Award-winning, nationally syndicated columnist, Ilyce R. Glink, writing for CBS News, provided home buyers in general – and manufactured housing shoppers and professionals in specific – with a gift. Glink tells MHProNews  that finding affordable living options is difficult, but doable. Glink advised buyers not to “run away when you see a $25,000 price tag on a house. But proceed with caution.”

Glink’s survey shows 10 houses available for sale in as many cities/markets, all within a given $30.000 budget. 2 of those are manufactured homes (MH), and compared to the conventional houses which are in rough condition, in reportedly dangerous neighborhoods or a combination of problematic factors, the MHs look good.

Glink notes that the home shown in the photo at the right has to have factored in the leased lot price – it’s in a nice manufactured home community – and states the home is appealing; especially by comparison.  The blue house on the left is $27,000 and needs major repairs in Jacksonville, FL, while the “double wide” – more properly called today a multi-sectional – is ready to live in for $25,900 in Phoenix, AZ.

As MH industry veterans know, $30,000 would buy a new entry level (‘shade and shelter’) manufactured home of about 900 square feet in MHCs in many parts of the country, and would still meet all of the new federal construction and safety standards required. Since Glink’s report for CBS was focused on pre-owned homes, one ought to give their journalist good marks for a fair and balanced report. ##

(Photo collage credit: CBS News)

(Article submitted by Lucine Colignon to Daily Business News – MHProNews)