Manufactured Housing Investments – Committed to maintaining affordability
The Broadway Company acquires existing manufactured housing with the goal to maintain communities as affordable housing. Although we do not provide internal restrictive rent cap covenants, the rents in our communities are affordable. In most cases, lots rents will not exceed rent levels established by the applicable state housing agencies for households earning 80% of Area Median Income (AMI). We calculate this by modeling occupancy costs, which include the lot rent, monthly utilities, and an imputed chattel mortgage payment for the home. Even though manufactured housing provides affordable options for individuals and families in communities nationwide, media coverage of manufactured housing is frequently and sometimes overwhelmingly dismissive or negative, specifically to companies that purchase these properties. Several manufactured housing communities need improvements that have not been made by their existing owners, who are generally “mom and pop”. With the increasing number of acquisitions of manufactured housing communities by established and professional housing ownership and management companies, some residents naturally become concerned about the uncertainty and about their futures, which can likewise lead to inaccurate and negative descriptions in the media. In fact, responsible and committed ownership, like The Broadway Company, will mean long needed improvements take place and promise more secure and better futures for residents. TBC not only seeks to solidify the role of manufactured housing as a high-quality, cost effective alternative to the high and increasing costs of single-family, but also focuses on managing these communities more efficiently. Our management and ownership will provide transparency and responsiveness to the needs of our residents, and creativity in taking steps to better the communities for the benefit of current and new residents.
