Modular homes, such as the one pictured here, can be faster and more affordable to get in Maine's tight housing market. PHOTO / JESSICA HALL The high cost and tight inventory of existing homes on the ...

Without access to traditional mortgages, many buyers rely on higher-cost loans with shorter terms and higher interest rates.

A Millinocket nonprofit is looking at modular homes as a way to help alleviate the state’s housing shortage while also using forest products from the Katahdin region. The zero-energy homes would ...