In this webinar, Next Step Network convenes a national panel of housing leaders to discuss how factory-built housing can help address housing supply and affordability challenges. Panelists share real-world examples of innovative programs, policy wins, and development models – plus practical insights on expanding market adoption through zoning reform, lender education, workforce capacity, and stakeholder engagement.
What You’ll Learn
- How the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati’s 100 Homes Initiative provides up to $50,000 per household to help residents move from pre-1976 mobile homes into newer housing (including eligible factory-built homes)
- What Kentucky’s House Bill 160 changes about zoning for “qualified manufactured homes” and why it matters for single-family residential districts
- How a social enterprise dealer model (Homes by NPHs) supports nonprofit developers and first-time buyers in high-cost markets like Southern California
- Why appraisers, permit counter staff, realtors, chambers of commerce, and non-traditional stakeholders are increasingly critical to market growth
- Where federal opportunities could unlock innovation (e.g., single-section CrossMod concepts and discussion around chassis requirements)
Panelists
- Grant Beck: VP of Strategic Partnerships, Next Step Network
- Jill Cravens: Housing & Community Investment Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati
- Logan Hanes: Executive Director, Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute (KMHI)
- Ramsey Cohen: National Sales, Clayton Homes
- RaShawna Fahie: Program Manager, Homes by NPHS