Next Step Homes

Next Step Homes, our social enterprise, brings our Manufactured Housing Done Right® model to life.  We collaborate with partners to bring ENERGY STAR or Department of Energy (DOE) Efficient New Homes (formerly Zero Energy Ready Homes) to communities across the United States. Next Step Homes focuses on initiatives that promote racial equity in homeownership and prioritizes projects that provide affordable housing options to those who need it the most.

Why Choose Next Step Homes?

Next Step Homes seeks out partnerships with like-minded housing professionals to bring the benefits and attainability of factory-built housing to more communities. Working with us provides you access to:

  • Ultra Energy-Efficient Homes: Next Step Homes can deliver DOE-certified Efficient New Homes that can save homeowners up to 50% on monthly utilities. The homes come with upgraded features, including high-performance comfort systems, enhanced air quality and solar-ready construction.
  • Site-Built Features: Today’s factory-built homes are nearly indistinguishable from their site-built neighbors. They include features like garages, porches, and permanent foundations. And when the land is owned, it can appreciate in value just as site-built homes do.
  • Affordability: Our homes are built indoors in factories, allowing for a greater degree of quality control for each home built. These facilities can build homes much faster and more cost-effectively than traditional home builders.
  • Mission-Driven Partnership: Next Step Homes believes that homeownership and its wealth-building should be available to everyone. We’re committed to helping like-minded developers by sharing our decades of expertise and resources to create more affordable homeownership opportunities.

What We Can Provide

We possess the expertise to support your housing needs and community development initiatives. We provide:

  • Project Feasibility & Design
  • Market & Affordability Analysis
  • Home Specifications & Sourcing
  • Pre-Development, Zoning, & Construction Planning
  • Developer & Housing Counselor Training
  • Homebuyer Education & Counseling
  • Marketing & Community Outreach
  • Preferred Lender Network for Factory-Built Homes

In addition to Next Step Homes’ offerings, we can provide the following services in partnership with Clayton:

  • Subdivision Engineering Design
  • Infrastructure Development
  • Turnkey Home Construction
  • Realtor Options with an In-House Digital Sales Team

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