Follow the start of our journey transforming a simple shed into a fully functional tiny house. This Part 1 video covers planning, initial construction, and the first steps in creating a cozy, compact ...

Finding affordable housing seems to be increasingly difficult, no matter where you live. Most people who rent simply can't afford to buy their own home because of the massive up-front costs. In fact, ...

Homeowners often build tiny houses, or accessory dwelling units (ADUs), as income-generating rentals or spaces where relatives, such as aging parents, can live. It’s harder to finance an ADU than a ...

If you have a wheeled tiny house, you might think you can move it to camp wherever you want. Unfortunately, there are some ...

Building a backyard cottage can be expensive: In the San Francisco Bay Area, for example, even a small accessory dwelling unit (ADU) might cost more than $200,000. And getting permits can take months.

Barcelona architecture studio Takk has been busy converting a large industrial warehouse-like space into a home. As part of this renovation, it needed to create a child's room and, rather than go the ...

A student-built tiny house 3 1/2 years in the making is up for auction, the culmination of Poway Unified School District’s first foray into advanced construction education for teens. “It is a huge ...

As a freelance travel writer for 25 years, I thought I'd always be a renter in Australia. When COVID-19 stopped me from traveling, I decided to design and build a tiny house. At 56, I moved into my ...

Sometimes, fairytales come true, and the most whimsical abodes come to life in unexpected places. This tiny house has all the standard specifications of a house on wheels, but it's so much more than ...

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...