May Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales in May titled to date are currently down a seasonally-adjusted -8.5% from the previous month and are down -24.2% from May of 2023. The year-over- … more
The average sales price for multi-section homes in the South Census Region according to the Manufactured Housing Survey (MHS) moved up in February to $154,500, a +6.3% increase from the previous … more
Texans search interest in “mobile homes for sale” moved up a seasonally-adjusted +4.2% in June, marking the first month-over-month increase since November of 2023. Search volumes remain at the lowest … more
The previous two months of producer price data for manufactured housing were revised up significantly which gave the preliminary release for June a -0.1% decline from the previous month despite the … more
July 10, 2024
Supreme Court shifts power over federal regulations from agencies to judges
Supreme Court Ruling Reins In Federal Bureaucrats
FANNIE - Unaffordability Expected to Remain Primary … more
May Shipments
Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers squeaked by the previous month to hit their highest monthly total so far this year. The 1,625 homes shipped was just four units … more
It was a volatile month for the Manufactured Home Builders Index (MHBI) with a large uptick on June 12th following the soft CPI print followed by a downward move after national new home sales numbers … 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
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
The Supreme Court of Texas has issued an emergency order authorizing the modification of deadlines in certain justice courts affected by Hurricane Beryl.
Justice courts in Fort Bend, Galveston, … more
Full disclosure…this post probably isn’t going to be super exciting for most of our members. But for my fellow uber-legal nerds out there dying to discuss the recent Supreme Court of the United … more
MH TDHCA – New 3rd Party Initial Testing
Following unanimous approval by the MH TDHCA Board and posting in the Texas Register on June 14, 2024, the most recent changes to the Manufactured Housing … more
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) accepted public comments this week on its Draft 2024 State Flood Plan. TMHA submitted our public comments, and we know several other real estate trade … 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