February Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales in February titled to date are currently up a seasonally-adjusted +24.4% over the previous month and up +8.7% from February of 2023.
The … more
Texans search interest in “mobile homes for sale” moved down a seasonally adjusted -16.2 % in March and hit the lowest seasonally adjusted volume in the 12-year dataset.
Google searches for “mobile … more
The average sales price for multi-section homes in the South Census Region according to the Manufactured Housing Survey (MHS) moved up in November to $150,000, a +1.8% increase from the previous … more
After last month’s increase, prices received by producers of manufactured housing rose modestly in March with the Producer Price Index (PPI) value coming in just +0.02% above last month’s value. The … more
US to cap rent raise for some affordable housing units, official says
Settlement approved for residents of mobile home park in Garner under “rent to own” scheme
HUD Investigation Finds … more
According to the most recent annual data from the US Census Bureau manufactured housing continues to provide homeowners with considerable costs savings when compared to site-built construction.
The … more
February Shipments
Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers moved up a seasonally-adjusted +8.1% in February from the previous month. The 1,523 homes shipped was a +50.9% increase over … more
The Manufactured Home Builders (MHBI) stock index moved up +2.2% in March from the preceding month’s close, but trailed the broader residential construction market (ITB) that was up +7.4% and large … more
TMHA is pleased to announce that the Department of Energy released Friday, May 29th, a revised final rule pushing back the effective date of the new manufactured housing energy construction standards. … more
The MH Division of TDHCA announced on May 16th a revised and consolidated Consumer Notice form. Formerly, the Consumer Notice was 6-pages long and there was a separate Formaldehyde Notice. The new … more
TDLR recently published a rule revision that pushes back to the mid-summer the effective date for the new building code requirements. The requirement that industrialized housing (i.e. modular homes) … more
Our first reminder is a quick one, and one that if you have obtained an eviction judgment from a JP court in the last year you have probably already seen.
Rule 505.1 was amended effective February 1, … more
For HUD to charge a company with a violation, typically they first receive a complaint that is then verified. After they verify the complaint, HUD, on behalf of the aggrieved persons, conducts an … more
We have two updates on final rules and effective dates that we previously posted about. First, MH TDHCA rule changes are now final and effective. Recall the few rule changes were in response to an … more
Last Friday, January 19, the board for the Manufactured Housing Division of TDCHA met and approved final rule revisions that create a new process when a licensee or prospective licenses is caught … more
Before moving too far ahead in 2024, we need to address a lingering issue from 2023 that has carried over into the new year. Recall that during the 2023 regular Texas Legislative Session, the most … more
Perhaps the most significant step to finally creating much needed transparency for local government and in keeping with our moder times, S.B. 943 has been the law in Texas since enactment in … more
The March 5th primaries are nearly upon us once again. In fact, early voting starts February 20th. And if you aren’t yet registered or have employees and/or tenants (for our MHC owners) who are not … more
The current fourth called special session will end on December 6th. But as things currently stand coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday, there is very little hope by the Governor’s office to revive … more
The CFPB announced several annual threshold adjustments in the form of new final rules.
In a joint rulemaking between the CFPB, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the … more
On November 16, 2023, the Code Council for the Industrialized Housing and Building (IHB) program within the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) met and unanimously approved (see video … more