A Texas couple spent $60k building their dream home in a charming rural area near their big city hometown — using just two 40 ft. shipping containers. Lexi Newkirk, 24, and her husband, Diego, 25, ...

A California couple have recalled the serendipitous moment they found their dream home while kayaking—and the five-year process that saw them hiring renowned architect Arthur Dyson to create a serene ...

Dear Joan: We have been totally enamored by the idea of building our dream home. We have discovered there are many great deals on land in this valley, and we think we should buy soon before land jumps ...

My husband and I thought we'd built our dream home about 15 years ago. Now, I can admit we made mistakes and didn't need as much house as we thought.carlofranco/Getty Images Over 15 years ago, my ...

Childhood friends Katherine Hill and Michele Poole have always had two passions: the Florida Panhandle and real estate. In summer 2020, the friends—and their husbands—decided to go “all in” and build ...

Building a new home is a dream come true for many — but what happens when that dream turns into a nightmare? That’s what happened to Gina and Milo, a couple who handed their contractor, a trusted ...

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As millennials, my husband and I have long been aware that our likelihood of home ownership was abysmal. After all, the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis was still fresh in our memories as we began ...