MANUFACTURED HOME BROKERAGE
Pacific Coast Homes is a Manufactured Home Brokerage Agency on the Central Oregon Coast. With increasing home prices more families are looking to Manufactured Home Living where quality and affordability are at the forefront of their needs. Seniors as well are looking to downsize and are finding Manufactured Homes are an attractive option along with living in an active 55+ retirement community.
Pacific Coast Homes began selling pre-owned manufactured homes in age qualified, 55+ communities in 2015. As sales boomed, they quickly learned that sellers and buyers alike appreciated the fact that their agents also lived within the communities they represent and were knowledgeable about all aspects of mobile and manufactured home living. As manufactured home brokers, they are familiar with HUD regulations regarding these homes, financing, maintenance and contractors with manufactured home knowledge and experience.
With their growing success, Pacific Coast Homes grew quickly to represent both buyers and sellers in communities across Oregon. In 2018 in conjunction with the Crestview Golf Club in Waldport Oregon, they created the first new 55+ manufactured home community in Oregon in ten years, located in the heart of the golf course. Their experience and dedication made them a respected agency specializing exclusively in manufactured home living. They gained the respect of realtors and civic leaders alike and are often sought to answer questions relating to these homes. They have also been invited to realtor functions to make new connections and share their knowledge of manufactured living.
It did not take long for Pacific Coast Homes to realize this was a niche market, with manufactured home sales being underrepresented. Early on most realtors were not interested in listing or selling these homes, primarily because of the low price and smaller commissions. As the home quality improved under HUD regulations and the old stereotype of trailer parks faded, manufactured home living became more popular. Homes became more luxurious, larger and the communities became more desirable, without the high price of site-built homes. As Pacific Coast Homes became more versed in every aspect of these homes, they became best suited to represent buyers, sellers and community owners alike.
They see this niche market slowly growing with Manufactured Home Brokers representing more clients all the time. In Oregon, there is only a handful, but a growing number of offices specializing in mobile/manufactured home sales exclusively. As with any profession, there are specialists. Manufactured Home Brokers are the new specialists in manufactured home sales. Pacific Coast Homes works jointly with realtors who have clients interested in community living. They also have the utmost respect for these realtors who have the hard job of marketing homes, condos, land and commercial properties throughout expansive areas. On the other hand, manufactured home brokers have one specialty which affords clients with a better understanding of manufactured home living.
Although Manufactured Home Brokerage is a niche market, licensing is required. Community homes without land are defined as chattel, not real estate. A real estate license alone is not sufficient to market these homes in Oregon.
It is not uncommon to see these homes in the $300,000 to $400,000 price range with lot rents ranging from $600 a month to several thousand dollars a month depending on community and location. With the home prices and rent rising, manufactured homeowners are still finding the value. Typically, a similar site-built home could be two to three hundred thousand dollars more plus property tax on the land. Manufactured home communities are great places to live! Residents enjoy the benefits of traditional home ownership without the burden of tiresome maintenance and costly property taxes. For this reason, it is often an ideal choice for seniors.
