{"id":5342,"date":"2026-09-09T08:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/?p=5342"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T18:14:50","slug":"conventional-loan-moved-manufactured-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/conventional-loan-moved-manufactured-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Conventional Loan on a Moved Manufactured Home: New Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freddie Mac Now Allows Conventional Loans on Moved Manufactured Homes<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For about thirty years, one sentence killed the deal: &#8220;the home has been moved.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a manufactured home had been set up once and then relocated to a different lot, conventional financing was off the table. Fannie Mae said no. Freddie Mac said no. FHA said no. Unless the buyer was a veteran, the only options left were a chattel loan or a specialty portfolio loan, usually with a much higher rate and a much bigger down payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That just changed. Getting a conventional loan on a moved manufactured home is now possible through Freddie Mac, and the requirements are narrower than most of the coverage suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick answer: can you get a conventional loan on a moved manufactured home?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Freddie Mac&#8217;s Guide Bulletin 2026-12 permits mortgages secured by manufactured homes that have been moved from another site. The home needs a structural integrity inspection by a licensed professional engineer or the appropriate local, state, or federal authority, and it cannot sit in a more restrictive wind, roof load, or thermal zone than it was built for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What changed in Freddie Mac Bulletin 2026-12?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freddie Mac&#8217;s Single-Family Seller\/Servicer Guide previously treated a relocated manufactured home as ineligible collateral, full stop. <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.freddiemac.com\/app\/guide\/bulletin\/2026-12\">Guide Bulletin 2026-12<\/a> replaced that flat prohibition with a conditional one. Being moved no longer disqualifies the home by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three things came with the change:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A structural integrity inspection.<\/strong> A licensed professional engineer, or an appropriate local, state, or federal authority, has to inspect the home and verify structural integrity. The report goes in the mortgage file and stays there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A zone restriction.<\/strong> The home cannot be located in a more restrictive wind, roof load, or thermal zone than the zone it was constructed for.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A limit on what the money can pay for.<\/strong> Mortgage proceeds cannot cover delivery and setup, anchoring to a permanent foundation system, site development, installation, or permanent utility connections, including well and septic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything Freddie Mac already required still applies. The home has to be built to the HUD code, meaning built after June 15, 1976 with its red HUD certification labels attached. It has to sit on a permanent foundation. It has to be titled as real property along with the land, with the vehicle title retired. The change opened one door. It did not remove any of the other ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-contact-form-7-contact-form-selector\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f185-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"185\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5342#wpcf7-f185-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"185\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.7\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f185-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<div class=\"application_form\">\n\t<div class=\"block_top\" id=\"apply_form\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"spacer_top\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ApplyFullHeader\">\n\t\t<p class=\"replaceheader\">Request Home Loan Information Now!\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"blueBox\">\n\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Your Name (required)\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Your Email (required)\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-phone\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Phone:\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-phone\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-goal\"><select class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-select\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"your-goal\"><option value=\"Purchase\">Purchase<\/option><option value=\"Refinance\">Refinance<\/option><option value=\"Cash Out\">Cash Out<\/option><option value=\"More Information\">More Information<\/option><\/select><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-message\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Your Message:\" name=\"your-message\"><\/textarea><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"referer-page\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text referer-page\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"referer-page\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit Now!\" \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div style=\"text-align: justify; color:#666666;font-size: small;\">\n\t\t<p>By clicking \"Submit Now!\", you consent to receive calls and texts at the number you provided, including marketing by autodialer and prerecorded and artificial voice, and email, from Riverbank Finance LLC about your inquiry and other home-related matters, but not as a condition of any purchase; this applies regardless of whether you check, or leave un-checked, any box above. 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To apply now or get immediate assistance, call us at 1-800-555-2098.\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><p style=\"display: none !important;\" class=\"akismet-fields-container\" data-prefix=\"_wpcf7_ak_\"><label>&#916;<textarea name=\"_wpcf7_ak_hp_textarea\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"100\"><\/textarea><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ak_js_1\" name=\"_wpcf7_ak_js\" value=\"239\"\/><script>\ndocument.getElementById( \"ak_js_1\" ).setAttribute( \"value\", ( new Date() ).getTime() );\n<\/script>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What &#8220;a more restrictive wind, roof load, or thermal zone&#8221; actually means<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hud-data-plate-zone-maps-hero.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hud-data-plate-zone-maps-hero-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"HUD data plate inside a kitchen cabinet showing wind zone, roof load zone and thermal zone maps\" class=\"wp-image-5346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hud-data-plate-zone-maps-hero-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hud-data-plate-zone-maps-hero-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hud-data-plate-zone-maps-hero-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hud-data-plate-zone-maps-hero.