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SECO22 Registration Opens for Small to Midsize Manufactured Housing Community Owners – Live and In Person!

By
Sean Vichinsky
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SECO Manufactured Housing Show
A SECO Planning Committee member speaks with an exhibitor at SECO19 in Atlanta, Ga.

Attendees have until July 31 to register for the Early Bird discount and take advantage of the discounted hotel group rate 

The SECO National Conference of Community Owners announced today that registration has opened for SECO22. 

This year’s conference, which marks the return to a live, in-person format, will take place at Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta, GA, at the Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort from October 3 – 6, 2022. 

“SECO has always been about making personal connections and fostering education with small to mid-size community owners and managers,” SECO Co-Founder and organizer Spencer Roane said. “We are thrilled to be back in Atlanta this year to continue the tradition in-person and share industry knowledge among fellow professionals.”   

Early-Bird Pricing, Hotel Group Booking Rate Available This Month Only! 

SECO22 has also announced the return of its “Early Bird” pricing, available only for attendees who register for the event before July 31.

“Once Early Bird pricing is gone, it’s gone for good,” Roane said. “We urge our attendees to register for the event and book their lodging by July 31 to avoid missing out on the best rates for SECO22.” 

Attendees who register this month can take advantage of various Early Bird packages, including a VIP package for just $599 that includes full event access, SECO21 and SECO20 event recordings (a $746 value), and several VIP perks including lounge access and an extra gift. 

To take advantage of Early Bird access and view all of the attendee packages available, head to secoconference.com/seco22/registration/ to register today.

Additionally, SECO22 discounted room rates for the Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort end July 31 as well. Attendees can visit secoconference.com/seco22/venue to book their lodging for SECO22 at the group rate of $163 per night. After July 31, room rates increase.

What’s New at SECO22? 

By attending SECO22, you’ll get to tour on-site, display manufactured homes to see the latest developments in industry manufacturing, take part in SECO’s first-ever golf tournament and networking roundtables, attend three receptions for entertainment and networking, experience SECO’s first-ever live band at the event, and attend all-time favorite SECO educational sessions to further your industry knowledge. 

This year’s event is expected to draw over 500 industry professionals from all over the country.

Now in its 12th year, SECO has been a landmark conference “for community owners, by community owners,” providing the opportunity to learn, interact, network, and shop the latest manufactured housing offerings. 

Sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities for SECO22 are also available. Official sponsors for the 2022 event will be seen by industry personnel from all over the US and Canada who are looking for products and services they need. To learn about sponsorship, exhibiting, and advertising opportunities, fill out the form at secoconference.com/seco22/sponsorship or call (470) 894-6052

For more information on SECO22, visit secoconference.com. SECO22 is an industry conference for manufactured housing professionals and is not open to the general public.

About SECO National Conference of Community Owners

The SECO National Conference of Community Owners was founded 12 years ago by a small group of committed manufactured housing professionals and has been held each year near Atlanta. The gathering is dedicated to building an industry environment and culture that looks to share best practices and help form new ideas. SECO, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, was created for community owners, by community owners. All proceeds go toward planning and programming for the next year’s national gathering. As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, net proceeds fund projects for veterans and first responders living in manufactured housing communities.

Skyline Champion Acquires Factory Expo Locations

By
Patrick Revere
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MH Advantage and CHOICE Home Champion UK3 kitchen design
Champion Homes UK3 kitchen offering.

Champion Retail Housing, a subsidiary of Skyline Champion Corporation announced that it has reached an agreement with Alta Cima Corporation to acquire Factory Expo Home Centers and associated assets at a dozen Skyline Champion manufacturing facilities across the United States.

“We are excited to welcome the employees of these retail sales centers to the Skyline Champion family and look forward to the continuing collaboration with the Alta Cima team,” Skyline Champion President and CEO Mark Yost said. “This announcement reflects our commitment to elevate the customer experience directly with consumers, and to accelerate the capabilities that benefit all our channel partners.”

Yost said Alta Cima will provide Skyline Champion with ongoing services and support of the home centers following the sale as a way to ensure the continued seamless experience employees and customers have appreciated throughout the process.

Jim Breen is the owner of Alta Cima Corporation.

“Our experienced team of manufactured housing experts are excited to support Skyline Champion’s ongoing success of providing an enhanced and fully complete customer experience for its homeowners,” Breen said.

