Some state leaders are trying to make it easier to build homes entirely or partially constructed in a factory, as they seek to increase the housing supply and drive down rents and home prices.
Colorado lawmakers this year signed off on regional building codes for factory-built structures. Oregon lawmakers set aside $25 million in bond funding to finance factory-built housing for low-income families. Utah lawmakers last year created a statewide building code for modular structures.
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