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High Design Manufactured Homes
High-design manufactured homes are described as "instant" or prefabricated homes that transcend the usual 'box-style' mobile home appearance and break new barriers in material design. Their style is often characterized by geometric shapes, seamless and flowing interiors and the use of unique materials such as steel and glass. So long as the materials are tough enough to withstand transportation, 'prefab' homes can resemble everything from high-end tree houses to homes that look antique and crafted. They can be assembled and disassembled, and can be customized to meet consumer specifications, yet are often affordable enough for middle-income consumers or seniors to purchase (URL to photographs: (http://www.realestatejournal.com/homegarden/20040121-jeffrey.html)
Three firms:
Name 1: Fairlane Manufactured Homes
Website: http://www.fairlane-homes.com/FAQs.html
Major projects: Manufactured and high-end senior living home communities in the Northern California areas of Marlette, Karsten, Fuqua, and Skyline
Focus: Middle-income residents looking for their first home, or seniors looking to reduce home costs.
Size: 950-2600 square feet or larger, by request
Financial performance: 60 to 65% less of the cost per square foot as a regular home
Name 2: BuyModular, Inc. builders of AvisAmerica Custom Modular Homes in the New Hampshire and Vermont area
Website: http://www.buymodular.com/
Major projects: Custom and cape-cod style developments in New England
Size: From 1500 to 5,000 square feet or larger, by request
Financial performance: Prices can be as low as wholesale cost, for custom-built designs
Name 3: Palm Harbor Homes
Website: http://www.palmharbor.com/our-homes/
Major projects: National Industry Award for Excellence in Design concept called the 'Cambria,' a 2,600 square feet, four bedroom 2.5 baths high-end economical design
Focus: Middle-income residents looking for their first home, or seniors looking to reduce home costs
Size: Can be custom built, most homes within 2,500 square foot arena
Financial performance: middle to upper-middle income average customer in Florida
Works Cited
Jeffrey, Nancy Ann Nancy Keates. (2004). Upwardly mobile homes: Is this architecture? Wall
Street Journal Online. Retrieved March 9, 2009 at http://www.realestatejournal.com/homegarden/20040121-jeffrey.html
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