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The Next Step Network is building a value chain that connects manufactured housing companies to nonprofit providers of affordable housing.

Our mission is to put homeownership within reach of everyone, transforming the manufactured housing industry through consumer education, affordability & energy-efficiency. This partnership helps the two sectors work together in a model that benefits not only both industries but ultimately, the customer: lower-income American homeowners. The Next Step System for doing business includes five guiding principles:
1. Homebuyers prepared and supported through certified homebuyer education programs.
2. ENERGY STAR homes on FHA Title II permanent foundations.
3. Life-cycle pricing that is transparent to the nonprofit and to the homebuyer.
4. Mortgages with fair terms that enable families to earn wealth and/or preserve assets.
5. “A Home is a Home” policy commitment advocating that owners of manufactured homes have the same rights as owners of site-built homes. Through proven experience and collaboration, we believe that when a home is done right every single time – on the right foundation, providing comprehensive homebuyer support and with the right financing – we can create an opportunity for systemic change.

09/10/2026

Today is Give for Good Louisville! We're raising funds to support homebuyer education and outreach for our upcoming Roots of Berrytown development. This new community in the Berrytown neighborhood of Louisville will feature 14-22 solar-ready factory-built homes.

Give now through 11:59 p.m. ET: https://mtyc.co/79i02f

09/09/2026

You don't have to wait until tomorrow to support Next Step's work for Give for Good Louisville! Along with the Berrytown CLT, we're working to bring 14-22 solar-ready factory-built homes to the historic Berrytown neighborhood in Louisville.

Hosted by the Community Foundation of Louisville, Give for Good Louisville is the biggest online giving day in the Kentuckiana region.

Show your support here: https://mtyc.co/f2fazf

09/08/2026

Early giving is open!

Every gift supporting the Roots at Berrytown between now and September 9 counts toward match pools and prize dollars — which means your donation goes further before Giving Day even starts.

Give now at giveforgoodlouisville.org.

09/04/2026

Something good is coming to Berrytown.

On September 10, we're joining Give for Good Louisville alongside the Berrytown Community Land Trust to help build a neighborhood where homeownership stays within reach for the first family who calls it home, and every family after.

Learn more at giveforgoodlouisville.org.

08/14/2026

Have you heard that factory-built homes don't hold their value? Or that you can't get a real mortgage on one?

The data tells a different story.

Factory-built homes appreciate at the same rate as site-built homes — when placed on owned land with a real mortgage. And today, there are five mortgage options available to factory-built homebuyers, including conventional loans, FHA, VA, and USDA programs.

We put together an honest breakdown of what factory-built homes actually cost, how they're built, and what the numbers say about quality and value.

If you or someone you know is exploring homeownership, send them this: https://nextstepus.org/factory-built-vs-site-built-homes-costs-myths-quality/

06/18/2026

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT: The Housing Advisor's Guide to Factory-Built Housing Financing.

Walk clients through manufactured home loan options with confidence — from chattel vs. mortgage decisions to federal program eligibility (FHA, USDA, VA, Section 184) to the red flags that signal predatory lending.

Built for housing counselors and the home buyers they serve.

Download free https://nextstepus.org/resource/financing-factory-built-homes-for-advisors/

06/17/2026

A one-pager for counselors to use with factory-built home buyers. It covers credit, DPA eligibility, loan-type fit, and risk flags. Try it in your next client intake.

Free download → https://nextstepus.org/resource/client-assessment-checklist-for-housing-advisors/

06/15/2026

This week is for housing counselors and advisors.

Free toolkits, client checklists, and continuing-ed resources from Next Step — built for the work you actually do, every day, with real clients.

Explore the Resourceibrary → nextstepus.org/resources

06/12/2026

12 states have already passed manufactured housing zoning reform. Yours can be next.

The State Policy Playbook for Manufactured Homes — a new joint publication with The Pew Charitable Trusts and ROC USA, published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy — lays out the concrete steps state leaders can take to:

→ Expand attainable supply
→ Improve mortgage access
→ Preserve affordability in manufactured home communities

Download Here: https://nextstepus.org/resource/state-policy-playbook-manufactured-homes/

06/10/2026

One of the most persistent myths about factory-built housing: These homes don't appreciate.

The data says otherwise.

Our white paper — Off-Site Built Homes: Proven to Appreciate in Value, co-authored with Clayton — draws on national research, federal housing data, and real-world case studies to show that modern manufactured, modular, and CrossMod® homes appreciate at rates comparable to site-built housing when properly sited, financed, and maintained.

If you're making the case for factory-built housing — to a city council, a funder, or your community — this is the paper to bring. Read the full white paper: https://nextstepus.org/resource/factory-built-home-appreciation.

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1287 Royal Avenue
Louisville, KY
40204

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+15026941976

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https://nextstepus.org/

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