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May 12 2015

Senator Richard Shelby Offers Bill to Improve Access to Financing Manufactured Homes

By Matthew Silver / May 12, 2015 May 12, 2015 / Advocacy, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

U. S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has included in The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act provisions to improve access to affordable financing for manufactured home buyers. Identical to S. 682 the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing introduced in the Senate, as well as HR 650, which was passed …

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May 10 2015May 11, 2015

Sunday Morning Recap May 4-May 9, 2015

By Matthew Silver / May 10, 2015 May 11, 2015 / Awards, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, regulation

ROC Racks up Two More MHC Co-ops. Legislator Questions HUD Contract. HUD Code Production Rises. Modular Skyscraper Rises Quickly in China. Modular Future Questionable in NYC, as it Gains a Floor in Texas, adds Luxury Complex in Silicon Valley. Cavco Acquires Fairmont. MHCC Seeks MH Multifamily. Google Denied Modular Expansion. …

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May 8 2015

Modular Building May be Forced out of New York City

By Matthew Silver / May 8, 2015 May 8, 2015 / Business, Factory-Built Homes, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular

New York City is experiencing such a shortage of affordable housing that lotteries for affordable housing receive thousands of applications for a fraction of available units. According to modularhomecoach, state legislators in Albany are debating whether to renew the 421-a tax abatement, a program that promotes low cost residential development. …

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May 5 2015

Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Elevate Modulars

By Matthew Silver / May 5, 2015 May 5, 2015 / Advocacy, Factory-Built Homes, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular

MHProNews has been informed by Caitlin Nauert of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TNHA) the Texas Senate has passed SB 1264 and the House has approved companion bill HB 1990 which will allow multifamily modular construction to be four stories tall instead of the current three stories. Of the 6,268 …

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Apr 28 2015

Victory for Manufactured Housing in Illinois

By Matthew Silver / April 28, 2015 April 28, 2015 / Business, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

Rick Robinson of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews that Executive director Frank Bowman, of the Illinois Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA), and his staff drafted SB 1702, convincing the IL Secretary of State’s office that manufactured homes (MH) and park models, while they are vehicles, are non-motorized vehicles. This …

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Apr 28 2015April 29, 2015

IMPORTANT! Tell Your Senators to Support Manufactured Housing

By Matthew Silver / April 28, 2015 April 29, 2015 / Advocacy, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

In a message to MHPronews from Nathan Smith, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Manufactured Housing Institute, he notes the House has passed HR 650 April 14 by a bi-partisan vote of 283-162, and implores those involved in the manufactured housing industry to contact their two senators to …

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Apr 28 2015April 29, 2015

Legislative Support Sought for False Claims against Manufactured Home Community Owners and Retailers

By Matthew Silver / April 28, 2015 April 29, 2015 / Advocacy, Communities, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

Tim Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA), testified in support of state Senate Bill 134 which would allow recovery of legal fees by manufactured home community owners and retailers who are wrongfully charged with civil rights and fair housing complaints. Williams told Senate Civil Justice Committee …

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Apr 26 2015April 25, 2015

Sunday Morning Recap April 19-April 25 2015

By Matthew Silver / April 26, 2015 April 25, 2015 / Business, Communities, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, mobile home, Modular, regulation, Stocks, Trends

Sun Releases Q1 Financials, Patrick, Drew set to do same. One modular dealer opens in Midwest, another spreads West. MHC Makes Room for Retail Frontage. Fannie Mae Exempts MH Loans from Caps. ROI for MHCs Rises. Malibu Mobile Homes Taxed as Personal Property. Elizabeth Warren Blocks Reform. MHC Owner Yields …

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Apr 24 2015

‘Warren Effect’ Stymieing Financial Regulatory Relief

By Matthew Silver / April 24, 2015 April 24, 2015 / Advocacy, Finance, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, People, regulation

MHProNews has learned from nationalmortgagenews that Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) says the House passed a measure last week that would regulate how points and fees are calculated under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) “qualified mortgage” rule, but Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) adamantly opposes a similar measure in the Senate. …

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Apr 22 2015April 23, 2015

State Legislature Passes Bill to Ensure Fairness between MHC Residents and Owners

By Matthew Silver / April 22, 2015 April 23, 2015 / Advocacy, Communities, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

In Oregon, a coalition of manufactured home (MH) residents, landlords, manufacturers, the Oregon Manufactured Housing Association (OMHA), nonprofits and others negotiated the 2015 Manufactured Housing Landlord/Tenant Coalition, HB 3016A, that passed the House Human Services and Housing Committee with unanimous support. There are no known opponents, according to what the …

