Choosing the new-construction route comes with challenges like cost overruns, permitting delays and supply-chain issues, but also the promise of getting a fully customized home. Credit...Kate Warren ...

Madissen King's husband Ben has always dreamed of building his own house. Ben, who is ex-Amish and a contractor, spent years ...

Woefully underinsured, an Altadena retiree ponders building a tiny house at the back of his yard to replace the three-bedroom home he lost in the January firestorms. His insurance would pay, at most, ...

Interested in buying a new-construction home? You’re far from alone: A recent study by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) found that more than 3 in 5 homebuyers would prefer to purchase ...

Despite the destruction from Hurricane Helene, John Saunby saw pieces worth salvaging and decided to use the debris to build a new home.

In the dusty, extra-wide lumber aisle of Home Depot, a contractor taps the neatly piled boards as he walks, sizing up the wood that will soon become the backbone of his next project. He’s on contract ...

If the home is near a busy road, will there be expansion in the near future? If there is a lot of open space around the home, ...

Trying to build a new, single-family detached home in the area for less than $500,000 is almost impossible, a prominent Thurston County home builder told a real estate forum audience on Thursday.

Builders across New York state have started to notice something troubling: Most homebuyers are unaware of the All-Electric Buildings Act, passed in 2023 as part of the Climate Leadership & Community ...