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www.consumersunion.org did a report on predatory lending practices in manufactured home finance.  Highlights of the study include: Nearly half of the consumer complaints we reviewed (46 percent or 196 individual cases) involved allegations of dealer fraud or misrepresentation where the final deal...

From the website www.consumersunion.org :Buying a manufactured home is a challenging process that more closely resembles the process of buying a car than buying a conventional home. Recently in our online publication ConsumerReports.org we published “10 ways to protect yourself from used-car sale...

There is a national MLS webpage for manufactured homes at:http://www.mhamerica.com/ Here, consumers can shop for manufactured homes all over the country.  There is no charge to advertise a home on that site.  There are currently 32 active listings ranging from $11,000 to $215,000.Loans for manufa...

The Manufactured Housing Institute had it's anual trade show in Tucson last week.  Here were a few of the comments made in the local press:“This is a major economic development issue for Arizona,” said Bill Trottier, Execitive Director of The Manufactured Home Institute of Arizona (MHIA). “That’s...