{"id":1830,"date":"2025-11-24T22:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T22:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/?page_id=1830"},"modified":"2025-11-26T23:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T23:29:53","slug":"mh-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/news-and-reports\/mh-news\/","title":{"rendered":"MH News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1830\" class=\"elementor elementor-1830\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6245be6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6245be6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebf1ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ebf1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manufactured Housing News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5f47a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e5f47a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a6c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"19a6c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2680\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2680\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Introduction <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2680\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92fb0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c92fb0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8cfb26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8cfb26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mobilehome communities are a lifestyle choice that is attainable and affordable.\u00a0 It is not low-income housing.\u00a0 The lifestyle attracts all ages and incomes.\u00a0 There are numerous examples are million-dollar mobile homes in mobile home parks.\u00a0 Of course, the location and the value of the land the homes sit on, contributes significantly to the \u201cvalue\u201d of the mobile home.\u00a0 Following are million dollar mobilehome aticles and Freqently Asked Questions about the Mobilehome Manufactured Community Living Lifestyle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2681\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2681\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> The $4,000,000 Mobile Home <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2681\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64adc89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64adc89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d06d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15d06d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Paradise Cove Mobile Home Park in Malibu, California is unique. The 72-acre oceanfront community is rich in history and sits atop a bluff overlooking the Pacific. It has 257 manufactured homes of all makes and models, some are simple like the <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilehomeliving.org\/modern-malibu-mobile-home-makeover\/\">modern single wide makeover\u00a0<\/a>we recently featured, and some are not so simple, like the home below. Still, Paradise Cove is like any other mobile home park in America. The home\u2019s are fairly close together, positioned at a slight angle, and everyone pays lot rent. The only difference between this park and all the others in the country are the prices of the homes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22e059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d22e059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paradise Cove is known as the most expensive mobile home park in America (some even say the world). It\u2019s always been home to <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilehomeliving.org\/the-most-expensive-mobile-home-in-america\/\">the most expensive mobile home<\/a>\u00a0at any given time, the most recent was a double wide that sold for around $2 million. That record\u2019s about to be broken by the home below. It just went on the market with an asking price of $3,995,000!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d144cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d144cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-4000.000-MH-Website-Tour-of-Homs-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-4000.000-MH-Website-Tour-of-Homs-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-4000.000-MH-Website-Tour-of-Homs-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-4000.000-MH-Website-Tour-of-Homs-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f49780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f49780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are two reason\u2019s this home is noteworthy for the rest of us who enjoy mobile and manufactured homes, other than getting to look at gorgeous homes, of course:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1828cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1828cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>#1. It\u2019s a prime example of the possibilities that our homes have.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5><p>If this home doesn\u2019t convince you of the potential that manufactured homes have, nothing will. Of course, not all of us are millionaires but their home still started out on a chassis inside a factory, just like every other manufactured home in America.<\/p><h5><strong>#2. The value of the home increased by a significant amount, even though it sits in a\u00a0mobile home park.<\/strong><\/h5><p>Lot\u2019s of people think that manufactured homes can\u2019t gain equity but that\u2019s simply not true. Studies have proven that they can raise in value and our article called <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilehomeliving.org\/manufactured-homes-can-and-do-appreciate\/\">Buying a\u00a0Mobile Home: They Can and Do Appreciate<\/a>\u00a0shares the data if you\u2019d like to read about it. One of the variables that most affected appreciation was whether the home was located in a park or on private property but that rule isn\u2019t set in stone.<\/p><p>Around 1996 this home listed for $770,000 and I\u2019m pretty sure I read somewhere that it sold for approximately $600,000.\u00a0Yes, the home is sitting on a prime oceanfront property in Malibu that\u2019s surrounded by rich people. But it still has the chassis under it and probably the tires, too. The home is classified and taxed as a manufactured home. However, it still gained in value by over $3.3 million dollars in less than 20 years by remodeling and adding on to it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7524d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7524d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mobilehomeliving.org\/4000000-mobile-home\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the Full Article Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2682\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2682\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Betsey Johnson Sold Her Pink Mobilehome for Nearly $2 Million and It's Located in One of America's Most Exclusive Trailer Parks\u2014Here's a Look Inside <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2682\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e5247 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4e5247\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd0c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fd0c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bJohnson1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1844\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bJohnson1.png 936w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bJohnson1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bJohnson1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Betsey Johnson is a famous American fashion designer. Keith Bedford\/Reuters; Jordan Reid courtesy of Compass <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cfabb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cfabb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Betsey Johnson sold her pink mobile home in Malibu, California, for <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobilehomesmalibu.com\/homes-for-sale-sold-details\/232-PARADISE-COVE-ROAD-MALIBU-CA-90265\/19490928\/306\/\"><strong>$1.95 million.