This refers to homes that are built on a large scale by a single developer. The houses often have similar or identical designs and are constructed using assembly-line techniques.
Think of this like cookies from a factory - they're all made at the same time, with the same ingredients, and end up looking very similar to each other.
Suburbanization: The process of population movement from urban areas to suburbs, often facilitated by mass-produced housing.
Levittown: A planned community in New York that was one of the first examples of mass-produced housing in America.
Prefab Homes: Houses that are manufactured off-site in advance, usually in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled.
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