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MHARR Criticizes Danner, HUD for Violating the MH Improvement Act of 2000

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells MHProNews a letter from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to David A. Tompos, president of NTA in Nappanee, IN indicates HUD has hired SEBA Professional Services, LLC to review installation manuals for manufactured homes (MH). The …

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Dodd-Frank: Sticking it to Habitat for Humanity?

Habitat for Humanity relies on volunteers to not only build the homes but also to appraise them, as well as participate in other aspects of the build, according to daltondailycitizen, and that may be in violation of the law. Because of allegations that appraisers were open to influence by lenders …

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MHCC set to Meet May 25, 2016 via Teleconference

MHProNews has learned from amazonaws the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) will sponsor a teleconference meeting on Wed., May 25, 2016 from 1 PM to 4 PM Eastern Daylight Time. A public meeting, citizens wanting to comment are encouraged to register in advance, and the MHCC will strive to include …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News April 10–April 17, 2016

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Quality Control Manager report-Highland Mobile Home Park, St Petersburg FL What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Montana town to proposed MHCs: one yes, one no. Building material made from hemp. Manufactured homes do not qualify as affordable homes—yet. Modular homes for …

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Town Hopes Manufactured Homes can Qualify as Affordable Housing

Following a story that MHProNews last reported March 31, 2016 regarding officials of Carver, Massachusetts attempting to have manufactured housing classified as affordable housing to comply with state requirements, Town Meeting voters support a petition to the state legislature asking for an exemption, but with some dissension. The state requires …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News April 3 April 10, 2016

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com State Inspector Becki Jackson – Safety & Quality of Manufactured Homes What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Feb. HUD Code manufactured home production rises 27.6%. Notable deaths in the manufactured home community. Rent control inhibits new MHC development. Resident-owned community grateful …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News March 27-April 3, 2016

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Realtors and Builders Warm Up to the Wonders of Manufactured Housing What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MA town wants exemption from state’s 40B ruling. Sun Communities to expand King’s Court MHC. Fannie Mae funds $5MM refi of MHC. New MHProNews …

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HUD Coders Outpace the RVers in Hall Campaign Challenge

The ongoing campaign challenge to eliminate the remaining $2 million debt of the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum, pitting the MH industry against the RV industry, with a goal of $1 million each, reveals the manufactured home industry is way ahead, $674,750 to $132,500. Chairman and president of the …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News March 20-March 27, 2016

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com What Others Say about Sunshine Homes, Manufactured/Modular Homebuilder Tragedy and Triumph – Widow shares her Celebration of Manufactured Home What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Tunica was tremendous, say attendees. Proposal would merge Fannie, Freddie. MHC to receive free wastewater system. …

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Proposal would Merge the GSEs, Ensuring Credit Access for Affordable Housing Initiatives

Building on steps the Federal Housing Finance Agency has taken to reform government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, five housing policy experts have proposed merging the two entities into a new corporation, called the National Mortgage Reinsurance Corp. (NMRC), that would continue risk-sharing initiatives with private investors and …

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Volunteers Install Smoke Alarms in Manufactured Homes

The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO), as part of the ‘Get Alarmed, Tennessee’ program, is partnering with the Tennessee Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) to conduct a smoke alarm canvass, providing smoke alarms to groups and organizations that are willing to install them for people in need. According to what …

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Uncertainty hurts business – no more Teddy Bears and Flowers

As MHProNews publisher L. A. “Tony” Kovach told the Daily Business News, “Uncertainty hurts business. When people are afraid, spending slows. Anything that can harm business is noteworthy for a business or investment professional.” Writing in breitbart, Raheem Kassan tells MHProNews every time there is another Islamist terrorist attack that …

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MHI’s Daily Testifies about Government Regulation on Housing Costs

Following MHProNews post from this morning regarding the MHI’s Mr. F. R. Jayar Daily’s testimony before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance regarding the impact of government policies on housing cost, realestaterama reports on the other witnesses who spoke, giving one scant paragraph from Mr. Daily’s statement about manufactured …

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MHI’s Daily tells Congress MH is Affordable Housing, Give us a Green Light

MHI Board of Directors Member F. R. Jayar Daily told a congressional subcommittee on housing and insurance that “Manufactured homes are the most affordable homeownership option in the market today,” but the regulatory burdens and the lack of a secondary market for chattel loans reduce financial access for millions of …

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For Profit Hires Ex-Cons to Build Modular Homes

An ex-offender who served time for mail fraud is now hiring other former inmates for positions in ten different start-ups, including one, Work Pittsburgh, that is building modular homes in the Pittsburgh area. Daniel Bull founded Zero Six Eight as a for-profit incubator with one distinct qualification: you have to …

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Trump Support Strong among Manufactured Home Residents

As newsmax informs MHProNews, The New York Times reports Donald Trump supporters defy typical, political norms. A demographic study released by The Times said, “The places where Trump has done well cut across many of the usual fault lines of American politics — North and South, liberal and conservative, rural …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News March 13-March 20, 2016

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Surprising Solution, Roadblocks to U.S. Affordable Housing Crisis What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Manufactured home communities sell in VA, FL and MN. MHI insists GSEs make individual chattel loans. Letter to editor compliments MH. Community fined for violating Fair Housing …

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MHI Raps FHFA’s Duty to Serve Rule for not Aiding Individual Homebuyers

In a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) is pressing the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) to back chattel loans, which apply to manufactured homes (MH) not secured by real estate, according to nationalmortgagenews. “Requiring the GSEs to purchase chattel loans as part of their …

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MHI’s Dick Jennison, CFPB’s Richard Cordray on Manufactured Home Loan Regulations

While governmental officials, industry leaders and financial executives agree that manufactured housing (MH) is a solution to the problem of affordable housing in the nation—Julian Castro, head of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) calls MH a “vital solution for folks of modest means”–regulations imposed by …

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Commissioners Reject Cement Fiberboard for MH Skirting

The Caswell County (North Carolina) Commissioners (NC) split evenly on a vote to consider using cement fiberboard as an alternative to brick for skirting on manufactured homes (MH), and asked Building Inspector Ray Pulliam to further investigate if it is suitable, as caswellmessenger informs MHProNews. Several said using brick is …

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