Attached please find your copy of the April 21, 2016 “MHARR WASHINGTON UPDATE” — an exclusive report and analysis addressing: Ÿ MHARR LAW FIRM WARNS HUD Ÿ MHARR COMMENTS DEBUNK FHFA CHATTEL EXCLUSION Ÿ POST-PRODUCTION PROBLEMS IN WASHINGTON MULTIPLY Ÿ MHARR URGES ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HUD PROGRAM BUDGET Ÿ REAL MOTIVES …
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In the wake of two unilateral HUD directives this week concerning fundamental elements of the regulation of manufactured home installations, MHARR, on April 14, 2016 sent a communication (see, copy attached) to the program Administrator calling for those directives to be withdrawn and the underlying matters addressed by each to …
Washington, D.C., April 4, 2016 – 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), manufactured housing industry production experienced strong growth once again in February 2016. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code …
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Washington, D.C., March 16, 2016 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in strong written comments submitted on March 15, 2016 (copy attached), has admonished the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for failing, once again, to include manufactured housing personal property or “chattel” loans in a proposed rule …
MHARR Comments Expose Discrimination And Favoritism In FHFA Proposed Duty To Serve Rule Read More
FROM: MARK WEISS We wish to acknowledge the overwhelming response that MHARR has received from industry members to its March 2016 MHARR Viewpoint column, “As Predicted by MHARR, HUD Delivers Worst of Both Worlds on Installation,” published in the Journal of Manufactured Housing, and also thank those who have taken the …
Washington, D.C., March 9, 2016 – The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) manufactured housing program is again seeking higher levels of spending authority in its Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget request to Congress. In addition, as it has in other recent appropriations requests, HUD is pursuing congressional approval …
HUD Program Seeks Even More Spending For MH Regulation Read More
by: Mark Weiss FEBRUARY 2016 The latest Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed rule to implement — supposedly – the “duty to serve underserved markets” (DTS) mandate of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) raises a host of serious questions for the industry and its representation in …
New Duty to Serve Proposed Rule Raises Serious Questions Read More
Attached please find your copy of the February 16, 2016 “MHARR WASHINGTON UPDATE” — an exclusive report and analysis addressing: UNPRECEDENTED MISMANAGEMENT OF HUD PROGRAM MHCC JANUARY 2016 MEETING – EXCLUSIVE REPORT/ANALYSIS: · INTRODUCTION AND MEETING OVERVIEW · HUD UNVEILS OUTRAGEOUS ON-SITE RULE · HUD/DOE VIOLATE ENERGY CONSULTATION MANDATE · …
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Washington, D.C., March 2, 2016 – 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), the manufactured housing industry began 2016 with strong production growth in January. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code …
Washington, D.C., February 3, 2016 – 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), manufactured housing industry production increased once again in December 2015. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,657 …
RE: FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FAILS CONSUMERS AND INDUSTRY ON CHATTEL FINANCING AGAIN The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has advised parties interested in the implementation of the “duty to serve underserved markets” (DTS) provision of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), that it has forwarded a …
FHFA Fails Consumers And Industry On Chattel Financing Again Read More
The January 19-21, 2016 Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) meeting held in Louisville, Kentucky (in conjunction with the Louisville Manufactured Housing Show) offered more concrete proof of how non-compliance with the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000, and efforts led by some within the industry to circumvent one of …
Washington, D.C., December 3, 2015 – 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), manufactured housing industry production rose again in October 2015. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced …
Production Increases Move Into Fifth Straight Year Read More
Washington, D.C., November 19, 2015 – For the second time in less than a year, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) had exposed an attempt to expand the reach and influence of the federal manufactured housing program’s entrenched “monitoring” contractor over the industry’s construction and safety standards and their …
Washington, D.C., October 6, 2015 – 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), manufactured housing industry production rose again in August 2015. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,332 …
An MHARR delegation met with officials of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on September 15, 2015 to address the status and substantive aspects of the still-pending “duty to serve underserved markets” (DTS) provision of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA). During this meeting, FHFA officials confirmed …
MHARR Delegation Holds Urgent Meeting With FHFA Officials On “DUTY To Serve” Read More
HUD, in the September 8, 2015 edition of the Federal Register, has finally published its long-delayed final rule for the on-site completion of certain manufactured home construction. Under the rule, homes that are “substantially completed” in a manufacturer’s construction facility will be eligible for final completion at the home installation …
Washington, D.C., September 3, 2015 – 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), manufactured housing industry production rose again in July 2015. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,085 …
Manufactured Housing Production Up Again In July 2015 Read More
HUD, in conference calls with State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) on August 10 and 11, 2015, has seemingly backed-away from a proposal – opposed by MHARR — that would have drastically cut funding for a substantial number of SAAs, and has put forward a new “alternative” proposal that would guarantee SAA …
HUD Offers New “ALTERNATIVE” Proposal For SAA Funding – But Serious Doubts Remain Read More
REPORT AND ANALYSIS JULY 28, 2015 IN THIS REPORT: …
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