Manufactured housing is part of federal efforts to improve affordability, but negative stigmas continue to impact the industry.

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 ...

When Julie Johnson and her husband decided to purchase their own home, they turned to an unexpected place: Facebook Marketplace. One month and $52,000 later, a pre-owned 2,200 square-foot, ...

A Mesocore home can begin as a 420-square-foot, one-bedroom, one-bath modular core designed as a fully self-contained residence. The core includes a full kitchen, dedicated living area, built-in desk ...

Ribal Zebian, 18, said he built the modular home as a temporary solution to help London, Ontario's homeless residents.

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 ...

A crane is used to piece together a modular home on a plot in the Capital Region by Farrell Homes, a modular home builder based in Grafton. Janine Smith had a plot of land and big plans to build a new ...

Beginning in May, Zebian, who attends Western University, will attempt to live in the modular home for 12 months.

The young innovator plans to live in one of his modular home builds for a full year beginning in May 2026. The goal is to ...

Construction on both home types begins in factories, but they’re built to different codes. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this ...

If you think buying a mobile home is a cheaper alternative to a single-family house, think again. Zita Stankova - stock.adobe.com As traditional real estate prices remain sky-high across the country, ...