Bucking stigma, more places turn to factory-built for affordable housing

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Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as more-affordable starter homes.

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Bucking stigma, more places turn to factory-built for affordable housing
NPR Topics: News

Bucking stigma, more places turn to factory-built for affordable housing

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Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as more-affordable starter homes.