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If you have ever read the “About Us” page on this website (and we hope you do!) you’ll find this statement: Why Do Business with Ma? Just three words: Value Integrity Experience They are words you will likely find on a lot of websites, but that’s all they are unless they are backed by a […]

Many of our customers, especially first-time home buyers, have a lot of questions about the best way to finance their land home package, and what is required to get the finance process started. With more than 50 years of experience in land home projects through the use of construction loans, we have the knowledge and […]

If nothing else, this year will teach us once and for all whether we really like our homes, because we’ve spent a lot more time in them than was anticipated. Because of the COVID pandemic, our homes have also served as classrooms for our kids, home gyms since we can’t go to the health club, […]

For many families living in America’s largest cities, 2020 has been the proverbial last straw. From New York to Los Angeles, Detroit to St. Louis, Chicago to San Francisco, residents are putting up “For Sale” signs and looking to escape as quickly as possible. In some locales the moving vans cannot keep up with the […]

At Ma Williams our task is not just to help you find the manufactured home of your dreams, but to work with you through the loan process so you can acquire your home with the most advantageous financing terms possible. This year there are two additional options available in this area, each offered by one […]

We thought – or at least hoped – most of this would be over by now. Yet here we are. COVID is sadly still with us, and as we try to keep up with what’s open, what’s closed, what was closed last week and open now, but may be closed again by Thursday, the only […]

Valued Ma Williams Customer, First, we would like to thank you for your loyalty and your flexibility during this time. Please know that we have and will continue to heighten our sanitation practices to assure everyone’s safety. As this pandemic continues to change, we have to be open to change as well.  During Governor Newsom’s […]

The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) around the globe, and particularly in the U.S., is something everyone is concerned about. This is a time when all of us should be following the advice from our government and medical experts, to protect ourselves and others – wash your hands more often, stay home if you can, […]

March is a time for spring cleaning in many homes across the country. We’ve read a lot of interesting articles offering suggestions on the best way to approach this annual task. But here’s another idea: while you’re going through each room deciding how to tackle this job, take a good, long look around your home […]

There was a moment in the first episode of the new Star Trek: Picard series that made us think of manufactured homes. During an interview, Admiral Picard discusses the number of lives lost in a natural disaster. “Romulan lives,” the interviewer replies, to observe that the casualties were from a hostile alien race. “No – […]

In our last blog we discussed how accessory dwelling units (ADUs) have become more popular nationwide, and especially here in California where new home prices continue to rise. As more consumers begin to explore the benefits of these second unit homes, one of the nation’s top manufactured home producers will be unveiling a new line […]

Happy New Year from Ma Williams! As we begin a new year, one of the trends we’re seeing in our industry is a significant increase in accessory dwelling units (ADUs). These smaller dwellings, also known as guest houses or granny flats, have always been around, but haven’t “gone mainstream” until recently. The change is a […]