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Manufactured Homes

Interest is building in factory built homes. Boasting a wide range of designs, today's factory-built homes bear little resemblance to their predecessors, the boxy, flat-roofed mobile homes of the past. Now, impeccably designed factory-built homes are taking their places in more and more communities, including traditional subdivisions – at a fraction of the cost of site – built homes.

The industry began in the 1920s as an answer for American travelers who wanted the ability to rest, eat and sleep en route to anywhere. Later, the industry evolved into an affordable housing option for veterans coming home after World War II. Since then, factory-built homes have come a long way.

Home manufacturers say that today's homebuyers want to participate in designing homes that fit their lifestyles. In response, some manufacturers allow customers to design their own floor plans, similar to the way they would if they were site-building. The process is simple and intuitive using computer programs and magnetic boards that allow homebuyers to see the results of their decisions immediately.

It is this kind of attention to consumer demand that has resulted in such a grand evolution for this industry, no longer even remotely reminiscent of its four-wheeled past.

With the availability of numerous financing options, an industry-wide commitment to a great retail experience and design excellence comparable to traditionally built residences, factory-built housing is an exciting and viable alternative that, as an industry, only gets better with age.Built indoors and shipped to their final destination, these homes challenge those who think they can tell the difference between factory- and site-built houses.

(NAPSI)