Press Releases 2008 August, 7 Manufactured Housing Institute Promotes Thayer Long to Executive Vice President July, 30 Manufactured Housing Institute Applauds President Bush’s Passage of Housing Bill July, 26 Manufactured Housing Institute Applauds Congressional Passage of Housing Legislation June, 11 U.S. House of Representatives Approves First National Manufactured Housing Week April, 23 Top Industry Achievers Receive Prestigious National Industry Awards April, 3 FHA Title I Reform Included in Senate Housing Stimulus Bill March, 6 MHI Calls Weather Radio Legislation, S. 2724, Shortsighted and Could Inadvertently Impair Safety March, 3 The Manufactured Housing Institute Names Laura Armstrong as Vice President of Public Affairs and Strategic Communications February, 26 MHI Commends the Bush Administration’s Statement on Amending the Bankruptcy Code February, 22 MHI Applauds Fannie Mae Efforts to Offer More Affordable Financing Options to Manufactured Home Buyers Through MH Select™ Program February, 11 MHI Applauds HUD Secretary’s Statement on FHA Reform January, 22 Manufactured Housing Well Positioned to Provide Quality Affordable Homeownership 2007 December, 14 MHI Applauds Senate Passage of Long-Sought FHA Reform Legislation November, 16 Rae Ann Bevington Joins MHI As Director of MHI-PAC and Grassroots Activities October, 12 MHI Announces Appointment of Jeff Inks To Senior Staff October, 11 MHI Announces Reorganization October, 8 Manufactured Housing Finance Forum Takes Industry’s Message to Wall Street June, 4 MHI Applauds House Passage of GSE Reform Legislation March, 8 Gail Cardwell Selected As MHI President and CEO 2006 November, 15 Chairman Dennis Jones honored for leadership November, 15 Mark Ezzo receives Frank Walter Standards Award November, 15 Thad Vann receives State Association Executive of the Year Award November, 15 Gub Mix receives Chairman’s Award November, 15 Jess Maxcy receives Jim Moore Excellence in Communications Award November, 2 Two Manufactured Housing Industry Trade Associations Announce Plans to Explore Merger August, 29 Katrina Revisited: Bringing Families Hope With New Homes July, 26 U.S. House of Representatives Overwhelmingly Passes FHA Title I Reform Legislation July, 13 MHI Community Attributes System Provides Leads June, 26 Lender Best Practices Program Re-Certifies Origen Financial April, 19 National Industry Awards Presented at 2006 National Congress & Expo for Manufactured and Modular Housing April, 14 National Modular Housing Council to Offer Subscriptions to its Quarterly Modular Housing Report February, 21 Totaro Award Presented to Tim Williams During MHI Winter Meeting February, 1 Gulf Coast Housing Conference Draws Capacity Crowd 2005 December, 6 Lender Best Practices Program Re-Certifies CIS Financial Services, Inc. November, 17 Strong Turnout Launches Industry Gulf Coast Housing Initiative November, 4 September 2005 Shipments of Manufactured Housing up 1.1% October, 10 Lender Best Practices Program Re-Certifies Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance October, 6 August 2005 Shipments of Manufactured Housing up 2.2% October, 5 Manufactured Housing Institute Presents Industry Awards September, 15 Manufactured Housing Industry Testifies On Hurricane Relief Efforts Before U.S. House Subcommittee April, 23 Manufactured Home Shipments for March Essentially Unchanged from March ’04 Level March, 30 National Industry Awards presented at 2005 National Congress & Expo for Manufactured and Modular Housing March, 23 Upward Trend in Manufactured Home Shipments Continues with Double-Digit Gain in Multi-Section Production February, 25 January’s 16.7% Increase in Manufactured Home Shipments Fueled by Resurgence of Multi-Section Production 2004 December, 8 FEMA Units Continue to Spur Positive Shipments Growth for October October, 21 Eighty Eight Percent Surge in Single Section Shipments for September September, 27 Overall Shipments Flat in August While Traditional Financing Up July, 23 HUD-Code Sales and Shipments Increase in June April, 26 HUD-CODE SHIPMENTS POST FIRST OVERALL GAIN SINCE EARLY 2002, LED BY 38% SURGE IN SINGLE SECTION HOMES April, 2 Single-Section Recovery Appears to be Underway as Nineteen States - Saw Overall Shipments Growth in February March, 3 Lender Best Practices Program Certifies New Applicant February, 20 January Shipments Shows Broad Based Shift to Single Section February, 13 MHI Files Legal Challenge to EPA on Water Submetering Issue January, 23 December Shipments Show Dramatic Improvement over Recent Trends 2003 November, 24 October Shipments Break 12,000 Homes Threshold for First Time in 2003 as Inventory of Repossessed Homes Drops 40% October, 1 Manufactured Housing Institute Presents Industry Awards - Highlight of 67th MHI Annual Meeting June, 3 Recent National Shipments Pattern Continues While Pacific Region Continues to See Growth April, 23 Top Industry Leaders Honored at 2003 National Congress and Expo for Manufactured and Modular Housing April, 4 Recent