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the requirement that decides most files, and it is the one every summary glosses over. Every manufactured home built to the HUD code is engineered for a specific set of climate conditions, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/cfr\/text\/24\/3285.103\">24 CFR 3285.103<\/a> prohibits installing a home in a zone that exceeds what it was designed for. Freddie Mac is now enforcing that same standard in the loan file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#apply_form\">Get Mortgage Quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think of it like tires. A tire rated for 100 mph is perfectly safe at 60. Put it on a car doing 120 and the rating no longer covers you. A home built for mild Georgia winters is fine anywhere warmer. Move it to Traverse City and the roof was never engineered for that snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Zone type<\/th><th>Categories<\/th><th>Design minimum<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Wind zone<\/td><td>Zone I \/ II \/ III<\/td><td>Roughly 70 \/ 100 \/ 110 mph fastest-mile design wind<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Roof load zone<\/td><td>South \/ Middle \/ North<\/td><td>20 \/ 30 \/ 40 pounds per square foot of roof live load<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thermal zone<\/td><td>Zone 1 \/ 2 \/ 3<\/td><td>Uo of 0.116 \/ 0.096 \/ 0.079 (lower means more insulation)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practical rule is direction of travel. Moving a home south, inland, or to a milder climate almost never trips this requirement. Moving it north into deeper snow, or toward a coast with higher wind design loads, usually does. A home built to South roof load carries 20 psf. Set it in a 40 psf North zone and no engineer&#8217;s letter fixes that, because the trusses were never built for the load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to find your home&#8217;s zones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look for the data plate. It is a paper label, roughly 8.5 by 11 inches, glued inside the home. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/hud-partners\/manufactured-home-labels\">HUD<\/a> notes the usual spots: inside a kitchen cabinet, near the electrical panel, or in a bedroom closet. It prints the wind zone, roof load zone, and thermal zone right on maps of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missing data plates are the single most common reason these files stall, and it is a solvable problem. The Institute for Building Technology and Safety keeps records on HUD-compliant homes built since 1976 and can issue a Substitute Performance Verification Certificate carrying the same wind, roof, and thermal zone information. Start that request early. It is paperwork, not a dead end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#apply_form\">Get Mortgage Quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this looks like in Michigan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michigan splits into two roof load zones, and the state wrote the line into its own rules. Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/regulations\/michigan\/Mich-Admin-Code-R-125-1185\">Mich. Admin. Code R. 125.1185<\/a>, the boundary between the south zone (20 psf) and the middle zone (30 psf) runs along the centerline of M-55 west from Tawas City to M-115, then northwest along M-115 to Frankfort. The state also requires pre-owned HUD-approved homes brought into Michigan to comply with the appropriate roof load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So a home that spent its life on a lot in Kalamazoo and gets moved to a parcel outside Cadillac has crossed a line that matters. Same state, different roof load zone, and the file fails Freddie Mac&#8217;s test. Check the zone before anyone writes a check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the structural integrity inspection involves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freddie Mac requires an inspection verifying structural integrity by a licensed professional engineer or the appropriate local, state, or federal authority, with the report retained in the mortgage file. The guide does not publish a form or a checklist, which means the engineer&#8217;s judgment carries the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In practice, expect the engineer to look at the frame and chassis for bending or damage from transport, the marriage line on a multi-section home, the floor system and any sagging, wall and roof connections, and the condition of the home after re-set. Budget roughly $400 to $900 in most markets, and expect two to four weeks between scheduling and a signed report. Confirm pricing locally, because engineer availability for manufactured housing varies a lot by region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing worth being clear about: this is a different document than the engineer&#8217;s foundation certification lenders already ask for on manufactured homes. You will likely need both. Ask the engineer to price them together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The part nobody is emphasizing: the loan cannot pay to move the home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the honest read on this rule change, and it cuts against most of the coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mortgage proceeds cannot be used for delivery and setup, anchoring on a permanent foundation, site development, installation, or permanent utility connections including well and septic. Those are exactly the costs of moving a manufactured home, and they are not small. Transport, crane work, a new foundation, a well, a septic system, a driveway, and utility runs can total $40,000 to $100,000 on a raw rural parcel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which means this change is not really a green light for &#8220;buy a cheap doublewide and move it onto my land.&#8221; That project still needs cash or a separate construction or renovation loan for the move itself. The conventional mortgage can only take out permanent financing once the home is already set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where this change does a lot of work is the other direction: homes that were moved years ago and have been sitting on a permanent foundation ever since, financed with something expensive because nothing else would touch them. That is the population this actually rescues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#apply_form\">Get Mortgage Quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who this helps, and who it doesn&#8217;t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation that comes up most: someone bought a moved manufactured home five or six years ago through a manufactured-housing specialty lender because every bank turned them down. The rate is several points above market and the loan is amortizing slowly. Nothing about the home has changed since. If the data plate zones check out and an engineer signs off, that borrower is now a candidate for a conventional refinance for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another common one: a buyer finds a well-kept doublewide on ten acres, gets it under contract, and the listing agent mentions in week two that the home was relocated in 2014. Before this change, that discovery ended the deal. Now it triggers a zone check and an engineer inspection instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is where it usually goes sideways. A family buys a home in the Grand Rapids area planning to move it up north onto family land. The home is South or Middle roof load, the destination is a heavier snow zone, and no amount of documentation resolves that. The zone rule is a hard physical limit, not a paperwork hurdle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the version that surprises people most: a borrower who wants a cash-out refinance on a home that was moved and never fully permitted at the new site. Freddie Mac&#8217;s rule addresses the move. It does not address a missing installation permit, an unretired vehicle title, or a foundation that was never engineered. Those still have to be cured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This isn&#8217;t for you if<\/strong> the home was moved into a tougher climate zone, if it was built before June 15, 1976, if the HUD certification labels are gone, if it sits on leased land in a park, or if you need the loan to fund the move itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Freddie Mac compares to other loan programs on moved homes<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/conventional-loan-moved-manufactured-home-hero.