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MHARR March 11, 2024 Washington Update — An Exclusive Report and Analysis
Attached please find your copy of the March 11, 2024 “MHARR WASHINGTON UPDATE” an exclusive report and analysis addressing: REPORT AND ANALYSIS MARCH 11, 2024IN …
HUD and FHFA Trumpet “Show” Spending While Avoiding Real Solutions”
Washington, D.C., March 8, 2024 – Recent announcements by federal agencies are touting millions of dollars in spending on affordable housing, including some nominally targeted …
Persistent Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Efforts Pay Dividends on Reforming Destructive Ginnie Mae Rule
PERSISTENT MHARR EFFORTS PAY DIVIDENDS ON REFORMING DESTRUCTIVE GINNIE MAE RULE Washington, D.C., March 5, 2024 – Persistent efforts by the Manufactured Housing Association for …
January 2024 Manufactured Home Production Begins to Show Positive Movement
JANUARY 2024 PRODUCTION BEGINS TO SHOW POSITIVE MOVEMENT Washington, D.C., March 4, 2024 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according …
Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Continues to Expose Principal Bottlenecks Suppressing Manufactured Housing
MHARR CONTINUES TO EXPOSE PRINCIPAL BOTTLENECK SUPPRESSING MANUFACTURED HOUSING Washington, D.C., March 1, 2024 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has published a …
Drastic 2023 Manufactured Housing Production Decline Warrants Much Stronger Action
DRASTIC 2023 PRODUCTION DECLINE WARRANTS MUCH STRONGER ACTION Washington, D.C., February 5, 2024 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according …
Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Comments Call for Withdrawal of Destructive DOE Manufactured Housing “Energy” Enforcement Rule
January 24, 2024 VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS AND ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm Secretary U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C, 20585 …
Manufactured Housing Production Decline Persisted in November 2023, Says Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in January 2024 Report
PRODUCTION DECLINE PERSISTS IN NOVEMBER 2023 Washington, D.C., January 3, 2024 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official …
‘Stunning and Unworkable’ – DOE’s Extreme Energy Enforcement Regulations Would Destroy Affordable Manufactured Homes
DECEMBER 12, 2023 TO: HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS AND CONSUMERS FROM: MHARR RE:DOE’S EXTREME ENERGY ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS WOULD DESTROY AFFORDABLE MANUFACTURED HOMES At …
MHARR NEWS ITEM – Manufactured Housing Industry PRODUCTION DECLINE CONTINUES IN OCTOBER 2023
PRODUCTION DECLINE CONTINUES IN OCTOBER 2023 Washington, D.C., December 4, 2023 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official …
MHARR – Issues and Perspectives by Mark Weiss November 2023 “What’s in A Name? — Everything”
By Mark WeissNOVEMBER 2023 “WHAT’S IN A NAME? — EVERYTHING” Shakespeare famously asked, “What’s in a name?” If Shakespeare had been a lawyer – especially …
Manufactured Housing Production Decline Persists in September 2023
Washington, D.C., November 3, 2023 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) October 26, 2023 Washington, D.C. Industry Updates – an Exclusive Report and Analysis
MHARR ADDRESSES STATE ASSOCIATIONS ON INDUSTRY DECLINE At a recent meeting of manufactured housing industry state association executives, MHARR addressed developing industry issues in Washington, …
Severe Manufactured Home Production Decline Continues in August 2023
Washington, D.C., October 5, 2023 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
MHARR Publishes White Paper Concerning Pending Manufactured Housing “Chassis” Legislation and Other Matters
MHARR POSITION PAPER AND PLAN OF ACTION ON TWO PENDING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS REGARDING DELETION OF THE “PERMANENT CHASSIS” REQUIREMENT AND OTHER MATTERS RESEARCHED AND PREPARED …
Double-Digit 2023 Manufactured Home Production Slide Continues
Washington, D.C., September 5, 2023 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. …
MHI Statement Provides Fannie and Freddie a Pass on DTS Chattel
Ever since Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) CEO, Lesli Gooch stated at a July 18, 2023 Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Duty to Serve (DTS) “Listening …
Despite Steep Production Decline, Manufactured Housing Institute Gives Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a Pass
Washington, D.C., August 3, 2023 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
“The Duty to Serve — A Cruelly-Unfulfilled Promise and Mandate” MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES AUGUST 2023 by Mark Weiss
MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVESBy Mark WeissAUGUST 2023 “THE DUTY TO SERVE — A CRUELLY-UNFULFILLED PROMISE AND MANDATE” The June 2023 edition of “MHARR – …
MHARR Targets Fannie and Freddie Chattel Manufactured Home Lending Failure in DTS “Listening Session” Comments
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESSFederal Housing Finance AgencyDuty to Serve MarketsOffice of Housing and Community InvestmentsConstitution Center400 7th Street, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20710Re: July 18, 2023 FHFA Listening …