CHICAGO (CBS) -- Developers are banking on factory-built homes on the city's West Side as an answer to Chicago's affordable housing shortage.

CBS 2's Charlie De Mar got a first look at a model home on Tuesday.

The Harrison Row Townhomes are now under construction at Harrison Stre

The Olney City Council approved a temporary ban on mobile homes inside city limits as they work out zoning rules designed to protect property values, possibly directing the mobile homes to areas of town with larger lots and requirements for elevated foundations, City officials said.

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Mobile or manufactured homes are taking the U.S. by storm. According to statistics from the manufactured housing industry, roughly 22 million people in the United States live in a manufactured or mobile home. That’s a little less than 7% of the entire U.S. population and more than the popula

Mobile or manufactured homes are taking the U.S. by storm. According to statistics from the manufactured housing industry, roughly 22 million people in the United States live in a manufactured or mobile home. That’s a little less than 7% of the entire U.S. population and more than the popula

The two Victorian builders have gone into liquidation with one impacted homeowner spending $300,000 for a half-finished house.

Two Victorian building companies are the latest casualties of the construction industry crisis having gone into liquidation on Wednesday, with one homeowner havi

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Buying a house is always a fraught, stressful experience. For that reason, some buyers opt for new construction when house-hunting. They rationalize that new construction means more control over the style, floor plan, and features of the home—but also that a newly-built home will need less m

Buying a house is always a fraught, stressful experience. For that reason, some buyers opt for new construction when house-hunting. They rationalize that new construction means more control over the style, floor plan, and features of the home—but also that a newly-built home will need less m

The rising cost of construction materials like cement and steel needs to be addressed. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStock

Homebuilding is not only an emotionally intensive exercise but also a financially demanding one. Anyone who wishes to make the home of one’s dreams has some spec