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Why Manufactured Home Industry Members and Advocates Must Comment on the DOE Manufactured Housing Energy Rule to Demand its Delay and Withdrawal, per Manufactured Housing Association

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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

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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 …

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“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

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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 …

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Artificial Intelligence with Human Expert is Hybrid Journalism-U.S. Affordable Housing Crisis Often Misunderstood. To Clarify Issues Human Expertise and AI Boosted Fact Checks of MHI and MHARR

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“This article synthesizes the key points from the provided sources, verifies claims where possible, and highlights the advocacy gaps between MHARR and MHI. It incorporates external references to corroborate data and notes the absence of contradictory evidence on key claims, while acknowledging the complexity of regulatory processes. The content is structured to inform readers about the manufactured housing industry’s challenges …

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The Story that the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) ‘News’ Dept and their Industry Allies Routinely Ignore-‘Mobile Home Issue Voted Down by Zoning Board’–Affordable Housing Takes Blow-FEA

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Don’t expect the following to be found on the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) website’s ‘news’ sections any time soon, if ever. Why? Because this report from different parts of the country tell an evidence-based story that runs counter to the narrative spun by MHI and their industry allies.  While MHI leaders have praised CEO Lesli Gooch, they downplay or ignore …

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The Right Stuff and the Wrong Stuff: How Does So Much Important News, Views, and Insights Fail to be Routinely Reported by Many in Media? Research and Lack of Affordable Housing Unpacked-FEA

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“The U.S. has a housing shortage from years of underbuilding, leading to increasingly unaffordable housing costs. While overall housing construction has not kept up with demand, entry-level or “starter” homes for first-time homebuyers are in especially short supply. Factory-built housing, which includes various construction techniques and products, could help fill the supply gap. However, increasing the supply of factory-built housing would …

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Fannie Mae Research Reveals ‘What’s Driving the Increasing Importance Consumers Place on Their Homes’ – What that Research Could Mean for Affordable Housing and Manufactured Home Seekers-Residents

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In an email to MHLivingNews on 3.10.2025 Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) team provided the following information provided in Part I. Additional insights will follow in  the facts-evidence-analysis portion of this report provided in Part II.     Part I per Fannie Mae to MHLivingNews is the following. What’s Driving the Increasing Importance Consumers Place on Their Homes …

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Manufactured Housing Energy Standards and Enforcement Regulations with DOE Secretary Chris Wright Addressed by Mark Weiss CEO of Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR)

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The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) provided a copy of their letter to DOE Secretary Chris Wright which is published on their site at this link here. Part II of this report with analysis will include the video that is the source for the base of the featured image for this article. Numbers of other details related to …

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Scott Turner Confirmed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development-Official HUD+Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) News Releases; Manufactured Home Generational Wealth

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Part I of this report is the HUD News release dated 2.5.2025 from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) about the Senate confirmation of incoming HUD Secretary Eric Scott Turner. Part II is a news release from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform and an attachment from that Washington, D.C. based trade group. Part III is additional …

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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

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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 …

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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

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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 …

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Manufactured Housing Production Rises in April 2024 per Manufactured Housing Association but Bottlenecks Continue as MHARR Exposes Federal Officials Role in Affordable Housing Crisis

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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 …

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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’

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“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 …

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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

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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 …

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Democratic Congressional Staffer Alleged Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Anti-Consumer, Manufactured Housing Institute Leaders Decline Comment Sam Strommen Antitrust Case Allegations–Analysis

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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 …

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