Skyline Champion Corporation is the largest publicly held provider of manufactured homes in the U.S., with home building facilities, and existing retail efforts that include the operation of Titan Factory Direct.

The company employs approximately 8,700 people, and has nearly 70 years of homebuilding experience now with 42 manufacturing facilities, existing trucking operations, and now an expanded retail network.

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Rents Strong, Occupancy Down Slightly in Western Plains, Coastal Northeast

By
Patrick Revere
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strong rents occupancy reports UMH NJ community Fairview Manor
Fairview Manor in Millville, N.J., a UMH Properties community.

Datacomp published July 2022 JLT Market Reports for manufactured home communities in Colorado, Delaware, New Jersey, and Wyoming, which include mobile home rent comps, occupancy, and other vital up-to-date data.

JLT Market Reports provide detailed research and information on manufactured home communities in 186 U.S.housing markets. Reports include the latest rent trends and statistics, marketing programs, and a variety of other useful management insights.

Datacomp’s JLT Market Reports are the nation’s #1 provider of market data for the manufactured housing industry. JLT Market Reports are recognized as the industry standard for manufactured home community market analysis.

July 2022 manufactured housing market data published in JLT Market Reports for Colorado, Delaware, New Jersey, and Wyoming include information on 242 “All ages” and “55+” manufactured home communities.

Altogether, the reports from the four states’ manufactured home communities include data representations for 63,189 homesites.

Regional Trends in Manufactured Housing Community Rent and Occupancy

  • The West region manufactured home communities show a year-over-year 0.7 percent increase in occupancy and a 7 percent increase in adjusted rents year-over-year. 
  • Northeast region manufactured home communities show a year-over-year 0.4 percent increase and a 4.2 percent increase in adjusted rents year-over-year.

What’s in JLT Market Reports?

Each JLT manufactured home community rent and occupancy report from Datacomp has detailed information about investment-grade communities in the major markets. The detailed information includes:

  • Number of homesites
  • Occupancy rates
  • Average community rents, and increases
  • Community amenities
  • Vacant lots
  • Repossessed and inventory homes, and much more

JLT Market Reports also include management insights that rank communities by number of homesites, occupancy rates, and highest to lowest rents. Established reports show trends in each market with a comparison of July 2022 rents and occupancy rates to July 2021, as well as a historical recap of rents and occupancy from 1996 to present date in most markets.

The July 2022 JLT Market Reports for manufactured home communities in Colorado, Delaware, New Jersey, and Wyoming are available for purchase and immediate download online at the Datacomp JLT Market Report website, or they may be ordered by phone in electronic or printed editions at (800) 588-5426.

Each fully updated report for mobile home communities is a comprehensive look at investment-grade properties within a market, enabling owners and managers, lenders, appraisers, brokers, and other organizations to effectively benchmark those communities and make informed business decisions.

Primary Behaviors Of Great Housing Consultants

By
Ken Corbin
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Oceano, California, USA - February 27, 2022. Mobile home park, age-restricted (55+) community in Oceano, California, street view

During my career, I’ve had the pleasure of working with and training over 2,000 housing professionals in our industry. With that experience, I was able to develop traits of the “Best Of The Best.”

Here are some of the characteristics successful housing consultants all seem to have in common:

Empathy

Simply put, empathy is the ability to put yourself in the shoes of your customer. 

People buy from people they trust. I specifically recall one consultant telling me how she helps customers solve their problems by showing them how she’s helped past customers with the same issues.

Think about this for a moment. Every customer who visits your manufactured housing community or sales center has a problem. It’s too big, too small, too expensive, they’re getting married, divorced, having more children, etc. Of course, many of them also have credit issues. 

So, before trying to sell them a home, focus on building trust, comfort, and relationships. It will make working with your customers that much easier!

By the way, are you working with a reputable credit repair company?  Across the nation, the “Best Of The Best” all have firms that work with their customers. It can be time-consuming, but you’ll increase your sales dramatically if you (and your customer) have patience.

Strong Work Ethic

Do you have a systematic program every day when you come to the office? In talking with housing consultants who consistently sell 100+ homes per year, they all have a strategy in place to start their day.

Across the board, here’s what these top professionals do:

1. Arrive at the office a minimum of 45 minutes early to avoid distractions. (many come in an hour or more before opening)

2. Prepare for the day by reviewing all the day’s activities in their CRM including appointments, follow-up, quotes, closings, etc.

