UMH Properties, Inc.

Our History

Choosing a UMH manufactured home for your next home means you’re choosing a company with a long and trusted history in the manufactured and modular home industry. UMH has been in business since 1968, operating as a public company since 1985. For over 50 years, UMH has helped fill the gap in affordable housing by providing low-cost, high-quality homes and maintaining well-managed manufactured home communities that provide a desirable lifestyle for homebuyers.

UMH also recognizes our obligation to reduce our impact on the environment and to conserve our natural resources. We have implemented energy and water conservation strategies, as well as partnered with manufacturers who abide by green construction practices that make use of renewable materials and energy star rated products.

As an organization, we believe in enriching the lives of the people impacted by our Company – our employees, our residents and our neighbors. Throughout our history, we have been actively involved in organizations that foster community and fellowship. That’s why UMH actively supports Boys Scouts of America, Open Space Pace, and Special Strides, The Manufactured Housing Institute, and all the local Chambers of Commerce where our properties are located.

Our Industry

Manufactured and modular homes are precision-engineered in indoor facilities with the same quality construction materials used for stick-built housing. They can be built with quick, affordable, eco-friendly construction compared to other home types, and have virtually no risk to weather events or other issues with the initial construction process. Because of the industry’s commitment to constant improvement and incomparable affordability, fabricated housing becomes a more sought-out option by the average homebuyer year-over-year.

US HUD Secretary Ben Carson tours a UMH Manufactured Home at Washington’s first “Homes on the Hill” expo in 2019.

Manufactured home communities satisfy a fundamental need – quality affordable housing. As home prices and mortgage rates rise and available home inventory continues to shrink, the supply of affordable housing becomes an ever-increasing concern. In recent years, the federal government has been pushing initiatives that would make manufactured housing more accessible, by improving options for financing and reducing barriers to entry imposed by permit laws and other antiquated legislation. 

Between the rise in technology that produces truly stunning homes, and the increasing options for financing and customization, it has never been a better time to become a manufactured homebuyer!

Purchase Your Home from a UMH Sales Center

Our Sales Centers are premier manufactured and modular home retailers. We offer floor plans from a wide variety of manufacturers. With our manufacturer partnerships, UMH has curated a large selection of fabricated home models for homebuyers to choose from.

Qualified buyers receive turnkey services from UMH Sales Centers, including home design, shipment handling, financing assistance, installation assistance and placement assistance. We’re constantly keeping up with the latest innovations in the manufactured housing industry, and our specially trained staff helps hundreds of families each year design their perfect UMH home offering the latest in technology, amenities and design.

Live in a UMH Community

We’re committed to providing more than just a home. We’re committed to our communities. UMH owns and operates 132 manufactured home communities with approximately 25,000 developed homesites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Alabama and South Carolina. UMH also owns and operates one community in Florida, containing 219 sites, through its joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate.​ For four years running since 2016, a UMH community has been selected as the recipient of the Manufactured Housing Institute’s Land-Lease Community of the Year Award. We’ve earned this industry honor through dedicated involvement in the communities we operate, by continually making the capital improvements needed to maintain five star rated communities.

UMH also participates in many charities, organizations and events local to our communities, including chambers of commerce, community appreciation days, local Veteran’s appreciation events, fire department luncheons, school luncheons and resident barbecues.

UMH: A Solid Investment

When you choose a UMH home, you’re choosing a solid investment in your future. Our corporate investors know we offer solid, trustworthy products and services, making UMH a great choice for investors.

We own a portfolio of over 132 manufactured home communities, housing approximately 25,000 home sites. In addition, we own over 1,800 acres of land for the development of new sites. UMH has a subsidiary, UMH Sales and Finance, Inc. that sells manufactured homes into UMH communities.

We encourage you to visit our investor website www.umh.reit where you’ll find our most recent Annual Report, Letter to Shareholders and SEC Filings. Our website also includes our Dividend Reinvestment Plan Description, Property Portfolio, and other key information that should be of interest to our shareholders and potential investors. To receive an investor package, contact our Investor Relations Department at 732-577-9997 or via e-mail at ir@umh.com.