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FHFA CONTINUES TO SHORT-SHRIFT MH CONSUMER FINANCING

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FHFA BIAS AGAINST HUD CODE HOUSING CONTINUES The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has once again given HUD Code manufactured housing the back of its hand, as the regulatory agency responsible for the supervision and conservatorship of the two Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – has granted the GSEs permission […]

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Terrible FHFA Duty to Serve Rule Leads to Useless Fannie And Freddie DTS Chattel Plans

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., May 9, 2017 – The entirely discretionary final “Duty to Serve Underserved Markets” (DTS) rule published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on December 29, 2016 — opposed by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) as being totally inconsistent with the mandatory and remedial nature of DTS as enacted by

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FHFA Concedes Utter Failure of DTS in Major Restructuring plus DOE Energy Update

Washington, D.C. JUNE 29, 2026  TO:        HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS  FROM: MHARR  RE:        SUBJECTS AS LISTED BELOW FHFA CONCEDES UTTER FAILURE OF DTS IN MAJOR RESTRUCTURING In the wake of recent MHARR communications to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William J. Pulte and the White House

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‘Pending Housing Legislation is a Litany of Deficiencies and Missed Opportunities for Mainstream Manufactured Housing and Consumers’ – MHARR Issues and Perspectives

Washington, D.C. – June 2026. “PENDING HOUSING LEGISLATION IS A LITANY OF DEFICIENCIES AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAINSTREAM MH AND CONSUMERS”   By Mark Weiss   As work continues in Congress (at press time) to produce an impactful “housing” bill, in the face of an unprecedented shortage of affordable housing and homeownership opportunities – a

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MHARR Intensifies Demand for Repeal of DOE Manufactured Housing “Energy” Regulations Based on New Executive Order

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“Why Manufactured Housing Production Remains Suppressed – and What Could Change It” – Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Issues and Perspectives

Washington, D.C. RE:  FEBRUARY 2026  MHARR — ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES — A MUST READ Attached, please find your copy of the February 2026 MHARR —  ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES article entitled, “WHY MANUFACTURED HOUSING PRODUCTION REMAINS SUPPRESSED – AND WHAT COULD CHANGE IT” Thank you Attachments Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) 1331 Pennsylvania Ave N.W., Suite

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MHARR Interview with MHProNews Exposes Continuing Manufactured Housing Industry Failures in Post-Production Sector – What Mark Weiss Said About MHI and Pending Federal Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                      Contact: MHARR                                                                                                                            (202) 783-4087   MHARR INTERVIEW WITH MHPRONEWS EXPOSES CONTINUING INDUSTRY FAILURES    Washington, D.C., January 22, 2026 – In a recent Q&A interview published by industry journal MHProNews (see, reprint copy attached), Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) President and CEO, Mark Weiss, addresses the failure of

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White Paper Analysis of U.S. Senate ‘ROAD to Housing Act of 2025’ – a Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Critical Review

Washington, D.C. 8.14.2025.     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                      Contact: MHARR                                                                                        

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“More Red Flags for the Industry and Consumers in the Second Trump Administration” – Mark Weiss, J.D., MHARR Issues and Perspectives

MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES By Mark Weiss AUGUST 2025 “MORE RED FLAGS FOR THE INDUSTRY AND CONSUMERS IN THE SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION”               In the January 2025 “MHARR Issues and Perspectives” article, entitled “Trump 2.0 – The Industry’s Second Chance,” MHARR stressed that the industry (i.e., the broader industry, represented by the Manufactured

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MHARR — Issues and Perspectives “Reality Versus Empty Posturing”

MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES By Mark Weiss MAY 2024 “REALITY VERSUS EMPTY POSTURING” Henry David Thoreau, in the classic, “Walden,” lamented that “shams and delusions are esteemed for [the] soundest truths, while reality is fabulous.” He observed that if “men would steadily observe realities only” and “not allow themselves to be deluded,” life would

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