National Shipments Pattern Continues While Florida and California See Growth March, 22 MHI Flash Shipments Report for March 2003 Down 24%, a Small Improvement Over Recent Months’ Declines February, 3 December 2002 Shipments are a Cyclical Low at 9,396, But Are Not Comparable with Earlier Cycles Due to the Prevalence of Multi-Section Homes January, 22 MHI “Flash” Shipments Report for December 2002 Puts Year-Over-Year Estimate at 168,451 HUD-Code Homes for 2002 January, 15 MODS Sales Running Strong Against Seasonal Declines in Other Areas, While Home Only Loans Bounce Back from a November Low January, 6 Actual Shipment Decline for November 2002 Mirrors Earlier Flash Estimate, With Broad-Based Regional Weakness Extending Into the South Atlantic and Mountain Regions 2002 December, 20 MHI “Flash” Shipments Report for November Puts Year-Over-Year Estimates at 170,400 HUD-Code Homes for All of 2002 December, 12 Sales Down Modestly Except for Repo’s, While Financing Driven by Land-Home Product December, 4 MHI Final Shipments Report for October Shows 20% Decline Compared with a Year Ago, Highlighted by Growing Weakness in the South Central Region November, 21 MHI “Flash” Shipments Report for October Puts Year-Over-Year Estimates at Between 171,000 and 173,500 HUD-Code Homes for All of 2002 November, 12 HUD Code Sales Flat, Modulars Increase as Mortgage Financing Rebounds and Repos Tail Off October, 28 Lender Best Practices Program Certifies New Applicant; Program Focuses On Revitalizing Manufactured Housing Lending October, 22 MHI “Flash” Shipments Report for September Implies About a 9% Decline Year- to - Date October, 11 Industry Land/Home Deals Jump in September, as Real Estate Mortgages Decline and MODS Sales Increase September, 20 Industry Continues Shift Toward Land/Home and Real Estate Financing in August, Inventories and Shipments Both Decline August, 19 July’s Flash Shipments Report Down About Average for Year to Date – 5% -- While Retail Sales Per Center Continue Modest Month to Month Climb July, 25 MHI “Flash” Report Shows Major Shift to Real Estate Financing for June; Shipments Continuing to Lag Improvement in Retail Sales as HUD-Code Home Inventories Continue to Decrease June, 21 May “Flash” Report Shows Shipments Down 10 Percent from a Year Ago, June, 17 Lender Best Practices Program Certifies First Applicants May, 22 MHI “Flash” Report Indicates Shipments Down 3% in April, HUD-Code Sales Per Retail Center Up 10% April, 24 MHI April, 9 Prestigious MHI Awards Recognize Highest Achievers February, 7 New Initiative to Set Standards for Manufactured Home Lending 2001 September, 23 Harper of Arkansas Takes Home Two National Achievement Awards September, 23 Power of Mustang Home Recognized for Lifetime Achievement September, 23 Zieman of RADCO Recognized for Lifetime Achievement September, 13 MHI Offers Support to the Victims of Terrorist Attacks June, 28 The industry’s first single-family attached (duplex) manufactured homes debut in Noji Gardens development in Seattle April, 18 National Industry Awards Presented at Manufactured April, 6 Course on Manufactured Housing Offered Online 2000 December, 28 President Signs Manufactured Housing Improvement Act Into Law! December, 8 Manufactured Homes on Equal Footing With Conventional Homes With State Legislature Organization December, 7 106th CONGRESS APPROVES MANUFACTURED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT ACT October, 4 MHI Holds Successful 64th Annual Meeting July, 7 Remember Our Forgotten Heroes Program Continues in Houston May, 25 Miss America Turns Over Keys to Manufactured Home to U.S. Veteran Donald Whitehead in Cincinnati May, 9 Manufactured Housing Legislation Passes the Senate April, 26 Twenty-Seven Prestigious National Industry Awards Presented During National Manufactured Housing Congress April, 25 MHI, SENCO and Miss America 2000 Announce Program to Provide Permanent Housing to Formerly Homeless Veterans April, 7 U.S. House of Representatives Passes H.R. 1776, Includes Manufactured Housing Act March, 31 MHI signs Agreement with Mortgage Asset Research Institute March, 15 Legislation Clears Major Hurdle in the House March, 9 Legislation Unanimously Approved by Senate Banking Committee January, 22 MHI Urban Design Project Honored With Professional Builder Achievement Award 1999 October, 12 Senate hearings punctuate need for manufactured housing legislation to move forward October, 12 The State of North Carolina to Buy Manufactured Homes for Victims of Hurricane Floyd July, 29 Manufactured Housing Improvement Act Introduced in the U.S.Senate July, 21 Consumer Satisfaction is Top Priority July, 19 Manufactured Home Industry Meets Consumer Demand June, 29 MHI and MHARR to Write History of HUD Code Calendar Of Events Publications of Interest Understanding Today's Manufactured Housing Find a factory-built home at move.com Modern Homes Magazine Photo Gallery Quick Facts © 2008  by Manufactured Housing Institute. 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