“They ask me about running water, or how do I flush my toilet,” she said, laughing.Ī tour of her two-bedroom home showed its modern kitchen and full sized washer/dryer. “We’ve been fighting a lot of the stigma that has been part of Hollywood, and, you know, television shows for the last 50 years,” said George McCarthy, president and CEO of the Cambridge, Mass.–based Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.Īthena said, when people hear she lives in a mobile home, they assume it’s primitive living. Land prices are one reason that few new communities are being built, but experts cite zoning and the “not-in-my-backyard” opposition - or NIMBYism - as even larger hurdles. Most mobile home owners own the homes themselves but pay rent for the land they live on. In the Northeast, a basic single unit goes for about $87,000, according to U.S. Mobile home prices have also gone up, but they are still roughly half the cost of traditional houses. The park’s affordability seems even more significant in the current landscape since then, the median home price for single-family homes in Massachusetts has gone up over 100%, according to data from The Warren Group. He helped the community take ownership of the land under their mobile homes in 2011 to protect it from developers. , half of the median annual income of owners of traditional homes.įormer Boston Mayor Tom Menino recognized the affordability of the Boston Trailer Park. The median annual household income of residents who own those homes is Texas and Florida have the largest concentration of mobile homes. Twenty-two million Americans live in mobile homes - once known as “trailers,” a vestige of the days when the homes were all on wheels. But obstacles like zoning restrictions and a lingering image problem stand in the way of mobile homes taking a larger role in Massachusetts’ market. They have gained more proponents, at the local and national level, in the hunt for solutions to the housing shortage. Mobile homes are one of the most affordable forms of housing in the country. Copyright © 2023 MetroList Services, Inc.Massachusetts renters are fighting for the right to buy their buildings Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Above information is provided by Seller and/or other sources and has not been verified by Broker. Broker has represented to MetroList that Broker has a valid listing signed by seller authorizing placement in the MLS. All measurements and all calculations of area (i.e., Sq Ft and Acreage) are approximate. The information being provided is for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin in the sale, rental or financing of housing. MetroList Services does not create, control or review the property data displayed herein and take no responsibility for the content of such records. No warranties, expressed or implied, are provided for the data herein, or for their use or interpretation by the user. Information provided is thought to be reliable but is not guaranteed to be accurate you are advised to verify facts that are important to you. The data relating to real estate for sale on this site comes in part from the Broker Reciprocity/IDX program of MetroList Services, Inc.
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