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Texas Manufactured Home Prices 2025 - Average Sales Price Analysis & Trends

Manfactured Home Average Selling Prices - June 2025 Multi-section Homes The average sales price for multi-section homes in the South Census Region for June was unchanged from the previous month coming in again at $153,200....

"Mobile Homes for Sale" Google Search Trends Texas November 2025 - Market Demand Analysis

Google Search Interest: “Mobile Homes for Sale” in Texas Texans search interest in “mobile homes for sale” moved up a seasonally-adjusted +4.3% in November from the previous month and was up +2.7% over November of...

Texas Manufactured Home Shipments Report October 2025 - Market Analysis & Data

October Shipments Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers continued to slow in October for the third straight month moving down a seasonally-adjusted -1.3% from the previous month and down -19.4% on the raw total from...

Manufactured Home Producer Price Index September 2025 - Wholesale Pricing Trends

Manufactured Home (PPI) The Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured housing for September was mostly unchanged, moving up +0.1% over the previous month with no revisions from the August release. Wholesale prices nationally were up...

Manufactured Home Builders Stock Index (MHBI) November 2025 - Performance Analysis

The Manufactured Home Builders Index (MHBI) moved up +16.6% in November riding earnings beats that were posted by the two largest companies in the index. The broader ITB residential construction index finished up +2.1% for...

Texas Manufactured Housing Market Report September 2025 - Sales Data & Analysis

September Early Look New manufactured home sales in September titled to date are down a seasonally-adjusted -8.3% from the previous month. Note that the preceding two months of July and August were the first impacted...

New Consumer Disclosure and SO Application Forms; New TX Regs

Change is in the air. This post addresses several of the recent form and regulation changes for licensees in the manufactured housing (MH) industry of Texas. Make sure your processes have been updated to use...

Industry in the News

November 12, 2025Adamek presides over TMHA conventionFederal Law Says Manufactured Homes Must be Movable. Changing That Could Unlock an Affordable Housing BoomIn an industry first, the company begins CHOICEHome financing for modern single-section factory-built homesHow...

New Anchoring Standards Coming for Alternative Foundation Systems Nov 3rd

Most in the industry have seen the emails and joint letters from the three major foundation design companies (Minute Man, Oliver Technologies, and Tie Down Engineering) announcing the implementation of vertical anchors in Wind Zone...

Clarification of Statement of Ownership Filing Timelines to Avoid Violations

We hope everyone has seen the MH Division of TDHCA’s recent announcementproviding clarification on how to fill out block 4(d) at the bottom of page one for the Statement of Ownership Application. Just in case,...

From the 89th – Laws in Effect September 1, 2025

Background – The effective date of any given bill can vary. Some that get super-majority support have immediate effect, others that require more time to prepare or get into compliance have dates set off in...

MH/RV Hall of Fame - Congratulations Kurt Kelley and Steve Schaub

It was my honor to attend this year’s MH/RV Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Elkhart, IN. All ten of the RV and MH inductees have distinguished and impressive careers. One couldn’t help but think...

From the 89th – 2nd Special Session; Bills of Interest to MH Industry

Now that the politically charged redistricting bills have passed or are near passage, this second-called special session can move into the other items listed on Gov. Abbott’s “call.” During the first special session things were...

Texas Average Annual Sales Price for Single & Multi-Section Manufactured Homes

The Census Bureau releases the previous year’s annual average price data for manufactured homes at the individual state level each summer. For Texas, the average sales price for a new single-section manufactured home in 2024...

Manufactured Home vs Site-Built Cost Comparison 2024 - Price Per Square Foot Analysis

With housing affordability reaching crisis levels across America, manufactured housing continues to provide a proven solution. New Census Bureau data reveals the striking cost advantage that makes home ownership accessible to more families. The Census...

MH TDHCA Enforcement on Timing Deadlines Increased

The Manufactured Housing Division of TDHCA has recently changed its enforcement policies. The blunt assessment is they have shifted into a more aggressive posture and are cracking down on laws that have been in place...

From the 89th RECAP – TMHA’s Priority Bills

SB 1341 - Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.Potentially the most significant change SB 1341 made to Texas’ manufactured housing law seems the most simple, and it is. The bill swapped out our longstanding...

From the 89th RECAP – Tax Relief

HB 9 - Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income....

From the 89th RECAP – Eviction Law Overhaul, Squatters, and Landlord Notices

SB 38 - Relating to the eviction from real property. This is the massive eviction reform law (23-page bill) impacting all evictions in Texas; and will alleviate the strain in the eviction process by providing...

From the 89th RECAP – New Housing Development

HB 2559 - Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances. This bill was advocated by Texas Home Builders Association (and additional support from a coalition of...

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