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KBRA Releases Research – Manufactured Housing 2.0: Affordable Housing From the Factory Floor

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases research that provides an overview of the manufactured housing (MH) sector with a focus on consumer lending. MH consumer financing includes both chattel and mortgage loans, both of which are suitable for securitization.

Despite softening home prices and the Federal Reserve signaling it will continue lowering interest rates, the costs of single-family homeownership remain significantly higher than before the pandemic. Renters are also feeling increased pressure, with national rents up 31% compared to pre-pandemic levels due to inflation and other factors. Given the elevated costs of homeownership and renting, MH is increasingly becoming an attractive affordable housing option compared to site-built homes and rentals.

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KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered in the U.S., the EU, and the UK, and is designated to provide structured finance ratings in Canada. KBRA’s ratings can be used by investors for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.

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Maxim Berger, Director
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Rahel Avigdor, Managing Director
+1 646-731-1203
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Jack Kahan, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of ABS & RMBS
+1 646-731-2486
jack.kahan@kbra.com

Yee Cent Wong, Senior Managing Director, Structured Finance Ratings
+1 646-731-2374
yee.cent.wong@kbra.com

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Adam Tempkin, Director of Communications
+1 646-731-1347
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Arielle Smelkinson, Senior Director
+1 646-731-2369
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Contacts

Maxim Berger, Director
+1 646-731-1260
maxim.berger@kbra.com

Rahel Avigdor, Managing Director
+1 646-731-1203
rahel.avigdor@kbra.com

Jack Kahan, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of ABS & RMBS
+1 646-731-2486
jack.kahan@kbra.com

Yee Cent Wong, Senior Managing Director, Structured Finance Ratings
+1 646-731-2374
yee.cent.wong@kbra.com

Media Contact

Adam Tempkin, Director of Communications
+1 646-731-1347
adam.tempkin@kbra.com

Business Development Contact

Arielle Smelkinson, Senior Director
+1 646-731-2369
arielle.smelkinson@kbra.com

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