Manufactured housing as a low-cost housing option is already in a serious slump, but regulations set to take effect early next year would push it to the brink of extinction unless offsetting legislation is passed, warned an industry trade group. Effective in January 2014, new regulations implementing provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act will significantly limit the ability of low-income borrowers to obtain mortgage financing needed to purchase a manufactured home, according to the Manufactured Housing Institute ...