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Manufactured Housing Production Up in November 2017

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

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 …

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

By / January 5, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

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 …

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Lawsuit Filed DOE Manufactured Housing Energy Standards, MHARR Response Letter

By / December 27, 2017 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

  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 …

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MHARR Supports Legislation to Advance Regulatory Reform

By / December 21, 2017 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

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 …

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

By / December 18, 2017 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

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 …

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Manufactured Home Production Jumps in October 2017

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

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 …

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FHFA Continues To Short-Shrift MH Consumer Financing

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

FHFA BIAS AGAINST HUD CODE HOUSING CONTINUES The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has once again given HUD Code manufactured housing the back of its hand, as the regulatory agency responsible for the supervision and conservatorship of the two Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – …

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HUD GAMESMANSHIP WITH UPCOMING MONITORING CONTRACT

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

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 …

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MHARR Releases Study Recommending Independent Collective Representation for Post-Production Sector

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., November 15, 2017 – The Board of Directors of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has authorized the public release of a comprehensive internal study by the Association of the past, present and future representation of the post-production sector (PPS) of the federally-regulated manufactured housing industry. This …

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Manufactured Home Production Gains Again in September 2017

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

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 …

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“Time to Enforce the Law on Federal Preemption”

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

While a discussion of federal preemption may lead eyes to glaze-over in some quarters, a consistent and logical approach to preemption – that is fully consistent with the law as it exists today — is vitally important to the manufactured housing industry and, even more so, to consumers of affordable housing. And having that …

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New Bill Addresses MH Inclusion/Regulatory Impacts

By / October 20, 2017 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

A new bill has been introduced in Congress by Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) that would impact both the regulation of manufactured housing by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and, potentially, the utilization of HUD-regulated manufactured housing by local jurisdictions that receive housing-related federal grants from HUD.  …

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Fannie Mae Conducts “More Of The Same” Duty To Serve Meeting

By / October 20, 2017 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored housing finance giant, held a one-day work session on October 17, 2017 at its Washington, D.C. conference center, dubbed “The Future of Manufactured Housing Forum.” MHARR participated in the forum (as it has with a similar manufactured housing working group convened by Freddie Mac), which featured …

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Sustained Manufactured Home Production Growth in August 2017

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., October 3, 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 August 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers …

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MHARR Calls for Maximum Utilization Of MH As Emergency Relief and Replacement Housing

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., September 11, 2017 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in a September 7, 2017 letter to HUD Secretary Dr. Benjamin Carson and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William B. Long (copy attached), has called on both agencies to make “full and maximum” use of HUD-regulated manufactured homes …

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Production Growth Continues in July 2017

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., September 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 July 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,803 …

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Federal Preemption – Fire Sprinklers in Maryland

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

As promised in MHARR’s memorandum dated August 28, 2017 (“MHEC Installation Conference Call”), MHARR has sent a communication (copy attached) to the Director of Maryland Codes Administration, Mr. Norman Wang, strongly objecting to his assertion, set forth in an August 11, 2017 memorandum to Maryland local building code officials, that …

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HUD Program Ramping-Up More MH Regulation

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

At a time when federal rulemaking has reached historically-low levels, reflecting the regulatory policies of the Trump Administration, the HUD manufactured housing program, under its current administrator, continues to churn out new and amended regulatory requirements at an aggressive pace. In addition to the pending “Interpretative Bulletin” for manufactured home …

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MHEC Installation Conference Call

By / August 29, 2017 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

For those who participated in the August 25, 2017 Manufactured Housing Executives Council (MHEC) conference call regarding HUD interaction with the International Code Council (ICC) concerning Appendix E of the International Residential Code (IRC) (or could not participate), it was extremely disappointing that the format and conduct of the call …

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