3. Respond to all social media and e-mails from the previous evening.

4. Post all new social media pictures and video

Customer Engagement

This is not just spending more time with customers, although the top 10% of housing consultants spend an average of three hours MORE per day prospecting with potential customers (I suggest you reread this).

Also, those top 10% are working with fewer customers!  This comes with learning who your real “Hot & Warm” prospects are and focusing on that group.

They’re also using everything they can to differentiate themselves from the competition. This includes handwritten thank you notes, video e-mail, text messaging, etc.

Here’s also something all these top-tier professionals are doing with e-mail. They use what I call the Go51 plan. It’s quite simple. Every e-mail you send should have no more than five sentences and only one topic.

So, if you have a customer that inquires about three homes, send three separate e-mails.

By the way, short video e-mail has an opening rate of 91% while regular emails attract only 17% of your prospects.

So, here’s the bottom line on prospecting and customer engagement. If you’re not spending 40% of your time on this critical area, you’ll never reach your full potential.

The Palm Harbor sales center in Plant City, Fla.

Greeting Your Customer

One of my favorite sayings is, “Don’t become another me-too housing consultant.” When I first visit almost every retail sales center or community, I hear the salesperson saying the same things:

“What are you looking for, a single wide or doublewide?”

“How many bedrooms and baths?”

“How soon are you looking to move?

“Do you have land?”

You’ll notice that every one of these types of questions is called “Closed Probes.”  They will bring a response from your customer that is only one word or sentence.

Learn to use “Open Probes” as they will have your prospective homeowner give you a response that is generally two or more sentences in length. It also lets them know you have an interest in helping them.

Earlier I talked about Empathy and Customer Engagement. Yes, it’s true you only have a few seconds for that customer to decide if they like you or not … so take advantage of those few seconds and engage your prospect.

Here’s the open probe that I recommend everyone use, both retail sales centers and communities, when first greeting your customer:

“Hi, I’m Ken Corbin, and welcome to XYZ Homes. So what are you trying to accomplish?”

This will cause them to begin telling you not only why they’re here but what they’re wanting. IMPORTANT: Have a clipboard available and begin writing down everything they say.

Next time we’ll share even more ideas from the “Best Of The Best.”

Registration Open for MH FacTOURy Summit Bringing Manufactured Housing Tours and Seminars to Indiana

By
Sean Vichinsky
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Registration is now open for this year’s MH FacTOURy Summit, hosted at the RV/MH Hall of Fame, from August 16 – 17, 2022. 

The event will coincide with the grand opening of the Hall of Fame’s Manufactured Housing Museum, which has been in development since 2020. The museum’s grand opening will take place one day prior, on August 15. 

Hosted in-person for the first time since 2019 due to the COVID pandemic, the MH FacTOURy summit will bring together retailers, community owners, property managers, sales personnel, and other manufactured housing professionals for two days of factory tours and educational seminars. 

Attendees will have the chance to tour the region’s leading manufactured home building facilities, meet with factory representatives, see the latest innovations in engineering and construction, and sharpen their sales, marketing and operations skills with informative seminars from industry experts.

“We are excited to host the MH FacTOURy Summit in Elkhart this year,” Ron Breymier, Executive Director of the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association – Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council, said. “By opening the MH FacTOURy Summit immediately following the opening of the Hall of Fame’s Museum, we’re welcoming the industry with open arms to celebrate our past, discuss what’s working in the present, and look towards the future.”

Exhibition and Sponsorship Opportunities Available For This Year’s MH FacTOURy Summit

If you’re a manufactured housing industry professional and would like to increase your company’s exposure and show everything it has to offer, consider signing up to exhibit or sponsor at the event. 

Sponsors can take advantage of various brand visibility opportunities throughout the event while boosting their brand visibility among manufactured housing professionals. 

For exhibitors, the MH FacTOURy Summit will offer: 

  • Six-foot table-top display in seminar area
  • A list of Summit registrants and participants
  • Complimentary attendance for two at the continental breakfast, luncheon and Summit reception
  • Additional opportunities to sponsor break, lunch, and the Summit reception
  • Five opportunities to network with attendees

For more information regarding sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, please contact Sue Bartee at (317) 247-6258 ext. 14 or email info@imharvic.org. 

If you’re interested in attending the MH FacTOURy Summit, visit mhfactourysummit.com to register today. This event is an industry conference for manufactured housing professionals and is not open to the general public. 

Growth During Troubled Times

By
Patrick Revere
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A home for sale at Far Horizons East in Tucson, Ariz.

