HUD’s Innovative Housing Showcase Returns to the National Mall June 7-9, 2024
Zoning Reform, Now a Bipartisan Cause, Tries to Build a Bigger Tent
HUD Charges Georgia Landlords with Housing … more
January Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales in January titled to date have moved lower from last month a seasonally-adjusted -8% and are down -15.9% from Janaury of 2023.
The forecast … more
The average sales price for multi-section homes in the South Census Region according to the Manufactured Housing Survey (MHS) moved up in October to $147,400, a +2.0% increase from the previous month’ … more
Prices received by producers of manufactured housing rose in February with the Producer Price Index (PPI) value coming in +0.2% above last month’s value. The previous three months were revised lower … more
Texans search interest in mobile homes for sale moved down a seasonally adjusted -5.0 % in February, extending the streak of record low volume amounts to three straight months.
Google searches for “ … more
January Shipments
Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers beat the forecast in January despite moving down a seasonally-adjusted -3.8% from December’s seasonally high pace. The 1,451 … more
The Manufactured Home Builders (MHBI) stock index moved up +17.5% in February from the preceding month’s close with solid earnings announcements early in the month and a bounce back from a higher … 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
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
The March 5th primaries are nearly upon us once again. In fact, early voting starts February 20th. And if you aren’t yet registered or have employees and/or tenants (for our MHC owners) who are not … more
The current fourth called special session will end on December 6th. But as things currently stand coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday, there is very little hope by the Governor’s office to revive … more
The CFPB announced several annual threshold adjustments in the form of new final rules.
In a joint rulemaking between the CFPB, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the … more
On November 16, 2023, the Code Council for the Industrialized Housing and Building (IHB) program within the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) met and unanimously approved (see video … more
A quick reminder from TMHA that tomorrow is election day. The voters will decide tomorrow the fate of 14 Propositions. And while there aren’t any races for office, other than the special election … more