The Modular Guru Blog

Across the country communities are struggling with the availability of housing, especially in those communities impacted by disaster events that have decimated their existing housing stock. In response, offsite construction has been identified as a solution for disaster recovery and resilience in...

The EDA Executive Briefing Series is about to begin!Modular Home Source Pro is launching the Executive Briefing Series: Housing the Workforce: A Modular Strategy for Economic Growth - a new training series created specifically for Economic Development Administrators, municipal leaders, nonprofits...

Off-site construction is taking off. Many prospective home buyers are discovering that having their home built indoors, in a controlled environment, provides a better home for them and their family. While there are several types of off-site construction, advances in modular construction in just t...

For decades, modular construction has battled myths that simply refuse to die. Most of it comes from people still picturing what modular looked like 40 or 50 years ago. Back then, the industry was young, materials were limited, and systems were still evolving. But modular construction today is an...

Most Realtors are hearing more and more about modular construction, prefab housing, offsite construction, and factory-built homes. HUD’s new report on accelerating offsite construction is pushing that conversation even further into the mainstream.At first glance, this all sounds like great news f...

The housing market does not have a demand problem. It has a delivery problem.Developers across the country are fighting the same battles every day. Rising labor costs. Skilled labor shortages. Long construction schedules. Financing pressure. Delays caused by weather and subcontractor coordination...

When many people think about building a home today, they naturally think about what they have seen in the past. The old, traditional way of home building. This means working with a home builder to develop a home plan, sign a contract, create allowances for items such as tile, flooring, cabinets, ...

The construction industry is changing faster than most people realize. The professionals who win over the next decade will not be the ones who simply react to the market. They will be the ones who understand where the industry is going before everyone else does.That is exactly why we built Modula...

Offsite Construction Needs More Than Interest. It Needs Training.Most builders and developers are busy doing what they do every day —building single-family homes, duplexes, townhouses and multifamily projects. And most of them are doing so using traditional on-site building methods. But those bui...

Modular Construction Changes the Pro FormaWhy developer economics should reward speed, not penalize itThe biggest mistake developers make when evaluating modular construction has nothing to do with construction cost. It’s the pro forma. Standard economic models assume sequential processes: site p...