‘No one expects that bringing about a soft landing will be straightforward’

The phrase “tenuous at best” is one I often lob at my kids when they’re endeavoring in activities that lead to questionable outcomes. Economic conditions in the U.S., and indeed globally, seem to be in that phase right now.

What could go wrong? Plenty, in fact.

The Federal Reserve twice has aggressively raised its benchmark rate from zero or near in the era of “the Coronavirus Economy,” and more hikes are to come in July and beyond.

The general easing — that is a reduction in the volume the Fed puts into the bond market — several months ago began the slow-burn fight against inflation, and analysts now anticipate added increases of the benchmark rate to the tune of a half or three quarters each as many as six more times through 2022.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the board will use all of its tools to work toward a soft landing, a difficult-to-achieve mix of levers that can reduce inflation without bringing on a recession.

Cynicism is easy. Powell said Fed officials landed safely in 1965, 1984, and 1994, so there is plenty of information to operate on, but acquiesced in noting “I hasten to add that no one expects that bringing about a soft landing will be straightforward in the current context — very little is straightforward in the current context.”

First Trust Advisors Chief Economist Brian Wesbury, as noted on the MHInsider blog in March, and in a newsletter to subscribers said the more direct route to economic stability would be to raise the rate to 2 percent immediately.

“If you’re a hawk, the attraction is obvious: the Fed is finally on the ball and more likely to get inflation under control. But we also think a dramatic move in policy should appeal to doves. Even the most dovish policymaker at the Fed is forecasting a short-term interest rate of around 2 percent in late 2023 and late 2024,” Wesbury said, citing the Fed’s dot plot released that week.  “Getting to 2 percent more quickly might open the door to staying there (or above) for a shorter amount of time.”

Housing Growth Slows, Remains Strong

With inflation, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions from not only the Russian invasion of Ukraine but also a recently renewed set of lockdowns in China, the biggest problem for builders continues to be getting homes up fast enough. Inventory shortages continue to be the number one factor holding back sales, though activity remains at a strong pace because of Millennials finally entering the housing market in force, as well as the massive internal migration in the U.S. that was originally sparked by the pandemic.

Buyers simply want the change they want, whether it’s downsizing or upsizing, buying the first home, buying a second home, moving to rural areas or out of state, moving because work at home allows for it, moving for more amenable housing markets, or just moving to move.

The surplus of demand paired with a lack of supply pushed up home prices nationwide by nearly 19 percent last year. Estimates of growth in ‘22 range from 2 percent to 14 percent. Tenuous at best.

However, even though the most pessimistic outlook sees less of a rush in ‘22-23, it is still calling for additional growth. While pricing still benefits the seller, the environment is beginning to change with mortgage rates rising consistently so far in 2022, impacting affordability. Homes sales this year should be closer to listing prices than any time in the last 18 months.

More builders are turning to the middle market, where the lack of inventory is the worst and opportunities are growing due to unmet demand. Growth in affordable housing, in particular, is a must, a mandate, a moral obligation, and a near certainty in the marketplace.

The big question is how builders boost their productivity to overcome the hurdles that are holding back additional construction. Manufactured housing holds the key to this question and will help meet the growing demand for housing on the horizon.

Fed 0.75 Rate Hike Highest Since ’94 to Curb Inflation

By
Patrick Revere
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Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) participants gather at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building in Washington, D.C., for a two-day meeting held on June 14-15, 2022.

The Federal Reserve in its June meeting on Wednesday raised its key rate 0.75, the steepest single increase in 28 years.

“We at the Fed understand the hardship high inflation is causing. We are strongly committed to bringing inflation back down, and we are moving expeditiously to do so. We have both the tools we need and the resolve it will take to restore price stability on behalf of American families and businesses,’” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said. “The economy and the country have been through a lot over the past two-and-a-half years and have proved resilient. 

“It is essential that we bring inflation down if we are to have a sustained period of strong labor market conditions that benefit all,” he said.

Inflation remains well above the long-term goal of 2 percent. Measuring the 12 months ending in April, prices rose 6.3 percent. Excluding volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 4.9 percent. In May, the 12-month change in the Consumer Price Index came in above expectations at 8.6 percent, and the change in the core CPI was 6 percent. Aggregate demand is strong, Powell stated in his remarks, but supply constraints have been larger and longer lasting than anticipated.

“Price pressures have spread to a broad range of goods and services,” he said.

