Using the HUD building code, manufactured housing can cut through the massive regulations imposed on IRC built modular homes, saving buyers about 30% on a new home. The products HUD factories offer include the newest type of home to hit the market…the CrossMod™.
Clayton, a national builder of off-site and site-built homes, revealed its first single section CrossMod™ home at the Manufactured Housing Institute’s Congress & Expo event, which provides a new affordable home solution to another group of homebuyers and locations.
The single section home is built to CrossMod specifications including an elevated roof pitch, attached garage, energy efficient features and more. While research shows the median home price in January 2022 was just over $350,000, we estimate that in most markets the single section CrossMod could be available for under $200,000 including the price of land. The home’s unique layout also makes it the ideal size and shape for neighborhoods and urban lots. The home also features a built-in flex space for a homeowner to decide whether they want another bedroom, a home gym, an office or more.
“The single section CrossMod home is one example of how Clayton is innovating to meet the needs of today’s homebuyers.,” said Ramsey Cohen, Director of Industry and Community Affairs. “This home could create an incredible opportunity to provide affordable homes that can be placed in more areas than a typical off-site built home. These homes have a similar look and feel to traditional site-built housing, which can help address more zoning challenges and create infill opportunities in both new developments and established residential communities.”
Multi-section CrossMod homes are HUD-coded homes that blend off-site and site-built construction methods to produce an affordable, quality home that has the ability to finance and appraise similarly to traditional site-built housing.
Gary Fleisher is the Editor in Chief of Modular Home Source and Offsite Builder. Email at [email protected]
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