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As the storm season approaches there are those naysayers that still believe that a manufactured home is not as safe as a site-built home during tornadoes and hurricanes and may continue to shy [...]

The movie “Mobile Homes”, a new film from French writer-director Vladimir de Fontenay, opened in theaters on April 22nd to mixed reviews. Our interest is in the title of the film — and the [...]

The differences are subtle but important to understand…  Some people, even in the manufactured housing industry, use the terms “manufactured home” and “modular home” interchangeably. [...]

“At this point, what difference does it make?” ~ Sen. Clinton Many may ask what the now infamous Benghazi reply by Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has to do with understanding the technical [...]

With Halloween arriving today, temperatures around the country are preparing to plunge into the single digits soon. But thanks to the modern design of today’s manufactured homes (MFH), [...]

Understanding that today’s modern manufactured home is specially designed and built to be very energy efficient – complete with solar panels, heat pumps, energy efficient windows and doors, [...]

Are today’s manufactured homes safer than more traditional site constructed homes…? Simply put – yes, they are. Thanks to congressional passage of the Mobile Home Construction and Safety [...]

Undoubtedly, there are potential homebuyers who may be somewhat reluctant to purchase a new manufactured home because of concerns regarding wind safety. Many are those in storm prone areas of the [...]

Manufactured Home Fire Safety: An Honest Discussion There are those who believe that a manufactured home is more susceptible to fire than other types of dwellings. As a result, there are many who [...]

According to the most recent (2013) U.S. Census Bureau Survey official statistics compiled on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing continues to [...]