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MHARR Comments to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Call for Full Duty to Serve (DTS)/Chattel Loan Implementation by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   Contact: MHARR (202) 783-4087     MHARR COMMENTS CALL FOR FULL DTS/CHATTEL IMPLEMENTATION Washington, D.C., July 30, 2026 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed written comments (copy attached) in response to a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) regarding potential changes to […]

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MHARR Presents Comments at Federal Housing Finance Agency Duty To Serve “Listening Session”

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) provided comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) at a July 12, 2022 “Listening Session” regarding the 2022-2024 Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) plans filed by federal mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Enterprises). While FHFA sought to target the listening session toward manufactured

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President Trump Announces Nominee Dr. Mark Calabria to Become New Director of Federal Housing Finance Agency

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]President Trump, on December 12, 2018, announced the nomination of Dr. Mark Calabria, currently the Chief Economist for Vice President Mike Pence, to become the new Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), when the term of current FHFA Director, Melvin Watt, expires in January 2019. The nomination to serve a five-year term as

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HUD Code Manufactured Home Industry Production Declines Again in May 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                      Contact: MHARR                                                                                                                         (202) 783-4087 INDUSTRY PRODUCTION DECLINES AGAIN IN MAY 2026 Washington, D.C., July 6, 2026 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HUD Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year

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FHFA Concedes Utter Failure of DTS in Major Restructuring plus DOE Energy Update

Washington, D.C. JUNE 29, 2026  TO:        HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS  FROM: MHARR  RE:        SUBJECTS AS LISTED BELOW FHFA CONCEDES UTTER FAILURE OF DTS IN MAJOR RESTRUCTURING In the wake of recent MHARR communications to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William J. Pulte and the White House

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MHARR Amplifies Call for Administrative Repeal of Discriminatory and Excessive Manufactured Housing “Energy” Standards

Washington, D.C. TO:                 HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY PRODUCERS FROM:          MHARR RE:                 MHARR AMPLIFIES CALL FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REPEAL OF                         DISCRIMINATORY AND EXCESSIVE MANUFACTURED HOUSING “ENERGY” STANDARDS Attached for your information and review is a May 5, 2026 MHARR communication to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary, Chris Wright and U.S. Department

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The Omission of the Duty to Serve Manufactured Housing from Pending House and Senate Housing Bills Must be Corrected

Washington, D.C., April 27, 2026 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is today publishing the first of several detailed analyses (copy attached) based upon its April 13, 2026 one-page summary (copy also attached) of fundamental and potentially serious questions for the manufactured housing industry – and manufactured housing consumers – raised by the

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MHARR News Item — MHARR Analysis Reveals Serious Questions Regarding Pending Housing Legislation

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     Contact: MHARR                                                                                                                            (202) 783-4087   MHARR ANALYSIS REVEALS SERIOUS QUESTIONS  REGARDING PENDING HOUSING LEGISLATION   Washington, D.C., April 13, 2026 – In a one-page summary analysis (copy attached) of the manufactured housing-related provisions of the housing bills currently pending in the U.S. Senate (i.e., the “ROAD to Housing Act”) and the U.S.

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“Why Manufactured Housing Production Remains Suppressed – and What Could Change It” – Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Issues and Perspectives

Washington, D.C. RE:  FEBRUARY 2026  MHARR — ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES — A MUST READ Attached, please find your copy of the February 2026 MHARR —  ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES article entitled, “WHY MANUFACTURED HOUSING PRODUCTION REMAINS SUPPRESSED – AND WHAT COULD CHANGE IT” Thank you Attachments Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) 1331 Pennsylvania Ave N.W., Suite

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MHARR Interview with MHProNews Exposes Continuing Manufactured Housing Industry Failures in Post-Production Sector – What Mark Weiss Said About MHI and Pending Federal Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                      Contact: MHARR                                                                                                                            (202) 783-4087   MHARR INTERVIEW WITH MHPRONEWS EXPOSES CONTINUING INDUSTRY FAILURES    Washington, D.C., January 22, 2026 – In a recent Q&A interview published by industry journal MHProNews (see, reprint copy attached), Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) President and CEO, Mark Weiss, addresses the failure of

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