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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales Market Analysis
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
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Industry in the News
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
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TDLR Pushes Back Modular IRC Code Compliance Date
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
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments Market Analysis
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
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Texas Eviction Update
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
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HUD Action on Alleged Fair Housing Violations
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
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Texas Factory Housing State Admin. Rule Update – TDHCA, TDLR, and DMV
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
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White House Announcement on MH "PRICE" Program and FHA Title I Loan Limit Increases
On February 29 the White House announced “New Actions to Boost Housing Supply and Lower Housing Costs.” Specific for MH, first HUD announced a new $225 million grant program for the preservation and … more
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Using E-sign in Your Business, Double Check You Have the Proper Consent
TMHA was made aware of a concern that some of the necessities required as a prerequisite to using electronic signatures (e-sign) are not understood. Make sure you know what you need so your e-signed … more
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Manufactured Housing Division of TDHCA Board – New 2024 Administrative Rules
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