States with small manufactured housing footprints — including Hawaii and California — post some of the country’s highest ...

Mobile homes are rarely discussed as policymakers and developers try to address a housing shortage that’s driven up rents and home prices across Bloomington-Normal. There are many reasons why.

In 2024, the denial reason most commonly cited by lenders was debt-to-income (DTI) ratio, listed as the primary reason in 36% of mortgage denials. The second most common was collateral (17%). Both of ...

Manufactured homes remain significantly more affordable: In 2024, the average manufactured home sold for $123,300, while the median single-family home value reached $367,282. Despite rising prices in ...

The Essex County Land Bank is now working to build dozens of starter homes in the Adirondacks through a state program.

The housing market has been in a serious crunch since the COVID-19 pandemic, with limited inventory, elevated home prices and mortgages in the 7% range, continuing to keep many would-be home buyers ...

Manufactured homes remain significantly more affordable: In 2024, the average manufactured home sold for $123,300, while the median single-family home value reached $367,282. Despite rising prices in ...

After years of elevated real estate prices, mortgage rates, and rents, the housing affordability crisis in the U.S. is more apparent than ever. Policymakers, economic experts, and everyday households ...