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Champion Homes was founded in 1953 as a single manufacturing facility in the small town of Dryden in rural Michigan by Walter W. Clark and Henry E. George. [4]In 2005, Champion was the first manufacturer to build privatized modular housing for the military.
The MHI hosts trade conferences, coordinates lobbying before the United States Congress and state legislatures on issues relating to manufactured housing, [1] [2] compiles and publishes data relating to industry sales [3] and provides marketing and public relations support to raise the awareness of manufactured housing. [4] [5]
MSHDA was created as a result of the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966 (Act 346 of 1966). [1] The purpose of this act was to establish funds in housing development, land acquisition and development, rehabilitation, conversion condominium fund, and to provide for the expenditure of certain funds.
Statewide, the number of new single-family home permits is forecast to be 13,964 this year, a 2.5% drop from 2023, according to the Homebuilders Association of Michigan, with last year's permit ...
Following the Great Recession in 2008, there has been a substantial decline in the rate of home ownership, leading to increases in foreclosures and short sales. [7] [8] [9] This, in turn, has driven a surge in the number of individuals and families opting to rent homes, causing greater rental expenses. [10]
That same month, Clayton Homes announced that it would partner with nonprofit Next Step to build a modular duplex in Waco, Texas on a lot owned by NeighborWorks Waco in order to create affordable housing in the Greater Waco area. [41] In 2016, Clayton Homes was recognized as number 292 on Forbes' list of America's Best Employers. [42]
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation was abolished with most responsibilities transferred to the newly formed Department. [1] It was renamed the Department of Consumer and Industry Services under an executive order issued in 1996 by Governor John Engler , merging most of the Department of Labor within the Department of Commerce ...
Shipping pre-cut home parts across the United States, these companies turned Michigan into the "center of kit-home manufacturing". [2] Examples of the homes manufactured by these companies and other kit house manufacturers like Sears, Gordon-Van Tine and Wardway can be found in communities across the state of Michigan. These include clusters of ...