Virginia law opens residential zones to new manufactured homes
Virginia lawmakers advanced a bill that would require localities to allow manufactured homes wherever site-built houses are permitted, Realtor reported.
Key facts
- Democratic state Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg introduced the Senate version, which would require localities to allow manufactured homes wherever site-built housing is allowed.
- The House version, sponsored by four Democratic state representatives, cleared a subcommittee and a full committee with no nay votes.
- Homes placed in residential zones would be classified as real property, and the protections would apply only to newly built homes.
- An Urban Institute analysis found manufactured homes appreciated 211.8% from 2000 to 2024, compared with 212.6% for site-built homes.
- Randy Grumbine of the Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association expected home-and-land purchases under $300,000, against a $425,000 state median sale price.
- Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the bills (HB 655 and SB 346), and the law took effect July 1, 2026, with exceptions for historic districts.
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Source: A Housing Shake-Up in Virginia: New Bill Takes Aim at Zoning Barriers for Manufactured Homes — Realtor, January 27, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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