FREEHOLD, NJ, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE: UMH) (TASE: UMH), a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership and operation of manufactured home communities, today announced that the Company will attend the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) annual Innovative Housing Showcase for the 6th consecutive year. The event kicks off with the Showcase Opening Ceremony on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and runs through Thursday, September 24, 2026.
Samuel A. Landy, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “At this year’s Innovative Housing Showcase, UMH is proud to present two ground-breaking manufactured homes in partnership with Champion Homes and Cavco Industries. Making its debut on the National Mall is the first-ever HUD-code two-story manufactured home built by Champion Homes. This three-bedroom, two-bath home showcases the evolution of modern manufactured housing through this innovative design. UMH will also feature an off-frame, two-bedroom, two-bath multi-section home built by Cavco Industries, demonstrating the removal of the traditional chassis and highlighting the construction advancements shaping the future of manufactured housing. Together, these homes expand the possibilities of high-quality affordable housing. This event provides policymakers and the public with an opportunity to experience these homes firsthand, and we invite everyone to attend it.”
UMH Properties, Inc., which was organized in 1968, is a public equity REIT that currently owns and operates 145 manufactured home communities, containing approximately 27,100 developed homesites, of which 11,200 contain rental homes, and over 1,000 self-storage units. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. Included in the 145 communities are two communities in Florida, containing 363 sites, and one community in Pennsylvania, containing 113 sites, that UMH has an ownership interest in and operates through its joint ventures with Nuveen Real Estate.
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