Senate Bill 40 would allow the state Department of Justice to step in sooner to ensure manufactured housing community owners make swift repairs of unsafe conditions. Currently, only tenants can ...

A prefab, or prefabricated, home is often an affordable alternative to a traditionally constructed home. See what experts have to say about this type of home. ucpage / Getty Images You’ve heard of ...

A manufactured home is a path to homeownership that is often overlooked. Offering both quality and value, a manufactured home could be an affordable option to get you into a home of your own. Freddie ...

Across the U.S., manufactured and modular homes are emerging as key solutions for affordable housing and climate resilience. Cities like Rochester, N.Y., are deploying them on vacant lots, while ...

Construction on both home types begins in factories, but they’re built to different codes. So you want to build a new home — but you’ve got sticker shock. In researching cost-effective options, you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. From the heavy use of raw materials to logistics and ...

If you are in the market for a new home but aren’t loving the latest housing prices, a modular home may be a good alternative. Modular homes, or prefab homes, have become more popular in recent years, ...

A used mobile home can cost less than a new SUV, making them a perfect first step for many homebuyers. Now called manufactured houses, they’ve become a best-bet for a growing number of prospective ...

When you hear the term modular homes, you probably think of something akin to mobile homes on cinder blocks—temporary solutions for would-be homeowners that are far from the dream homes they hope to ...