Notable win
Two-story factory-built homes move closer
HUD proposed in June to drop the permanent steel chassis from upper floors of multistory manufactured homes; comments closed Aug. 11 and no final rule has been issued.
Why you should care
HUD estimates the change would save about $4,800 to $6,700 on each multistory home, but it expects only 20 to 25 such homes a year to benefit, so the near-term effect is small. Separately, Congress removed the chassis requirement from the statute in the ROAD to Housing Act, which became law in July without the President's signature.
The long version of this story is still being written. Everything on this page is backed by the sources below.
Sources and footnotes
- HUD: Proposal would spark manufactured home innovation and increase supply (HUD No. 26-049, June 2026)
- Federal Register: Revising the definition of “manufactured home” to lower housing costs (June 12, 2026)
- HousingWire: HUD aims to help multistory manufactured housing go vertical (June 18, 2026)
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: Removing the permanent chassis requirement for manufactured homes
- HousingWire: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act becomes law (July 2026)