Homebuilders and property developers across the world are turning to China, to slash construction costs and crew time.Severe shortages in construction materials and skilled labor have driven housing affordability to historic lows. By automating much of the building process to factories in China, homebuilders in developed countries enjoy cost savings of about three fourths, compared to stick-built.Special thanks to:Akay Manufactured HousingLinda (Sisi) ZhouManager, Design and SalesQinbei, Qingzhou, GuangxiCliffSenior Engineer and Production ManagerZhangping, Longyan, FujianClosing scene, Guangzhou, GuangdongResources and links:Warren Buffett’s mobile home empire preys on the poorhttps://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/warren-buffetts-mobile-home-empire-preys-on-the-poor/How Clayton prepares for Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual meetinghttps://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/business/2025/05/02/clayton-prepares-berkshire-hathaway-shareholder-meeting-woodstock-for-capitalists/83280734007/The world’s steel-producing countrieshttps://www.induqin.com/post/the-global-steel-powerhouses-china-s-dominance-and-the-rising-giantsFoshan Furniture: China’s Largest Furniture Manufacturing Base explainedhttps://www.popupsofa.com/compression-sofas/foshan-furniture-chinas-largest-furniture-manufacturing-base-explainedHousing Availability reporthttps://int.housing-observatory.com/reports/versions/2025q2/report.htmlThe Global Housing Market Is Broken, and It’s Dividing Entire countrieshttps://www.bloomberglinea.com/2021/09/20/the-global-housing-market-is-broken-and-its-dividing-entire-countries/Material Costs Affect Housing affordabilityhttps://www.nahb.org/advocacy/top-priorities/building-materials-trade-policy/material-costsConstruction labor crunch drives up costs and deepens America’s housing affordability crisishttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/construction-labor-crunch-drives-up-costs-deepens-americas-housing-affordability-crisis

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