Category Archives: Politics

RFI: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Duty to Serve Plans

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Today I submitted a comment on the current proposals from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac related to their Duty To Serve obligations. From the FHFA website: The Duty to Serve (DTS) requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Enterprises) to facilitate a secondary market for mortgages on housing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income families in: Manufactured housing, Affordable housing preservation, and Rural housing. The 2018-2020 Plans describe specific activities each Enterprise will undertake to fulfill their Duty to Serve obligations … Continue reading →

A Letter to Supervisor Frost on the Affordable Housing Crisis

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Supervisor Frost; We are in the middle of a major Affordable Housing Crisis that calls for smart and compassionate responses from all our elected representatives. This letter is in response to your email message trying to explain an action that we believed failed this test. 08 November 2019: Why I voted against the emergency eviction ordinance. In your message, you hit one nail on the head; “In 2019 the National Apartment Association conducted a survey of firms that build multifamily … Continue reading →

The Impact of Manufactured Home Community Rent Increases

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When we moved into a manufactured home community last year, we rejoiced over the massive reduction of our monthly housing expenses after getting rid of our mortgage.  However, since then we have come to understand that others in this community are not happy with the current state of affairs. Immoderate Rent Increases every December are destroying the lives of many in our community. In 2017 the rent increased from $664 to $699, a 6.64% increase — Social Security 0.3% In … Continue reading →

Requesting an Antitrust Investigation

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This is a follow up related to John Oliver’s report on living in Manufactured Home Parks. In his report, he exposed the illegal and immoral actions, potentially violating Antitrust and RICO laws, by various companies. See: HBO: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Mobile Homes Fact Check: HBO’s John Oliver on Last Week Tonight Mobile Homes Video One of the major threads of his report relates to the actions of Berkshire Hathaway, Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage and the Manufactured … Continue reading →

Making America Respectful Again

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Thursday, June 2nd, 2016, Presidential candidate Donald Trump visited San Jose.  We were notified that there would be traffic congestion and possible protests near the convention center but didn’t have any reason to go near it, so we ignored the event. After attending a VTA Board meeting, we caught the light rail to start our journey home.  We were also trying to track down information about reported problems with protestors near the convention center.  When we got to our stop at … Continue reading →