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Manufactured Housing Production Decline Persists in September 2023

Washington, D.C., November 3, 2023 – 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 production declined again in September 2023. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,955 new …

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) October 26, 2023 Washington, D.C. Industry Updates – an Exclusive Report and Analysis

MHARR ADDRESSES STATE ASSOCIATIONS ON INDUSTRY DECLINE At a recent meeting of manufactured housing industry state association executives, MHARR addressed developing industry issues in Washington, D.C., as well as the major causes suppressing long-term industry growth and underlying the double-digit manufactured housing production decline of the past year. These issues, which were explained both verbally …

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Severe Manufactured Home Production Decline Continues in August 2023

Severe Manufactured Home Production Decline Continues in August 2023

Washington, D.C., October 5, 2023 – 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 production declined again in August 2023. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,670 new …

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MHARR Publishes White Paper Concerning Pending Manufactured Housing “Chassis” Legislation and Other Matters

MHARR POSITION PAPER AND PLAN OF ACTION ON TWO PENDING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS REGARDING DELETION OF THE “PERMANENT CHASSIS” REQUIREMENT AND OTHER MATTERS RESEARCHED AND PREPARED BY THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSOCIATION  FOR REGULATORY REFORMSEPTEMBER 2023 I.    INTRODUCTION A “discussion draft” of housing legislation circulated by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) as well as a stand-alone bill, H.R. …

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Double-Digit 2023 Manufactured Home Production Slide Continues

Washington, D.C., September 5, 2023 – 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 production declined again in July 2023. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,134 new homes …

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MHI Statement Provides Fannie and Freddie a Pass on DTS Chattel

Ever since Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) CEO, Lesli Gooch stated at a July 18, 2023 Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Duty to Serve (DTS) “Listening Session” that “The Duty to Serve statute does not require Fanny and Freddie to purchase [manufactured housing] personal property loans, but does say explicitly that they – quote – ‘may …

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Despite Steep Production Decline, Manufactured Housing Institute Gives Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a Pass

Washington, D.C., August 3, 2023 – 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 production declined again in June 2023. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,169 new …

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“The Duty to Serve — A Cruelly-Unfulfilled Promise and Mandate” MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES AUGUST 2023 by Mark Weiss

MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVESBy Mark WeissAUGUST 2023  “THE DUTY TO SERVE — A CRUELLY-UNFULFILLED PROMISE AND MANDATE” The June 2023 edition of “MHARR – Issues and Perspectives,” addressed one of the two major post-production factors – discriminatory and exclusionary zoning mandates — underlying both the HUD Code manufactured housing industry’s failure to achieve significantly …

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MHARR Targets Fannie and Freddie Chattel Manufactured Home Lending Failure in DTS “Listening Session” Comments

VIA FEDERAL EXPRESSFederal Housing Finance AgencyDuty to Serve MarketsOffice of Housing and Community InvestmentsConstitution Center400 7th Street, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20710Re: July 18, 2023 FHFA Listening Session – Duty to Serve Underserved Markets – Manufactured Housing Market Dear Sir or Madam:The following comments are submitted on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). …

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MHARR Highlights Key Industry Issues in MEETING with HUD Assistant Secretary

MHARR HIGHLIGHTS KEY INDUSTRY ISSUESIN MEETING WITH HUD ASSISTANT SECRETARY MHARR Washington officials, on June 29, 2023, met with HUD Assistant Secretary and Federal Housing Commissioner, Julia Gordon. Ms. Gordon is the HUD appointed official with direct supervisory authority over both the federal manufactured housing program and Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-supported lending for manufactured home …

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