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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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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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“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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‘FHFA has Repeatedly Reported Material Misrepresentations to Congress’ ‘Breach of Responsibilities under HERA Relating to DTS’

August 15, 2022 VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Hon. Sandra ThompsonDirectorFederal Housing Finance AgencyConstitution Center400 7th Street, SWWashington, D.C. 20219 Re: Duty to Serve Listening Session – Manufactured Housing (July 11, 2022) Dear Ms. Thompson: The following written comments, corresponding with my verbal presentation at the July 11, 2022 Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) Listening Session

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MHARR Presents Comments at Federal Housing Finance Agency Duty To Serve “Listening Session”

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) provided comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) at a July 12, 2022 “Listening Session” regarding the 2022-2024 Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) plans filed by federal mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Enterprises). While FHFA sought to target the listening session toward manufactured

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