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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Manufactured homes have a reputation problem — but so did sardines, until foodies decided the humble little fish had a cool ...

Factory-built, modular homes seem assured to have a substantial presence in rebuilding efforts after January’s wildfires. Companies tout modular’s speed and simplicity. But skeptics worry about risk ...

Modular homes — which are homes built mostly off-site, then completed after being delivered — are increasingly popping up ...

One of Australia’s biggest developers has started a landmark trial building homes in record time, with Mirvac eyeing the fast modular construction business but there’s a catch. In Cobbitty, a boom ...

Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods fueled by manmade climate change are changing the housing industry.