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By most measures, manufactured homes represent about 10% of all new single-family  homes built every year. But that percentage may be going up. According to the Census Bureau, home manufacturers like Skyline and Silvercrest are expected to deliver more than 100,000 new homes in 2021. That’s the first time this number had climbed that high […]

There are many misconceptions about manufactured homes that sadly still surface among our customers. One of the most common is that a manufactured home does not appreciate in value the way a site-build home would. But that is simply not true. Recent studies, including a pilot report put out by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, […]

Is Skyline becoming the Taylor Swift of manufactured homes? It appears that every time there’s an award up for grabs, the company is there to collect it. Recently, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) recognized Skyline Champion as an industry leader with three 2021 MHI Excellence in Manufactured and Modular Home Design awards. These awards demonstrate […]

Prices have been rising on just about everything lately, and sadly California home prices are no exception. The median home price is now more than $800,000 – that’s about $100,000 more than it was last year, according to the California Association of Realtors. This puts the dream of a new home out of reach for […]

Ma Williams is truly a family run company.  Many who work with us and buy homes from us become as close as family in the process. We are sad to share the news that one of those people you likely met during your visits here has passed away. Her name was Marie Collins.  She was […]

In our last blog we introduced a great new Silvercrest manufactured home. Not to be outdone, Skyline has now unveiled a new Custom Villa. This 2479 square foot entertaining style, four-bedroom, two-and-one-half-bath home is big, bold and beautiful, with a large integrated covered porch deck accessible from the living room and morning room. Keeping up […]

It’s always exciting when we can provide new manufactured home options for our customers. And this month we are delighted to add not one but two new home models from two of our most popular builders: Silvercrest and Skyline. We’ll cover the new Skyline model in our next blog; here, let’s focus on Silvercrest KB-65, […]

Over the past year there have been a lot of stories about Californians ready to pack up and move. But you don’t have to leave the state to enjoy a more comfortable, stress-free lifestyle. Ma Williams has worked with hundreds of customers eager to escape the traffic, congestion and other drawbacks of life in big […]

In our previous blog, we discussed the importance of your credit score, and how it helps determine whether you are qualified for a home loan, the interest rate on that loan, and how much you’ll need to raise for a down payment. If your score isn’t where you’d like it to be, there are steps […]

Financing a manufactured home purchase can be a long and challenging process – though at Ma Williams we’ll be with you at every stage to answer questions and provide guidance toward getting the best deal possible. Several factors will impact the financing terms available to you – one of the most important is your credit […]

It’s no secret that today’s manufactured homes offer more deluxe features and energy efficient advantages than the homes built 20 years ago. That’s why many homeowners have opted to replace their current manufactured home with a new one – and right now there has never been a better time to do so. Why? Here are […]

While we are beginning to see a light at the end of the proverbial tunnel when it comes to COVID, the impact of the virus on our industry has been significant, particularly as it relates to construction loans on manufactured homes. As a result, we’ve had to change one of our financing options, to protect […]