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.

When Joanne LaZette was looking for a new home in Mesa, Ariz., in 2022, she knew she didn't want an apartment. Hallways filled with screaming kids? No, thanks. But homeownership has its own troubles, ...

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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 ...

Teach yourself how to build a plastic bottle house with cob and transform trash into a home. I build houses out of trash. I was inspired by the life of Kenyan Nobel laureate Wangarĩ Maathai, who said, ...