The Institute for Building Technology & Safety‎ (IBTS) operates under a contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to collect new HUD Code manufactured housing data for the federal agency. Per their website: “IBTS is the single source for manufactured home data used to identify whether a home was built according to the HUD Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD code) and, if so, how it was designed and constructed.” Using official HUD data, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) provides the single largest known publicly available collection of U.S. HUD Code manufactured housing data at this link here. In stark contrast to Washington, D.C. based MHARR, to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Arlington, VA based Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) for some years have limited monthly manufactured home production reports to members only. MHI has also apparently limited other industry information once previously made available to the public.  With that in mind, this report is one of the few that makes available to thousands of industry professionals, as well as to others peering into the intricacies and oddities of the manufactured housing industry, information that reflects the health of the industry as measured by production, factual, and thus authentic (vs. faux, paltering or posturing) industry trends.  The data that follows is for new HUD Code manufactured home “Shipments and Production Summary Report 2/01/2024 – 2/29/2024.” The breakdown is by state.

That is followed by a recap of the national information made available courtesy of MHARR.

 

Part I

Institute for Building Technology & Safety‎
Shipments and Production Summary Report 2/01/2024 – 2/29/2024

Shipments
State	SW	MW	Total	Floors
Dest. Pending	19	11	30	41
Alabama	260	243	503	746
Alaska	1	0	1	1
Arizona	77	137	214	353
Arkansas	95	101	196	297
California	44	190	234	434
Colorado	26	22	48	70
Connecticut	9	2	11	13
Delaware	10	31	41	73
District of Columbia	0	0	0	0
Florida	222	433	655	1,096
Georgia	112	250	362	613
Hawaii	0	0	0	0
Idaho	4	18	22	41
Illinois	29	24	53	77
Indiana	115	44	159	203
Iowa	16	3	19	22
Kansas	22	16	38	54
Kentucky	122	207	329	536
Louisiana	258	147	405	554
Maine	10	15	25	40
Maryland	7	10	17	27
Massachusetts	3	5	8	13
Michigan	109	92	201	293
Minnesota	13	25	38	63
Mississippi	179	160	339	500
Missouri	74	56	130	186
Montana	16	11	27	38
Nebraska	14	2	16	18
Nevada	4	32	36	69
New Hampshire	4	7	11	18
New Jersey	7	16	23	39
New Mexico	64	66	130	197
New York	46	57	103	160
North Carolina	221	314	535	851
North Dakota	3	11	14	25
Ohio	88	55	143	198
Oklahoma	91	102	193	295
Oregon	42	62	104	171
Pennsylvania	61	86	147	234
Rhode Island	0	1	1	2
South Carolina	206	305	511	816
South Dakota	5	15	20	35
Tennessee	111	203	314	517
Texas	716	830	1,546	2,386
Utah	5	16	21	37
Vermont	1	3	4	7
Virginia	44	64	108	172
Washington	17	97	114	215
West Virginia	43	53	96	149
Wisconsin	20	10	30	40
Wyoming	25	5	30	35
Canada	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0
Total	3,690	4,665	8,355	13,070

Production
State	SW	MW	Total	Floors
States Shown(*)	203	210	413	624
Alabama	732	783	1,515	2,304
*Alaska	0	0	0	0
Arizona	71	138	209	350
*Arkansas	0	0	0	0
California	34	176	210	393
*Colorado	0	0	0	0
*Connecticut	0	0	0	0
*Delaware	0	0	0	0
*District of Columbia	0	0	0	0
Florida	60	238	298	541
Georgia	178	357	535	895
*Hawaii	0	0	0	0
Idaho	23	66	89	157
*Illinois	0	0	0	0
Indiana	367	197	564	761
*Iowa	0	0	0	0
*Kansas	0	0	0	0
*Kentucky	0	0	0	0
*Louisiana	0	0	0	0
*Maine	0	0	0	0
*Maryland	0	0	0	0
*Massachusetts	0	0	0	0
*Michigan	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	39	56	95	151
*Mississippi	0	0	0	0
*Missouri	0	0	0	0
*Montana	0	0	0	0
*Nebraska	0	0	0	0
*Nevada	0	0	0	0
*New Hampshire	0	0	0	0
*New Jersey	0	0	0	0
*New Mexico	0	0	0	0
*New York	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	212	317	529	846
*North Dakota	0	0	0	0
*Ohio	40	29	69	98
*Oklahoma	0	0	0	0
Oregon	54	156	210	377
Pennsylvania	159	212	371	585
*Rhode Island	0	0	0	0
*South Carolina	0	0	0	0
*South Dakota	0	0	0	0
Tennessee	533	774	1,307	2,082
Texas	985	956	1,941	2,906
*Utah	0	0	0	0
*Vermont	0	0	0	0
*Virginia	0	0	0	0
*Washington	0	0	0	0
*West Virginia	0	0	0	0
*Wisconsin	0	0	0	0
*Wyoming	0	0	0	0
*Canada	0	0	0	0
*Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0
Total	3,690	4,665	8,355	13,070

THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE PROVIDED AS A MONTHLY					(*) THESE STATES HAVE FEWER THAN THREE PLANTS.
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE. REPRODUCTION IN PART OR					FIGURES ARE AGGREGATED ON FIRST LINE ABOVE
IN TOTAL MUST CARRY AN ATTRIBUTION TO IBTS, INC.					TOTALS TO PROTECT PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.
Ashok K Goswami, PE, COO, 45207 Research Place,  Ashburn, VA

 

Part II

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                    Contact: MHARR

(202) 783-4087

 

PRODUCTION GROWTH CONTINUES IN FEBRUARY 2024

Washington, D.C., April 3, 2024 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HUD Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year production increased in February 2024. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,355 new homes in February 2024, a 27% increase over the 6,577 new HUD Code homes produced in February 2023. Cumulative production for 2024 now totals 15,830 homes, a 13.6% increase over the 13,528 HUD Code homes produced over the same period in 2023.

