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Strong HUD Code Production Growth in August 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., October 3, 2018 – 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), strong year-over-year manufactured housing industry production growth continued in August 2018. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 9,157 homes in […]

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GSEs’ “Duty To Serve Underserved Markets” Plans

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] OCTOBER 3, 2018  TO:   INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS, COMMUNITIESAND FINANCE COMPANIES FROM:           MHARR  RE:                 FHFA REQUESTS INPUT ON PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO  GSEs’ “DUTY to SERVE UNDERSERVED MARKETS” PLANS Attached for your review and information is a copy of a notice issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on October 3, 2018, seeking public comment on proposed revisions

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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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Washington Update – MHARR September 19, 2018 – an Exclusive Report and Analysis

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]EXCLUSIVE REPORT AND ANALYSIS  IN THIS REPORT:                                                   SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 MHCC DELIVERS STRONG REBUKE TO HUD MHARR COMMENTS FURTHER OPPOSE DOE ENERGY RULE  MHCC REJECTS HUD ACTION ON MULTIPLE ISSUES The statutory Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), meeting in Washington, D.C. from September 11-13, 2018, tackled a lengthy agenda of proposed items, including proposals derived

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MHARR to DOE: Only Three Choices for MH Energy Rule – Abandon, Complete Start-Over, Or Face Legal Action

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     Contact: MHARR                                                                                                                            (202) 783-4087 Washington, D.C., September 17, 2018 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) filed written comments (see, copy attached hereto) on September 17, 2018 responding to an August 3, 2018 Notice of Data Availability and Request for Information (NODA) published by the

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Double-Digit HUD Code Production Growth in July 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., September 10, 2018 – 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), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production growth continued in July 2018. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,781 homes in July

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“Another Missed Post-Production Opportunity?”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MHARR —Issues and Perspectives By Mark Weiss September 2018   HUD Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson, as the saying goes, “gets it.” First, and most fundamentally, he understands – and has very plainly stated — that to successfully address and ultimately solve the nation’s affordable housing crisis, which has some 21 million American families spending more than

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DOE Issues MH Energy Rule Request for Information

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AUGUST 6, 2018   TO:                 MHARR MANUFACTURERS                         MHARR STATE AFFILIATES                         MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a “Notice of Data Availability and Request for Information” (“Notice”) regarding its previously dormant manufactured housing energy conservation standards rulemaking in the August 3, 2018 edition of the Federal Register (see copy attached). The DOE Notice seeks

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HUD Code Production Growth Continues In June 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., August 6, 2018 – 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), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production growth was sustained in June 2018. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,258 homes in

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HUD Publishes Notice of Impending MHCC Meeting

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As was referenced in MHARR’s July 26, 2018 memorandum concerning its recent meeting with HUD Assistant Secretary-Federal Housing Commissioner, Brian Montgomery, HUD has now published formal notice of an upcoming meeting of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) in the July 31, 2018 edition of the Federal Register (see, copy attached). The meeting, scheduled to

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