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House Homebuyer Hearing Discusses Manufactured Housing

Last week, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing addressing homebuyers’ current challenges and characteristics. During the hearing, Rep. Mike Flood (NE-1) raised the lack of housing being built for middle-income people and how manufactured housing has an important role here. Rep. Flood concluded by asking city leaders who effectively use manufactured housing in a development to reach out to his office. MHI will continue the conversation with lawmakers to further awareness of the importance of manufactured housing to addressing the country’s housing supply shortage.

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October 7, 2025

MHI’s Annual Meeting Recognizes Award Winners

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

MHI Annual Meeting: Moving the Industry Forward

Nearly 200 manufactured housing industry leaders gathered in San Diego 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.

December 1, 2025

Legislation Introduced in House to Remove Permanent Chassis Requirement

Another major step toward removing the requirement that all manufactured homes be built on a permanent chassis was taken yesterday when Rep. John Rose (TN-06) introduced the Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025 (H.R. 6293) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

November 20, 2025

House Energy Subcommittee Passes Bill to Restore HUD Code Supremacy

House Energy Subcommittee advanced H.R. 5184 to make DOE advisory on manufactured home standards, repealing EISA Sec. 413; full committee vote set for December.

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: