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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in August 2023
August Shipments
Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers came in +88 homes above the forecast in August with the seasonally-adjusted total moving up +0.1% from the previous month. The … more
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Modular Housing State Agency News – New Proposed Rules
Following the TDLR IHB Code Council (state regulatory entity for modular housing in Texas) meeting on July 27, 2023, where Council members voted to approve moving to the 2021 version of many ICC … more
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Manufactured Housing Division of TDHCA Board Meeting - New Proposed Rules
On September 22 the board that oversees the operations of the MH Division of TDHCA met in Austin. One of their action items was to move forward with proposing amendments to the administrative rules. … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in June 2023 and the July Early Read
July Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales moved down in July a seasonally-adjusted -5.2% but came in +1.5% above July of 2022 as sales remain strong despite cooling slightly from the … more
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in July 2023
July Shipments
Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers continued to expand in July for the fourth straight month with the seasonally-adjusted total moving up +0.2% from the previous month … more
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September 1st Effective Date for New Laws
For most bills passed into law during a legislative session, the default effective date is September 1st. On rare occasions when bills get a super-majority, they become effective the moment the … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in May 2023 and the June Early Read
June Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales remain on a historic pace in June for titles issued to date with the raw total currently just above last year’s total. Because of May’s stellar … more
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in June 2023
June Shipments
Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers expanded again in June for the third straight month with the seasonally-adjusted total moving up +1.7% from the previous month. … more
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From the 88th – 2nd Special Session - Property Tax Cut, a Done Deal
Gov. Abbott signed into law on July 24th the bills that comprise the full slate of property tax cuts passed by the legislature in the 2nd Special Session.
The major provisions are as follows:
$12 … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in April 2023 and the May Early Read
May Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales in May for titles issued to date jumped to their highest total for the month in our series with the seasonally adjusted total at +14.2% over the … more