A manufactured home is any home factory-built in the U.S. to the HUD Title 6 construction standards (commonly known as ‘the HUD-code’). The HUD-code took effect June 15, 1976. A HUD-coded home will ...

If you think buying a mobile home is a cheaper alternative to a single-family house, think again. Zita Stankova - stock.adobe.com As traditional real estate prices remain sky-high across the country, ...

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 ...

What makes financing factory-built homes different from financing traditional site-built houses? MARIANNA, FL, UNITED ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Adele Peters of Fast Company about communities are embracing manufactured homes, which offer a potential solution to affordable housing. When you think of a ...

A crane is used to piece together a modular home on a plot in the Capital Region by Farrell Homes, a modular home builder based in Grafton. Janine Smith had a plot of land and big plans to build a new ...

An analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Census Bureau over a five-year period shows that prices for manufactured homes have risen by nearly 60% as ...

When Julie Johnson and her husband decided to purchase their own home, they turned to an unexpected place: Facebook Marketplace. One month and $52,000 later, a pre-owned 2,200 square-foot, ...

We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Home. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Today’s mobile homes have come a long way from their humble, stigmatized ...

Cassidy Horton is a finance writer covering banking, life insurance and business loans. She has worked with top finance brands including NerdWallet, MarketWatch and Consumer Affairs. Cassidy first ...