More Than 3,500 Attendees at Kentucky Expo Center
Manufactured housing professionals turned their attention to The Louisville Manufactured Housing Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Jan. 17-19. The 40-plus show homes and 170 exhibitors in the service and supply sector were on hand to demonstrate the latest industry trends.
Attendees a new layout to the show floor, staging homes in a horseshoe-shape across the span of the show floor with service and supply exhibitors set up in a prominent position in the center of the space.
Top Trends at Louisville 2024
Large Porches, Warmer Colors Bring Outdoors In
Many of the homes on display at The Louisville Show in 2024 had porch and deck space, and this year’s theme for that transition and outdoor space was to go big, bigger, and biggest.
The Sahara Series from Adventure offers a fine floorplan, ample natural light, and comfortable front porch.
Clayton showed the Paradise series among its homes a The Louisville Show, this one with a broad front porch.
Skyline took the porch and deck space to a new level at the 2024 Louisville Show, with its rollout of the Skyliner II and all of that outdoor space with a fireplace and a wet bar, too.
Warm Colors, Natural Features
Adventure Homes, in the Reynolds model it showed in Louisville, lower left, used warm, natural colors in its cabinetry, trim, and decor, a tend seen throughout the show. Clayton in the Pulse model used natural features in the dining area and entry to welcome guests.
2024 Was Another Great Year in Louisville
For more than 60 years, The Louisville Show has been the early year kickoff to the home sales season, prepping industry professionals by showing the latest trends in home features and community living.
The Louisville Show is put on by the Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation — a consortium of executives from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky.
“We were in education sessions early to start the day, and have been through the show floor. We are really having a good time this year,” Bonita Johnson, of GBH Properties, said. “We came last year and are excited to be back.”
Cavco Industries set up a small village of homes, complete with landscaping and street signs. Among the homes Cavco is showing is its new duplex home, the first ever certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development. The Milenian 2, another of the company’s models, is drawing attention for its architectural features including a wood slat element, as well as SmartSide exterior siding from LP Building Solutions.
The home show will continue to open each morning on topics including home building, developing with off-site built homes, technology, risk management, sales and marketing, and national advocacy.
“The feedback we’ve received early in the process of programming the show has been very positive, from the builders bringing in homes to our sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees.,” MHVillage Co-President and Chief Business Development Officer Darren Krolewski said.
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