Latest Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform News
HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Declines Again in February 2021
Washington, D.C., April 5, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
MHARR to FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Stop the “Shell Game” with the HUD Code Manufactured Home Industry and American Homebuyers
STATEMENT OF MARK WEISS MARCH 25, 2021 ENTERPRISE HOUSING GOALS LISTENING SESSION My name is Mark Weiss, and I am President and CEO of the …
“The Ultimate Battle Against Destructive Energy Regulation”
So, what could be worse than destructive, excessively costly federal manufactured housing “energy conservation” standards developed through a distorted and fundamentally tainted process at the …
MHARR Statement on Marcia Fudge and on HUD Standards Implementation
TO: MHARR MANUFACTURERS HUD CODE INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS FROM: MARK WEISSRE: SUBJECTS AS LISTED BELOW HUD EXTENDS IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR “THIRD SET” OF STANDARDS As …
Manufactured Home Industry Production Declines Slightly in January 2021
Washington, D.C., March 3, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
MHARR Exposes FHFA Duty to Serve Manufactured Housing Failures and Distortions to Congress
MHARR EXPOSES FHFA DTS FAILURES AND DISTORTIONS TO CONGRESS Washington, D.C., October 16, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in verbal …
Manufactured Home Production Decline in August 2020 Mirrors Unresolved Post-Production Failures
Washington, D.C., October 5, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
“Wasted Manufactured Housing Opportunities Mount As The Clock Ticks Down”
MHARR — ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES By Mark Weiss At press time for this article, just four weeks remain before the November 3, 2020 presidential election. …
MHARR September 21, 2020 WASHINGTON UPDATE — an EXCLUSIVE Manufactured Housing Report and Analysis
MHARR EXPOSES FANNIE AND FREDDIE DECEPTION OF REGULATORS CONGRESS AND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON DTS MHARR, in a critical new dialogue with senior Federal Housing Finance …
“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Have Learned Nothing From Their Subprime Debacle”
For the vast majority of lower and moderate-income Americans seeking to enter the housing market via the most direct and affordable means – i.e., through …
Manufactured Home Industry Production Increases in July 2020
Washington, D.C., September 3, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
MHARR Comments To FHFA Seek Full Compliance With “DUTY TO SERVE” Mandate
Washington, D.C., August 27, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed comments ( attached) on a proposed Federal Housing Finance …
Manufactured Housing Industry Production Declines Slightly in June 2020
Washington, D.C., August 10, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
With HUD Regulators Stalling MHARR Presses Critical Manufactured Home Issues Up The Ladder
Washington, D.C., July 15, 2020 – In a Petition for Rulemaking to Secretary Carson and other senior HUD officials copy attached, the Manufactured Housing Association …
COVID19 Continues to Suppress Manufactured Home Industry Production in May 2020
Washington, D.C., July 6, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
Federal Regulator Issues New Proposed Capital Requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) — the federal regulator for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – has issued a proposed rule that would …
“An Unequaled Opportunity About to Go to Waste”
The latest issue of the quarterly publication of HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) – called “Evidence Matters” — has been released to …
Manufactured Home Industry Production Falls Amidst COVID-19 Closures
Washington, D.C., June 3, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
Federal Guidance Adds Manufactured Home Retailers, Transporters, and Installers as Essential Workers as Sought by MHARR
The most recent update to the federal government’s guidance on “essential” workers for purposes of COVID-19 “Stay-at-Home” orders, issued by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure …
President Trump’s Regulatory Order Obliterates Excuses By HUD, FHFA, FANNIE MAE, FREDDIE MAC, GNMA AND DOE
Washington, D.C., May 20, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) – an industry group representing small businesses in the federally-regulated factory-built …