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New Manufactured House Option Could Spur
Propane Market Revival
housands of entry-level home buyers construction techniques to create high-efficiency
priced out of today’s red-hot market yet low-cost dwellings with all the infrastructure,
are finding their dream house in a new finishes and aesthetics of a site-built subdivision.
Tclass of structure long dominated by Labeled as CrossMod homes, they blend
propane features of traditional site-built houses – such as
Nationwide, historically low mortgage rates are pitched roofs and garages – with the innovative
feeding housing demand beyond available construction techniques used in off-site construc-
supply Fallout from the pandemic also is shifting tion Importantly, CrossMod homes are eligible for
location demand for new construction, and man- more affordable mortgage financing previously
ufactured housing has been responding faster restricted to site-built homes
than site builders “Propane and the manufactured hous-
Not the Trailer Parks of Old ing industry go back to day one,” says Propane
Once stigmatized as cheap and poorly Education & Research Council (PERC) Director of
constructed, manufactured housing has under- Residential and Commercial Business Develop-
gone a swift reputation boost in recent years ment Bryan Cordill. “The first manufactured hous-
Today, manufacturers are using the latest factory ing units produced were RV’s, and propane was
on board Next, we moved
to parked model housing
and propane served as the
DEALERS LP EQUIPMENT primary source of energy for
An Affiliate of R.E. Michel Company, LLC cooking, water heating, and
home heating ”
He says CrossMod homes
Your SINGLE SOURCE for
offer a point of entry for
home buyers who would not
have previously considered
purchasing a manufactured
home They have the poten-
tial to bring manufactured
housing to areas around the
ALL
...and ALL your propane equipment needs! country that have little or
no exposure to off-site built
Check us out online at dealerslp.com homes other than prevailing
misconceptions
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The Manufactured Hous-
1405 Sinnett Avenue • Dothan, Alabama 36303 ing Institute reports that new
800-433-8925 manufactured home pro-
duction in March this year
was up 20 percent com-
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