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 ...

Building a home is often cheaper than buying an existing one, especially with today’s high home prices. Homes with prefabricated, factory-built features are less expensive to build than traditional ...

If you’re looking to move but haven’t found the perfect home — or you’re balking at the current market’s high prices — you might be wondering what it would take to build a brand-new home of your own.

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 ...

At first glance, building a gingerbread house looks like a project reserved for master bakers. But it isn’t. With a reliable recipe (like the one we share below) and a bit of patience, anyone can ...