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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales Market Analysis
November Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales in November for titles issued to date are up a seasonally adjusted +1% over the previous month, and are up +11.7% over November of 2021. … more
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From the 88th - Just the Beginning
The Texas Legislature gets underway tomorrow, January 10, at noon. This will kick off the 140-day legislative session.
The start will have a lot of the traditional ceremony, as well as electing … more
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments Market Analysis
November Shipments
Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers continued to contract in November coming in a seasonally-adjusted -4.1% lower than the previous month. The 1,252 homes shipped … more
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A New Year, a new Session, new thresholds, and continued emergency orders
We at TMHA wish all our members a Happy New Year.
2023 Texas Legislative Session
With 2022 now in the rearview mirror, we look ahead to the coming year. And it will certainly be a busy one. The … more
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Annual Threshold Adjustments Announced by CFPB
There are provisions in federal regulations on the applicable dollar-amount thresholds for certain regulated activities – dealing with home loans and leases. Theses dollar-amounts are automatically … more
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Extended Again…TX Supreme Court Extends Emergency Order Pertaining to Eviction Process
The Texas Supreme Court has once again issued and renewed its Emergency Order impacting the eviction process in the state. This is the 54th Emergency Order, and relates to previous posts we have … more
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July TMHA Update - HUD Code Reforms, Western Housing Summit, Urban Affairs Committee, and IHB moving to 2021 IECC
New Updates to the HUD Code
Several updates to cover in this post. First, we will start with some good news from HUD that they have published new revisions and critical updates to the HUD Code. … more
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June 2022 TX Manufactured Housing Industry Update
DOE Publishes Final Energy Standards for MH
The biggest news in our industry is the release of the new energy standards for manufactured homes by the Department of Energy. The compliance date for … more
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Department of Energy Adopts Standards for Manufactured Housing Based on 2021 IECC
The Department of Energy (DOE) published it's final rule on energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing on May 30, 2022. The new standards are based on the 2021 International Energy … more
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Identifying the Opportunities to Expand Manufactured Housing
Freddie Mac recently published a report on the impact of zoning restrictions related to opportunities for manufactured housing. Freddie Mac engaged in this effort at the bequest of the industry for … more