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Sam Landy, President and CEO of UMH Properties, wrote an article advocating for manufactured housing as a scalable solution to America’s affordable housing crisis in HousingWire, a leading media and data platform serving professionals across the U.S. housing industry, including mortgage, real estate, title and appraisal sectors.

The article highlights manufactured housing’s cost-efficiency, safety standards under the HUD Code and innovations like CrossMod® homes. The piece also urges policymakers to remove outdated regulations, support federal financing for personal property homes, expand tax incentives and zoning reforms. Landy emphasizes the need for equitable grant access and federal agency involvement to unlock the full potential of manufactured housing in meeting both ownership and rental housing needs nationwide.

Read the full article here.

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