I think there is a difference between "mobile" (which is more like a trailer, has a hitch in front and can be moved) and "Manufactured homes" which are prefabs homes brought to the site and are put on foundations. I think that a lot of people, that are retiring and love what the Villages has to offer, but maybe can not afford the more expensive homes, buy a manufactured home and remodel it to their own taste. I see a lot of the resales of Manufactured homes are updated, so therefore more expensive than $70,000 or so. I think The Villages bought up a lot of the older and more run down Manufactured homes and there are not as many to choose from, thus the slowdown.
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