<\/strong><\/a><strong> It was on the market for <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/real-estate\/g28968856\/betsey-johnson-malibu-home-for-sale\/\"><strong>less than two months<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The mobile home is located in the Paradise Cove Mobile Home Park, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/11\/t-magazine\/paradise-cove-malibu-million-dollar-trailer-parks.html\"><strong>one of the most luxurious, most exclusive, trailer parks in the country<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The bright pink mobile home has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7dc20b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7dc20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Betsey Johnson, a famous American fashion designer, sold her pink mobile home for <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilehomesmalibu.com\/homes-for-sale-details\/232-PARADISE-COVE-ROAD-MALIBU-CA-90265\/19490928\/306\/\">$1.95 million on October 30<\/a>. It was on the market for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/real-estate\/g28968856\/betsey-johnson-malibu-home-for-sale\/\">less than two months<\/a>.<\/p><p>Though mobile homes aren&#8217;t often associated with million-dollar price tags, Johnson&#8217;s home is located in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/11\/t-magazine\/paradise-cove-malibu-million-dollar-trailer-parks.html\">one of the most luxurious and exclusive trailer parks in the country<\/a>.<\/p><p>The Paradise Cove Mobile Home Park \u2014 which has <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilehomesmalibu.com\/\">276 homes<\/a> \u2014 sits along the beach in Malibu, California. In this trailer park, it&#8217;s common for mobile homes to cost millions of dollars.<\/p><p>Along with its access to the beach, living in Paradise Cove also comes with a few high-end amenities including a 24-hour guard-gated entry, a community tennis court, and a community clubhouse.\u00a0<\/p><p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionglobal.com\/articles\/betsey-johnson-lists-paradise-cove-mobile-home-for-1-95-million-207165\">Mansion Global<\/a>, Johnson bought the two-bedroom, two-bathroom mobile home back in 2016 for $1.89 million and spent around $550,000 renovating it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5705a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5705a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Betsey Johnson&#8217;s old mobile home is located in the Paradise Cove Mobile Home Park in Malibu, California. Paradise Cove is a trailer park known for its exclusivity and million-dollar mobile homes.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ce348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31ce348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1845\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson2.jpg 356w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson2-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998d217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"998d217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Betsey Johnson is a prominent figure in the fashion industry and is known around the world for her whimsical and creative clothing designs.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3306651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3306651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1846\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson3.jpg 522w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca32aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eca32aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>According to the listing site, her two-bedroom, two-bathroom, pink mobile home sold for $1.95 million on October 30.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de8b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4de8b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bJohnson4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1847\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bJohnson4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bJohnson4-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cad07a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cad07a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>It is painted bright pink and flooded with exuberant decorations, both inside and out.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d909a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90d909a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1848\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson5.jpg 528w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ec3e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ec3e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Outside, there are various plants, statues, and pieces of artwork.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f064ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f064ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1849\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson6.jpg 580w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson6-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ce757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17ce757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>According to Mansion Global, Johnson was inclined to buy the home in 2016 because of its outdoor clawfoot bathtub.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f7759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22f7759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1850\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson7.jpg 652w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bjohnson7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2683\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2683\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Frequently Asked Questioned About the Mobilehome Park Lifestyle <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2683\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d6801 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64d6801\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6358f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6358f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: Are mobile home parks\/manufactured housing communities low-income housing?<\/strong><br \/>A: No. They are generally more affordable than some other forms of housing, but it depends on the location. Affordable housing developments have income limit requirements that mandate residents meet low-income requirements to move in. That is not the case in a mobile home park. Homeowners of all income levels enjoy the manufactured housing community lifestyle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a45b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25a45b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: Are there low income mobilehome owners living in rental parks?