“A manufactured home is not a motor home or trailer, and although it is often called a “mobile home,” it is not that either,” said the NFPA. With that in mind, left-leaning POLITICO Pro via their ENERGYWIRE said on 7.3.2025: “The Department of Energy is delaying a landmark rule to increase the …
The acronym FEA is short for Facts-Evidence-Analysis. Once you or anyone else clearly sees the truth of a subject that was previously obscured it becomes more difficult not to see it going forward. An example will help paint the picture. “The U.S. population in 1998 was approximately 272 million. The population in 2024 is estimated …
“…Assistant Attorney General nominee Gail Slater was asked about the Guidelines as part of her confirmation process. Ms. Slater’s written answers make clear that — should she be confirmed — the Antitrust Division plans to continue using the 2023 Merger Guidelines.” That is from the official Memorandum provided in Part …
According to the Alliance for Affordable Energy: “New Orleans City Council – If you live in New Orleans, the City Council is responsible for regulating your investor-owned electric and gas utility, Entergy New Orleans.” That same source said about the event described in the news report provided in Part I …
As a recent post on MHProNews reminded readers, housing and healthcare are two giant areas of U.S. financial expenditures. So, if costs in healthcare were reduced for a family, it stands to reason that the money available for housing and other purchases should rise. Additionally, as Part III on this …
According to Visual Capitalist on 4.16.2025, which cited the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as its source: “To no one’s surprise, the world’s largest economy is also the world’s largest consumer economy.” Google‘s Gemini provided the following in response to an MHProNews request to fact check that data. How this …
Words have meaning. The definition of words matters. When it comes to matters of law, words may take on a special meaning. For the better part of a decade, MHProNews has reported on issues that may arguably relate to financial and white collar crimes that can involve the abridgment of …
Like it or not, the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) is the contractor used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to collect the data for the production and shipments of new HUD Code manufactured homes. That data is thus “official” federal facts on manufactured …
“For these reasons, the Parties respectfully request that this Court stay litigation for 60 days, until April 22, 2025, and grant the requested extension of time for the remaining briefing schedule for cross-motions for summary judgment.” So states the joint motion of attorneys for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) …
Among the headlines in our ongoing series of topics via The Patch found among our Sunday weekly recap is on the subject of “Federal Racket-Follow the Money-Tammany Hall 2.0 and Big U.S. Media.” MHProNews and our MHLivingNews sister site have for years periodically focused on problems within media; both mainstream …
For context, it is useful to know that MHProNews has provided insights on this Clayton Homes and the Department of Energy (DOE) energy rule topic before, but some messages with tips and insightful remarks from industry professionals suggested that this is an appropriate time to once again spotlight a prior …
Detail-minded manufactured home industry professionals should recall that the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) launched a legal action against the Department of Energy (DOE) with respect to the DOE’s manufactured housing energy rule. A case update was emailed by the Manufactured Housing Association for …
Does your vote matter? History says, yes. In the 2000 election “The Florida vote was ultimately settled in Bush’s favor by a margin of 537 votes out of 5,825,043 cast,” states left-leaning Wikipedia. Florida has 67 counties. So, 8.01492537313 votes per county (i.e.: 8 votes per county) made the difference. …
The attorneys that are working for the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) in their legal action against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have argued that if the Jennifer Granholm led agency’s proposal goes into effect as it would cause the manufactured housing industry …
According to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) email of 4.24.2024: “MHI & TMHA’s Challenge to DOE’s Energy Standards Likely to Move Forward.” On the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) website is the following headline: “Department of Energy (DOE) Manufactured Housing Energy Rule Litigation – Report and Update.” Those …
Easy doesn’t pay well is a wise maxim. Easy paths only lead downhill. It takes effort in any area of life to achieve a peak experience or a great outcome. Even modest outcomes require daily effort. If a 50–200-word post could solve all of the world’s ills, there have been …
“The American dream is homeownership, and the unintended effects of new regulation and lack of the secondary market by the GSEs is a path to tragically wipe out the remains of this important housing segment.” – Kevin Clayton, remarks to Congress on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and …
According to a letter on Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) letterhead, the pending Department of Energy (DOE) energy rule for HUD Code manufactured homes “will be severe” in its impact on manufactured housing. The MHI letter, the complete text of which is provided below, accused the DOE of creating its planned …
The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) has voted to reject the “destructive” proposed Department of Energy (DOE) manufactured housing energy enforcement rule. So says the news release issued by the Washington, D.C. based Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). Manufactured housing has just finished its worst year as measured …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) sent an email to industry members on 2.14.2024 under the headline: “Rep. Norman and 23 Additional House Members Urge the Appropriations Committee to Stop the DOE’s MH Standards in Final Spending Package.” That MHI email linked to a ‘news’ post on the MHI website which …
