Here’s How Long $1 Million In Retirement Savings Will Last In Your State

It’s the question that keeps older people up at night: Will the recommended $1 million in retirement savings actually be enough? The answer depends in part on where you live, according to a new GOBankingRates study. The $1 million figure is thrown around by AARP and others as the amount of savings needed to replace

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Prefab, Modular Homes are Front and Center in Solving Housing Crisis

As populations around the world continue to grow, a recurring theme is the need for housing. More directly, many nations have declared a “housing crisis” and are looking for solutions. One of the nations where the need is most pronounced is the United Kingdom or UK, where a report by Cast CEO Mark Farmer entitled;

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No Longer “Trailer Trash” – Manufactured Homes are Quality, Affordable Housing

Al Kemp, the Executive Director of the Manufactured Home Park Owners Alliance of British Columbia has an important message. When talking about them to the public, or to elected officials, that’s the first item that Kemp likes to clear up. Instead of the stereotype of a “trailer,” he says that this is the solution to

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The Delivery Process of your Manufactured Home

Most, but not all, manufactured home dealers will include delivery and installation in the total sales price of the manufactured home. It is not recommended that purchasers arrange for the essential functions of delivery and installation. This article will discuss delivery, and a subsequent article will discuss set-up. Most manufacturers include delivery from the factory

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Homes in America – The Place in the U.S. Where Even Doctors Struggle to Buy

In the United States, some are native born, some immigrate, but all are unified in pursuing the American Dream. For most, that includes owning a home. But according to a new report on housing affordability from real estate firm Trulia, there are some places in the country where even doctors struggle when it comes to

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A Look at Today’s Home Buyer, Analyzing Zillow’s Consumer Housing Trends Report

“For more than a decade, Zillow® has been helping millions of Americans do their homework.” With those words, begins Zillow Group’s Forward to their “CONSUMER HOUSING TRENDS REPORT 2016.” Perhaps unwittingly, many of the facts Zillow’s interesting and in-depth housing report on consumer desires brings forth, indirectly point to reasons why manufactured housing could be

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Container-MODs Once Moved Cargo, Will Now Provide Homes for Veterans

In Midway City, California, American Family Housing and GrowthPoint Structures have come to the rescue to help house the area’s homeless veterans. Potter’s Lane, which consists of 16 studio-apartment units refurbished from cargo containers, is said to be the first example in the nation of a multi-unit permanent housing complex fashioned in this way. “Thinking

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