The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s statistics reveal manufactured housing production rose in May, 2013 to 5,622 homes, an increase of 7.8 percent over the 5,211 HUD Code units produced in May of 2012. As the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) informs MHProNews, total production for 2013 has reached 23,795 HUD Code homes, a 5.1 percent increase over the 22,640 homes for the same time period in 2012.

(Photo credit: Chris Butler/idahostatesman–Delores Loredo nailing a roof on a manufactured home in Nampa, Idaho.)