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Article: Don't call them mobile homes. (manufactured housing)
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- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- August 31, 1992
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They're 'Manufactured' Homes -- Now Recognized As An Economic Alternative
First off, they are no longer mobile homes.
They're now manufactured housing.
And anyone having preconceived notions of what these homes look like today is probably wondering who this Jay Leno guy is and what happened to Johnny Carson.
Manufactured housing, as defined by the Manufacturing Housing Institute (MHI), is any home constructed in a factory and whose construction standards are enforced by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
"In 1976, HUD came into play in this industry," says Betsy Thompson Smith, president and owner of Drew Plaza Manufactured ...