In 1972 the country produced 2.94 million homes
Almost 600,000 of those were manufactured homes (so, yes, we used to be really good at offsite home building too)
That’s about 14 homes/1000 people
In 2025 the country produced 1.47 million homes (of which only 100,000 were manufactured)
That’s 4 homes/1000 people
Imagine if any other critical industry (energy, financial services, agriculture) had gotten this much worse in the last 53 years?