HUD Code Home Production Slipped in 2025 as MHARR Blamed Zoning and Financing
MHARR reported on February 3, 2026 that HUD Code manufacturers built 102,738 homes in 2025, slightly fewer than in 2024.
Key facts
- HUD Code manufacturers built 6,800 homes in December 2025, down 3.9% from 7,078 in December 2024.
- Full-year 2025 production totaled 102,738 homes, compared with 103,314 in 2024, a .55% decrease.
- The December figures placed Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee at the bottom of the cumulative top-ten shipment states list.
- MHARR faulted the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) for not addressing exclusionary zoning or chattel financing under the Duty to Serve mandate.
- MHARR said a bill from Rep. Erin Houchin on Department of Energy (DOE) energy standards was weakened before it passed the House.
Create a free account to read the full summary and the RISE take
A free account gives you the full summary of every story, the RISE take on what it means for owners, and the whole news archive with filters and search.
Takes about a minute. We email you a link to confirm; open it and you come straight back here.
Read the original at MHARR (opens in a new tab)
Source: HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Declines in 2025 as Post-Production Bottlenecks Continue to Suppress Manufactured Housing Industry — MHARR, February 3, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
Related Stories
- HUD Code Home Production Fell 16.4% in January 2026, MHARR Reports
- HUD Code Home Production Edges Up in August 2026, Year-to-Date Still Down
- HUD Code Home Output Rises 4.2% in September 2026, Year Still Behind
- Cavco brings chassis-free Grande Arbor home to HUD showcase in Washington
- Cavco Plans New Factory in El Mirage, Arizona for HUD-Code and Modular Homes