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  • From the 86th – Deadlines Loom Heavy

    We have 25 days left of the 2019 Texas Legislative Session.  In some circles that can still sound like plenty of time. 

    What can’t get done in almost a month? 

    But in legislative speak these last 25 … more

  • Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in March 2019

    March

    Manufactured home shipments for March moved up 4.9% over February. The month-over-month growth was aided by an additional work day and stemmed from a 10.5% increase in multi-section … more

  • Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in January 2019

    January

    Titles for new homes sales in January were down -8.1% from December, but up 11.7% from January of 2018. The year-over-year growth came from both single-section (+7.5%) and multi-section ( … more

  • Bryan City Council Votes No on Affordable Housing

    In a 5-2 decision the Bryan City Council voted to close the door on affordable housing last night despite the many objections of those that came to testify against the zoning ordinance change.

    The … more

  • From the 86th – Sausage Making

    To borrow from the cliché that making laws is like making sausages, and its best not to see how either are made, I thought I’d give a glimpse into what it looks like when the meat grinder is fired up. … more

  • Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in February 2019

    February

    Manufactured home shipments for February were down -5.9% from January and down -16.8% from February of 2018. There were declines in both single-section and multi-section shipments … more

  • Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in January 2019

    Manufactured home shipments for January moved up 19.5% from December to land at 1,267 homes shipped. Increased days of production over December usually account for the rise in shipments, so the … more

  • Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in December 2018

    December

    Titles for new homes sold in December came in at 962 homes. This was a -2.1% decline from November, but an 8.9% increase over December of 2017. Multi-section home sales were up across … more