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 ...

Prefabricated (or ‘prefab’) homes have had a bad reputation in the past. But don’t feel bad – they earned it. For many years, prefab homes were a beacon. A shoddy beacon. You could easily spot their ...

So much of what is in our homes these days is factory-made – toasters, furniture, toys – but not the homes themselves. Most are still built on-site, as opposed to being prefabricated and trucked in.

So much of what is in our homes these days is factory-made – toasters, furniture, toys – but not the homes themselves. Most are still built on-site, as opposed to being prefabricated and trucked in.

Call it a mother-in-law suite, a granny flat, a guest house, a backyard office, an accessory dwelling unit, or just your own sweet compact home. Whichever name you choose for it, there’s no denying ...

Ty Sharp, a 26-year-old software consultant from Aspen, Colo., is building a 2,876-square-foot vacation home in Ventura, Calif. The four-bedroom, four-bathroom custom home, for which he’s paying ...

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California-based Connect Homes specializes in prefabricated houses. The homes can accommodate families in urban, suburban, and countryside locations. Greg Leung, CEO of Connect Homes and a former ...