Emily is a writer specializing in personal finance, real estate and parenting. By demystifying complicated topics ranging from mortgage products to baby stroller options, she hopes to give readers ...

When Julie Johnson and her husband decided to purchase their own home, they turned to an unexpected place: Facebook Marketplace. One month and $52,000 later, a pre-owned 2,200 square-foot, ...

A new program will put manufactured homes at the center of a statewide effort to make housing more affordable. By Ronda Kaysen Ronda Kaysen interviewed Gov. Kathy Hochul at a manufactured house in ...

Buying a modular or manufactured home could make homeownership more affordable. Some people use the two terms interchangeably, but they're not one and the same. Here's how a modular home compares to a ...

With housing prices still much higher than pre-pandemic levels, home affordability can feel out of reach for many Americans. Creative options, such as buying a different type of house than a standard ...

An obscure federal rule requires manufactured homes to be built on a chassis, making them more costly. A bill in Congress would remove the mandate, enacted five decades ago. By Matthew Goldstein ...