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Statutory Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) Recommends HUD Rejection of DOE Manufactured Housing Energy Rule

The statutory Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), at the conclusion of its November 15-17, 2022 meeting in Washington, D.C., to further consider the “alignment” of the HUD Code Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards (FMHCSS) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) final energy conservation standards for manufactured housing adopted on May 31, 2022, […]

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White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing — Request for Information

The following comments are submitted on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). MHARR is a Washington, D.C.-based national trade association representing the views and interests of producers of manufactured housing regulated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards

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MHARR Exposes GSES’ Failure On Chattel Financing Before Congress

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     Contact: MHARR (202) 783-4087 Washington, D.C., September 27, 2018 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in a submission (copy attached) to the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee in conjunction with a September 27, 2018 oversight hearing on regulation of the two “Government Sponsored Enterprises” (GSEs) – Fannie

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) APRIL 14, 2025 — WASHINGTON UPDATE — AN EXCLUSIVE REPORT AND ANALYSIS

Please find below a copy of the April 14, 2025 emailed “MHARR WASHINGTON UPDATE” – an exclusive report and analysis addressing the following topics.     MHARR ADDRESSES INDUSTRY BOTTLENECKS WITH HUD SECRETARY PRESIDENT/HUD SECRETARY PUSH AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP MH PROGRAM MISMANAGEMENT HURTING SMALL BUSINESSES NEW FHFA DIRECTOR CONFIRMED – TAKES INITIAL ACTIONS DOGE IMPACTS AT HUD DOE

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Leaders call on HUD Secretary to Address and Remedy Federal Manufactured Housing Program Mismanagement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     Contact: MHARR                                                                                                                             (202) 783-4087   MHARR CALLS ON HUD SECRETARY TO ADDRESS AND REMEDY FEDERAL MH PROGRAM MISMANAGEMENT   Washington, D.C., April 7, 2025 – As was previously reported, a delegation of senior officials of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) met with

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“The Good, The Bad And The Ugly” – MHARR – Issues and Perspectives by Mark Weiss, J.D.

MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES By Mark Weiss  MARCH 2025 “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY”     As 2025 begins, the production outlook for the HUD Code manufactured housing industry remains essentially static. While the nation continues to experience an unprecedented shortfall in the availability of affordable housing and homeownership, with a deficit

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MHARR Washington, D.C. Update – Report and Analysis for February 2025 – Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

REPORT AND ANALYSIS   IN THIS REPORT:                                                                      FEBRUARY 19, 2025   DOGE SET TO HIT HUD UNILATERAL MHI CONCESSIONS MUST BE REJECTED MHARR ENGAGES TRUMP APPOINTEES ON SUBSTANCE MH PRODUCTION UP IN ‘24 – STILL BELOW HISTORICAL NORMS HUD IGNORES CONTINUED ZONING ATTACKS ON MH HOMELESSNESS SPIKES IN 2024 AS AFFORDABILITY PLUMMETS CFPB TARGETED

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Major and Continuing MHARR Accomplishments for the HUD Code Manufactured Housing Industry and Consumers of Affordable Housing

Updated May 1, 2024 Among many other significant accomplishments on behalf of the HUD Code manufactured housing industry and American consumers of affordable, non-subsidized manufactured housing MHARR, since its founding in 1985, has: Led the industry in securing the enactment of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (2000 Reform Law), which mandated specific accountability-based

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HUD Adopts MHARR-Initiated Final Rule Authorizing Multi-Dwelling Unit Manufactured Housing

HUD Adopts MHARR-Initiated Final RuleAuthorizing Multi-Dwelling Unit Manufactured Housing   Washington, D.C., September 12, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with uncharacteristic fanfare, has announced the adoption of a final rule – spurred by decisive and persistent MHARR action – to expressly authorize, for the first time, the construction and sale

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“A Supreme Court Gift to the Manufactured Home Industry”

MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVESBy Mark WeissSEPTEMBER 2024  “A SUPREME COURT GIFT TO THE MH INDUSTRY” By now, thanks to MHARR research and analysis, as presented in a March 1, 2024 Talking Points Paper entitled, “Summary of the Three Main Bottlenecks Suppressing Manufactured Housing Production, Marketing and Sales,” industry members are aware of the principal

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