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Manufactured Home Industry Production Declines Slightly in January 2021
Washington, D.C., March 3, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
MHARR Calls for Mainstream Manufactured Home Loans to Be Included in Enterprise Housing Goals
Washington, D.C., March 1, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed comments copy attached with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) …
“Zoning Exclusion — To Fight Or Switch?”
For those of us “senior” enough to remember cigarette commercials on television, an iconic brand, with a somewhat unusual advertising approach, was Tareyton cigarettes. Tareyton …
Manufactured Housing December 2020 Production & Shipment Data, Annual Total 2020 Manufactured Home Statistics
INDUSTRY PRODUCTION INCREASES IN DECEMBER 2020 Washington, D.C., February 3, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official …
Manufactured Housing Enters the Biden Era
REPORT AND ANALYSIS IN THIS REPORT: …




Biden Administration Regulatory Executive Orders
The Biden Administration, as expected, has issued a flurry of executive orders (EOs) and related directives in its first hours, including several pertaining to federal …
MHARR Seeks to Keep HUD Zoning Study on Track
Washington, D.C., January 19, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed comments attached with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) …
HUD Issues New and Revised Manufactured Housing Standards While Dodging Regulatory Reform
Washington, D.C., January 14, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published, as a final rule, the so-called “third set” of …
Twenty-Year MHARR Effort to Increase State Funding Takes Another Step Forward
Washington, D.C., January 12, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in comments filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …
Manufactured Housing Industry Production up in November 2020
Manufactured Housing Industry Production Increases Slightly in November 2020 Washington, D.C., January 4, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that …
HUD Issues Two Manufactured Home Industry-Wide AC Letters
The HUD Office of Manufactured Housing Programs (OMHP) has issued two-industry wide Alternate Construction (AC) letters copies attached. The AC letters, issued December 16, 2020, …
Manufactured Housing Industry Production Declines in October 2020
Washington, D.C., December 3, 2020 – 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 November 20, 2020 Washington Update — An Exclusive Report and Analysis
REPORT AND ANALYSISIN THIS REPORT: NOVEMBER 20, 2020 MHARR BOARD SHARPENS FOCUS ON POST-PRODUCTION ISSUES FHFA DTS “COMPLIANCE” REPORT SHOWS CONTINUING DECEPTION HUD WASTES …
MHARR Persistence Pays Off – FHFA Admits Reality: Fannie and Freddie Not Serving Manufactured Housing Under Duty To Serve
Washington, D.C., November 4, 2020 – As confirmed by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), a report recently submitted to Congress by the …
Manufactured Home Production Records Modest Increases in September 2020
Washington, D.C., November 4, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
MHARR Submits Comments on Continuing Duty To Serve Manufactured Housing Implementation Failures
Washington, D.C., October 21, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed comments ( copy attached) regarding proposed revisions and a …
MHARR Exposes FHFA Duty to Serve Manufactured Housing Failures and Distortions to Congress
MHARR EXPOSES FHFA DTS FAILURES AND DISTORTIONS TO CONGRESS Washington, D.C., October 16, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in verbal …
Manufactured Home Production Decline in August 2020 Mirrors Unresolved Post-Production Failures
Washington, D.C., October 5, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
“Wasted Manufactured Housing Opportunities Mount As The Clock Ticks Down”
MHARR — ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES By Mark Weiss At press time for this article, just four weeks remain before the November 3, 2020 presidential election. …
MHARR September 21, 2020 WASHINGTON UPDATE — an EXCLUSIVE Manufactured Housing Report and Analysis
MHARR EXPOSES FANNIE AND FREDDIE DECEPTION OF REGULATORS CONGRESS AND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON DTS MHARR, in a critical new dialogue with senior Federal Housing Finance …