A proposed federal regulatory change could conceivably prevent tiny-home dwellers from living in their homes, which they say is an example of the government telling them how they can live, reports cleveland to MHProNews. As of last week, HUD had received 4,000 letters from angry supporters of the homes, which …
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A proposal to allow 20 manufactured homes (MH) on an already serviced property that has two MH did not trigger any opposition at a public hearing held at the Bradley Center in Parksville, British Columbia, Canada. According to pqbnews, Area F Director Julian Fell said the neighborhood is a natural …
Proposal to Enlarge Canadian Manufactured Home Community Likely to Pass Read More
Residents of Desert Cove Mobile Home and R-V Park in Tuscon, Arizona are having to move after being told by manager John Hydrick the community has utility problems that the owner cannot afford to repair, according to what tucsonnewsnow tells MHProNews. Originally given 30 days to leave because the community …
Tucson Manufactured Home Community Closing, Residents Receiving Assistance Read More
As Sheila Dey, Executive Director of the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMHCA), writes in publicceo, rent control is not the solution to the affordable housing crisis now gripping the state. Comparing a doctor trying to fix a broken leg by applying a band-aid, she said, “Government imposed regulations and …
Rent Control in Manufactured Home Communities Inhibits New Development Read More
In 1993, Taunton, Mass. Democratic State Senator Marc Pacheco was the lead sponsor of a bill that gave residents of a manufactured home community (MHC) first right of refusal if an MHC came up for sale, according to tauntonwickedlocal. On March 31, the 247 homeowners of Oak Hill MHC exercised …
Resident-owned Community Members Thankful for Right of Refusal Law Read More
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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Following an unanimous vote by the Village Board of Trustees, Mayor Trevor Bissey of Clay City, Illinois announced the Clay City Residential Housing Incentive Program (RHIP), which will enable owners and developers wanting to build new homes or site modular homes in the Village, to utilize several property and sales …
Modular Home Development may Result from a Housing Incentive Program Read More
Tom Scott, the California Executive Director of the National Federation for Independent Business (NFIB), writing in ocregister, says President Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, has a history of ruling against small business, siding overwhelmingly with regulators, labor unions, trial lawyers and environmental activists. Noting Judge Garland would …
Judge Garland has Ruled against Small Employers in the Past Read More
The affordable housing state law Chapter 40B that requires ten percent of a municipality’s housing stock in Massachusetts to be considered affordable, does not now include manufactured homes (MH), even though the income eligibility of MH residents is met. Officials of Carver, MA are seeking an exemption from that rule …
Town Wants Exemption from Law that Disallows Manufactured Homes as Affordable Read More
Several possibilities are being bandied about in an attempt to increase affordable housing in the middle Roaring Fork Valley around Basalt, Colorado, just northwest of Aspen. One project that complies with Basalt’s affordable housing requirements envisions 60 small single-family homes and 96 multi-family units in four separate buildings. Meanwhile, the …
Manufactured Home Community may Expand to Increase Affordable Housing Read More
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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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 …
Proposal would Merge the GSEs, Ensuring Credit Access for Affordable Housing Initiatives Read More
The proposed redevelopment of eight modular homes in Marathon, Fla. in the Keys, was unanimously approved by the Marathon Planning Commission despite vigorous protest from a neighbor, as keysnet tells MHProNews. Melody Aldacosta, who has lived in Marathon 71 years, will have to share part of her driveway with people …
Modular Home Re-development Approved for the Florida Keys Read More
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 …
MHI’s Daily Testifies about Government Regulation on Housing Costs Read More
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 …
MHI’s Daily tells Congress MH is Affordable Housing, Give us a Green Light Read More
As nationalmortgagenews tells MHProNews, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has put in motion a new rule that expands lenders’ ability to originate qualified mortgages in rural and underserved markets. The agency’s final rule, which will take effect March 31, implements the Helping Expand Lending Practices (HELP) in Rural Communities …
HELP Act Designed to Expand Lending Opportunities in Rural Areas Read More
Morgan Management, the owner of the Allendale Pines manufactured home community (MHC) in Pittsfield, Mass., wants to raise rents by $70/month to pay for improvements to the community in advance of selling it to a group represented by James Baldyga of Springfield, MA. Two dozen residents of the community attended …
MHC Owner wants Rent Hike in order to Sell Community Read More
MHProNews has learned from thinkstewartville that the Stewartville, Minnesota City Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit for the expansion of Northridge Estates manufactured home community (MHC) by 71 home sites. Owned by Sun Communities, Inc., (NYSE:SUI) the 12.75-acre land will be home to a mix of single-section and multi-section …
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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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 …
MHI Raps FHFA’s Duty to Serve Rule for not Aiding Individual Homebuyers Read More
