Brian C
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They still have pre-fabbed houses. There's a place about a half hour from my house that just opened up about a year or two ago. They are called home away homes. They are built much better than they were years ago. I think they mainly use 2x6 for the studs. Looking at one once it's built, you can't even tell it is a pre-fab. |
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Mr Chris
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There isn't a housing shortage in 99% of the country, housing inventory is rampant and there will not be a need for new housing pre-fab or traditional for quite some time. |
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Landlord
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Housing shortage? Have you looked around? Have you seen any For Sale signs? There is a SURPLUS, not a shortage. |
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Jo
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In my area, there is no housing shortage. There are alot of houses sitting empty due to the high foreclosure rate.
My suggestion is to get ahold of a real estate agent and look at forclosure homes. This way you get a house that is cheaper and it may or may not need some work to it.
I don't like the idea of cheaply built homes. They don't offer the energy requirements that the better homes do.
Buy a home that the payments won't be any more than you are paying for rent right now. This way you know that you can afford it. |
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smoofus70
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Housing shortage? I'm not sure where you live, but in Atlanta, there's a surplus of homes. |
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frankie b
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there is 100 homes for sale in every area in the country. |
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K-Lizard
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Sounds like a good idea to me, I'm struggling to buy a first house and would happily buy a pre-fab house. They are in the process of pulling all the ones near me down at the moment and replacing them with 'proper' houses but they have all been there for about 50 years which isn't too bad for that sort of house.
I guess its like someone else has said though, its down to the land. They can build brick house fairly cheaply now but its the cost of the land that puts house prices up. So many people want to build their own houses or re-develop houses in need of a lot of work that land now costs crazy amounts! Guessing its all thanks to the number of property programmes they stick on day time telly.
By the sound of it though we should all move to America where it doesn't sound like housing shortages are an issue...! |
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I R G _ H I Q
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you should really check your facts |
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jplrvflyer
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Those places with housing shortages are probably actually short on real estate -- places to put those houses.
Most of the country has *plenty* of houses on the market. As of a few weeks ago, the average area has 10 months of supply on the market. That is -- if no more houses came on the market, the number of houses for sale would take 10 months to sell.
If you live in some place like the Bay Area (around San Francisco), the issue is really one of available real estate within reasonable driving distances. You have the bay on one side and the ocean on another, so the sprawl has filled in Silicon Valley and points south. You can't find available land within an hour of most people's jobs. This drives up the LOT prices to enormous numbers. The houses themselves are usually not the deciding factor.
Houses in rural areas are still quite inexpensive. If you want to buy a house in some little place in Iowa, you can get something for a song. |
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Buzzoff
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I live in what used to be called a "pre-fab" home. They are now called Modular, and believe me, they ain't your Aunt's modular home. In most cases they are a better-built home than stick-built homes. And we designed the house ourselves and had it built to our specifications, just like you would with a regular construction company. The difference is that the house is built in sections, in a factory, under climate-controlled conditions.
You can get "cheap," but just remember - you get what you pay for. Our house was by no means cheap, but when we had it inspected by the town, the state, and even a structural architect, they were all amazed at the quality and craftmanship that went into our house. It's SOLID.
And lastly, you may be able to build a house on the cheap, but depending on where you live, the land could cost you big time. But do some searching on the web for modular homes. There are plenty of companies. We used a company out of Canada called Pro Fab. Good luck! |
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Brutally Honest
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Pre-fab housing is alive and well. Sadly, it's not usually the cost of construction that breaks the bank...its the purchase of the LAND to put these houses ON. In California, you can purchase a HUGE pre-fab for less than $120K, but the land to put it on would be 3-4 TIMES that amount! |
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dot&carryone.
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They are still going strong in some places. |
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PiNkY
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Honey, right now there is a housing SURPLUS! Home prices are plummeting, so there's no need for cheap rentals -- you can buy a home for a very low mortgage payment instead! |
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Fat
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In my area they build prefab houses everyday, literally a house every day. |
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Aubreigh aka The Female T-Pain
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Maybe you should check out this guy's blog. He has blog entries on a lot of topics. Maybe he has one on pre-fab houses. I think he does. I'm not sure. I think so. He has a lot of blog entries. I think he has one about pre-fab houses. I think you should check. See if I'm wrong or right. I might be right. I'm probably right. I think he had one about pre-fab houses. It can't hurt to check. OK, bye. I hope you like my suggestion. It's not the best. I thought you might like it. I'm not sure. You might hate it. A lot of people might. It's a dumb suggestion. It's my best suggestion. It's my best suggestion for your question. Your question is hard to answer! I'm sorry. It just is! I'm sorry! I don't mean it in a bad way. It just is. Is that OK? Yes, it is. I am weird. I know. I am hyped up. Is there a problem with that? I don't think so. I'm just hyper. I'm sorry. I just act hyper all the time. I'm sorry. I know I've apologized too many times. I just don't know what to say. Now I'm being dumb. Please forgive me! OK? |
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Marysue
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I didn’t realize they ever went away.
And what housing shortage are you talking about? |
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SUE G online
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yes i think they would be a good idea too, they could make them really cheap so young people could get on the property ladder and i am sure older people would benefit too because from what i can remember they were all on one level like bungalows |
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?????
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We had loads of them in Perth, my pal lived in one, they were great, real cosy wee places. |
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BRad
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Well .....................I like they way you think and I do agree with you when you say it would keep people from foreclosures however, by no stretch of imigination is there a housing shortage now, nor will there probably ever be. Actually right now it is the complete opposite, there are too many houses available. Double check your references and think about this, If you were and had the means to become a home builder, would you ever let the economy fall into a housing shortage?............I think not. Furthermore if you simply google pre-fab houses, you will see how it is still a popular alternative to typical developments. |
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blueberryfreak04
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Pre fab houses are in effect. I know alot of people who already have some. But they do have a downside, like if you live somewhere where there are 4 seasons, the houses will shift because of the freezing and un-freezing. |
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Edmund
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well i'm not workin again until they triple wages like they have house prices.
kiss my butt UK |
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