This report will be broken into four distinctive sections after this introduction. Part I. The original White House press release to MHProNews and others in media that established the White House Council on Affordable Housing. Let’s note that the announcement itself has several useful facts and insights. Part II. The …
Secretary Carson Chaired White House Council Official Manufactured Housing Input Read More
Give Skyline-Champion (SKY) their due. They have long had an eye for design. The look of their rendering of a new modular accessory dwelling unit (ADU) dubbed the Urbaneer has curb appeal. But as elements of their press release and our exclusive analysis will reflect, there is more to this …
Preface. This report will end on a hopeful and pragmatic note. But what will follow initially is a troubling but reality-based collection of documented insights that should be of interest to all those, past and present, who are or where independently owned businesses. While this may seem at first blush …
Manufactured Housing Professionals, Independent No More Read More
Washington, D.C., May 10, 2019 – With manufactured housing production levels heading downward again in 2019, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has once again called on Congress, in appropriations legislation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, to direct HUD to reduce funding for its bloated, over-grown program “monitoring” …
Re: Notice of Removal of Obsolete and Superseded Guidance Documents – Docket No. FR-6156-N-01 Dear Secretary Montgomery: As you know, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is a Washington, D.C.-based national trade association representing the views and interests of smaller and medium-sized independent producers of manufactured Housing regulated …
Ms. Sofie Miller U.S. Department of Energy Room 6A-013 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585 Re: Proposed Procedures for New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products – EERE-2017-BT-STD-0062; RIN 1904-AD38 Dear Ms. Miller: The following comments are submitted …
Washington, D.C., May 6, 2019 – 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 HUD Code manufactured home production declined once again in March 2019. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD …
HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Decline Continues, May Updates Read More
MHCC ADDRESSES MULTIPLE REGULATORY ISSUES MHCC CITES “MAJOR INACCURACIES” IN DOE-NODA SUBPART I TO BE REVIEWED AGAIN MHCC CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF FROST FREE IB MHARR PROPOSAL ON MHCC ROLE ADVANCES PD&R REPORT OFFERS ON-SITE CHANGES HUD SECRETARY PRAISES MH IN ADDRESS TO MHCC The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) …
MHCC Addresses Multiple Issues, HUD Secretary Carson Praises Manufactured Homes at Meeting Read More
Washington, D.C., April 30, 2019 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in an April 24, 2019 communication to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary, Ben Carson ( copy attached ), has called on the Department to federally preempt local zoning ordinances which discriminatorily exclude manufactured …
The last decade-plus has not been especially kind to the manufactured housing industry and consumers of affordable housing. The 21stCentury began with a great deal of promise for the industry and consumers alike. With record production levels and a comprehensively-reformed federal manufactured housing law (i.e., the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in comments filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on April 16, 2019 (copy attached), has voiced its support for the proposed repeal of the red “Formaldehyde Health Notice” required to be “prominently displayed” in every HUD-regulated manufactured home …
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MHARR CALLS ON NEW FANNIE MAE CEO TO FULLY AND PROPERLY IMPLEMENT FEDERAL LAW Washington, D.C., April 11, 2019– The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in an April 9, 2019 communication to newly-installed Fannie Mae Chief Executive Officer, Hugh R. Frater (copy attached), has called on that organization, …
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MHARR SEEKS HUD STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF ZONING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MANUFACTURED HOUSING Washington, D.C., April 8, 2019 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in an April 4, 2019 meeting with HUD policy, analysis and research officials, called on the Department to conduct nationwide research – and follow-up …
HUD Study, Analysis of Zoning Discrimination Against Manufactured Housing Sought Read More
Attached for your information and review is an MHARR communication with HUD Assistant Secretary/Federal Housing Commissioner, Brian Montgomery, regarding the recently-published HUD monitoring contract solicitation and more, specifically, the unnecessarily truncated response time for the submission of bids. The MHARR letter, which is self-explanatory, is another action by MHARR to …
Washington, D.C., April 5, 2019 – 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 HUD Code manufactured home production declined once again in February 2019. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD …
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MHARR BOARD HOLDS HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE MEETING — ADOPTS BOLD NEW INITIATIVES Washington, D.C., April 2, 2019 – Despite producing its best homes ever, at a price point that is inherently affordable for virtually every American family, in a market environment featuring an ever-growing need for affordable homeownership and housing resources, the …
MHARR Board Holds Highly Productive Meeting — Adopts Bold New Initiatives Read More
It has been some time since we’ve looked for potentially relevant infographics from Visual Capitalist. Frankly, some of their items seem agenda driven, others less so. We strive to curate content that has as much objectivity as possible, and when a footnote or comment is needed to illustrate the bias, …
Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA-03) introduced legislation co-sponsored by Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) that would impact manufactured home industry professionals and consumers in a variety of ways. Their bill, which will be detailed further below, was introduced on January 7, 2020. On January 8, 2020, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) issued …
The “Twilight zone is the mental state between reality and fantasy,” says Your Dictionary. Yes, it is also the name of popular television series in the late 1950s and into the 1960s, which has had a cable remake. It seems like an apt phrasing for the oddities in manufactured housing …
Washington, D.C., February 4, 2019 – 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 home production declined again in December 2018. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers …
MHARR Urges Congress to Preserve DTS In GSE Reform Legislation DBN Read More
