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“Wasted Manufactured Housing Opportunities Mount As The Clock Ticks Down”

MHARR — ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES  By Mark Weiss At press time for this article, just four weeks remain before the November 3, 2020 presidential election. The election itself, as illustrated during the September 29, 2020 “debate,” presents a stark contrast for voters, and its outcome will produce equally stark policy contrasts for the manufactured housing […]

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MHARR September 21, 2020 WASHINGTON UPDATE — an EXCLUSIVE Manufactured Housing Report and Analysis

MHARR EXPOSES FANNIE AND FREDDIE DECEPTION OF REGULATORS CONGRESS AND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON DTS MHARR, in a critical new dialogue with senior Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) officials has demonstrated, with specific facts, information and key relevant numbers, how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have diverted and undermined the implementation of the Duty to Serve

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“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Have Learned Nothing From Their Subprime Debacle”

For the vast majority of lower and moderate-income Americans seeking to enter the housing market via the most direct and affordable means – i.e., through the purchase of a mainstream, inherently affordable HUD Code manufactured home – the Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) mandate, enacted by Congress twelve year ago as part of the

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Manufactured Home Industry Production Increases in July 2020

Washington, D.C., September 3, 2020 – 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 showed a moderate increase in July 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced

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Manufactured Housing Industry Production Declines Slightly in June 2020

Washington, D.C., August 10, 2020 – 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 fell slightly in June 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,568 homes

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COVID19 Continues to Suppress Manufactured Home Industry Production in May 2020

Washington, D.C., July 6, 2020 – 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 fell in May 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,647 homes in

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“An Unequaled Opportunity About to Go to Waste”

The latest issue of the quarterly publication of HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) – called “Evidence Matters” — has been released to great fanfare by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Ostensibly, the fanfare arises from the fact that this “Winter/Spring” edition of “Evidence Matters” focuses on “Factory-Built Housing,” including manufactured homes. And,

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Manufactured Home Industry Production Falls Amidst COVID-19 Closures

Washington, D.C., June 3, 2020 – 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 fell in April 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,639 homes in

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HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Increases Again in March 2020

Washington, D.C., May 4, 2020 – 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 grew in March 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,338 homes in

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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.

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