<br \/><\/strong>A: Sometimes long-term residents who have enjoyed living in their mobiilehome for years do not have the income to keep up with the increase of costs and rent because\u00a0 they have lost a spouse and the additional income, as an example.\u00a0 In those cases, there are rental subsidy programs available.\u00a0 Private rental assistance funda are available from the individual park owners as well as from Federal programs such as Section 8.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2985f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d2985f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: How is mobile home park\/manufactured home community living different than other forms of rental housing &#8211; like apartments?<\/strong><br \/>A: Mobile home owners who live in manufactured housing communities enjoy single or multi-story, private detached homes located on a rented lot\/space. Parking is typically located adjacent to the home, and there are amenities like a clubhouse and pool in most parks. The owner of the mobile home\/manufactured home is responsible for all maintenance of the home and the site the home is sitting on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835ca2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"835ca2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: How is it the same as other forms of rental housing?<\/strong><br \/>A: The owner of the mobile home rents the land the home sits on. There is a monthly rental fee paid for the land, services, and facilities provided as a resident of the park. Like apartment rentals, renting a space in a mobile home park will increase typically on an annual basis. Also like apartments, there are rules and regulations that all residents must comply with. Be sure to read and understand them before you purchase a home in the park.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4260cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4260cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: How does buying a manufactured home and living in a mobile home park compare with owning a home on private property?<\/strong><br \/>A: Owning a home on private property means you own the home and the land. There is one mortgage payment for the home and the land. In a mobile home park you may have two payments \u2013 a mortgage if you take out a loan to purchase the mobile home and the monthly space rental payment. In both cases, whether you live in a mobile home park and rent the land, or if you own the home and land, you are responsible for maintaining the home and the lot the home sits on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36e710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c36e710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: Why are older mobile homes located in an existing park more expensive to buy than a new manufactured home from the factory?<\/strong><br \/>A: Older mobile homes sell for more than the Blue Book value of the home because it is being sold \u201cin place\u201d, and the new buyer is paying for the value of the location of the home as well as the value of the land and services that come with the purchase of a mobile home located in a community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7723b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7723b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: What do mobile home owners like best about mobile home park living?<\/strong><br \/>A: The location, the affordability, the overall sense of community, and private homes with small yards\/patios and adjacent parking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ebe0d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ebe0d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: How are rental amounts and increases determined in mobile home parks?<\/strong><br \/>A: Rent rates in mobile home parks are determined the same as other rental housing \u2013 by comparable market rents for the area. As the costs to maintain and operated the community increase, so do rents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511fc20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"511fc20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: What determines the sales price of a mobile home?<\/strong><br \/>A: Just like other homes, location is the primary factor. The same home located near the ocean will sell for more than one located inland and the rent will typically be higher. The age and condition of the home is also a factor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146d932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"146d932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: What is the difference between a pre-HUD mobile home\/trailer, and a manufactured home?<\/strong><br \/>A: Mobile homes, trailers, and manufactured homes are all built in a factory. Homes built after 1976 are built to a higher Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) standard. Older homes, or pre-HUD (Housing and Urban Development) homes, will typically need significantly more maintenance and will not have the same insulation, windows, etc. as a HUD built home. New manufactured homes not only look much better, but are a higher quality than older mobile homes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a7432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3a7432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q: <\/strong><strong>When rents fall significantly below market rate rents because of rent control, who is hurt?<br \/><\/strong>A: The new home buyer is hurt because they have to pay a high artificially inflated price for the home because the rent is below market.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba983df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba983df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Who benefits when rent control is imposed on a mobilehome park?<br \/><\/strong>A:\u00a0There is one beneficiary of mobile home rent control and that is the person living in the home and renting the space when rent control is adopted.\u00a0 First, they benefit from low rents and second, they benefit when they sell their home for an artificially inflated amount way above the true value of the mobile home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4277cc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4277cc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manufactured Housing News Introduction Mobilehome communities are a lifestyle choice that is attainable and affordable.\u00a0 It is not low-income housing.\u00a0 The lifestyle attracts all ages and incomes.\u00a0 There are numerous examples are million-dollar mobile homes in mobile home parks.\u00a0 Of course, the location and the value of the land the homes sit on, contributes significantly&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/news-and-reports\/mh-news\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MH News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":741,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pagebuilder-full-width.php","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1830","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1830"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1963,"href":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1830\/revisions\/1963"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}