For anyone looking to combine their tiny living aspirations with a thriving garden, this greenhouse is a valuable investment ...

Interest rates and a seller's market make it tough for a lot of people to buy a starter home, but now you can buy an actual ...

Design magazines love them. So do movie stars and environmental activists. New technology, including the use of robots in factories, makes them even easier to build. So why are advocates of prefab ...

Demand for quickly produced, affordable products for housing units is a leading reason the prefabricated business has become a fast growing industry. Prefab structures are pre-assembled in a different ...

A pair of billionaire brothers from New Zealand has quietly snapped up 16 beachfront Malibu lots destroyed by last year’s ...

When it comes to housing, Australia loves a taskforce. More than 50 years ago, the federal government established one to "investigate modern housing techniques" to boost Australia's "large, ...

April 25, 2006 — -- Mention the phrase "prefab house" at a cocktail party, and you'll likely hear jokes about double-wide trailers and mobile-home parks. But a new wave of architects, designers ...

Marc A. Bovet wanted to build a house, but when it came to the actual construction, he was overwhelmed with options. He had bought an empty lot and hired an architect to design a custom home in ...

At 517 square feet, this modern flat-pack home has floor-to-ceiling windows, a glass-railed deck, and two stories—proof that tiny homes can still feel luxurious. Plus, it’s under $40,000 and available ...

Plant Prefab makes units and panels in factories that are trucked to lots to assemble into homes. The company is about to build a 270,000-square-foot modular housing factory in Southern California.