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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

Housing Wire

The Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition (UMMC), a coalition of 32 housing groups initially convened by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy , published a report on Wednesday that recommended actions for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. mortgage finance system.

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Manufactured homes are appreciating faster than site-built homes

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Despite that attention, however, some in the industry have chafed at the portrayal of land-lease communities by government housing authorities. An analysis of data from the U.S. increased by 58.34% between 2018 and 2023.

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Manufactured housing group encouraged by FHA attention — but concerned about its portrayal

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the launch of a new program designed to allow for the purchase, refinance or renovation of manufactured housing under a loan program sponsored by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). We’ve been calling for more consumer support from the government. Last month, the U.S.

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Opinion: It’s time for bi-partisanship on affordable manufactured housing homeownership

Housing Wire

As the 118 th Congress begins, we return to a divided government in Washington. These standards were not developed with any real input from HUD, which has exclusive statutory authority for manufactured home construction and safety standards nationwide, through the HUD Code. Last year was challenging for housing and mortgage markets.