Kiwi billionaire brothers snap up 16 scorched Malibu beachfront lots with plan to build prefab homes

Nick and Mat Mowbray, wealthy brothers from New Zealand and co-founders of toy and consumer-goods giant Zuru, have quietly ...
Summit County

Colorado wants to take factory-built homes mainstream. Is it an answer to mountain towns’ affordability woes?

After several years of mountain town-living, Kellie Shaltes faced a sobering question: Could she sustain it? Shaltes had taken around a $10,000 pay cut when she relocated from San Diego to teach at ...
Business Wire

Champion® Homes and iUnit Communities Celebrate Ribbon Cutting of the Innovation Cottages, Showcasing Energy Efficient Capabilities of Offsite-Built Homes

TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Champion Homes, Inc. (“Champion Homes”) again demonstrates its steadfast commitment to sustainability with the grand opening of the Innovation Cottages, two energy ...
The New York Times

In Lahaina, ‘Dignified’ Havens for Wildfire Survivors

With rebuilding after disasters stretching to years, factory-built houses aspire to faster delivery, longer life than trailers — and to “lift people’s spirits.” By James S. Russell The writer is an ...