Looking for an affordable home? Think smaller—but know the difference between modular and manufactured before you buy.

Justus said the complex web of local and state regulations could make it impossible for modular-home companies to build the economies of scale they need to bring down costs and turn a profit.

There is no such thing as perfection, they say, but you can’t blame people for striving for it. New startup Vika Living is doing just that with its flagship model, Vika One, envisioned as the ...

I live in a mobile home in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, where houses can cost millions of dollars. My place cost $140,000, and I pay under $2,000 a month in mortgage and rental fees. It's quite ...