Overcoming Barriers to Manufactured Housing: Promising Approaches from Five Case Studies

The third section provides an overview of the five case studies, including the characteristics of the lead organization and the market where the homes are being developed. [...] Overview of Case Studies Figure 1 provides a summary of the five case studies included in this report and some key characteristics of the organizations, the type of development they are pursuing, and the characteristics of the markets in which they are operating. [...] Arp commented that while some in the manufactured housing industry may be “desensitized to the negatives of the homes’ appearance,” he came into the industry with “many of the same preconceived 16 notions and attitudes that people outside of the industry carry towards manufactured housing. [...] Takeaways The fact that Dotson and her team took the time to educate the community and build support for manufactured housing organically played a significant part in the successful ratification of the zoning changes that the project required. [...] Site Selection Can Be a Key Element, Impacting the Cost and Appeal of the Developments Several of the case studies noted the importance of site selection as it related to both the cost of development as well as the consumer appeal of the homes.