Modular homes currently make up just 4% of the U.S. housing market, but their speed and affordability could be a game changer ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A prefab, or prefabricated, home is often an affordable alternative to a traditionally constructed home. See what experts have to ...

Nobody builds a prefab home expecting to find themselves. They build because the mortgage was impossible, the tiny house made ...

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Prefabricated wooden houses date back to the 19th century, when so-called "kit houses" became popular in North America. Sold by companies like Sears, they offered affordable and convenient housing ...

This 2,800-square-foot home was built with an expansive porch in Menlo Park. Photo courtesy Toby Long Design. For decades, factory-built homes carried a stigma. People pictured boxy, cookie-cutter ...

In the massive rebuilding effort after the Eaton and Palisades fires, prefab builders are racing to prove factory-made homes can deliver faster, cheaper reconstruction across fire-scarred L.A.