One prototype, hundreds of homes, one control
Budget the model once, replicate it per lot, and control the real cost per unit.
Production housing runs on repetition: the same prototype fifty, a hundred, two hundred times. There the margin is won or lost in the detail that multiplies — a mis-estimated unit price doesn’t cost one house, it costs all of them. Matterial lets you budget the prototype once, replicate it per lot, and see real cost against budget per unit, while also tracking each home’s sale with its absorption and margin.
| Unit | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A-12 · Model A house | $1,850,000 | Deeded |
| A-13 · Model A house | $1,850,000 | Sold |
| B-04 · Model B house | $2,240,000 | Reserved |
| LC-1 · Commercial lot | $3,600,000 | Available |
| B-05 · Model B house | $2,240,000 | Sold |
The day-to-day of production housing today
In production housing a mistake doesn’t stay in one house: it copies across the whole series. A material that jumped, a mis-figured output rate or a consumption that spikes between blocks becomes an overrun multiplied by two hundred — and it’s usually found when you’ve already built half the subdivision.
How Matterial helps
Budget the prototype once
Take off and budget the house model with its line items, quantities and unit prices, and use it as the base for the whole series.
Replicate per lot and phase
Add the prototype’s units (Model A house ×50) and run them lot by lot, each with its identifier and its progress.
Real cost per unit
Purchases and consumption are deducted from the budget, so you catch the variance in the first houses before repeating it in the rest.
Sales with absorption and margin
Move each unit from available to reserved, sold and deeded, and see the development’s absorption and margin against the consolidated cost.
Key features for production housing
- Repeatable budget per house prototype
- Individual units per lot (created in bulk)
- Real cost vs. budget per unit and per phase
- Sales status: available → reserved → sold → deeded
- Development absorption and margin on one dashboard
- Consolidated land + projects of the whole subdivision
What changes
Features you'll use
Frequently asked questions
Is it for building many identical houses?
Yes, exactly for that. You budget the prototype once and replicate it per lot and phase, keeping prices and quantities consistent across the whole series.
Can I see each house’s cost separately?
Yes. Each unit has its real cost (purchases and consumption deducted from the budget), so you see the variance per home and per phase, plus the development’s consolidated view.
How do I track unit sales?
Each house moves through its status — available, reserved, sold, deeded — and from there comes the development’s absorption and the margin against the consolidated cost (land + projects).
Does it connect to the whole subdivision?
Yes. Production housing links to a development together with the site work, so the subdivision sums land + projects and the units into a single consolidated view.
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