In a significant move to bolster the supply of affordable housing, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has recently announced updates. These updates affect its appraisal requirements for manufactured homes certified under Fannie Mae’s MH Advantage and Freddie Mac’s CHOICEHome programs.These changes, set to take effect on November 2, 2023, mark a critical step in aligning […]
Effective communication is a two-way street. Two-way. Outgoing and then incoming. Or receiving the response. You see without a response from the intended party, it is most likely unknown if they even received, let alone understood, the message. It reminds me of when I am watching TV, reading a book, or have my nose in […]
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September was a busy month. Most of the pipelines in the field are full and strong enough to finish another great year in the manufactured housing industry. However, there seem to be warnings of storm clouds on the horizon. Every session, at every show or meeting, talked about softening demand, lower app volume, shrinking backlogs, […]
An old adage reminds us when you pull your hand from a bucket of water, the anticipated void does not last long and quickly fills. Such was the case in the middle of the last decade when a leading publication in the manufactured housing industry ceased publication, creating a void for communicating and sharing knowledge, […]
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Lesli Gooch, CEO of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) joined Chris Nicely, President of ManufacturedHomes.com, to discuss the success of MHI’s recent Homes on the Hill event and how the association and industry are using the momentum and excitement generated to continue to advance issues of importance to manufactured housing amongst policymakers. This was the […]
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