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Overcome coastal flooding worries by using factory-built homes.
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Litigation rudely awakens Paul and Amy Deuble from their American Dream.
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Acquisition will allow country’s sixth-largest modular home manufacturer to build market share, reduce freight costs for Northeast customers.
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After working through nearly a decade of downturn, the factory-built housing sector now finds itself swamped by the same factors that sank single-family builders in 2007.
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Denver-based Yes Communities offers a way for owners to build up equity.
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Leading manufactured housing producer sells its housing community division to focus on subdivision development.
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Surely you've heard the industry's sales pitch by now: lower costs, speedy construction, excellent craftsmanship, and quality building products in a controlled setting. Builders who use modular systems say you can believe the hype. But before you run out to your local supplier or modular home...
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In December, I attended a brokers open in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. The home for sale, a brand-new spec priced at around $2 million, is, as you might expect, beautiful. Spacious, lots of natural light, lovely finishes, top-of-the-line appliances and fixtures, custom cabinetry. It's in a...
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Tucker Bayou
Located in a breezy beach community along Florida's northwest coast, this 3,544-square-foot idea house has just about every thoughtful detail an empty-nester could wish for—generous display shelving for art and collectibles, built-in bunks for grandchildren, tactile indulgences such as reclaimed...
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Three years ago, Star Development Corp. decided to try modular housing rather than continue with stick building for its infill projects. Since then, the Ann Arbor, Mich.–based company has purchased more than 200 homes from modular housing manufacturer Genesis Homes.
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Last year, Paul and Amy Deuble bought land in Shreve, Ohio, on which they intended to have assembled a 2,107-square-foot modular home with a similar-sized basement. Those plans stalled in November when owners of a local bed and breakfast objected to the construction, and a Common Pleas Court judge...
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- Housing industry expert Bill Webb releases instructive guide that shows how to maximize sales potential and profits in lean times.
- NAHB's Building Systems Councils offer free brochure on the benefits of modular homes.
- NAHB encourages members to take advantage of a free savings analysis...
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- Appliance giant Whirlpool Corp., which manufactures the Whirlpool and KitchenAid brands, completes its $1.7 billion acquisition of Maytag Corp.
- The U.S. Green Building Council is looking to toughen its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards by expanding it rating system...
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“You hate to win that way,” says one HUD-code producer, summarizing the sentiments of many manufacturers who saw a bounce in HUD-code unit orders in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The FEMA orders for temporary housing totaled approximately 20,000, boosting manufacturers' numbers for 2005 to...
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Complete BUILDER 100 Online Archive for the BUILDER 100 and all its components from 2003 through the present. The BUILDER 100 is released every May.
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MENTION THE TERM "MODULAR housing" to the average person and one of two things will happen: If you're lucky, you'll get a quizzical look of ignorance; a more common reaction, however, may be one of condescension. In the eyes of the public, the reputation that precedes modular housing is not a good...
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The obstacle to more people moving into hip, modernistic homes isn't a matter of not enough demand. It's a matter of cost.
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- The NAHB calls for entries for its first annual Innovation in Workforce Housing Awards.
- A cement shortage is the biggest threat to the country's housing market, according to a recent NAHB survey.
- The NAHB's Building Systems Council lauds a new pilot program in New York allowing a...
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Palm Harbor Homes, a manufactured-home builder in Addison, Texas, is entering the modular market. That helps Palm as the financing environment for HUD-code homes worsens.