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MHARR, MHI Spar over FHFA & Duty To Serve Manufactured Housing via GSE Chattel Lending

By / April 29, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

On April 26, 2016 the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) held a roundtable discussion with manufactured housing industry leaders, inviting those who commented on the proposal, to get their input on the FHFA’s proposed “Duty to Serve” rule, according to the Manufactured Housing Institute‘s (MHI) Housing Alert to MHProNews. Lesli …

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Challenges to CFPB Constitutionality could Create Financial Havoc?

By / April 30, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Finance, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, regulation

Writing in nationalmortgagenews, Craig Nazzaro says there are two significant court cases now challenging the authority and structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), both of which would have been avoided had the agency been established with a five-member commission to operate it, not a czar, and with congressional …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News April 17-April 24, 2016

By / April 24, 2016 / Advocacy, Announcements, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Economy, Events, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured Homes, Modular, People, regulation, RV, Trends

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 MHARR Slams Danner, HUD. Clayton in line for air base homes contract. Sears Homes paved the way for prefab. Canada’s ATCO marching far South. Modulars for …

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MHARR Criticizes Danner, HUD for Violating the MH Improvement Act of 2000

By / April 21, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, regulation

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells MHProNews a letter from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to David A. Tompos, president of NTA in Nappanee, IN indicates HUD has hired SEBA Professional Services, LLC to review installation manuals for manufactured homes (MH). The …

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Dodd-Frank: Sticking it to Habitat for Humanity?

By / April 21, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

Habitat for Humanity relies on volunteers to not only build the homes but also to appraise them, as well as participate in other aspects of the build, according to daltondailycitizen, and that may be in violation of the law. Because of allegations that appraisers were open to influence by lenders …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News April 3 April 10, 2016

By / April 10, 2016 / Advocacy, Announcements, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, Obituary, People, regulation, RV, Stocks, Trends, Zoning

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com State Inspector Becki Jackson – Safety & Quality of Manufactured Homes What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Feb. HUD Code manufactured home production rises 27.6%. Notable deaths in the manufactured home community. Rent control inhibits new MHC development. Resident-owned community grateful …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News March 27-April 3, 2016

By / April 2, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, People, regulation, RV, Stocks, Trends

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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Town Wants Exemption from Law that Disallows Manufactured Homes as Affordable

By / March 30, 2016 / Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

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 …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News March 20-March 27, 2016

By / March 26, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, People, regulation, RV, Stocks, Trade Shows, Trends

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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MHI’s Daily Testifies about Government Regulation on Housing Costs

By / March 24, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Economy, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, regulation

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 …

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MHI’s Daily tells Congress MH is Affordable Housing, Give us a Green Light

By / March 23, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, regulation

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 …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News March 6, 2016-March 13, 2016

By / March 12, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, People, regulation, RV, Stocks, Trends, Zoning

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Rancho El Mirage, new 55+ Manufactured Home Community Opening near Yuma, AZ What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News New manufactured home community planned Down Under. Legacy Homes assumes building abandoned byRV/MH Hall home builder. Home show features MH. Ordinance to site …

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Bill Eases Transit of Factory-built Homes

By / March 7, 2016 / Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, regulation

According to what chippewa tells MHProNews, Wisconsin State Senator Terry Moulton (Chippewa Falls-R), representing the 23rd District, authored a bill signed by Gov Scott Walker that will ease transport on Wisconsin roads for delivery of manufactured and modular homes. Canada has been an active buyer of U. S. factory-built homes …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Feb. 28-March 6, 2016

By / March 5, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, People, regulation, RV, Stocks, Trends

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Rancho El Mirage, new 55+ Manufactured Home Community Opening near Yuma, AZ Tired of renting? Get the Scoop on Manufactured Homes What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News American Dream lives. HUD Code production starts year strong. Patrick, Drew Industries acquire ancillary …

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DNC Chair Switches Teams over Payday Lending

By / March 3, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Economy, Finance, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, People, regulation

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has teamed up with conservative lawmakers opposing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulations about predatory payday lending, feeding into a rift in the party already fractured by a bitter presidential primary. The agency is trying to disrupt the cycle of debt …

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Bills would Begin to Address the Shortage of Affordable Housing

By / February 29, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Economy, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured Homes

Oregon Democratic legislators are trying to hurry through four bills dealing with affordable housing during the waning days of the short session of the legislature, according to an editorial in registerguard. While opponents of the bills may prevail, everyone agrees there is a definite shortage of affordable housing stock in …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Feb. 21-Feb. 28, 2016

By / February 28, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Green, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, RV, Stocks, Trends

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Discovering a 9 out of 10 “Mobile Home Park” Lifestyle What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MHC development on Pacific coast may wash out, while Hillcrest MHC in New Hampshire gets nod for expansion. UK modular plant to hire 400-500, modulars …

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House Committee Seeks to Repeal Volcker Rule and CFPB

By / February 28, 2016 / Business, Economy, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News

According to atr.org, Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have set their sights for 2016 on repealing the Volcker Rule and the perpetually funded Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The Volcker Rule is named after Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve Chairman who was appointed by President Obama to …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Feb. 14-Feb. 21, 2016

By / February 21, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, mobile home, Modular, People, regulation, RV, Stocks, Zoning

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Noise and Smoke vs. Facts About Manufactured Homes and Lending What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Tucson MHC to be developed. Utilities now metered at MHC homes. Plans approved for MHC expansion. Patrick posts strong financials for quarter, year. MHC residents …

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Rep. Walorski Elaborates on HUD Rule Change

By / February 19, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, RV

Following a story MHProNews last posted Feb. 15, 2016 regarding the (much applauded) proposed rule change by HUD that would draw a clearer distinction between manufactured homes and recreational vehicles, U. S. Representative Jackie Walorski, as co-founder of the Congressional Recreational Vehicle Caucus, led congressional attempts to clarify the distinction. …

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