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MHARR on HUD, DOE, Chattel and Powergrabs – Exclusive Report and Analysis

By / April 19, 2017 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis, Announcements, Association, Business, Communities, Development, Economy, Election, housing, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation, research

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has released its April 2017 Washington Update, an exclusive report and analysis that addresses key issues with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Covered in this MHARR report:   HUD Defines President Trump’s Regulatory Reforms MHARR Highlights Urgent Need …

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Sam Zell Speaks: Wall Doesn’t Hurt at All

By / March 31, 2017 / Business, Development, Economy, Election, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, research, Stocks

ELS Chairman and billionaire real estate mogul Sam Zell shared his thoughts recently on President Donald Trump’s plan for the border wall with Mexico, and what it means for business. “I’ve done a fair amount of business near the Mexican border and I think the country is going to do …

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MHARR Calls on DOE Secretary Perry To Withdraw Unnecessary, Costly And Tainted Mh Energy Rule

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., March 13, 2017 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has formally called upon the newly-confirmed Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Gov. Rick Perry, to withdraw, in toto, the proposed manufactured housing “energy” rule published by DOE in the Federal Register on June …

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MH Dealer Bill Passes House – What Does it Mean?

By / March 2, 2017 / Announcements, Business, Communities, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation

In the great state of Indiana, a bill recently passed in the state house regarding manufactured housing dealerships that has a rather interesting twist. House Bill 1119 was passed 94-0, and it places Manufactured Housing Dealers back into Indiana law. According to the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA), State Representatives …

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Does New Bylaw Discriminate Against Manufactured Homes?

By / January 27, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Canada, Communities, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, People, regulation

North of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the Town Administration of Sylvan Lake was looking for clarification from the town council on recent changes to a land use bylaw for manufactured and modular homes. And it received a very interesting answer.   It appears the bylaw is designed to stop manufactured or …

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Tornadoes, Severe Weather Ravage South, Misconceptions Abound

By / January 23, 2017 / Communities, disaster, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, media bias, media ignorance, mobile home, People

The southern U.S. was severely affected this weekend, as tornadoes and storms destroyed homes, injured dozens and killed 16. According to the Chicago Tribune, a tornado blew through a manufactured home community in rural Cook County in southern Georgia causing damage and killing seven people. “The tornado leveled the park …

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Proposed Trump Tax Reform, Does it Change Affordable Housing Finance?

By / January 17, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Business, Economy, Election, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, regulation

President-elect Donald Trump has put forward a number of aggressive initiatives to spur or grow the U.S. economy. On the subject of taxes, questions about the ramifications from changes abound. And, the opportunities for the manufactured housing industry come clearly into focus. According to National Mortgage News, proposed corporate tax …

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MHARR Calls for Congressional Review, Rejection of DOE Rule

By / January 10, 2017 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Announcements, Association, Election, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Politics, regulation

Washington, D.C – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), tells MHProNews that it has now formally called on Congress to review and reject the panned final regulation adopted by DOE under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). In a January 6, 2017 communication to the Chairmen of the Senate …

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Novogradac’s Report – Affordable Housing 2046 – Does MH Hold The Key?

By / October 13, 2016 / Affordable Housing, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Modular, People, Politics

In a new report released by CPA firm Novogradac & Company LLP, the firm talks with affordable housing industry experts about the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), and what affordable housing may look like in 30 years. LIHTC industry experts …

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Strong Finish For The Markets – Sky Corp. Has Big Day – Wells Fargo Illegally Seized Soldier’s Car China Cutting Off Cash To Venezuela – Does Deutsche Bank Need A Bailout?

