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‘Pending Housing Legislation is a Litany of Deficiencies and Missed Opportunities for Mainstream Manufactured Housing and Consumers’ – MHARR Issues and Perspectives

Washington, D.C. – June 2026. “PENDING HOUSING LEGISLATION IS A LITANY OF DEFICIENCIES AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAINSTREAM MH AND CONSUMERS”   By Mark Weiss   As work continues in Congress (at press time) to produce an impactful “housing” bill, in the face of an unprecedented shortage of affordable housing and homeownership opportunities – a […]

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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) calling for the inclusion of mainstream manufactured home personal property or “chattel” loans — once again – within the Agency’s Enterprise Housing Goals (EHG) for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and

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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 HousingWire Op-Ed – “Congress has a Chance to Expand Affordable Homeownership – It Shouldn’t Waste It”

JULY 7, 2026 TO:                 HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS FROM:          MHARR RE:                 MHARR HOUSING WIRE OP-ED – “CONGRESS HAS A CHANCE TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP – IT SHOULDN’T WASTE IT”     Attached for your review and information is a copy of an MHARR Op-Ed article published in the July

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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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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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MHARR Intensifies Demand for Repeal of DOE Manufactured Housing “Energy” Regulations Based on New Executive Order

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                       Contact: MHARR                                                                                                

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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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