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“The Ultimate Battle Against Destructive Energy Regulation”

So, what could be worse than destructive, excessively costly federal manufactured housing “energy conservation” standards developed through a distorted and fundamentally tainted process at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)? The answer? Destructive and excessively costly manufactured housing “energy conservation” standards developed through two distorted and fundamentally tainted processes – one inside of DOE and […]

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President Biden Issues Executive Directive on Housing Discrimination

Attached, for your review and information, is an Executive Memorandum from President Biden to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, issued on January 26, 2021, directed at “Redressing Our Nation’s and Federal Government’s History of Discriminatory Housing Practices and Policies.” MHARR is currently analyzing this Memorandum for potential benefits and uses that it may

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform November 20, 2020 Washington Update — An Exclusive Report and Analysis

REPORT AND ANALYSISIN THIS REPORT:                                            NOVEMBER 20, 2020 MHARR BOARD SHARPENS FOCUS ON POST-PRODUCTION ISSUES FHFA DTS “COMPLIANCE” REPORT SHOWS CONTINUING DECEPTION HUD WASTES FOUR YEARS WITHOUT MAJOR PROGRAM REFORMS PROPOSED FHFA “NEW PRODUCTS” RULE MORE OF THE SAME FOR DTS AFTER TWENTY YEARS HUD UPDATES RULE ON STATE PAYMENTS MHCC SUBCOMMITTEES CONSIDER NEW

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Manufactured Home Production Decline in August 2020 Mirrors Unresolved Post-Production Failures

Washington, D.C., October 5, 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 declined in August 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,933 homes in

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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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MHARR Comments To FHFA Seek Full Compliance With “DUTY TO SERVE” Mandate

Washington, D.C., August 27, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed comments ( attached) on a proposed Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) rule concerning regulatory capital requirements for the two Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on June 30,

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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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President Trump’s Regulatory Order Obliterates Excuses By HUD, FHFA, FANNIE MAE, FREDDIE MAC, GNMA AND DOE

Washington, D.C., May 20, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) – an industry group representing small businesses in the federally-regulated factory-built housing industry — reports that in his most recent Executive Order (EO) targeting regulatory reform within the federal government, President Trump has directed Executive Branch federal agencies to address and

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