This document from the US Census shows the trend of shipments in the United States.  Sales are down consistently, year over year, except for the small bump that took place (more…)

Just a moment to mention that the FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2007 has passed the House of Representatives. It is now in committee with the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Richard Shelby (R-AL) are the ranking members.

I like the simple explanation of this bill that is provided on this site.

You can contact their offices or that of another Senator on the committee by filling out a contact form here. (more…)

A FEMA community in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi that was scheduled to close at the end of August will remain open at least through January of 2008.

FEMA granted the extension to Bay Village Trailer Park because the supply of (more…)

In an all-too familiar case of unintended consequences, a land-lease community in Licking County, Ohio will close after county health department inspectors demanded that a park owner make improvements to the park’s electrical system.

County inspectors asked Rex Masterson,owner of Felumlee Mobile Home Court, (more…)

Fleetwood reports that it lost 61 cents a share for the quarter and $1.41 a share for the last year.  Most of the loss is attributed not to manufactured housing, though, but instead to its travel trailer division.  In fact, Fleetwood finds that manufactured home sales are still strong in the Southeastern United States.

The declining sales in travel trailers reflect the one-time jump that occurred after FEMA ordered so many units to take care of households affected by Katrina in 2006.