A couple of modular homes were showcased in the Wall Street Journal today, in their real estate blurb where they look at three homes from around the country every day. They ranged in price from $400,000 to $2.9 million, so these weren't exactly your low-end models. (I should note that the houses looked just like regular stick-built homes--if the article hadn't mentioned modulars specifically, I wouldn't have known the difference just from looking.) The main perk that was highlighted was the length of time it takes to put them together (modular homes, because they come in modules that were already assembled in a factory, go up much faster). A side perk that I had never considered was how this cuts down on vandalism at the build site. I didn't realize this was a problem in the construction industry, but apparently it does happen. So let's hear it for another reason to go modular. (The article finished by noting that 1 in 10 houses built in the northeast are modular today, so they've really come into the mainstream.)
I was really surprised by your post. I had no idea that luxury homes could be modular type housing. I always assumed that for a house to be considered "luxury", it was certainly made the conventional way. What an eye opener. Thanks!
Posted by: R Welch | July 20, 2006 at 03:10 PM