News and Information for current and prospective homeowners
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![Hearts, Homes and Green Spaces](/application/files/9316/3131/3840/Outside_Gazebo_street_view_pretty.jpg)
Oct 31, 2014
Hearts, Homes and Green Spaces
A new university study shows that greener common spaces in neighborhoods create feelings of belonging. Yeah, we already knew that.
![From Shabby to Respectable…Mobile Homes Since the 1970s](/application/files/6416/3130/3269/Curt_and_Norma_Hames_2012_for_web.jpg)
May 13, 2014
From Shabby to Respectable…Mobile Homes Since the 1970s
Curt and Norma Hames "The Homes People" revolutionized the manufactured and mobile home industry.
![Hames Quality: Inside Out and Top to Bottom](/application/files/7316/3052/8193/JasonandRobertWorkingHard.jpg)
Dec 6, 2013
Hames Quality: Inside Out and Top to Bottom
When you buy a pre-owned mobile home from Hames, you know it has been systematically refurbished and checked before you move in.
![Schult & Hames - It's a Beautiful Thing](/application/files/2016/3052/7696/Schult_Redwood_Falls_Med.jpg)
Nov 20, 2013
Schult & Hames - It's a Beautiful Thing
Complex items like cars, trucks, furniture and appliance are built indoors. So, why would you build something as important as a house out-of-doors?
![Recipe for Great Neighborhoods](/application/files/2516/3052/4546/Street_View_Summer_Flowers.jpg)
Nov 13, 2013
Recipe for Great Neighborhoods
Food, home, family, neighbors...they all go together. Come and visit Hames-The Homes People today and let us serve you a great home in a friendly neighborhood.
![Myth Bust #3 – Mobile Homes DON'T Depreciate in Value](/application/files/1016/3052/7086/Money_Hand_Hundred_Dollar_Bills.jpg)
Oct 29, 2013
Myth Bust #3 – Mobile Homes DON'T Depreciate in Value
You will be impressed with our neighborhoods. We guarantee it.
![Myth Bust #2 – Mobile homes will not “blow away” in a storm](/application/files/4216/3052/4549/Double_Decatur_Street_Summer_Shed.jpg)
Oct 15, 2013
Myth Bust #2 – Mobile homes will not “blow away” in a storm
Sometimes, we’ve even had residents from nearby apartments wait out storms in our mobile home park shelters!
![Myth Bust #1 - Mobile Homes are NOT Mobile](/application/files/1216/3052/4549/Hames_and_Grand_View_Signs_Wilson_Ave.jpg)
Sep 18, 2013
Myth Bust #1 - Mobile Homes are NOT Mobile
Manufactured home owners stay in their homes longer than condominium owners, and almost as long as site built homeowners.
![Hames Homes is the Expert in Manufactured Housing](/application/files/2516/3052/3695/Cedar_Rapids_Fair_1978_Display_Home_for_web.jpg)
Sep 3, 2013
Hames Homes is the Expert in Manufactured Housing
For 3 generations, the Hames family has sold over 13,000 homes. From 12 foot wide "trailers" of the 1970's to today's stylish manufactured homes, Hames Homes leads the way in housing value.