PATH - A Public Private Partnership for Advancing Housing Technology
October 1, 2004
PATH Looks at Homebuyers and Factory-Built Homes
Study Examines the American Home Buying Public and Perceptions of Factory-Built Housing
Americans love our homes. We tie our dreams and our money to the houses in which we live -- along with many of our weekends! Since we care so much about our homes, do we also care how they were built?
Historically, homeowners have been suspicious of the different, modern ways of producing homes called "factory-built." This includes everything from panelized walls that speed on-site framing, to modular systems that bring factory-produced rooms to the construction site for assembly, to the well-known manufactured home, where the whole home is built in a plant and delivered to the site.
There is some evidence, however, that new homebuyers are becoming more open to possibility of different construction systems -- especially since advances in technology have made these homes safer, more energy-efficient, more durable, and even more affordable!
The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) wants to know how consumers across the country feel about these different possibilities, and has launched a research study to find out. The study involves a survey of current and soon-to-be homeowners from different regions and different backgrounds to see whether attitudes and perceptions are changing, and to help determine whether these technologies have a chance in today's marketplace. Data collection is currently underway. The final results will be published by fall 2006.
For further information contact:
Dr. Carlos Martín
HUD, PATH
(202) 708-0614 x5845
Dr. Mark Turner
Optimal Solution Group
Content updated on 8/30/2006
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