Powell said the board likely would raise the rate another 75 basis points in its July meeting, which was received well by Wall Street.

MHInsider is a product of MHVillage, the leading marketplace for manufactured and mobile homes. Bookmark MHInsider for the latest in manufactured housing news, and to keep up on all of the manufactured housing industry trends.

National Showcase Draws Eyes to Manufactured Housing Industry

By
Patrick Revere
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Manufactured homes on the National Mall.

Three manufactured homes on the National Mall June 7-12 drew the attention and the praise of Washington D.C. lawmakers and policymakers, as well as passersby.

Cavco Industries teamed with UMH Properties to showcase a single-section manufactured home, and Skyline Champion Corporation brought out a pair of homes, one small-floorplan accessory dwelling unit, and a new CrossMod multi-section home with a pitched roof and attached garage.

“We made the decision to showcase our two homes because the country has a crisis and we have the solution,” Champion Homes Executive Vice President of Business Development Wade Lyall said. “Affordable, attainable housing is a crisis in our country and manufactured housing is the solution.  We need improved zoning acceptance and better access to attainable financing solutions, and by showcasing with MHI we get a chance to show members of Congress the industry’s newest products that can help solve the affordable housing issue.”

New homes built in the factory dominated the week, manufactured homes being joined in the second such showcase by panelized and modular homes. A 3D printer building homes, and alternative materials — such as container construction and system building — also were featured.

“When people come in the house, it speaks for itself,” MHI Chairman Leo Poggione said. “They walk in and they’re like ‘I can’t believe how beautiful this home is.'”

Mark Sickles, from the Virginia House of Delegates, said he wished more people knew about the manufactured housing industry the homes it produces.

“I think if more boards of supervisors and city councils saw these homes they would be more willing to change their codes to allow them to occur. It’s really beautiful,” Sickles said.

Skyline Champion brought a multi-section CrossMod home to the National Mall June 7-12 for Homes on the Hill and the Innovative Housing Showcase for National Homeownership Month.

June is National Homeownership Month

The Innovative Housing Showcase, hosted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is part of a push toward high-quality affordable housing solutions that also is a White House priority. The Manufactured Housing Institute, the national advocacy group for factory-built housing, joined HUD early in the week to host Homes on the Hill, an opportunity for its members to appeal to lawmakers from their home states or states in which they operate.

“I don’t know anywhere in the country, and I travel almost every week, that I’ve seen something like this that is that affordable,” HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge said in an interview with MHI.

“It is going to be a major part of the solution,” Fudge said of manufactured homes.

Lesli Gooch is CEO of MHI.

“Our industry came together to ensure that federal lawmakers, policymakers, and the public could see first-hand how manufactured homes are delivering on the American dream of homeownership,” she said. “Thousands of people toured our homes on the National Mall during the Innovative Housing Showcase and we appreciate HUD Secretary Fudge and her team for recognizing that our homes are making attainable homeownership a reality and for helping us share what we do with the nation.

“Manufactured homes are energy efficient, designed with today’s families in mind, and at a price point that is attainable for millions of Americans who would otherwise be struggling to find a place to call home,” Gooch added. “The three homes will now head to their final destination, making three families’ American dreams come true. This has been a perfect way to recognize the 20th Anniversary of National Homeownership Month.”

More from the Capitol

In addition to HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, members of Congress and administration leaders from across the federal government were impressed by the quality, design, and attainable price point of the homes.

In her opening remarks kicking off HUD’s Innovative Showcase, Secretary Fudge said “today is the beginning of solving the country’s affordable housing challenge and recommitted her agency to utilizing innovative housing solutions to address the problem” including manufactured housing.

To ensure manufactured housing remains an affordable homeownership option, as part of this event MHI members from across the country blanketed Capitol Hill and met with their Senators and Representatives to further advance our industry’s policy priorities.

Manufactured housing professionals met with Congressional offices to talk about the need to update FHA’s Title I and Title II programs, ensure DOE’s energy standards do not become effective until they are revised and adopted as part of the HUD Code, and that federal efforts to preserve and develop manufactured housing communities include land-lease communities.

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Manufactured Home Community Homesite Values Rise Through Plains, Mid Atlantic

By
Patrick Revere
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JLT Market Reports Homesite Values Increase Iowa Neb SC Va

June 2022 JLT Reports, published by Datacomp, for mobile home rent comps, occupancy, and other vital data from Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Virginia shows continued steady growth in value for manufactured home community homesites.

