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Modular vs. traditional homes—what buyers should know

Built in sections but designed to live like a traditional home, modular construction offers a faster way to build.

Modular homes don’t have to be drab. CT designer suggests unique materials, finishes to try

Modular homes are not what they used to be, Sharon McCormick, of Sharon McCormick Design said, and they don’t have to be drab. McCormick was contacted to decorate three modular homes for Southern New ...

Home, sweet factory-built home

Mobile home: Built before 1976, when modern federal safety standards, on a chassis with wheels. Titled like a vehicle, harder to finance, and depreciates. Manufactured home: Constructed after 1976, to ...
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Modular vs. Manufactured Homes: Which Is More Affordable and Available Where You Live?

As traditional home prices climb and mortgage rates remain high, more buyers are turning to factory-built housing as a realistic path to homeownership. Modular and manufactured homes are both built ...

HUD manufactured housing plan aims to spur production

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act ushers in significant changes to how the affordable housing type can be built and opens ...
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Cavco Unveils Grande Arbor, First HUD-Code Manufactured Home Built Without a Steel Chassis, at 2026 Innovative Housing Showcase

PHOENIX, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cavco Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVCO ) will debut the first manufactured home constructed without a permanent steel chassis frame built to the U.S.