Budget Breakdown: One Way to Get Your Dream Home? Build It in Your Backyard Like This Maine Family

They combined $206,000 and sweat equity to create a 950-square-foot plan behind the duplex they already owned.

Owners vs. renters: The political battle over America’s single-family homes

Mona Gass’ home is caught in the messy politics of America’s housing crisis. Gass, 72, pays $2,500 a month for a ...