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Apr 19 2015April 18, 2015

Sunday Morning Recap April 13-April 18, 2015

By Matthew Silver / April 19, 2015 April 18, 2015 / Business, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, regulation

Sunday Morning Recap April 13-April 18, 2015 The big news of the week is that H. R. 650, The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, a major effort by the MH industry, finally passed the House. Deer Valley stock plummets one day, skyrockets two days later. In other news, a …

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Apr 17 2015

NAHB Appeals to Congress to Ease Credit for Homebuyers and Contractors

By Matthew Silver / April 17, 2015 April 17, 2015 / Business, Economy, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, regulation

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) urged federal regulators and Congress to ease tight mortgage standards so that credit worthy borrowers could contribute to a stronger recovery of the housing market. NAHB Chairman Tom Woods testified before the Senate Banking Committee that was examining barriers to obtaining mortgage credit. …

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Apr 16 2015

House Votes Overwhelmingly to Increase CFPB Transparency

By Matthew Silver / April 16, 2015 April 16, 2015 / Advocacy, Finance, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, People, regulation

MHPronews has learned from housingwire a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives voted to increase transparency of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, H. R. 1265, sponsored by Rep. Sean Duffy, (R-WI) received 401 votes with only two opposed, that would subject the …

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Apr 16 2015

Rep. Seth Moulton Breaks Ranks with Dems on H. R. 650

By Matthew Silver / April 16, 2015 April 16, 2015 / Advocacy, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

Mary McBrady, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Association (MMHA) informs MHProNews that newly-elected 6th District Congressman Seth Moulton of MA broke ranks with Democrats to vote in favor of H. R. 650 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing in its 263 yeas to 162 nays victorious passage in …

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Apr 15 2015

Town Seeks Manufactured Homes Classified as Affordable to Satisfy State

By Matthew Silver / April 15, 2015 April 15, 2015 / Communities, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

In Massachusetts, state law Chapter 40B requires communities to have ten percent of their housing stock considered as affordable, and penalizes jurisdictions that do not. After unsuccessfully trying to get state legislative assistance in counting manufactured homes as affordable in order to meet the quota, Wareham is attempting to do …

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Apr 14 2015April 14, 2015

HR 650 -Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act-Passed House

By Matthew Silver / April 14, 2015 April 14, 2015 / Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, regulation

The U. S. House of Representatives passed the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act this afternoon, 263 to 162 with six members not voting. The following is the roll call. FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL (Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined) H R 650 YEA-AND-NAY 14-Apr-2015 5:55 …

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Apr 13 2015

H. R. 650 will Lead to More Jobs, More Quality, Affordable Housing

By Matthew Silver / April 13, 2015 April 13, 2015 / Business, Economy, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

Writing in Manufactured Home Living News, MHProNews publisher L. A. “Tony” Kovach says those opposed to the passage of the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, H. R. 650, which is scheduled to reach the House Floor for a vote this Tuesday, are fueling the mainstream media with misinformation about …

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Apr 12 2015April 12, 2015

Sunday Morning Recap–April 5, 2015 to April 11, 2015

By Matthew Silver / April 12, 2015 April 12, 2015 / Business, Communities, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, RV, Trade Shows

In this week’s news, although we did not cover it, we are reminded of the power of nature as a tornado devastated a small town in Illinois. Otherwise, H. R. 650 may hit the House Floor this week. Can Tiny Homes site in MHCs? Modular housing being weighed in Boston, …

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Apr 10 2015April 9, 2015

Tell your Congressional Representative to Vote Yes on H. R. 650

By Matthew Silver / April 10, 2015 April 9, 2015 / Advocacy, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews it is imperative industry stakeholders and members contact their representative in Congress to urge them to vote for the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (H.R. 650) that is expected to hit the House Floor Tuesday. D.C.-based consumer groups are working on the …

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Apr 9 2015April 8, 2015

Manufactured Home Loans Tough to Find in North Dakota

By Matthew Silver / April 9, 2015 April 8, 2015 / Business, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, regulation

According to what bismarcktribune tells MHProNews, credit unions in North Dakota are lending at a higher rate than other financial institutions. However, in western North Dakota where affordable housing is crucial due to the rapid influx of workers in the oil fields, loans for manufactured homes (MH) are increasingly more …

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