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New Proposed Energy Standards Rule Should Apply To Manufactured Housing Energy Rule making

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new proposed rule in the February 13, 2019 Federal Register (copy attached) that would significantly modify its procedures for developing new or revised energy conservation standards and related test procedures for consumer products, “appliances,” and certain commercial and industrial equipment. While the proposed rule, as published, …

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HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Decline Persists – Time For Action Not Excuses

HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Decline Persists – Time For Action Not Excuses

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., February 4, 2019 – 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 home production declined again in December 2018. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,943 homes in December …

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“The Illusion of Motion Versus Real-World Challenges”

Motion – or, more accurately, activity – in and of itself, is not necessarily synonymous with, or equivalent to, real progress, or, in fact, any progress at all.  Recent reports emerging from elsewhere within the universe of organizations representing the manufactured housing industry paint a uniformly rosy picture of almost non-stop engagement, dialogue, meetings, conferences, …

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Independent National Manufactured Housing Post-Production Association Takes Major Step

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., January 8, 2019 – The National Association of Manufactured Housing Community Owners (NAMHCO), a new, independent association representing a key manufactured housing industry post-production constituency, has announced a major step in its initial organization and the start of national-level advocacy activities to better and more effectively represent the post-production sector in Washington, D.C. …

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Production Decline Continues- in November 2018

Production Decline Continues in November 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Washington, D.C., January 3, 2019 – 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 home production declined once again in November 2018. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,670 homes …

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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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Production Flatline Continues in October 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., December 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), HUD Code manufactured home production declined slightly, once again, in October 2018.  Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,588 homes …

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HUD Publishes Final Revised Rv Exemption Rule

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]TO:HUD CODE INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS, COMMUNITIES, STATE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRESS FROM:MHARR RE:HUD PUBLISHES FINAL REVISED RV EXEMPTION RULE The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a final rule in the November 16, 2018 Federal Register (copy attached) amending the exemption of certain recreational vehicles (RV) from regulation under the National Manufactured Housing …

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A HUD MONITORING CONTRACT BRIDGE TO NOWHERE

“A HUD MONITORING CONTRACT ‘BRIDGE TO NOWHERE’”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Let’s start off with a truism. And that truism, quite simply, is that within the HUD manufactured housing program, the so-called “monitoring” function has grown, expanded and metamorphosized over time, to become something that it was never meant, designed or intended to be, with a private contractor exercising defactogovernmental authority over regulated parties. Of course, …

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Financial Services Chairman Calls for End of GSEs

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NOVEMBER 6, 2018 Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), retiring Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has called for an end to the two Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – and the repeal of their federal government charters. In a Press Release (copy attached) issued on November 2, 2018, the Chairman …

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