Those techniques could also cut down the time needed to build new homes by 30% to 50%. Think having a home two months sooner.

If you are looking for a good quality, super-insulated and super-strong house, a modular home using structural insulated panels, or SIPs, may be the right choice. SIP homes offer two very important ...

Rule changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Congress’ pending Road to Housing Act could ...

As you might have heard, we’re in the midst of a housing crisis, not only in the US but in many parts of the world. It’s been going on since before the pandemic, but Covid-19 and its lockdowns, supply ...

If you are in the market for a new home but aren’t loving the latest housing prices, a modular home may be a good alternative. Modular homes, or prefab homes, have become more popular in recent years, ...

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 ...

Construction prices have spiked about 33 percent in Vermont since last year, driving up the price of new homes and remodeling projects — and squelching the development of middle-income housing. It now ...

Modular construction, which has roots going back a century, could be poised to gain in popularity as new investors fund the concept. Many modular home builders are small and regional, but Berkshire ...

In 1942, amid World War II, the U.S. decided to build a secret city in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to develop the atomic bomb. The ...

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 ...