Building a home today requires a realistic understanding of costs before the first shovel ever hits the ground.

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 ...

Whether you're a first-time homebuyer or want to upgrade from your current house, you may be weighing whether to buy an existing home or build a new one. Many factors influence this decision, from ...

A financier-turned-architect wanted to minimize the carbon footprint of his beach house in Brazil without compromising on ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Toronto, where housing prices are racing ahead of inventory, residents are building homes in their yards and moving their children or their parents into them. By Michael Kaminer After the last of ...

In the 1948 film, "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House," a family decides to move from their cramped New York apartment to a grand farmhouse in need of renovation in Connecticut. But after buying the ...