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HUD proposed dropping chassis on upper floors. That is not ROAD, and it is not modular.
HUD’s June proposal would let upper stories of a multi-story HUD-code home skip a permanent chassis. Comments closed Aug. 11. It is still a proposed rule, and it is not the ROAD statute Prefably already covered.
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A California fund paid factory deposits. That is not a new home loan.
The Housing Accelerator Fund says its first $10 million for industrialized construction is committed across four Northern California projects. The money is for factory deposits and production-line slots, not a mortgage for a house on a private lot.
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Federal housing law changes HUD-code rules. Modular is a different track.
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is now federal law. August coverage is about HUD rules and state certification, not an overnight drop in factory-home prices.
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