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 …

According to left-leaning Google’s AI powered Gemini on 10.26.2024 is the following information. The top 10 states with the largest homeless populations in 2023 are: California | 181,399 people experiencing homelessness New York | 103,200 people experiencing homelessness Florida | 30,756 people experiencing homelessness Washington | 28,036 people experiencing homelessness Texas | 27,377 people experiencing homelessness Oregon | 20,142 people experiencing …

The following items are adapted by Manufactured Home Living News (MHLivingNews). from a news release from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). While the text is as provided by MHARR, the format and images may differ from their release. Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) announced methods discussed with Acting HUD Secretary Adrianne Todman to overcome zoning …

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 …

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 …

During the recent Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) conference, a modern manufactured home was placed near Central Bank Center, where it could be viewed by attendees.  Interviewed by Lexington 18 in Kentucky, an NBC news affiliate, is Logan Hanes, the executive director of the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute (KMHI).     Lex18’s Ricky Sayer’s written article that accompanied the video …

Manufactured Housing Association Regulatory Reform (MHARR) provides updates on July 2023 and Year to Date Manufactured Housing Production-Shipment Data per IBTS for HUD WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. September 6, 2023 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 …

In mortgage giant Freddie Mac published “Identifying the Opportunities to Expand Manufactured Housing” by Astou Aw, Lariece Brown, and Ashley Yea, the trio make numerous fascinating statements they say are the fruits of their 2022 research. “Manufactured homes cost on average about half as much as site-built homes (excluding the land) and offer an attractive, energy efficient, resilient housing option. …

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 …

Mark Weiss, J.D., President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), provided the following op-ed to MHLivingNews.   MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES  JUNE 2022 “THE ‘WOKE’ WAR ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING” The leaders of the “woke” mob – inside government and out — will never admit that they actually oppose affordable housing and …

On 9.7.2021, HousingWire’s editor Sarah Wheeler authorized and published an opinion column (op-ed) by Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) CEO Lesli Gooch at this link here. This MHLivingNews editorial viewpoint will lay out several facts that shed light on why manufactured housing is underperforming during an affordable housing crisis. We’ll begin with the point that Wheeler agreed to publish a response …

The AARP Public Policy Institute published a report that merits a closer look, given the fact that inflation is roaring and there is widespread agreement that affordable housing is in great demand. Nearly half of all Americans living in manufactured homes are over 50, said AARP, which cited the sources for their data. AARP’s report below is largely favorable to …

During a well-documented affordable housing crisis, manufactured housing has finally risen beyond the 100,000 new homes produced threshold in 2021. The last time the manufactured home industry collectively produced over 100,000 homes was in 2006, when 117,373 new HUD Code manufactured homes were produced. A look at the most recent state and national level manufactured home production and shipment data …

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 …

Swift Relief Possible for Housing Crisis in Florida and Beyond Because No New Legislation or Spending Required, per fact- and evidence packed op-ed in Tampa Free Press TAMPA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, February 15, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — On 12.16.2021 Florida Democrats asked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to declare a “State of Emergency” due to the growing affordable housing crisis. As background …