Mobile homes, also known as manufactured homes, can be a cost-effective alternative to buying a traditional home. Due to their lower cost and depreciation, most traditional mortgage lenders don't ...

Not all mortgage lenders will finance a mobile home purchase. Those who do will often require the home to be attached to a permanent foundation. There are five types of financing available for mobile ...

Dreaming of homeownership without the high costs of purchasing and maintaining a traditional, “stick-built” residence? Consider a manufactured or mobile home, which can cost less and promise easier ...

The change in loan limits is part of a push by the Biden Administration to create access to more affordable housing. (iStock / iStock) The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has raised the lending ...

STARKSBORO, VERMONT- DECEMBER 28, 2021: John and Anne Martell's home. The couple lives in a modular home with solar pannels on the roof and is completely energy efficient. (Photo by Hilary Swift/For ...

Retired couple enjoying their front yard and front porch of their mobile home community. As traditional home prices climb and mortgage rates remain high, more buyers are turning to factory-built ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PremierOne Credit Union is proud to announce the launch of a new lending program designed to expand homeownership opportunities for residents of ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill that makes it easier to finance manufactured homes into law April 11. The bill, was sponsored by Rep. April Connors, R-Tri-Cities. Bob Brawdy ...

A manufactured home is any home factory-built in the U.S. to the HUD Title 6 construction standards (commonly known as ‘the HUD-code’). The HUD-code took effect June 15, 1976. A HUD-coded home will ...

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 ...