Manufactured housing is the largest form of unsubsidized affordable housing in the U.S. and the only type of housing built to a federal construction and safety standard (the HUD Code). The HUD Code’s single regulatory framework for home design and construction includes standards for health, safety, energy efficiency, and durability. The affordability of manufactured homes enables individuals to obtain housing that is often much less expensive than renting or financing the purchase of a site-built home. Manufacturers deliver high-quality HUD Code homes with designs and features consumers want at attainable price points. Today, 17 million people live in manufactured housing and the industry employs tens of thousands of Americans nationwide.
With manufactured housing homebuilding facilities located across the United States employing hundreds of thousands of workers, and manufactured housing communities located in all 50 states, manufactured housing is making the dream of homeownership possible.
