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A manufactured home is a path to homeownership that is often overlooked. Offering both quality and value, a manufactured home could be an affordable option to get you into a home of your own. Freddie ...

Housing has been front and center during the 2025 Legislative session, no more so than in the ongoing battle over a so-called rent stabilization bill that would cap annual increases at 7%. Less ...

ELLENSBURG — Mill Pond is like many mobile home parks in Central Washington. Tucked away behind fences and trees, narrow entrances lead to winding roads, cozy manufactured homes and children chasing ...

Manufactured home production is rebounding: After falling sharply in 2023, shipments of manufactured homes increased to 103,300 units in 2024. As of mid-2025, the annual shipment rate had climbed to ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill that makes it easier to finance manufactured homes into law April 11. The bill, was sponsored by Rep. April Connors, R-Tri-Cities. Bob Brawdy ...

Manufactured housing is still hampered by a persistent negative stigma, but innovations in the industry could change those misconceptions.

Hurst & Son is a mobile home park landlord with properties across Washington. The company, owned by Caleb and Kristina Romack, was investigated by the state attorney general after residents raised ...

When Susan Zajac moved into the Royal Villas Mobile Home Park near Tigard three years ago, she thought she was making a good financial decision. She paid a mere $34,500 for her home and then rented ...

Mobile homes are among the most frequent casualties of extreme weather. They are regularly swept away in floods, including this month in Central Texas and New Mexico. They are often hit hard by ...