Manufactured and Modular Home News

Troy, Mich – Champion Homes, Inc. today announced that Skyline Homes, a member of the Family of Champion Homes Brands, has been awarded America’s Most Trusted Manufactured Home Builder 5 Years in a Row 2021-2025. The brand has been identified as the most trusted among consumers shopping [...]

Today’s manufactured homes are the most regulated and inspected single family quality affordable housing in the United States. The only form of housing in the U.S. subject to a stringent National Building Code. With the support of the responsible members of the “mobile home” industry, the U.S. [...]

Today’s modern manufactured home is “everything a home should be” which is generally equal and often superior, in every respect, to a traditional site-built home and will have a cost up to 50% less per square foot than a comparably sized custom home constructed on site. It is conceivable that [...]

The following are 7 frequently asked questions (with brief answers) generally posed by potential manufactured home buyers. Why should I consider a manufactured home? If you’re looking to get the most out of your “housing dollar,” you should consider a manufactured home. Depending on the regions [...]

Manufactured homes have been unfairly stigmatized in the past there’s no argument that they are a source of high-quality, relatively low-cost housing, especially in rural areas  A recent report (FinRegLab) explores the potential of modernizing federal insurance programs for manufactured home [...]

On April 1, 2025, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 160 into law, marking a significant advancement for the manufactured housing industry in Kentucky. This legislation, based on similar legislation in Indiana, prohibits local governments from adopting or enforcing zoning [...]

The manufactured housing industry is poised to be a prominent commercial real estate sector moving forward. Manufactured housing has become one of the most innovative sectors and could be a viable solution to the significant ongoing lack of affordable housing, according to the Berkadia [...]

Foremost Insurance Company has indicated that the average manufactured homeowner is 49.9 years old. However, today’s high quality affordable manufactured homes appeal to a wide range of demographic groups. The following three groups and their motivations for choosing modern manufactured housing [...]

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has postponed the implementation of its updated Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (MHCSS) from March 17, 2025, to September 15, 2025. The Trump Administration has delayed the effective date for these new manufactured [...]

We show that the first and only experiment of the U.S. mass production of houses in a factory-built home industry that became known as the Mobile Home industry (and today, as the Manufactured Home industry), was a tremendous success. Mobile home prices fell by two thirds from 1955 to 1973, as [...]

President Trump has nominated Scott Turner, a former professional football player, businessman, and public servant, to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Turner has been confirmed for the Cabinet position, receiving Senate approval with a 55-44-1 vote. [...]

The average sale price for a new manufactured home is $125,000, according to September 2024 data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Prices may vary by the type of home: For example, a single-wide manufactured home averages $87,000, while a double-wide has a median cost of $153,100. Compared to the [...]

Skyline Champion Corp. has released its Q3 earnings. Here is a breakdown of the information Skyline Champion Corp presented to its investors. Champion Homes, Inc., a leading producer of factory-built housing in North America, specializes in manufacturing modular and manufactured homes under [...]

(Source: MHI Economic Report) – The manufactured housing industry closed out 2024 on a high note, with notable increases in production and shipments. December production saw an 11.3% year-over-year increase, contributing to an impressive 15.9% growth in year-to-date production.   Shipments also [...]

New Research, published by the Urban Institute, “Building a Climate-Resilient Manufactured Housing Stock,” found that manufactured housing is a vital piece of the puzzle for addressing America’s housing crisis, if done in a forward thinking and resilient  manner.The report examines the hazards [...]