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Zoning Is the Real Barrier: What the ROAD to Housing Act Does (and Doesn't Do) for HUD Code Homes
The single biggest obstacle to expanding manufactured housing isn't construction cost, financing, or stigma alone - it's zoning. Here's what changed federally, what states are already doing about it, and what still has to happen at every level. Generated and edited by Chris Nicely, President & CEO, LANE Associates, LLC The Barrier Has Always Been Local For as long as HUD Code manufactured housing has existed as a federally regulated category, its biggest constraint hasn't bee
Christopher Lane Nicely
2 days ago6 min read
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Could Mark a Turning Point for Manufactured Housing
By Chris Nicely The United States has spent decades searching for meaningful solutions to its housing affordability crisis. While many policy discussions have focused on subsidies, zoning, or interest rates, one of the most significant bipartisan housing bills in a generation recognizes something our industry has known for years: factory-built housing-and particularly HUD Code manufactured homes-must be part of the solution. The recently approved bipartisan 21st Century ROAD
Christopher Lane Nicely
Jul 34 min read
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