The National Modular Housing Council (NMHC) reports shipments of 2,874 modular homes for the first quarter of 2014, a drop of 2.1 percent over the same quarter 2013. Compared to Q1 2013, ten states saw increased shipments of modular homes while 24 states experienced reductions. For purposes of comparison, as MHProNews reported June 3, 2014, the shipment of manufactured homes for the month of April, 2014 was double the shipment of modular homes for the entire first quarter of 2014. ##

(Photo credit: Christian Murdock/thegazette.com–modular home being sited in Colorado Springs, Colorado)