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Congress Passes Housing Law, Cuts Manufactured-Home Costs Up to $10,000

8/24/2026

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Congress passed a bipartisan housing law to lower manufactured-home costs and expand affordable financing.
The law directs HUD to drop the permanent steel-frame requirement for manufactured homes.
The Niskanen Center estimates the steel-frame repeal could cut construction prices by up to $10,000.
HUD’s insurance program for personal-property loans was long underused and now has higher loan-size limits.

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Story summary

Congress passed a bipartisan housing law to lower manufactured-home costs and expand affordable financing.
The law directs HUD to drop the permanent steel-frame requirement for manufactured homes.
The Niskanen Center estimates the steel-frame repeal could cut construction prices by up to $10,000.
HUD’s insurance program for personal-property loans was long underused and now has higher loan-size limits.