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/conventional-loan-moved-manufactured-home-hero-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Freddie Mac conventional moved manufactured homes vs fha, va, usda\" class=\"wp-image-5345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/conventional-loan-moved-manufactured-home-hero-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/conventional-loan-moved-manufactured-home-hero-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/conventional-loan-moved-manufactured-home-hero-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/conventional-loan-moved-manufactured-home-hero.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One important consequence: your loan has to be underwritten to Freddie Mac specifically. Fannie Mae has not made a matching change. That means Loan Product Advisor, not Desktop Underwriter, and it means some lenders will not have updated their manufactured-home overlays yet. Ask before you pay for an inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Program<\/th><th>Moved home eligible?<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/mortgage-programs\/conventional-mortgage.html\">Freddie Mac conventional<\/a><\/td><td>Yes, under Bulletin 2026-12<\/td><td>Engineer inspection plus zone test; loan can&#8217;t fund the move<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/mortgage-programs\/conventional-mortgage.html\">Fannie Mae conventional<\/a><\/td><td>No, as of publication<\/td><td>Selling Guide still requires the home never to have been installed elsewhere<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/mortgage-programs\/fha-mortgage.html\">FHA<\/a><\/td><td>No, as of publication<\/td><td>Home must be on its original installation site<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/mortgage-programs\/va-loan.html\">VA<\/a><\/td><td>Historically yes, with conditions<\/td><td>Verify current VA requirements and lender overlays<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/mortgage-programs\/usda-rural-housing-mortgage.html\">USDA<\/a><\/td><td>Generally no, as of publication<\/td><td>Narrow exceptions; confirm with your state office<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbankfinance.com\/mortgage-programs\/michigan-chattel-loans.html\">Chattel<\/a> \/ portfolio<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Higher cost, larger down payment, shorter terms<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to find out if your moved manufactured home qualifies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#apply_form\">Get Mortgage Quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run these in order. The first three cost nothing, and they eliminate most homes that were never going to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Find the data plate and photograph it.<\/strong> Kitchen cabinet, electrical panel, bedroom closet. Note the wind zone, roof load zone, and thermal zone. If it&#8217;s gone, request a Substitute Performance Verification Certificate from IBTS now, because it takes time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Confirm the current site&#8217;s required zones.<\/strong> Your county building department or state manufactured housing office can tell you. In Michigan that&#8217;s the Bureau of Construction Codes under LARA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compare the two.<\/strong> If the home&#8217;s design zones meet or exceed what the site requires, keep going. If not, stop here and look at other programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Confirm the title status.<\/strong> The home and land need to be one piece of real property, with the vehicle title retired or an affidavit of affixture recorded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Talk to a lender that runs Freddie Mac before ordering anything.<\/strong> Confirm they&#8217;ve adopted the update without an overlay blocking moved homes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Order the structural integrity inspection.<\/strong> Licensed PE or the appropriate authority. Bundle it with the foundation certification if you need both.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doing step 3 before step 6 is the whole point. Plenty of borrowers are about to pay for engineer reports on homes that fail a zone test they could have run for free in an afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I get a conventional loan on a mobile home that has been moved?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, if it&#8217;s a manufactured home built to the HUD code after June 15, 1976 and the loan goes through Freddie Mac. A true mobile home built before that date is not eligible for any conventional financing, moved or not. The home also needs a structural integrity inspection and has to pass the wind, roof load, and thermal zone test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does Fannie Mae allow moved manufactured homes now too?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. As of publication, Fannie Mae&#8217;s Selling Guide still requires that a manufactured home never have been installed or occupied at another site. Only Freddie Mac made this change, so the file has to be underwritten through Loan Product Advisor. If your lender only sells to Fannie Mae, you&#8217;ll need a different lender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many times can a manufactured home be moved and still qualify?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freddie Mac&#8217;s requirement addresses homes moved from another site without specifying a count. The engineer&#8217;s structural integrity finding is what governs, and a home moved multiple times is much more likely to show frame or connection damage. Expect more scrutiny and a real chance the engineer won&#8217;t sign off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I refinance a chattel loan on a moved manufactured home into a conventional mortgage?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Often, yes, and this is the biggest opportunity in the rule change. You need the home titled as real property with the land, on a permanent foundation, passing the zone test, with an engineer&#8217;s structural integrity report. If your current loan is a home-only or specialty loan taken out because nobody else would finance a moved home, it&#8217;s worth a fresh look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does the structural integrity inspection cost?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plan on roughly $400 to $900 in most markets, plus a couple of weeks of lead time. Costs vary by region and by how many engineers in your area handle manufactured housing. 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