The director of government affairs for the Modular Building Institute says the technology can create housing fast—if it can work through its PR problem. Unlike houses built on-site using framed ...

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 ...

New housing analysis highlights the disappearance of entry-level homes across the United States, raising concerns about the future of middle-class homeownership Starter homes aren't just housing--they ...

Modular design and construction has been around for decades, yet evaluating its long-term viability for multifamily is complex. Some indicators suggest that modular is steadily gaining traction in the ...

Developers and New York City are building homes in factories and propping them up on vacant lots in the outer boroughs. Proponents say it can significantly cut down on construction time—and create ...

Inside METCAN's building facility, the team is constructing a three-part seniors duplex unit. (Carla Ulrich/CBC - image credit) A Hay River, N.W.T., company is working to change the face of housing ...

CLEVELAND — Half of a three-bedroom ranch modular home was lifted by a crane and set on its foundation on West 30th Street in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood. And it’s changing the landscape of ...

A rendering of what a new modular home may look like when set up in Clark-Fulton or Buckeye in the next year or two. Credit: City of Cleveland They’re supposedly cleaner to build. They’re cheaper to ...

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)- Owning a home is becoming harder for many working families, but Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise (CNE) is working to change that. CNE Homes, a subsidiary of the nonprofit, ...

While Habitat for Humanity pursues a plan to establish a modular home factory in Buffalo, it is building modular homes it purchases from a Pennsylvania manufacturer. One is planned for the northeast ...

After several years of mountain town-living, Kellie Shaltes faced a sobering question: Could she sustain it? Shaltes had taken around a $10,000 pay cut when she relocated from San Diego to teach at ...

Without access to traditional mortgages, many buyers rely on higher-cost loans with shorter terms and higher interest rates.