If you're looking to buy a home, or considering building one, you may have heard that modular homes are an increasingly popular option. But what is a modular home? In a nutshell, it's a house whose ...

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 ...

Hive Modular is three architects who dreamt of building affordable pre-fab homes. Affordable prefab, you ask? Isn’t all prefab affordable? Although prefabricated building is meant to be affordable by ...

Modular and panelized construction is trending up for residential and commercial builds. We talked with three companies seeing increased demand for their products and services. Factory prefab can ...

Prefabs such as this 1,800-square-foot one on San Juan Island in Washington represent a speedier, though not always cheaper, alternative to traditional housing construction. Method Homes When Maura ...

The cost to build a modular home is between $180,000 to $360,000, with a national average cost of $270,000. Factors that affect the total cost of a modular home include the home size, style, and brand ...

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 ...

People driving by The Edison apartment building in North Portland may slow down to check out the new three-level construction. But neighbors know the secret: Huge portions of it were built nearby in a ...