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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you hear the term modular homes, you probably think of something akin to mobile homes on cinder blocks—temporary solutions ...

This prefab house also has several different options and is built as a modular home! The manufacturer for this house is Deer ...

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

Innovations in technology mean modular home construction now competes with the enduring value of traditional builds.

Federal officials say if Jacksonville's use of manufactured homes works, it can be national model for making starter homes ...

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 ...

As traditional home prices climb and mortgage rates remain high, more buyers are turning to factory-built housing as a realistic path to homeownership. Modular and manufactured homes are both built ...

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, ...

Residential housing investments can produce positive rates of return. After all, people need places to live and depending on supply, demand and market cycles, apartments and single-family rentals are ...

Set on a vineyard in California’s Napa Valley, a compound intended to entertain a large family is in the early stages of design. In addition to the main residence—in what Oakland, California-based ...

Amid rising student loan debt and skyrocketing real estate prices, homeownership is the last thing on most young professional's minds. But at Contrarian Thinking, I am always looking for ...