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

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mortgage finance system. In addition to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the coalition includes groups like Enterprise Community Partners , NeighborWorks America , the National Housing Conference (NHC), the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and the National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST).

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

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With Todman’s emphasis on mission-driven entities and nonprofit access to the program, Gooch said its portrayal was needlessly negative toward private owners of land-lease communities, where many MHI-backed manufactured homes are ultimately placed. That’s why I find it interesting.

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

Housing Wire

But while FHA, Fannie and Freddie combined are responsible for over two-thirds of all new home loans nationwide, they financed only three (FHA) personal property manufactured homes last year. Congress can help.