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MHARR’s Year-Long Effort With Trump Administration Poised To Pay Huge Benefits

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MHARR efforts over the past year to halt and reverse the regulatory excesses of the HUD manufactured housing program based on the regulatory freeze order imposed on all federal agencies by the Trump Administration on January 20, 2017 and subsequent Trump Administration Executive Orders (EOs) – specifically EO 13771 “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,” …

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HUD Delays Re-Solicitation of MH Monitoring Contract

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a follow-up to MHARR’s memorandum of January 9, 2018 regarding changes within the HUD manufactured housing program and its memorandum of November 28, 2017 regarding the re-solicitation of the HUD manufactured housing program monitoring contract, MHARR can now confirm that the monitoring contract re-solicitation – originally scheduled for December 29, 2017 as reported by …

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Manufactured Housing Production Up in November 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., January 5, 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 November 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,602 homes in …

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After Dithering Ten Years, FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Final DTS Plans Fail Consumers and Industry

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., January 5, 2018 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that after ten years of dithering, the final “Duty to Serve Underserved Markets” (DTS) plans filed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — approved by their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and publicly released on December 18, 2017 …

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Lawsuit Filed DOE Manufactured Housing Energy Standards, MHARR Response Letter

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Re: Manufactured Housing Energy Standards Dear Secretary Perry: It has come to our attention that a lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (i.e., Sierra Club v. Perry, 1:17-cv-02700) seeking a judicial order to compel you, in your official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), to issue a …

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MHARR Supports Legislation to Advance Regulatory Reform

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., December 19, 2017 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has announced its support for legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) that would enshrine in federal law the sweeping regulatory reforms implemented in recent Executive Orders issued by the Administration of President Donald J. Trump. …

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After Persistent MHARR Push-Back, DOE Proposed Manufactured Housing Energy Rule Deemed “Inactive”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., December 18, 2017 – The proposed rule to implement manufactured housing “energy” standards, published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on June 17, 2016 and consistently opposed by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in every phase of its development – the only national manufactured housing industry trade organization to …

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Manufactured Home Production Jumps in October 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., December 4, 2017 – 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 October 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,636 homes in …

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HUD GAMESMANSHIP WITH UPCOMING MONITORING CONTRACT

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SERIOUS ISSUES SURFACE IN RUN-UP TO NEW MONITORING CONTRACT On November 16, 2017, HUD took the first step toward the solicitation and procurement of a new manufactured housing “monitoring” contract in 2018, by holding an “industry day” forum for potentially interested contract offerors, but the agency presentation immediately exposed serious continuing bias within the contracting …

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Manufactured Home Production Gains Again in September 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., November 6, 2017 – 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 September 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,580 homes in …

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