A further analysis of the official industry statistics shows that the top ten shipment states from January 2023 — with monthly, cumulative, current reporting year (2024) and prior year (2023) shipments per category as indicated — are:

 

 

The February 2024 statistics move Tennessee into the 9^th spot on cumulative the top-ten shipment state list, while California moves to 10^th place.

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform is a Washington, D.C.- based national trade association representing the views and interests of independent producers of federally-regulated manufactured housing.

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Part III

The data above on the top ten states is insightful in several respects. For instance. California is now a top ten state. More specifically, MHARR said “while California moves to 10^th place.”

California is by far the most populated state in the country. It has one of the worst affordability problems in the U.S. So why is California only #10 in manufactured housing industry shipments?

Do you see how out-of-whack a close look at the data reveals manufactured housing’s issues are?

 

So, the snapshot of production and shipment facts are in Parts I and II above. The stories behind those facts are explored and unpacked in the facts and analysis provided in the following linked reports by category.

Don’t miss today’s postscript.

With no further adieu, here are the headlines from the week that was from 4.21 to 4.28.2024.

 

What’s New and Recent on MHLivingNews

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s New and Recent from Washington, D.C. from MHARR

 

 

 

 

What’s New on the Masthead

 

 

 

 

Selections from the Words of Wisdom by Best Selling Author, Speaker Tim Connor, CSP

 

What’s New on the Daily Business News on MHProNews

Saturday 4.27.2024

 

Friday 4.26.2024

 

Thursday 4.25.2024

 

Wednesday 4.24.2024

 

Tuesday 4.23.2024

 

 

Monday 4.22.2024

 

Sunday 4.21.2024

 

Postscript (Part IV)

For longer-time and well-informed on manufactured housing industry issue readers, particularly those who are manufactured housing industry professionals, several things should be apparent. Passing a law, as difficult as that can be, is only half the battle in Washington, D.C. The other half of the battle is getting a law properly enforced once a bill has been enacted into law.

In manufactured housing, there are three laws that are vexing the manufactured housing industry today.

• The Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (MHIA, 2000 Reform Act, 2000 Reform Law), which is approaching a quarter of a century since enacted. As Edward Hussey told a Congressional hearing, the MHIA is fine. It is its improper implementation by HUD that is the issue.
• The Duty to Serve (DTS) Manufactured Housing part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA).  Over 15 years since HERA has become law, and DTS is still not properly implemented. Indeed, George “Mac” McCarthy at the Lincoln Institute has asserted that the law has been turned on its head, making manufactured home community living less affordable.
• The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Public Law 110-140), enacted December 19, 2007.  Both those who favor and oppose the current regulations say that the DOE is failing at its job. So too is HUD.

Lest someone misunderstand and think that it is just MHVille that is suffering under problematic law enforcement, one need not look beyond the broken border with Mexico to realize that other laws are not being properly enforced. Indeed, someone could go through a litany of federal departments and federal laws and then ask, what is being properly administered according to Congressional intent or the vision of the founding fathers?

• HUD’s mission, per the website: “HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.” Clearly, the affordable housing crisis reveals that isn’t happening.
• From the FHFA’s 2022 report: “FHFA engages closely with the regulated entities as they work to fulfill their responsibilities to support affordable housing financing…” Without DTS being properly implemented, that isn’t occurring.
• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS): “The DHS mission is to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other potential threats” and “The Department of Homeland Security secures the nation’s air, land, and sea borders to prevent illegal activity while facilitating lawful travel …” At present, what is being facilitated is unlawful entry into the U.S. That is the opposite of its supposed mission.
• The Department of Energy (DOE) is: “The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.” As anyone who is paying attention to their utility bills knows, energy costs at home and fuel for your automobile, pickup, or SUV are up.
• According to the Department of Defense (DOD) website: “The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation’s security.”  What wars have been deterred in the past three years?  Was Russia deterred from invading Ukraine? Was Hamas deterred from attacking Israel? Are conflicts in Africa, Asia, or Latin America deterred? How did the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan work?
• Certainly, those sitting in the White House or the vice president’s office are part of the problem for these issues, as are their appointees at the various agencies. But think about it. What federal agency is fulfilling its mission, other than the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? And how many want the IRS to be even more efficient at taking tax money so it can be squandered on programs that don’t solve the fundamental purpose for which an agency or department is supposed to exist?

That’s not to say that every federal employee is ‘bad’ or corrupt. Rather, it is to say that the leadership of these organizations and at least segment of the staff are behaving in ways that are flawed at best.

It is also to say that Congress is failing at their role of oversight and control. Congress has the power of the purse. Apparently, several of these agencies feel like they can dare Congress not to fund them, even if they are not doing their job properly. Congress keeps shoveling money to bureaucrats at record ‘peace time’ levels even though those agencies are obviously often not properly fulfilling their missions.

And meanwhile, the rich who are able to tap into the system are getting richer while the poor, working class, and middle class are routinely getting poorer.

There is a need to clean house. In hindsight, it is apparent. It was a huge mistake to have Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the White House, save for this exception. During the past 3 years, it has become apparent that corruption and cronyism are features of the federal government, not some aberration.  Those who think they want a new world order – where government is even further removed from We the People should look around and see that if policies can’t be easily changed for the better in Washington, D.C., how is it going to be easier to change if the seat of government moves to Bejing, Paris, London, Berlin, Havana, or any other possible seat of world government? ##

 

 

 

 

 

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