Measuring Manufactured-Home Housing Costs With the American Housing Survey
A source-led review of housing costs and selected housing-unit characteristics, with a reproducible method, defined scope, and limits on property-level inference.
Research
Evidence for better operating decisions.
Manufactured-housing research with definitions, source links and limitations. Understand what the evidence measures before applying it to your community.
Why Building Permit Counts and Manufactured-Home Shipments Are Not Interchangeable
A source-led review of privately owned housing units authorized by permits compared with new manufactured-home shipments, with a reproducible method, defined scope, and limits on property-level inference.
Placed, Sold, or Still in Inventory? Reading Census MHS Status Tables Carefully
A source-led review of new HUD-inspected manufactured-home shipments and their reported status, with a reproducible method, defined scope, and limits on property-level inference.
Filtering HMDA Manufactured-Home Records Without Overstating the Result
A source-led review of public HMDA manufactured-home fields, with a reproducible method, defined scope, and limits on borrower-level inference.
What USDA Rural Housing Loan Data Can Say About Manufactured Homes
A source-led review of Rural Development program activity published in datasets and dashboards, with a reproducible method, defined scope, and limits on property-level inference.
Comparing Census Manufactured Housing Shipments Across Regions
A source-led MobileHomeBiz brief on regional shipment comparison, with a reproducible review method and explicit evidence limits.
Analyzing Manufactured-Home Property Types in CFPB HMDA Data
A source-led MobileHomeBiz brief on property-type analysis, with a reproducible review method and explicit evidence limits.
Reading EIA RECS Energy-Use Measures for Manufactured Homes
A source-led MobileHomeBiz brief on manufactured-home energy use, with a reproducible review method and explicit evidence limits.
Using FEMA National Risk Index Data for Manufactured-Home Community Screening
A source-led MobileHomeBiz brief on National Risk Index screening, with a reproducible review method and explicit evidence limits.
What HUD State Administrative Agency Lists Can and Cannot Establish
A source-led MobileHomeBiz brief on state administrative agency scope, with a reproducible review method and explicit evidence limits.
What Census Dealer Inventory Data Can Say About Manufactured Housing
A source-led MobileHomeBiz research brief on dealer inventory, including a reproducible method, appropriate uses, and evidence limits.
Cautions for Using CFPB Loan Denial Reason Data in Manufactured Housing
A source-led MobileHomeBiz research brief on loan denial reason data, including a reproducible method, appropriate uses, and evidence limits.