Washington, D.C., March 1, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed comments copy attached with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) calling for the inclusion of mainstream manufactured home personal property or “chattel” loans — once again – within the Agency’s Enterprise Housing Goals (EHG) for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and […]
MHProNews Q&A with Danny Ghorbani The following is a reprint of a popular new periodic series of questions and answers (Q&A) published by MHProNews. The series aims to set key industry issues in its proper historic and factual context. MHProNews asked Danny Ghorbani to participate due to his unique and award winning 50-year history in manufactured housing.
JULY 15, 2019 TO: MHARR MANUFACTURERS MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG) MHARR STATE AFFILIATES FROM: MHARR RE: MHARR MEETING WITH NEW FHFA LEADERSHIP An MHARR delegation met with senior officials of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on July 11, 2019, including newly-confirmed FHFA Director, Dr. Mark Calabria. The entire focus of this meeting was
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It’s been more than ten years since Congress enacted the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and its “Duty to Serve Underserved Markets” (DTS) mandate. DTS directs both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to “develop loan products and flexible underwriting guidelines to facilitate a secondary market for mortgages on manufactured homes for very low, low
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MHARR —Issues and Perspectives By Mark Weiss September 2018 HUD Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson, as the saying goes, “gets it.” First, and most fundamentally, he understands – and has very plainly stated — that to successfully address and ultimately solve the nation’s affordable housing crisis, which has some 21 million American families spending more than
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Washington, D.C., March 8, 2018 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in a February 27, 2018 communication to the Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac (copy attached), has demanded clarification of that organization’s implementation of the “Duty to Serve Underserved Markets” (DTS) in relation to a supposed “new class” of manufactured
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., February 6, 2018 – 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), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production grew once again during December 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,245 homes in
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]IN THIS REPORT: OCTOBER 10, 2017 EXCLUSIVE REPORT & ANALYSIS: HUD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR IN REGULATORY NO-MAN’S LAND MHARR – OPPOSED DOE ENERGY RULE REMAINS STALLED MARYLAND BACKPEDALS ON FIRE SPRINKLERS SECRETIVE “NEW HOME” DISCUSSION RAISES CONCERNS HUD INSTALLATION INCOMPETENCE HAUNTS INDUSTRY & CONSUMERS MHARR BLASTS PROPOSED “FROST-FREE” INTERPRETIVE BULLETIN WASHINGTON TALKS WHILE HOMEBUYERS SUFFER
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., July 11, 2017 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed written comments with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the federal regulator of the two Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – addressing the Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) “implementation” plans filed by the
At the invitation of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), an MHARR delegation attended and participated in an April 26, 2017 meeting in Washington, D.C. with key FHFA officials responsible for the implementation of the Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) provision of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and members of
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