State legislatures have the authority to adopt laws that will govern manufactured home issues throughout the state. However, the maxim that all politics is local applies with special force to manufactured housing issues. Some of the policies that affect manufactured housing and the opportunity to build wealth through homeownership are primarily—or exclusively— within the purview…
This purpose of this guide is to help you access public sources of financing for the purchase, rehabilitation or refinancing of manufactured homes. It is intended as a resource for consumers, nonprofit practitioners and advocates interested in leveraging public funding streams in support of affordable housing and asset building strategies using manufactured housing. In addition…
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A new rule proposed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will give Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac the incentive to invest in manufactured home financing—but only if the homes are classified as real property. Most states have significant policy barriers to classifying manufactured homes as real property. Failure to reform the existing inadequate laws…
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By 2040, experts predict that 55% of global new car sales and 33% of the global vehicle fleet will be lectric. The transition to electric vehicles and electrified transportation is in progress, and prioritizing the needs of low-income consumers will be essential if the potential benefits of electric vehicles and electrified transportation are to be…
Transportation expenses are the second largest household expense for most families, even before the recent jump in gasoline prices. Rural families pay even more. Electric vehicles (EVs) can help consumers save money on transportation over the long term. At the same time, as underscored by the war and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, decreasing our reliance…
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AUTHORS: Philip B Jones (Alliance for Transportation Electrification), Jonathan Levy (EVgo/Vision Ridge), Jenifer Bosco (NCLC), John Howat (NCLC), John W Van Alst (NCLC), and Lisa C Schwartz, editor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The provision of electricity in the United States is undergoing significant changes for a number of reasons. The implications are unclear. The current…
This guide is a resource for anyone interested in promoting the use of manufactured housing as an affordable housing and asset-building strategy through local policy. It examines areas of local policymaking that have potential impact and reviews a sampling of existing and proposed municipal and county ordinances and other policies. The guide draws heavily upon…
AUTHORS: Pat KnightErin Camp, PhDDivita BhandariJamie HallMelissa WhitedBen HavumakiAvi AllisonNina PelusoTim Woolf About one-third of U.S. households report that lack of affordable access to energy is a major challenge. Energy insecurity is encountered even more frequently among older adults and households of color. Aselectrification of transportation and heating systems advances, it will be increasingly important…
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