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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 Urges Congress to Preserve DTS In GSE Reform Legislation DBN

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., March 28, 2019 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in written testimony submitted to the Senate Banking Committee in conjunction with its March 26-27, 2019 hearing concerning reform of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) and the domestic housing finance system, has called on Congress to maintain the express “Duty to Serve

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MHARR Amplifies Call for Administrative Repeal of Discriminatory and Excessive Manufactured Housing “Energy” Standards

Washington, D.C. TO:                 HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY PRODUCERS FROM:          MHARR RE:                 MHARR AMPLIFIES CALL FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REPEAL OF                         DISCRIMINATORY AND EXCESSIVE MANUFACTURED HOUSING “ENERGY” STANDARDS Attached for your information and review is a May 5, 2026 MHARR communication to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary, Chris Wright and U.S. Department

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MHARR News Item — MHARR Analysis Reveals Serious Questions Regarding Pending Housing Legislation

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     Contact: MHARR                                                                                                                            (202) 783-4087   MHARR ANALYSIS REVEALS SERIOUS QUESTIONS  REGARDING PENDING HOUSING LEGISLATION   Washington, D.C., April 13, 2026 – In a one-page summary analysis (copy attached) of the manufactured housing-related provisions of the housing bills currently pending in the U.S. Senate (i.e., the “ROAD to Housing Act”) and the U.S.

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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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HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Declines in 2025 as Post-Production Bottlenecks Continue to Suppress Manufactured Housing Industry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   Contact: MHARR                                                                                                  

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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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MHARR Supports SBA Deregulatory Initiative – Presses for Invalidation of DOE “Energy Conservation” Rule

Washington, D.C., December 22, 2025 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in a December 17, 2025 communication to U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler (see, copy attached), has called on SBA to invalidate the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) May 31, 2022 manufactured housing “energy conservation” standards rule. This action follows

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) December 16, 2025 — Washington Update — an Exclusive Report and Analysis

Attached please find your copy of the December 16, 2025 “MHARR WASHINGTON UPDATE” an exclusive report and analysis addressing:     MHARR BLASTS COSTLY DOE ENERGY RULES “ROAD TO HOUSING” BILL STALLED STUDY – MORE THAN 75% OF U.S. HOUSING IS “UNAFFORDABLE” RETREAT FROM “AFFORDABLE” TO “ATTAINABLE” AND BACK? HUD MONITORING CONTRACTOR PUSHING NEW “AQL”-TYPE

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MHARR Communication to President Trump Seeks Elimination of Industry Bottlenecks as Part of Cure for Affordable Housing Crisis

Washington, D.C.         SEPTEMBER 22, 2025    TO:                 FEDERALLY-REGULATED MH INDUSTRY MEMBERS   FROM:          MARK WEISS   RE:                 MHARR COMMUNICATION TO PRESIDENT TRUMP                         SEEKS ELIMINATION OF INDUSTRY BOTTLENECKS                         AS PART OF CURE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS   Attached for your review and information is a copy of a September 15, 2025 MHARR

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