Modular building could reduce construction costs, making building new homes more affordable. Modular building, a method for rapidly constructing housing stock, offers a solution to alleviate the ...

Builders FirstSource continues to expand its offerings with a large volume of small deals over the last few years.

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 ...

For Module, a Pittsburgh-based manufacturing start-up that hopes to build affordable housing, the key to growth is keeping things close to home. The company designs single-family homes that are built ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writes on housing innovation for sustainability and affordability. In the midst of an ongoing housing crisis, more attention is ...

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 ...

Lad Dawson, the now-retired founder of Guerdon, says the process is faster, cheaper and better than site-built construction. Like any assembly line, he explains, everything is done on ground level and ...

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 ...

With the median price of a single-family home at more than $422,000, relatively high 30-year fixed mortgage rates, and a nationwide shortage of housing, ownership is out of reach for many individuals ...

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 ...

One of the most significant developments in the custom home building sector is the adoption of sophisticated design software.