Housing costs have gotten out of hand. Manufactured housing offers high-quality, energy-efficient homes at unparalleled value. The Texas Manufactured Housing Association advocates for the rights to build, buy, and live in factory-built homes.
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July Shipments Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers moved up in July a seasonally-adjusted +3.1% from the previous month. The 1,400 total homes shipped for the month was just above the point forecast and represented...
The Manufactured Home Builders Index (MHBI) moved up strongly in August as earnings announcements beat estimates for all of the component companies. The MHBI rose +26.9% for the month outperforming the broader ITB residential construction...
August 29, 2025Experts Say These 10 Modular Home Trends Are Going to Be EverywhereNew home inventory is at its highest level since just before the housing market collapseCutting five words from this law could make...
We hope everyone has seen the MH Division of TDHCA’s recent announcementproviding clarification on how to fill out block 4(d) at the bottom of page one for the Statement of Ownership Application. Just in case,...
Background – The effective date of any given bill can vary. Some that get super-majority support have immediate effect, others that require more time to prepare or get into compliance have dates set off in...
It was my honor to attend this year’s MH/RV Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Elkhart, IN. All ten of the RV and MH inductees have distinguished and impressive careers. One couldn’t help but think...
Now that the politically charged redistricting bills have passed or are near passage, this second-called special session can move into the other items listed on Gov. Abbott’s “call.” During the first special session things were...
June Preliminary Data New manufactured home sales in June titled to date moved down a seasonally-adjusted -6% from the previous month’s sales but are up +8.7% over June of 2024. The forecast for total new...
The average sales price for multi-section homes in the South Census Region moved +4.7% higher for March after surprising to the down side the two previous months. The average multi-section selling price of $150,300 was...
The Census Bureau releases the previous year’s annual average price data for manufactured homes at the individual state level each summer. For Texas, the average sales price for a new single-section manufactured home in 2024...
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured housing moved -0.4% lower in July from the previous month and there were no revisions to the previous four months in this release. Wholesale prices nationally are up...
Texans search interest in "mobile homes for sale" moved up a seasonally-adjusted +0.5% in July over last month, but remains at historically low volumes for this time of the year. There was a steady decline...
With housing affordability reaching crisis levels across America, manufactured housing continues to provide a proven solution. New Census Bureau data reveals the striking cost advantage that makes home ownership accessible to more families. The Census...
The Manufactured Housing Division of TDHCA has recently changed its enforcement policies. The blunt assessment is they have shifted into a more aggressive posture and are cracking down on laws that have been in place...
SB 1341 - Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.Potentially the most significant change SB 1341 made to Texas’ manufactured housing law seems the most simple, and it is. The bill swapped out our longstanding...
HB 9 - Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income....
SB 38 - Relating to the eviction from real property. This is the massive eviction reform law (23-page bill) impacting all evictions in Texas; and will alleviate the strain in the eviction process by providing...
HB 2559 - Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances. This bill was advocated by Texas Home Builders Association (and additional support from a coalition of...
SB 1940 - Relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers a manufactured home classified as personal property at the owner's death This is a small simple bill and deals with transferring MH ownership in...
HB 2960 - Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, in the case In re MVP Terminalling, LLC, determined that the longstanding laws protecting...
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