Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) recently reported on the statement from pro-manufactured home Senator Tim Scott (SC-R). Scott’s letter to DOE and our MHLivingNews analysis and commentary are linked here. Manufactured homes have been mandated by law to have money saving energy saving standards since June 15, 1976. From the Regulations.gov website the Department of Energy (DOE) …
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MHARR Warns Affordable Housing and Manufactured Home Consumers, Professionals Alert on DOE Manufactured Housing Energy Rule Woes They Assert Are Connected to Manufactured Housing Institute
As part of the featured image for this report by Now Earth reflects, the number of misleading headlines and reports surrounding the Department of Energy (DOE) manufactured housing energy rule are numerous. Since June 15, 1976 all HUD Code manufactured homes had to meet specific energy standards. Those standard demonstrably saved consumers money, especially when compared with pre-HUD Code mobile …
Read More »“Lies, Damned Lies and DOE’s ‘Energy’ Rule” – Construction News Today said re: Manufactured Housing Institute – ‘MHI Does Not Represent Entire Manufactured Home Industry’ – MHARR, TMHA Insights
This article will include two different items provided courtesy of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA), Construction News Today, and other sources that merit being paired as they are below. MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES BY MARK WEISS MARCH 2022 “Lies, Damned Lies and DOE’s ‘Energy’ Rule” Well, the various …
Read More »MHARR Issues Urgent Call to Action by President-Elect Donald J. Trump to Withdraw and Repeal DOE Manufactured Home Energy Regulations – Why It Matters to Affordable Housing Seekers
The lack of affordable housing was one of the top issues that guided voting decisions according to various pollsters. The lack of affordable housing near where it is needed in the U.S. costs the economy about $2 trillion dollars a year in economic drag. The 2024 election is largely in the rearview mirror. Donald J. Trump (R) has overcome the …
Read More »Homeownership Rates in Europe-Other Parts of the World Compared to United States Homeownership Rate-Eye Opening Facts with Analysis and Critical MHVille Insights for Affordable Housing Advocates
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI-D) and Cavco Industries (CVCO) are two of several sources that stated that the lack of affordable housing near where it is needed in the United States cost the American economy some $2 trillion dollars annually. The U.S. produces less housing every year than it needs. That shortage of affordable housing, per economic experts and others, is …
Read More »Manufactured Housing Production Rises in April 2024 per Manufactured Housing Association but Bottlenecks Continue as MHARR Exposes Federal Officials Role in Affordable Housing Crisis
The following is based on a news release from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform provided to Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News. Washington, D.C., June 3, 2024 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HUD Code manufactured housing …
Read More »Democratic Black-Hispanic-Asian-Pacific Caucus Leaders PR Effort to Get Biden-Harris to Keep Promises to Minorities on AFFH Housing Rule-How Affordable Manufactured Homes Fit-‘Art of Possible’
“Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best.” So said Otto von Bismarck, per GoodReads. The Political Dictionary in the “Art of the Possible” explained it like this: “The “art of the possible” is idea that politics is a matter of pragmatism, instead of idealism. According to this worldview, politics is a …
Read More »What Every Current or Potential Resident of a ‘Predatory’ Mobile Home Park-Manufactured Home Community Operator Should Know-Views of Advocate Tim Sheahan and MHPro L. A. “Tony” Kovach-How to Avoid or Fix Problems
Perhaps 75 to 80 percent of manufactured home communities are owned by local owners who are often in a good working relationship with their residents. But the other 20 percent or so may fall into a different category, and that segment will be part of the subject of this report with expert analysis. “My name is Tim Sheahan and I …
Read More »Democratic Congressional Staffer Alleged Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Anti-Consumer, Manufactured Housing Institute Leaders Decline Comment Sam Strommen Antitrust Case Allegations–Analysis
A U.S. House of Representatives Democratic staffer told MHLivingNews/MHProNews that the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has a reputation on Capitol Hill for being anti-consumer. The context of that staffer’s remarks was connected to manufactured home industry connected financing controversies, some of which will be explored in this report. When Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) offered Manufactured Housing Institute …
Read More »Association Warns ‘Stunning’ Consumers-Business Impacts by DOE Energy Regulatory Stance for HUD Code Manufactured Homes – DOE Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm Remarks – Facts/Analysis
The Department of Energy (DOE) asserts new regulations will save low-to-moderate-income households money. But a Manufactured Housing Association on 12.12.2023 called the pending regulations “Stunning and Unworkable” -asserting that they impacts will cost more than savings claimed by the DOE. [Note: the following is adapted by ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com (MHLivingNews.com) from a press release]. WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES, December 14, 2023 …
Read More »‘Inexcusable and Major Problem’ Exclusive MHLivingNews Question and Answer (Q&A) with Mark Weiss, J.D., President, and CEO of Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR)
In the legal world, the difference between one word and another can be significant. The President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is Mark Weiss, J.D. – an attorney. Weiss was asked by Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews.com) to respond to concerns about remarks made by the Manufactured Housing Institute …
Read More »Were Abe Lincoln and Frank Rolfe Correct? Federal Agency to Present Speaker’s Insights on Why Affordable Housing and Manufactured Homes Struggle During Affordable Housing Crisis
The following are remarks as prepared for a federal agency who is once more thoughtfully offering this writer for Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News and ManufacturedHomeProNews.com an opportunity to present to federal, corporate, and nonprofit officials. While these are considered expert ‘views’ or ‘opinions,’ the remarks are all documented with evidence that supports the various statements. Were Abe …
Read More »‘Manufactured Homes Truly One of Best Opportunities for Realizing Dream of Homeownership’ says Sen Tim Scott – Rips ‘DOE Standards Overly Broad, Unduly Burdensome Cost Imposed by Climate Alarmists’
The letter by Ranking Member Tim Scott (SC-R) on manufactured housing obtained by Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) is not found on the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) website on the date and time shown. But it is found on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affair webpage in the press release shown below and found …
Read More »Thanksgiving in MHVille, Backstory of Misunderstood But Most Proven U.S. Affordable Housing Solution – From Trailer Houses, to Mobile Homes, to Manufactured Housing – Modern Manufactured Homes Reality Check
It may seem like a modern miracle. It may sound too good to be true. Brand new homes with warranties and consumer protections not found in housing that is far higher priced, yet only about half the cost of conventional construction. But before getting ahead of our true story, a look back for understanding is appropriate. For decades, the secular …
Read More »‘The Pros and Cons of Buying a Manufactured Home’-Unpacking Lifehacker Jeff Somers’ Insights on Mobile/Manufactured Housing’s Affordable Homeownership Potential-Hits, Misses and Expert Analysis
The article by Jeff Somers about the “The Pros and Cons of Buying a Manufactured Home” being fact-checked here on Mobile and Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews) below is found on the Lifehacker website. Lifehacker’s tag line proclaims: “Do everything better” – which is certainly a noble goal. Lifehacker indicates that they are part of a ‘family’ of about a dozen …
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