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...company cuts costs at every step, beginning with the concrete slabs on which each home sits. Crews stretching out for four blocks lay foundations for a whole neighborhood. Construction hands then nail frames and panels assembled in company factories to the slabs, and add prebuilt roof sections and wood siding. The least expensive cottages take only 33 days to construct. Conventionally built houses, by contrast, may take up to 36 days. While one of the bedrooms in some models is too small for a double bed, the living rooms and kitchens have vaulted ceilings, giving an impression of spaciousness. Because...
...Behind the decision to cut prices are several factors: stiff competition, fears that the higher-priced market is saturated, and expectations that new FHA rules permitting smaller down payments will attract more lower-income families. More efficient building methods and increasing reliance on prebuilt parts will help bring prices down...
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