Latest Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform News
Department of Energy (DOE) Publishes ‘Unacceptable’ Manufactured Housing Energy Rule Extension
DOE PUBLISHES UNACCEPTABLE ENERGY RULE EXTENSION The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a final rule in the May 30, 2023 edition of the …
Despite DOE Delay Manufactured Housing Energy Standards Remain Unacceptable as Costs Continue to Increase
RE: DESPITE DOE DELAY ENERGY STANDARDS REMAINUNACCEPTABLE AS COSTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a “pre-publication” notice of a …
Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform MHARR – Issues and Perspectives HUD’s Failure on Zoning Equity Hurts Manufactured Housing Industry and Consumers
MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES By Mark Weiss JUNE 2023 “HUD’s Failure on Zoning Equity Hurts Manufactured Housing Industry and Consumers” Since the publication of …
Continuing Manufactured Home Production Decline Reflects Failure to Address and Correct Deepening Systemic Problems
Washington, D.C., May 3, 2023 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
Supreme Court Case Could Significantly Advance Manufactured Home Producers’ Interests in Nation’s Capital
MAY 2, 2023FROM: MHARRRE: SUPREME COURT CASE COULD SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE MH PRODUCERS’ INTERESTS IN NATION’S CAPITAL The United States Supreme Court has accepted for review later …
Lies, Damned Lies and DOE’s Energy Rule
MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVESBY MARK WEISS MARCH 2022 “Lies, Damned Lies and DOE’s ‘Energy’ Rule” Well, the various comment periods for the U.S. Department of …
Court Denies Government Request to Stay Injunction Against Manufactured Housing Energy Rule
Attached for your information and review is a copy of an order entered on March 9, 2022 by the U.S. District Court for the Western …
‘MHI Does Not Represent the Entire Manufactured Housing “Industry”’ – MHARR Rebukes Manufactured Housing Institute Comments in Federal Response
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed supplemental comments with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in its rulemaking docket for a …
Manufactured Housing Industry Production Increases to Begin 2022
Washington, D.C., March 3, 2022 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
MHARR Asserts New Arguments for Withdrawal of Manufactured Housing DOE Energy Rule
Washington, D.C., March 1, 2022 – In its continuing effort to oppose the unnecessary and costly manufactured housing energy standards rule proposed by the U.S. …
MHARR Calls on DOE to Withdraw Energy Rule Based on Court Injunction
Washington, D.C., February 22, 2022 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in a February 16, 2022 communication to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) …
White House Initiates Engagement With MHARR
FEBRUARY 16, 2022 On the heels of its February 10, 2022 meeting with senior Ginnie Mae executives regarding manufactured home consumer financing and the destructive …
MHARR Meets with Senior Ginnie Mae Executives to Seek Elimination of Destructive “10-10” Rule
MHARR representatives met with senior-level officials of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), including Acting Executive Vice President Michael Drayne, on February 10, 2022. …
Manufactured Housing Industry Production Exceeds 100,000 Manufactured Homes for First Time in 15 Years
Washington, D.C., February 3, 2022 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that manufactured housing industry production in 2021 has exceeded 100,000 …
“Where is the ‘Equity’ for Manufactured Homes and Consumers Of Affordable Housing?” – MHARR Issues and Perspectives
The Biden Administration, this month, marks its first full year in office. As one of his initial steps, President Biden announced that the concept of …
MHARR Urges New Ginnie Mae President to Restore Support for – and Integrity of – Manufactured Home Consumer Lending
MHARR, in a January 10, 2022 communication to new Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) President, Alanna McCargo copy attached, has called on that organization …
FHFA Objects to Proposed 2022-2024 Manufactured Housing, Other Duty to Serve Plans
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as the statutory regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the federal agency responsible for implementation of the …
HUD Code Production Approaches 100,000 Home Annual Benchmark in November 2021
Washington, D.C., January 5, 2022 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …
Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Communication with FHFA Director Nominee Sandra Thompson
Attached, for your information and review, is an MHARR communication to Ms. Sandra Thompson, President Biden’s nominee to become the next director of the Federal …
HUD Code Production Continues Positive Pace in October 2021
Washington, D.C., December 3, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the …