A list of manufactured home industry attendees at the recent Fannie Mae Duty to Serve (DTS) meeting in Washington, D.C. included the name of Tom Heinemann. As regular MHProNews readers know, Heinemann and Lois Starkey both quietly left the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). ‘Quietly,’ that is, in terms of MHI’s …
Remarks from legal professional and zoning expert Daniel R. Mandelker, J.D., help frame the more detail insights that follow from Harry J. Abramson. MHProNews and MHLivingNews previously reported remarks by pro-manufactured housing zoning law expert and land use professor Mandelker who said: ‘Statutes Should Prohibit Restrictive Zoning Standards for Manufactured Homes’ …
If something is worth saying it is worth saying multiple times. MHProNews previously reported what ought to be a rallying cry for independent HUD Code manufactured home producers when Frank Rolfe said: “in fact, most of the mobile home [sic] sales in the U.S. are from park owners who will …
“A combination of limited land, home building regulations, international and out-of-state demand, and its remote location makes Hawaii the most expensive state to buy a home in. It is the only state with a house price-to-income ratio above 10 and the only state with a median home price higher than …
‘Sherry Chris Joins National Association of REALTORS® as Independent Consultant and Special Advisor to CEO Nykia Wright.’ In case you missed it (ICYMI), it is now a new year. How will 2025 differ from 2024? Time will tell, but here in MHVille – the diminished version of the once far …
The federal preemption and CrossMods related parts of the headline with respect to Champion Homes are addressed in Part II. But first up is the switch in leadership at Champion (SKY) from Mark Yost to Timothy Larson. According to WallMine on April 2, 2024 — “Mark Yost is 47, he’s been …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has issued a significant update to their “Major and Continuing MHARR Accomplishments for the HUD Code Manufactured Housing Industry and Consumers of Affordable Housing” website page. That update is found in Part I of this article. Part II of this article includes …
“Rachel Siegel, who works on housing policy at the Pew Charitable Trusts,” said: “People think about the old dilapidated mobile home of yore, and as a result, manufactured housing has been zoned out. It’s relegated to the outskirts—parks and communities that are sometimes in flood zones or undesirable parts of …
The initial manufactured housing state association list below is per the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) (manufacturedhousing.org, mfghome.org). It will be followed by state associations that MHI failed to list. These are presented in the context of the quiet- to stormy-debate over the need for a new national trade association. That …
For several years, the so-called “big boys” that Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) award winner Marty Lavin, JD, said worked only for their own interests had only the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) as regularly and directly engaged association or nonprofit as an ally. While MHARR has …
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) law and regulations are a specialized arena of legal practice. A simple Google search demonstrates that point. The SEC is tasked with regulating publicly traded companies. It was the SEC that issued a subpoena to former Cavco Industries (CVCO) Chairman and CEO Joe Stegmayer and …
Executive Summary. The Duty to Serve manufactured housing has been twisted into a pretzel in order to give an appearance to the casual observer of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 being followed. But as a careful review of what follows will reflect, voices across the left-right …
What follows is a lightly edited version for publication of a message sent today to Senator Tina Smith (MN-D). A similar message was also sent to Senator Tim Scott (SC-R). Senator Tina Smith, Let me start by saying we are the Manufactured Housing Industry’s largest and most read trade …
Senate Testimony on Manufactured Housing, Related Letters, and Statements Read More
The news tip came in yesterday, mere minutes after the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) sent out their email to their members and readers about their latest ‘housing alert.’ The tip read as follows: “Same sh-t, different day. They keep going down, rather than up.” It was mere days …
Results Are In! The Next President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Institute Is… Read More
Per LinkedIn, Paul Barretto was “Senior Manager – Product Management and Development, Single Family Mortgage Strategic Initiatives” at Fannie Mae from Aug 2001 – Mar 2018.” Barretto is now involved in something called the “Manufactured Housing Initiatives.” The operation has a website started in 2018 that is still incomplete. “Manufactured …
The headline asks the estimated $64 billion a year question. Because the industry could easily be doing 8 to 10 times more new home sales volume than it currently is. At a factor of 8, using 2018 averages, that would be $64 billion dollars. As you read this, keep …
What’s Next For Emerging Pro-Growth Manufactured Home Trade Group? Read More
The message to members and media release from the National Association of Manufactured Housing Community Owners (NAMHCO) that follows further below can be seen as useful, raises several cautions to discerning minds, and highlights problematic issues that face the manufactured housing industry. It is worthwhile for all manufactured housing industry …
There are some things that ought to immediately raise a cautionary flag when they occur, a point that will be made further below in our analysis of what follows first. A courtesy message that was forwarded will be shown and is being republished with the expressed written permission …
The new National Association of Manufactured Housing Community Owners (NAMHCO) has launched another proverbial shot across the bow of the establishment Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), that they broke away from last year. While it is too soon to see what the effectiveness of this new trade group will …
Despite what some might have (mis)understood about what our publisher wrote recently that included a mention or two of George F. (F?) Allen, the Daily Business News on MHProNews will continue to take a wheat and chaff approach with everyone in our industry, and those outside of MHVille as well. …
New Era in National U.S. Manufactured Home Community Representation Underway? Read More
