The 2026 housing market is seeing a shift toward modular construction, sustainable materials, and integrated smart home systems designed to adapt to residents’ lifestyles. These innovations align with ...

Mobile, prefabricated, or modular homes are having a moment right now, and it looks as if the trend will continue. A variety of factors is behind the desire for alternative housing solutions, from ...

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 ...

The cost to build a modular home is between $180,000 to $360,000, with a national average cost of $270,000. Factors that affect the total cost of a modular home include the home size, style, and brand ...

An obscure federal rule requires manufactured homes to be built on a chassis, making them more costly. A bill in Congress ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — As communities grapple with the need for more affordable housing, many are considering manufactured homes.

(DC Bureau) – America is short about 4.7 million homes, according to a 2023 Zillow Analysis of Census data. “It’s supply and demand. There’s just not availability,” Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) said.

A manufactured home is any home factory-built in the U.S. to the HUD Title 6 construction standards (commonly known as ‘the HUD-code’). The HUD-code took effect June 15, 1976. A HUD-coded home will ...

The term “manufactured housing” often comes with negative connotations: poorly maintained homes, sub-par quality, and aesthetically unappealing. This unfavorable stereotyping belies the fact that ...

Residents of a manufactured home park for people 55 and older in Eugene's Bethel neighborhood are trying to buy the property ...