Manufactured Home Tips

While Rick Robinson was attending MHI’s 2025 Annual Meeting in California, he began experiencing intense pin and needle sensations over his entire body. He left the MHI meeting early, flew home [...]

For years, manufactured housing professionals have understood something much of the country is only now beginning to realize: factory-built housing plays an important role in solving America’s [...]

Economic data recently released offered the latest insight into trends and sentiment in the U.S. regarding inflation, manufactured housing data, and interest rates. Inflation According to the [...]

Behind the technical debates about codes and quality is a simpler, emotional question: If I buy one of these homes, will it actually appreciate–or am I buying an asset that loses value like a [...]

Manufactured homes can offer home buyers a plethora of ownership opportunities for those priced out of today’s expensive site-built housing market.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the [...]

Question:  Which comes first, the manufactured home or the placement site? Answer: Both – “Putting the cart before the horse” is often applicable to purchasers of new manufactured homes. [...]

Relentless escalation of site-built home prices and extraordinary high mortgage interest rates, combined with a multitude of inflationary pressures, is forcing many would-be buyers to put their [...]

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain   There are numerous reasons why manufactured homes remain the housing choice for senior [...]

Truism:  “People don’t buy features; they buy benefits” Shoppers (walk-ons) visiting a model home sales center display will often be initially reluctant to reveal information about their wants [...]

The most difficult objection a salesperson/retailer will confront is the following most expressed belief: “A manufactured home is a poor investment, because they depreciate.” That belief is a [...]