New questions relating to manufactured housing will be added to the HUD housing counselor training and certification exam later this year.

New rules entitle manufactured home renters to be notified before rent increases or changes in community ownership. Manufactured homeowners receive more leeway to sell their homes, even if they’re in default.

Although Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are animals of the secondary market, the FHFA director said they have programs that can increase the amount of housing available.

Performance of non-agency MBS with manufactured housing loans hasn’t followed the trends seen in other sectors during the pandemic.

Homeowners in manufactured housing communities will no longer have to relocate their house before selling it. Also, the seller will have the right to sublease the pad site to the new owner.

Issuers of non-agency MBS brought four jumbo deals to the market this week. Some shops closed securitizations with esoteric collateral.

The GSEs plan to increase loan purchases in all three DTS categories: manufactured housing, rural areas and affordable preservation.