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Guild Mortgage ‘Making Paradise Home’ Initiative to Benefit Community Devastated by Fire

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Guild’s Making Paradise Home initiative is a partnership with Clayton Homes, Golden West Homes of Chico and Redline Installation to build CrossMod™ Homes to benefit the community.

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  • Guild’s Making Paradise Home initiative is a partnership with Clayton Homes, Golden West Homes of Chico and Redline Installation to build CrossMod™ Homes to benefit the community.
  • Guild, a growth-oriented mortgage lending company originating and servicing residential loans since 1960, and its partners purchased lots in Paradise, California where they are building four homes to help educate residents about the benefits of manufactured housing, while helping to rebuild the community.
  • “With this initiative, we’re taking a small step to rebuild a community devastated by fire.
  • Guild also helps active duty and retired military personnel who qualify for VA loans with 100% financing and flexible qualifying standards.

As Home Buyers Continue to Seek Out Flex Spaces, Clayton Designers Answer the Call

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Friday, December 30, 2022

MARYVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton, a national builder of attainable housing, continues to evolve home design features as homeowner needs change. As demand for more flex spaces increases post-pandemic, Clayton is focused on providing built-in spaces within its homes that can be customized to meet the evolving needs of the household.

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  • Rooms that serve multiple purposes appeal to buyers that want more space but can't afford the extra square footage.
  • As people's lives at home evolve and continue to require flexibility, Clayton's floor plans are adapting to include more flex spaces.
  • Flex spaces can include built-in desks and nooks, along with a variety of other options.
  • Clayton offers dozens of different floor plans that incorporate flex spaces, including the Belmont and Let It Be floor plans, the Epic Collection, and Southern Charm.

Clayton® & Next Step® Unveil White Paper That Shows Off-Site Built Homes Appreciate As Well As Site-Built Homes

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

MARYVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton, a national builder of attainable housing, and Next Step, a national nonprofit housing organization, have released an educational white paper highlighting the wealth-building benefits of off-site built housing: Off-Site Built Homes Proven To Appreciate In Value – Providing Equity Building Opportunities & Reshaping Today's Housing Market. As home buyers navigate a market with low affordable housing inventory, off-site built housing continues to represent a smart and attainable homeownership solution.

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  • When placed on a property with a permanent foundation, these homes have the ability to build wealth over time like site-built homes.
  • The white paper incorporates statistics from a growing body of research showing off-site built homes regularly appreciate similar to site-built homes, including:
    A North Carolina family's Clayton off-site built modular home, increased more than $135,000 in value over seven years ($179,500 to $315,000).
  • CrossMod homes , the newest category of off-site built housing, present a new evolution for the off-site built home industry.
  • As a diverse builder committed to quality and durability, Clayton offers traditional site-built homes and off-site built housing – including modular homes, manufactured homes, CrossMod® homes, tiny homes, college dormitories, military barracks and apartments.

Five Clayton® Home Building Facilities Donate Over $68,000 to Morristown Regional Cancer Center in 2022

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Monday, December 5, 2022

MORRISTOWN, Tenn., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Five East Tennessee home building facilities from Clayton Home Building Group®, a national builder of attainable housing, presented Morristown Regional Cancer Center with a $68,090.30 check for their Patient Assistance Fund. The center's Patient Assistance Fund helps cancer patients and their families cover costs associated with treatment, medication, transportation, utility bills and other basic needs during and following their treatment.

Key Points: 
  • MORRISTOWN, Tenn., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Five East Tennessee home building facilities from Clayton Home Building Group, a national builder of attainable housing, presented Morristown Regional Cancer Center with a $68,090.30 check for their Patient Assistance Fund.
  • During October and November, Clayton Home Building Group team members at Clayton Bean Station, TRU White Pine, Clayton Supply Morristown I, Clayton Supply Morristown II, and Clayton Rutledge raised money for the fund, with their facilities and The Clayton Homes Foundation matching some or all of the team member contributions to comprise the final amount of $68,090.30.
  • Since 2017, Clayton home building facilities have donated more than $180,000 to the fund.
  • The medical center provides care through six centers of excellence, including the Heart, Lung and Vascular Center; Women's Center; Breast Center; Morristown Regional Cancer Center; Outpatient Surgery Center and Emergency and Critical Care Center.

Clayton® Partners with Operation HOPE® to Empower People on a Path to Homeownership

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

MARYVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton, a national builder of attainable housing, and Operation HOPE, a national organization that equips people with financial tools and education, are partnering to help people reach their dream of homeownership.

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  • With support from Clayton, the Hope Inside homeownership program will empower approximately 4,000 people with 7,000 homeownership services and resources, putting them in a better position to purchase a home.
  • "Homeownership is one of the greatest avenues to wealth creation and ultimately lifts up entire communities," said Clayton CEO Kevin Clayton.
  • "We are proud to partner with Operation HOPE and do good by empowering more people with the tools to achieve homeownership."
  • * Operation HOPE and Hope Inside are trademarks of Operation HOPE, Inc.
    **CrossMod is a trademark of the Manufactured Housing Institute.

