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Drastic 2023 Manufactured Housing Production Decline Warrants Much Stronger Action

DRASTIC 2023 PRODUCTION DECLINE WARRANTS MUCH STRONGER ACTION Washington, D.C., February 5, 2024 – 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), HUD Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year production declined again in December 2023. Just-released statistics …

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MHARR – Issues and Perspectives by Mark Weiss November 2023 “What’s in A Name? — Everything”

By Mark WeissNOVEMBER 2023  “WHAT’S IN A NAME? — EVERYTHING” Shakespeare famously asked, “What’s in a name?” If Shakespeare had been a lawyer – especially a regulatory lawyer – he would not have bothered to ask. He would have known the answer. For a regulated industry, such as manufactured housing (and especially a federally regulated …

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) October 26, 2023 Washington, D.C. Industry Updates – an Exclusive Report and Analysis

MHARR ADDRESSES STATE ASSOCIATIONS ON INDUSTRY DECLINE At a recent meeting of manufactured housing industry state association executives, MHARR addressed developing industry issues in Washington, D.C., as well as the major causes suppressing long-term industry growth and underlying the double-digit manufactured housing production decline of the past year. These issues, which were explained both verbally …

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MHARR Publishes White Paper Concerning Pending Manufactured Housing “Chassis” Legislation and Other Matters

MHARR POSITION PAPER AND PLAN OF ACTION ON TWO PENDING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS REGARDING DELETION OF THE “PERMANENT CHASSIS” REQUIREMENT AND OTHER MATTERS RESEARCHED AND PREPARED BY THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSOCIATION  FOR REGULATORY REFORMSEPTEMBER 2023 I.    INTRODUCTION A “discussion draft” of housing legislation circulated by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) as well as a stand-alone bill, H.R. …

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MHI Statement Provides Fannie and Freddie a Pass on DTS Chattel

Ever since Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) CEO, Lesli Gooch stated at a July 18, 2023 Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Duty to Serve (DTS) “Listening Session” that “The Duty to Serve statute does not require Fanny and Freddie to purchase [manufactured housing] personal property loans, but does say explicitly that they – quote – ‘may …

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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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MHARR Highlights Key Industry Issues in MEETING with HUD Assistant Secretary

MHARR HIGHLIGHTS KEY INDUSTRY ISSUESIN MEETING WITH HUD ASSISTANT SECRETARY MHARR Washington officials, on June 29, 2023, met with HUD Assistant Secretary and Federal Housing Commissioner, Julia Gordon. Ms. Gordon is the HUD appointed official with direct supervisory authority over both the federal manufactured housing program and Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-supported lending for manufactured home …

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MHARR Washington Update – Fannie, Freddie And DTS Plus Latest Concerns On MHI Energy Litigation

MHARR WASHINGTON UPDATE The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform is a Washington D.C.-based national trade association representing the views and interests of producers of manufactured housing REPORT AND ANALYSIS IN THIS REPORT:                                                                         JUNE 22, 2023 FANNIE AND FREDDIE RUNNING OUT OF EXCUSES ON DTS LATEST CONCERNS ABOUT MHI ENERGY LITIGATION MHARR PRESSES DTS …

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SHOCKING NUMBERS — Manufactured Housing Production Decline Steepens as Industry Impediments Multiply

SHOCKING NUMBERS — MH PRODUCTION DECLINE STEEPENS AS INDUSTRY IMPEDIMENTS MULTIPLY Washington, D.C., June 5, 2023 – 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), HUD Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year production has declined again in …

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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 MHARR’s July 2022 White Paper, entitled “The Exploitation of Federal Housing Finance and Mortgage Funding Assistance Programs and Potential Solutions,” industry members have requested further explanation and expansion of the …

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