The Vital Role of Private Investment in MH Communities
NHMA President Makes Case for Private Investment in MH Communities Private investment helps improve manufactured housing communities and preserve housing options. In an October 7 Concord Monitor op-ed, New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association President Mark Tay makes that case while challenging common assumptions about community ownership. Tay describes the substantial investment needed to repair roads, […]
Major victory for manufactured-home living!
Today marks a historic milestone in pursuit of the American Dream of homeownership. The enactment of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act represents the most significant federal housing supply legislation in decades and an important step toward expanding attainable homeownership opportunities for millions of Americans.
Preserve manufactured housing communities by strengthening models that sustain them
In a recent HousingWire editorial, UMH Properties President and CEO Sam Landy argues that federal grants intended to preserve manufactured housing communities should be available to all qualified owners, including professionally managed, for-profit operators. He also calls for clearer standards to ensure that communities described as “resident-owned” provide residents with genuine ownership benefits and demonstrate […]