By / September 30, 2016 / Affordable Housing, Announcements, Association, Business, Communities, Company News, Development, Economy, Election, Events, Factory-Built Homes, Favorable media coverage, Finance, Green, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation, Small Business, Stocks, tiny house, Trade Shows, Trends, Zoning

Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – FUBU CEO Stop and Frisked “Maybe 20 Times. U.S.: Wells Fargo Mistreated Military Members. WSJ Columnist Calls Trump “Unstable.” Why The Federal Reserve Isn’t Political. From WSJ: Ghost of Lehman Brothers Haunts Deutsche Bank. Some bullets from MarketWatch – ‘Housing party’ in the U.S. may be coming …

Strong Finish For The Markets – Sky Corp. Has Big Day – Wells Fargo Illegally Seized Soldier’s Car China Cutting Off Cash To Venezuela – Does Deutsche Bank Need A Bailout? Read More

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SBA, George Washington University, Blast Proposed DOE Energy Rule for Manufactured Housing

By / September 26, 2016 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Association, Business, Energy Saving, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation

“It does not appear that DOE grasps the unique challenges that small manufacturers encounter.” — U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy A controversial proposal by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for manufactured housing has drawn support as well as growing opposition. An arm of the United States Small …

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FOIA Documents Confirm Millions In DOE Payments To SBRA Management Company

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., September 22, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), responding to a May 10, 2016 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), has produced documents showing that $1,606,348.00 was paid by DOE to The Levy Partnership, Inc. (TLP) …

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What Does the Future Hold for Hybrid Prefab Homes?

By / September 16, 2016 / Affordable Housing, Business, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, People

The broader factory-built home industry of the present and future are definitely not the mobile home industry of pre-June 15, 1976.   For the progress that’s been made, the factory-built home industry is still facing perception and narrative challenges with the public and the media. When combined with the rising …

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Patrick Rebounds, Carlyle, and MHCV does too – broader markets mixed

By / September 14, 2016 / Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, Stocks

Some noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney: U.S. opens investigation into Wells Fargo scandal. Lucky number 7! Apple’s stock is soaring. Ford moving all small car production to Mexico. Some bullets from MarketWatch – Why Wells Fargo isn’t likely to claw back compensation from top executive. Feds reportedly investigating Wells Fargo’s sales …

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Respected Independent Organizations Echo MHARR Objections To Doe Proposed Energy Rule

By / September 19, 2018 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., September 14, 2016 – Written comments submitted by two highly-respected independent organizations regarding the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed manufactured housing “energy” rule — specifically citing the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) — echo and confirm the vigorous objections to that proposed rule set out by the Association …

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MHARR gets Third Party backup on Controversial, Proposed DOE Rule for Manufactured Homes

By / September 14, 2016 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Association, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, regulation

“Written comments submitted by two highly-respected independent organizations regarding the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed manufactured housing “energy” rule — specifically citing the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) — echo and confirm the vigorous objections to that proposed rule set out by the Association in its own …

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Precarious Position vs. Federal Power – DOE, CFPB, SEC, AGs v. ITT Institutes – takeaways for MH?

By / September 7, 2016 / Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, regulation

Less than a week after federal official decided to ban ITT Technical Institute from enrolling new students using federal aid, the for-profit schools opted to stop enrolling students at more than 130 campuses in 38 states, according to the Springfield, IL  State Journal-Record. On Aug. 25, the U.S. Department of …

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NRDC, ACEEE on DOE Energy Rule Proposals – Analysis – Helpful or Harmful for Consumers, Manufactured Housing Industry?

By / September 2, 2016 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Business, Factory-Built Homes, Green, home buyers, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry

Lauren Urbanek, writing for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), is among the recent writers and policy advocates expressing their support for the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed revised standards for manufactured housing (MH). Building on a report on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) done by Senior Policy …

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Luxury U.S. Home sales Slumping, What Does it Mean for Manufactured Housing?

By / August 28, 2016 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Trends

Redfin reported that so-called luxury home sales – defined as the top 5 percent of all housing on the market – were in retreat, in a report last May.  On August 27, Tyler Durden’s ZeroHedge headline stated that “…Housing Markets In The Hamptons, Aspen And Miami Are All Crashing.” Reuters …

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MHI, MHARR, Leaked documents and DOE proposal, plus MHI on New Section 8 Vouchers

By / August 22, 2016 / Affordable Housing, Communities, home buyers, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, regulation

In response to the July 17 proposed rule on “Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing” from the Department of Energy (DOE), the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) sent a letter expressing concerns that the new rule would raise the price of manufactured homes. MHI also suggested the DOE “establish a clear …

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