Champion Enterprises was established in 1953 and today is headed by William C. Griffiths, President and Chief Executive Officer. Champion Enterprises is the parent company of a number of homebuilders. It’s subsidiaries include: Advantage Homes, Gateway Homes, Castle Homes of Pennsylvania, Champion Homes (pictured), Champion Home Builders, Dutch Housing, Homes of Merit, Redman Homes, Moduline International, Inc., Genesis Homes, Fortune Homes, Commander Housing, Silvercrest Homes, Titan homes, New Era, and Summit Crest Homes.
Vice President of Marketing, Grover Tarlton says, “We are a stable company that has sold over 1.6 million homes since our inception. This speaks for the quality of homes and the satisfaction we provide for our customers. Collectively our family of homebuilders has the experience and financial strength to provide our existing and potential homebuyers with an exceptional home building/ buying experience. We at Champion Enterprises as a whole believe we can provide the best possible experience a customer can have in this industry.”
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Home Book Resources Popular Buying Guides for
Modular Homebuyers
When trying to select a modular home the
first place to start is at the factory level. Knowing which factories
deliver to your area is the first step in understanding your options.
The second and most important step is determining how the factories
compare to each other in the areas of: Quality Construction,
Design/Style, Appraised Value and Price.
The manufactured housing industry has made some serious
improvements in recent years regarding quality construction and
residential appeal. With modern day technology and assembly line
techniques, the industry is overcoming the misconception that
manufactured homes are poorly built and don’t measure up to stick-built
homes.
Knowing your financing options is the first step to
securing a good deal. We have spoken with hundreds of modular home
lenders and Mr. Eaton the author has gone through the process himself.
Learn from his insight and you can avoid some common mistakes people
make when financing their home.
On average 80% of homebuyers pay too much for their
modular home. Not surprising with all the choices one must make from
negotiating with your builder to purchasing property and
site-improvements. This resource will reveal important negotiating
secrets and dealer profit margins that will give you an edge when
negotiating with your builder.
Most modular home builders have display models for
potential home buyers to walk through. These models are professionally
decorated to impress buyers with elaborate decorations, elegant
furniture and dazzling floorplans. Aesthetics are important but would
you purchase a modular home based on looks and compromise structural
integrity? Don’t be fooled by appearances and miss what really matters;
“Quality Construction.”
Modular Home Builder The factory built housing idea is not new. Sears Roebuck offered a prefabricated modern home in their spring 1908 general catalog, which was shipped by train. Sears sold around 100000 of these homes from 1908 to 1939. The use of production line techniques really kicked into high gear after World War II and made a sizable contribution to reducing the housing shortage at that time.
Modular Housing Facts Advocates of modular homes have long maintained that the building system produces homes that are a lot stronger than traditional site built structures. For example, the modual sections are well built to withstand the stresses of highway travel, containing up to 30 percent more building materials than a comparable site built home.
Kansas Factory Built Home A manufactured home is built entirely in the factory under a federal building code administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD and is classified as a Manufactured Home. These homes are constructed to meet the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, which has been in effect since June 15, 1976. The Federal standards regulate, manufactured housing design, construction, strength, durability, transportability, fire resistance, energy efficiency and quality. The HUD Code also sets performance standards for the heating, plumbing, air conditioning, thermal and electrical systems.
