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Three new appointees and three return to the committee that advises HUD on manufactured housing production, regulations, and administration of the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act.

HUD’s new office will administer the Department’s Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, a code that establishes standards for the design and construction of manufactured homes to assure quality, durability, safety, and affordability.

As a means to increase the nation’s supply of affordable housing, Ginnie Mae is seeking public comment on how its Manufactured Housing Program could boost inventory.

Through its Duty to Serve program, the FHFA is seeking equitable housing options for underserved markets as a solution to closing the affordability gap.

As part of the Duty to Serve program, the GSEs will present three virtual Listening Sessions focusing on rural housing, affordable housing preservation, and manufactured housing.

By submission of their proposed plans, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are laying the groundwork for improvements in three underserved housing markets.

Demand continues to overshadow supply in the housing market, but a combination of manufactured homes and down payment assistance may ease this burden.

Secretary Dr. Benjamin Carson said the current recommendations “remove more of the red tape” that stands between the production of more housing.

In an effort to combat a shrinking supply of affordable housing stock, Fannie Mae’s Duty to Serve initiative is developing solutions including manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation, and rural housing.

Here’s why Freddie Mac has partnered with the Appraisal Institute to train appraisers to correctly evaluate the price of manufactured homes.