Publisher: NeighborWorks America
Manufactured Housing: Blueprint for Affordability and Community Impact is a comprehensive guide designed to help housing and community development organizations understand, implement, and scale manufactured housing programs as part of their affordable housing strategies. Developed through a collaborative learning cohort, the Blueprint addresses persistent knowledge gaps around manufactured housing and provides practical, step-by-step guidance for program design, financing, development, and counseling.
The resource positions manufactured housing as a proven, scalable solution to the nation’s housing supply and affordability crisis—particularly for low- and moderate-income households, rural communities, aging populations, and first-time homebuyers.
What You’ll Learn
This Blueprint walks readers through five core areas essential to successful manufactured housing initiatives:
- Getting Started with Manufactured Housing Programs: Building internal buy-in, understanding zoning and regulatory environments, evaluating land and geography, and assessing development costs.
- Affordable Housing Development Using Manufactured Homes: Development models, home placement options (infill, subdivisions, communities), working with manufacturers and retailers, and product selection.
- Financing for Manufactured Homes: Overview of chattel vs. mortgage financing, appraisal considerations, and emerging loan products such as MH Advantage® and CHOICEHome®.
- Counseling Clients on Manufactured Homes: Understanding manufactured homebuyer profiles, integrating manufactured housing into homebuyer education, and supporting successful homeownership outcomes.
- Building Key Partnerships: Identifying national, state, and local partners that support manufactured housing development, financing, and policy efforts.
How to Use This Resource
- As a primer for staff, boards, and leadership teams new to manufactured housing
- As a planning guide for launching or scaling manufactured housing development programs
- As a reference tool for housing counselors and lenders working with manufactured homebuyers
- As a strategic resource for policymakers and advocates seeking to address local housing shortages