A recent update to the federal policy for manufactured homes, owned by more than 20 million Americans, looks to serve as a solution to the nationwide affordable housing shortage. The U.S.

Manufactured homes are cheaper than site-built houses, and the government is trying to make them more accessible.

Buying a modular or manufactured home could make homeownership more affordable. Some people use the two terms interchangeably, but they're not one and the same. Here's how a modular home compares to a ...

This barndominium prefab home also has several different options and can be built as a manufactured(hud) or modular home! The ...

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, ...

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 ...

Ty Sharp, a 26-year-old software consultant from Aspen, Colo., is building a 2,876-square-foot vacation home in Ventura, Calif. The four-bedroom, four-bathroom custom home, for which he’s paying ...

A former New Yorker is using modular construction to build efficient, right-sized homes on Detroit's vacant lots.