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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales Market Analysis
July Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales moved down in July a seasonally-adjusted -5.2% but came in +1.5% above July of 2022 as sales remain strong despite cooling slightly from the … more
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Google Search Interest in Mobile Homes for Sale
Texans search interest in mobile homes for sale in August hit the lowest seasonally-adjusted total so far in 2023, with the adjusted value for traffic moving down -4.8% from the preceding month. … more
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Average Sales Price of New Manufactured Homes in the South
The average sales price for multi-section homes in the South Census Region according to the Manufactured Housing Survey (MHS) moved down to $150,100 in April, a -2.0% decrease from the previous month … more
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Producer Price Index for Manufactured Homes
Prices received by producers of manufactured housing continued to move sideways in August with the Producer Price Index (PPI) value coming in +0.04% below last month. The last three months were … more
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments Market Analysis
July Shipments
Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers continued to expand in July for the fourth straight month with the seasonally-adjusted total moving up +0.2% from the previous month … more
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Manufactured Home Builders Stock Index
The Manufactured Home Builders (MHBI) stock index rallied in the last week of August still finishing the month below July’s close by -1.0%, but outperforming both the S&P 500 (SPY) which was down -1.6 … more
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Cost Comparison of Manufactured Housing and Site-built Construction
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
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DOE Announces Delay in MH Energy Standards
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
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TDHCA Announces New Consumer Notice
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
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September 1st Effective Date for New Laws
For most bills passed into law during a legislative session, the default effective date is September 1st. On rare occasions when bills get a super-majority, they become effective the moment the … more
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From the 88th – 2nd Special Session - Property Tax Cut, a Done Deal
Gov. Abbott signed into law on July 24th the bills that comprise the full slate of property tax cuts passed by the legislature in the 2nd Special Session.
The major provisions are as follows:
$12 … more
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Recap from the 88th
Welcome once again to our series of posts recapping the 2023 Texas Legislative Session. We have grouped posts on bills that passed into subject matter categories for ease of reference and readability. … more
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Recap from the 88th - TMHA’s Legislative Initiatives & Successful Defense
TMHA’s Major Policy Goal - HB 2706 “Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.”
H.B. 2706 by Rep. Shine is the TMHA supported bill that makes several enhancements to the manufactured … more
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Recap from the 88th - State Preemption and the Death Star
City Lobbyists Call it the Death Star; but we call it Necessary Limits to Local Overreach
The most significant bill reigning in cities and local government through state preemption, possibly ever, … more
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Recap from the 88th - Cities Canceling “Grandfathered” Non-conforming Uses Now Must Pay the Property Owner
S.B. 929 is a significant law change particularly in the space of manufactured home communities (“MHC”) due to the frequency of zoning changes that either make an MHC a “nonconforming use,” or what … more
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Recap from the 88th - Property Tax Cuts
Property Taxes Take Center Stage; And They Are Still There
This is a brief post on the debate on property tax cuts because the issue is not yet resolved, and clearly won’t be until there are more … more
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Recap from the 88th - Changes to Texas Courts
The new Texas “Chancery” Business Court, H.B. 19 is an interesting development in the state’s judiciary. Several other states already have a similar business focused court system.
Texas has over 200 … more
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Recap from the 88th - RV Laws
While TMHA doesn’t specifically represent those in the RV business, we have many members with such crossover interests either in their retail or park operations. For those members we are including … more
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Recap from the 88th - Grab Bag – Service Animals, Local Ordinance Alert Systems, Seller Disclosures
Bills We Think You Are Interested In – Service Animals, City Ordinance Alert Systems, HVACs and Some RV stuff
H.B. 4164 is a bill that relates, “to the improper use and treatment of an assistance … more
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Recap from the 88th - Lending and Foreclosures Bills
H.B. 219 is a new requirement on mortgage lenders/servicers requiring lenders/servicers to release their lien within 60-days of the loan being completely paid off by the borrower. There is an … more