JLT Market Reports provide detailed research and information on communities in 186 major housing markets throughout the United States. These include the latest rent trends and statistics, marketing programs, and a variety of other useful management insights.

Datacomp publishes the JLT Market Reports and is the nation’s #1 provider of market data for the manufactured housing industry. JLT Market Reports are recognized as the industry standard for manufactured home community market analysis.

June 2022 manufactured housing market data published in JLT Market Reports for Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Virginia include information on 163 “All ages” and “55+” manufactured home communities.

Altogether, the reports from Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Virginia manufactured home communities include data representations for 27,777 homesites.

Regional Trends in Manufactured Housing Community Rent and Occupancy
  • Midwest region manufactured home communities show a year-over-year 1.1% increase in occupancy and a 4.9% increase in adjusted rents.
  • Northeast region manufactured home communities show a year-over-year 0.4% increase in occupancy and a 3.5% increase in adjusted rent.
  • South region manufactured home communities show a year-over-year 0.7% increase in occupancy and a 4.1% increase in adjusted rent.

“June JLT Market Reports for manufactured home communities in Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Virginia show that the demand for affordable housing has remained high, with only a single market across the four states showing a decrease in occupancy compared year over year,” Datacomp Co-President and Chief Business Development Officer Darren Krolewski said. “As you would suspect, manufactured home community lot rents increased across the board, including double-digit increases in two markets.”

More About JLT Market Reports

Each JLT manufactured home community rent and occupancy report from Datacomp has detailed information about investment grade communities in the major markets. The detailed information includes:

  • Number of homesites
  • Occupancy rates
  • Average community rents, and increases
  • Community amenities
  • Vacant lots
  • Repossessed and inventory homes, and much more

JLT Market Reports also include management insights that rank communities by number of homesites, occupancy rates, and highest to lowest rents. Established reports show trends in each market with a comparison of June 2022 rents and occupancy rates to June 2021, as well as a historical recap of rents and occupancy from 1996 to the present date in most markets.

The June 2022 JLT Market Reports for manufactured home communities in Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Virginia are available for purchase and immediate download online at the Datacomp JLT Market Report website, or they may be ordered by phone in electronic or printed editions at (800) 588-5426.

Each fully updated report for mobile home communities is a comprehensive look at investment grade properties within a market, enabling owners and managers, lenders, appraisers, brokers, and other organizations to effectively benchmark those communities and make informed business decisions.

Homes On The Hill Returns For 2022 – June 7-12 in DC

By
Sean Vichinsky
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Several manufactured homes are coming to Washington D.C. not only for professionals and consumers but lawmakers too. This is part of MHI’s Homes on the Hill, held in conjunction with HUD’s Innovative Housing Showcase.

Homes on the Hill will take place June 7-12, 2022 to bring three manufactured homes to the National Mall in an effort to raise awareness of the value of factory-built homes as a whole.

The homes will be on full display so that the general public can see manufactured homes for themselves and catch up on the latest innovations being made to these affordable, stylish homes.

“Manufactured housing is an extremely affordable and accessible housing solution for millions of homeowners,” Darren Krolewski, co-president and chief business development officer for MHVillage, said. MHVillage is a gold sponsor for Homes On The Hill.

“Events like Homes On The Hill are great for raising even more awareness about just how great manufactured housing can be for those that aren’t in the loop,” Krolewski said.

All three manufactured homes are HUD-code certified and are some of the latest models built by Skyline Champion and Cavco Industries, two of the largest manufacturers in the industry.

This isn’t the first time manufactured homes have been hosted on the mall. The 2019 event included public comments from Dr. Ben Carson, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, highlighting the advantages of manufactured housing.

“When people realize that a manufactured house…looks just as good as a site-built home, costs 30-40 percent less, is more resilient when it comes to weather, all of these kinds of things are things that people don’t know,” Carson said at the 2019 event.

Carson added that he hoped Congress would notice these homes and place more emphasis on manufactured homes in their states. 

Various members of the current administration, policymakers, and lawmakers will be present to view the homes and discuss opportunities for innovative and affordable housing. The events on the National Mall coincide with the June designation as National Homeownership Month. More information about Homes on the Hill is available on MHI’s website.

If you can’t make it to Washington D.C. and want to keep informed on happenings at the Capitol, check the MHInsider homepage often, and sign up for our bi-monthly newsletter and the leading manufactured housing industry trade magazine, mailed to your home office.

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