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June 13, 2019

Harmony Communities Founder Featured in Work + Money Article, “20 Truths About Tiny Homes”

Harmony Communities President and Founder, Matthew Davies, was recently featured in the Work + Money article, "20 Truths About Tiny Homes." In the article, Matthew talked about the cost savings, energy efficiencies, and greener footprint that many of today's tiny homes offer.
May 31, 2019

Managing Tiny Cities: Facts about the Infrastructure of Mobile Home Parks

Running a mobile home park is a bit like managing a microcosmic city. This is largely due to the complex infrastructure of mobile home parks. This article explains the various complexities of mobile home park infrastructure that aspiring mobile home park owners need to know.
May 23, 2019

Harmony Speaks: A Conversation with Dolly Zack, Community Manager

Scores of families call Santa Nella RV and Mobile Home Parks home. Fresno native Dolly Zack has managed the parks since 2013 and has worked for Harmony’s founder, Matthew Davies, since he started the company in […]
April 11, 2019

Camp Fire in Paradise: How a Natural Disaster is Aggravating Housing Shortages in California

The devastating campfires that ravaged Northern and Southern California last November took their place as among the worst natural disasters in the State's history, displacing thousands of homeowners and renters, fueling the already pervasive housing shortage. Learn about the resources available to help Camp Fire victims here.
March 29, 2019

The Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association: A Q&A with Doug Johnson, WMA’s Senior Regional Representative

One individual who is working hard to promote attractive, high-quality, affordable mobile home communities is Doug Johnson, WMA’s Senior Regional Representative. In a recent interview, Doug shared WMA’s mission and its recent attempts to close the affordable housing gap in California through education and advocacy.
March 22, 2019

Manufactured Homes vs. Modular Homes: One and the Same

In the affordable housing industry, a common question centers on the difference between “manufactured” and “modular” homes. The different terminology has bred universal confusion about whether the two are different at all, and if so, what the differences really are.
January 20, 2019

Solar Energy in California: What to Expect in 2019

Earlier this year, the California Energy Commission voted unanimously to require all newly constructed homes to be equipped with solar panels starting in 2020, making California the first state in the nation to require all new builds to be solar-powered. Developers are currently tasked with figuring out how to comply with this mandate while keeping homes affordable. One proposed option would allow for "community-shared solar options," which would take the form of off-site solar farms that send energy to multiple housing communities via transmission lines.