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Mobile homes
Since the 1930s, mobile homes have served an essential role in America's housing stock
Oct 18, 2024
They are an affordable housing option in a country where so few affordable housing options exist.
Mobile home parks shelter many who seek low costs, but they can't keep out risk
Aug 6, 2024
Housing costs have jumped in Boulder, Colorado. Can the state and city protect low-income residents?
These mobile home residents decided to buy their park to combat rising rents
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Madi Bolanos
Mar 25, 2024
As Californians deal with rising rents and a housing shortage, one group of mobile home park residents in Fresno County secured affordable housing for themselves by purchasing the land from the park’s corporate landlord.
After disasters, mobile home owners often struggle to recover
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Alex Hager
Sep 14, 2023
Mobile homes are uniquely vulnerable when natural disasters hit, and face challenges when trying to get recovery money. Some in Colorado are still grappling with the effects of flooding in 2013.
Long after wildfires race through rural communities, mobile home parks still await rebuilding
May 25, 2022
In September 2020, blazes destroyed many homes and RVs in mobile home parks. Rebuilding plans call for publicly funded affordable housing.
Biden administration creates plan to increase affordable housing
May 16, 2022
Measures include supporting the production of mobile homes and tiny houses, and piloting new ways of financing. But federal money isn't all it will take to change how, and where, people want to live.
As developers eye valuable mobile park home land, some residents have found a way to fight back
May 4, 2018
Mobile homes are one of the last vestiges of affordable home ownership in the Seattle area, but mobile homeowners are being pushed out by skyrocketing real estate values.
For public good, not for profit.
Mobile home park residents see erratic water service
Feb 24, 2016
Ohio mobile home park resident said water routinely turned off without notice
Mobile homes: The original housing bubble
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Gigi Douban
Jul 26, 2013
The mobile home industry had its heyday 15 years ago. Since then, sales have fallen by about 90 percent.