The so-called leaders of our manufactured home industry’s post-production sector should be ashamed of themselves. This is clearly bad news.

Let’s start by diving into the data provided by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) and then on the far side will be some analysis, plans, and a look-ahead.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                          Contact: MHARR
                                                                                       (202) 783-4087

 

HUD CODE PRODUCTION DECLINES ONCE AGAIN IN AUGUST 2019

Washington, D.C., October 3, 2019 – 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), year-over-year HUD Code manufactured home production declined once again in August 2019. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,646 homes in August 2019, down 5.5% from the 9,157 homes produced in August 2018. Cumulative industry production for 2019 now totals 62,463 homes, a decline of 6.5% from the 66,835 HUD Code homes produced over the same period in 2018.

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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MHProNews alone signaled our readers as to what to expect from today’s reports.

 

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We’ve been peeling back the layers of the onion, including the report linked below.

 

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MHProNews’ publisher alone brought some good news to Google News about manufactured housing. Why didn’t MHI do this?

 

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More to come, later today. Stay tuned. Plus see the related reports, further below the bylines, notices, and offers. If you’ve not already signed up for the industry’s ‘no BS’ headline news, sign up in seconds at the link below.

 

 

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