Imagine, if you will, a contractor who approaches you with a gleam in their eye and a plan so vague it might as well be written in invisible ink. “Trust me,” they say, “I’ll work on your house for ...

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit a whopping 7.23% in August, an eye-watering number for anyone looking to buy a house. And many prospective homebuyers have decided that if they have to pay ...

There aren't enough homes available for sale. Are you better off just building a new one? The answer depends on time and money. David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and ...

Building a house from top to bottom and curating every inch to your liking may sound like a dream come true. But are you ready to turn your wishlist into a move-in-ready reality? There’s no ...

According to HomeAdvisor, a network and marketplace made up of construction professionals, the national average range to build a home in the United States is currently between $138,937 and $531,294.

The architect Dimitri Brand and his wife, Nelly Mecklenburg, built a custom home in New York and tacked on an addition. But they’re only using 200 square feet of it, for now. Dimitri Brand and Nelly ...

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An ambitious Gen Z man has spent $20,000 and more than six months building his own makeshift home, using only YouTube videos to learn how. Carter, 23, came up with the idea after leaving the Marine ...

From the air, David Thevenin’s home two hours from Tokyo looks deceptively simple: a small, minimalist concrete structure with a pitched roof. But the single-story home is perched on the side of a ...

If you’ve searched the market and determined there’s no existing home that meets your needs, you may start to wonder: How much does it cost to build a house? It’s a reasonable question considering ...

Smart building strategies—and the right materials— can help North Texas homes stand strong against fire, freeze, flood, and every horrible thing in between. On Monday, we revealed our 2025 Best ...