Clayton Oxford Home Building Facility Receives Shingleton Award for Continued Commitment to the Duke Cancer Institute

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

OXFORD, N.C., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton Oxford received the 2022 Duke Cancer Institute Shingleton Award, recognizing the outstanding service and generosity of those committed to the fight against cancer. For many team members at the Clayton Oxford home building facility, this award had a deeply personal connection.

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    OXFORD, N.C., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton Oxford received the 2022 Duke Cancer Institute Shingleton Award , recognizing the outstanding service and generosity of those committed to the fight against cancer.
  • For many team members at the Clayton Oxford home building facility, this award had a deeply personal connection.
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    "Every time I go into the Duke Cancer Institute, I know I'm not fighting this cancer alone," said Clayton Oxford team member and Duke Cancer Institute patient, Franklin Wimbish.
  • Each year the Clayton Oxford team sets and achieves fundraising goals for the Duke Cancer Institute.

Clayton® and Family Promise Redefine How Corporations Help Prevent Family Homelessness

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

MARYVILLE, Tenn., Aug.4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton , a national home builder, and Family Promise , the nation's leading nonprofit addressing family homelessness, have expanded their partnership strategy, changing the way corporations are helping fight family homelessness.

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  • MARYVILLE, Tenn., Aug.4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton , a national home builder, and Family Promise , the nation's leading nonprofit addressing family homelessness, have expanded their partnership strategy, changing the way corporations are helping fight family homelessness.
  • In 2018, Clayton and Family Promise partnered to donate one off-site built home to a family facing housing insecurity.
  • "By partnering with corporations like Clayton, we are able to significantly increase our impact to help prevent even more families and children from experiencing the trauma of homelessness," said Claas Ehlers, Family Promise CEO.
  • "At Family Promise, we work to help families avoid the trauma that comes from a family losing their housing," said Caroline Lamar, Regional Director (South), and former Executive Director of Family Promise of Blount County (TN).

LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Trim & Siding Featured as Sustainable Siding Product for Net-Zero Electricity Home at the 2022 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, was selected as the trim and siding partner of choice for the first net–zero electricity home built by Clayton, a national builder of off-site and site-built homes. Clayton, a Berkshire Hathaway company, unveiled the home which featured LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Trim and Siding in Abyss Black at the 2022 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.

Key Points: 
  • Clayton, a Berkshire Hathaway company, unveiled the home which featured LP SmartSide ExpertFinish Trim and Siding in Abyss Black at the 2022 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.
  • Clayton selected LP SmartSide ExpertFinish Trim & Siding , a prefinished siding option introduced in 2020, for its first netzero electricity home due to its sustainably, ethically harvested wood fiber, and low-carbon attributes.
  • LP SmartSide ExpertFinish Trim & Siding is engineered to perform and designed to complement almost any architectural style.
  • LP's extensive offerings include innovative and dependable building products and accessories, such as Siding Solutions (LP SmartSide Trim & Siding, LP SmartSide ExpertFinish Trim & Siding, LP BuilderSeries Lap Siding, and LP Outdoor Building Solutions), LP Structural Solutions (LP TechShield Radiant Barrier, LP WeatherLogic Air & Water Barrier, LP Legacy Premium Sub-Flooring, and LP FlameBlock Fire-Rated Sheathing, LP NovaCore Thermal Insulated Sheathing, and more), LP TopNotch Sub-Flooring, and oriented strand board (OSB).

Clayton Unveils Net-Zero Home at Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting, Showcasing the Company's Commitment to Social Responsibility

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Friday, April 29, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. , April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspired by a commitment to build a better tomorrow, Clayton, a national builder of off-site and site-built homes, unveiled its first net-zero electricity home to the public at the 2022 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders meeting in Omaha, NE. The home showcases energy-efficient features available to Clayton customers today, as well as new technologies Clayton is exploring for future innovation – including solar power.

Key Points: 
  • The home showcases energy-efficient features available to Clayton customers today, as well as new technologies Clayton is exploring for future innovation including solar power.
  • Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9030352-clayton-net-zero-electri...
    "Clayton is committed to building sustainable and attainable homes," said Kevin Clayton, CEO.
  • The net-zero electricity home showcased at the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting is The Pulse floor plan , paired with several energy efficiency upgrades and a solar roofing system.
  • Clayton's building innovations are part of a larger commitment to social responsibility that spans across the entire enterprise.

Clayton® to Plant More than Two Million Trees in 2022 in Partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

MARYVILLE, Tenn., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton, a national builder of off-site and site-built homes, and the Arbor Day Foundation®, the largest non-profit membership organization dedicated to planting trees, have launched a significant partnership to plant 2.33 million trees* in forests around the country, helping to restore vital ecosystems, foster biodiversity, improve water and air quality and combat climate change.

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  • Clayton will plant two trees for every estimated tree used to build a Clayton home in 2021*.
  • Planting these trees with the Arbor Day Foundation will help rejuvenate forest ecosystems to support the communities we serve."
  • Visit the Clayton and The Arbor Day Foundation webpage to learn more about how this partnership will create a legacy of trees for years to come.
  • Since 1972, almost 500 million Arbor Day Foundation trees have been planted in neighborhoods, communities, cities and forests throughout the world.