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 include the home size, style, and brand ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Lauren writes about interior design and real estate. With an uncertain housing market, many potential sellers are staying ...

Home renovation spending predicted to drop from 16.3% down to 2.6% over the next year Housing market and appreciation of home prices partially to blame Smaller practical projects should be prioritized ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week announced the launch of a new program designed to allow for the purchase, refinance or renovation of manufactured housing under a ...

Modular homes are prefabricated housing units consisting of sections or modules built in a factory and then transported to the construction site for assembly. At the construction site, they are ...

A Mesocore home can begin as a 420-square-foot, one-bedroom, one-bath modular core designed as a fully self-contained residence. The core includes a full kitchen, dedicated living area, built-in desk ...

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 ...

Home equity loans are second mortgages: Borrowers convert all or part of their homeownership stake into ready cash, with the ...

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 ...

Sometimes the desire to create overcomes fear, and we start to make renovations ourselves, or redo the vegetable garden, or make our own furniture and decorations for our cozy home. When the husband ...

Whether a major renovation or a remodel, starting a home project can be a huge undertaking. But finding the right financing option can help make the process run more smoothly and hopefully minimize ...