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Can We Build Housing Like We Build Cars?
In recent years, the conversation surrounding housing production has increasingly drawn parallels to the manufacturing of consumer goods such as cars and electronics. The ongoing housing crisis—exacerbated by a projected need for an additional 3.5 million homes by 2030—has led to an exploration of whether we can mass-produce homes like we do cars and iPhones. The concept involves utilizing factories to build prefabricated homes efficiently, ideally alleviating the current housing shortage. However, while there is significant excitement surrounding the idea of factory-built housing, reality has proven to be more complex, with numerous companies facing challenges in actually delivering on this promise.