering downsizing their housing needs and costs as a...

So you’re buying a mobile home and need to figure out where to put it. Should you put it on raw land? Should you put it inside a manufactured home com...