Dubbed “A Better Way,” House Republicans stated the red tape of bureaucracies has gotten out of hand, and they have proposed rules easing the drilling for oil, coal mining, governing internet traffic and promoting small business employment, according to what washingtontimes tells MHProNews. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), in presenting …
House GOP Aiming to Lift Crippling CFPB Regulations Read More
Coinciding with Republicans and business groups hollering for the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to be a five-person commission instead of a single director, make the agency’s funding in some way subject to congressional oversight, with lawsuits challenging its very authority, the CFPB is pitching a substantial …
Just as CFPB’s Authority is Challenged, it Binges on Big Ad Dollars, Read More
In a video presentation, Frank Rolfe, a partner with Dave Reynolds in Mobile Home University, RV Horizons and MHP Funds, says he can call his congressional representative in Missouri and find out the chances of legislation passing that could positively affect the manufactured home industry, like altering Dodd-Frank. Since it …
Frank Rolfe, Bob Crawford Video Comments on Current and New MH Association Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Media Should Re-Visit Dodd-Frank Reporting in Light of Congressional Testimony Modular Versus Manufactured Homes: Which Is Right for You? What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Lake Villa MH community sells for $11.3 million. HUD Code production climbs 9.9% in April. …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News June 5-June 12, 2016 Read More
With all the negative publicity swirling around alleged predatory lending for purchasers of manufactured homes by the Seattle Times, National Public Radio and BuzzFeed within the last year, it’s time the media paid attention to congressional testimony that refutes these notions, according to L. A. “Tony” Kovach, publisher of MHLivingNews …
Congressional Testimony Negates Sensationalized Charges of Predatory Lending Read More
An appropriations bill approved by the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee would seriously alter the workings of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in two ways, a move opponents of Dodd-Frank/CFPB would welcome. Firstly, the agency would be funded through the annual Congressional …
Bill would Eliminate CFPB Czar, Clarify and Funnel Funding Read More
MHProNews has been fielding industry responses via email, phone and text to the report and analysis linked below. Why did 4-9-2016 MHI Housing Alert mislead Association and industry members? Based upon early feedback, MHProNews sent the following inquiry to MHI members for their response. The inquiry included the link above, …
Manufactured Housing Institute members react-Allegations of Misleading MHI Housing Alert Read More
MHProNews has been notified by financialservices.house.gov that House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), will outline the Republican plan for replacing the Dodd-Frank Act to stimulate economic growth in a speech to the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday, June 7. The meeting will be held at the …
Rep. Hensarling’s Talk will Lay Groundwork for Replacing Dodd-Frank Read More
Joe Kelly of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA) tells MHProNews that one of the last bills of the session that Gov. Terry Branstad signed, HF 2459, which makes last minute adjustments to state government funding, included revised language to prevent cities from filing liens against manufactured home communities where …
Iowa Manufactured Housing Association helps Guide Legislation Read More
Steve Sinovic, writing in abqjournal, says sales of manufactured home sales are up, a popular and affordable housing choice for New Mexicans, some eighteen percent of whom live in manufactured housing. However, financing costs are being driven up by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) implementation of the Dodd-Frank law. Additionally, …
Dodd-Frank Act Remains a Stumbling Block to Manufactured Home Lending Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com NeighborWorks, Clayton Homes Partner with Next Step Homes in Waco, Texas How a Professional Couple saved $100,000 on a New Home in Tennessee What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MH Communities closing in Minnesota, New York. Cavco stock closes above $100. …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News May 22-May 29, 2016 Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Illinois Professional Couple Discover their Getaway Home near Florida’s top Beaches What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MH Community adding 46 homes. Malibu manufactured home goes for $3.5 million. Oregon MHC sets new record. Oklahoma City has first modular hotel. Americans …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News May 15-May 22, 2016 Read More
In an attempt to encourage communities to be more diverse, the Obama administration is tying federal community grants to the demographic make-up of communities, according to what washingtonexaminer is telling MHProNews. An amendment from Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) would have defunded President Obama’s “The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule,” but …
Attempt to Block Funding of Federal Housing Program Fails Read More
In an interview with Reuters, presidential candidate Donald Trump stated financial reforms implemented under President Obama, specifically the Dodd-Frank Act, and the ensuing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), are stifling the economy and he would ditch most all of their provisions. “Dodd-Frank has made it impossible for bankers to function,” …
Dodd-Frank Act is Harming the Economy, says Donald Trump Read More
The Yellowstone County Commission in Montana unanimously voted against a zone change request from residential tracts to residential manufactured homes (MH) on some 30 acres of vacant land outside Laurel, just south of Billings, but within the city’s zoning jurisdiction following neighborhood complaints against the proposal. Remonstrators allege the development …
County Commissioners deny Request to Rezone Land for Manufactured Home Community Read More
MHProNews has learned from thecourier that the city council of Fostoria, Ohio approved legislation establishing new standards for manufactured homes (MH) sited in residential neighborhoods, outside of manufactured home communities. Under the new law, MH must resemble site-built homes, including being set on a foundation and with similar siding materials …
Ohio City Sets New Standards for Manufactured Homes Outside MH Communities Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Illinois Professional Couple Discover their Getaway Home near Florida’s top Beaches What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Rent control judgment favors manufactured home community owner. CFPB may tighten screws excessively on short-term lenders. NAR calls for more starter homes to ease …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News May 8-May 15, 2016 Read More
According to a report courtesy of HousingEconomics.com, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) states that 24.3 percent of the average cost of a new single-family home is the result of government regulations at all levels. Three-fifths, or 14.6%, of the eventual house price comes from regulations imposed during the …
Regulatory Costs for New Home Construction Keep Climbing Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Possible American Dreams! Engineer Skip VanZant on Evolving U.S. Housing What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Innovative Building Systems said to be filing for bankruptcy, closing Maine’s Keiser. UMH wins community award. Clayton defies criticism, turns $706M profit. Alberta fire pushing …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News May 1-May 8, 2016 Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Conventional Housing and Manufactured Homes Video Report What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MHC closing in Minneapolis. CFPB constitutionality challenged. MHARR, MHI spar over DTS and chattel lending. Clayton acquires another site-built home builder. Champion expanding into Kentucky. Drew …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News April 24-May 1, 2016 Read More
