Champion Homes Inc. has announced it won the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Excellence in Manufactured Housing Award for the twelfth year in a row, according to a press release.
MHI awarded Champion Homes with top honors in the Manufactured Home Design: CrossMod category. With this announcement, Champion’s Excellence in Manufactured Housing Award total comes to 27 in the last 12 years, showcasing the depth and breadth of the company’s portfolio of products, company officials said.
“Our exceptional team at Champion Homes is committed to building high-quality and attainable offsite-built homes, so more families can realize the dream of homeownership,” said Champion Homes President and CEO Tim Larson. “We’re honored to receive the prestigious MHI Excellence in Manufactured Housing Award, which highlights the incredible work our team is doing to create smart-built homes that homeowners love.”
Champion’s winning CrossMod home is the Belvidere, a gorgeous three-bedroom, two-bathroom 1,493-square-foot home. Built by Champion’s Topeka, Ind., manufacturing facility, the Belvidere exemplifies the highest standards of CrossMod design.
The Belvidere, Champion’s winning CrossMod home. Photos by WindowStill.
CrossMod homes, or crossover modern homes, combine the benefits and value of offsite-built homes with the features and aesthetics of site-built homes. They offer amenities typically found in site-built homes, such as garages, carports, steeper roof pitches and energy-efficient features. Champion’s award for the Belvidere CrossMod home shows the company’s commitment to industry innovation in this exciting home category.
A high-quality and cost-effective housing solution, CrossMods are built according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development code, offering the benefits of standardized, factory-built construction, along with providing opportunities for personalization. CrossMods can be built on permanent foundations, including basements, and they’re eligible for many traditional financing options, providing an attainable path to homeownership.
The Belvidere’s exterior features a serene blue design and white accents, offering comparable aesthetics to site-built homes. The interior blends a light color palette with subtle farmhouse details, combining modern aesthetics and functional design in one beautiful space.
The butler’s pantry is the crown jewel of the home, offering lots of cabinets, counterspace for food prep and a window that floods this unique space with light. In the kitchen, there’s a massive island with bar seating for four, a floor-to-ceiling white subway tile backsplash, stainless steel Whirlpool appliances, two windows and a farmhouse sink.
Appealing amenities are abundant in the primary bathroom, which features a walk-in shower with marble-inspired tile and a rainfall showerhead, a double vanity with trendy square sinks and a built-in linen closet.
MHI received more than 80 submissions across 18 categories for this year’s awards, which were announced at the 2026 Excellence in Manufactured Housing Awards at MHI Congress & Expo in Las Vegas, Nev. MHI’s annual awards program honors those in the manufactured and modular housing industry who provide outstanding products, customer service, creative solutions and state-of-the-art homes.
