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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum announced the creation of a Joint Task Force on Federal Land for Housing. This task force aims to increase housing supply and decrease costs by identifying underutilized federal lands suitable for residential development, streamlining the regulatory process of land transfers and leases, and uphold affordability goals and policies. With a focus on rural and tribal communities, the task force will balance responsible resource usage and preservation to bring affordable housing to those in need across the country.

MHI will engage with the task force to convey the benefits of including manufactured housing to address the housing shortage at an attainable cost.

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MHI’s Annual Meeting Recognizes Award Winners

During the 2025 Annual Meeting, several members were recognized for their achievements with special awards.

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Nearly 200 manufactured housing industry leaders gathered for the MHI Annual Meeting. During the meeting, members discussed how to increase the manufactured home share of new single-family home starts and grow support for the for-profit land-lease communities model.

October 3, 2025

Cabinet Secretaries and Members of Congress Visit Homes on the National Mall

Hear from 2 Cabinet Secretaries and 9 Members of Congress as they visit the 4 manufactured homes at the Innovative Housing Showcase.

January 9, 2026

House Moves to Reinstate HUD as Sole Regulator for Manufactured Housing

The House Rules Committee met Tuesday, Jan. 6 and voted to bring H.R. 5184, the Affordable HOMES Act, to the House floor with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit. A simple majority would be needed for passage and a vote by the House of Representatives is expected later this week.

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MHI News & Updates January 7, 2026

Headlines from MHI News & Updates January 7, 2026;
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House Moves to Reinstate HUD as Sole Regulator for Manufactured Housing

November 13, 2025

MHI Outlines Key Ways Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Should Be Serving Manufactured Housing

The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has submitted two formal comment letters to U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte about how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should increase their support for manufactured housing. In the two formal comment letters responding to a proposed rule on Enterprise Housing Goals for 2026–2028 and the regulator’s strategic plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030, MHI urged that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac explicitly prioritize manufactured housing. Key recommendations included: