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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The do-it-yourself, modest tiny home boom is gaining popularity in an era of shocking rent increases and low housing inventory — and we may have America's former largest retailer, Sears, to thank for ...

Longtime Malibu residents are concerned about the city's rebuilding process as international buyers purchase burned-out lots ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. In his time with Prefab Sprout, the acclaimed British pop/rock band from ...