Factory-built modular homes appear to be on the rise, as climate-controlled home-building factories are increasingly are catering to high-end home buyers and investors in the region with customized, amenity-filled homes.

Edward Mathis, a Re/Max agent for 12 years, has recently come across more than a few modular homes being built and put on the market, a sign that homeowners and homebuilders are seeing these homes as luxurious and just as sturdy as traditional homes built on site.

In the United States, about 3% of homes are modular homes.

Mathis said that when he shows high-end modular homes, people don't know they are modular. He said that he thinks interest will grow because there is a strong market for new homes with more amenities.

"It's really about customization and giving the client what they want," Mathis said.

Modular homes are getting away from the old-school way of sitting down with a catalog and picking a house. Whereas now you can pretty much build almost anything you want.

For more information on modular construction, contact Tidewater Custom Modular Homes.

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