Couple couldn’t find affordable high-end prefab, so they created their own by Kirsten Dirksen on July 27, 2026 Priced out of Madrid, architects Ignacio and Pilar bought cheap land on the outskirts instead – a steep, sloping lot …
Manufactured homes had to pretend they could move. Not anymore by Nicolás Boullosa on July 25, 2026 A steel chassis has been mandatory in factory-built homes since 1976, but >90% of those homes never move. Section 301 …
Couldn’t afford a house. Now he builds his own underground Missouri home by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2026 Kyle Yoder couldn’t afford to buy a home, so he’s been building one himself — by hand, with earth, rubble, …
Earned $700/month as mayor in Silicon Valley. A backyard cottage became home by Kirsten Dirksen on December 21, 2025 When Susan Landry became mayor of Campbell, California, she took a pay cut — earning about $700 a month to …
20 years building underground maze of natural-light tunnel homes by Kirsten Dirksen on November 9, 2025 Twenty years ago, Zach and Allison Anderson began digging into a hillside on their property in Grass Valley, California, to …
How Finland fixed homelessness while the US fails: home vs. shelter by Kirsten Dirksen on October 12, 2025 Meet the American idealists inspired by Finland’s model to end homelessness. It all started when they noticed something odd from …
Flying over the cuckoo’s nest—2025 edition: mental illness & homelessness by Nicolás Boullosa on August 28, 2025 How social changes, housing policy, and neglect worsen mental health and homelessness in America. Lessons from history and abroad show …
6 friends, 6 units, 1 lot: each owns their dream home for $800/month by Kirsten Dirksen on August 10, 2025 In a town where average rent is $1,400, six single adults became homeowners for just $10,000 each—and now pay $800/month …
4 generations, 4 homes, 1 lot: Vancouver family builds own private neighborhood by Kirsten Dirksen on January 5, 2025 To help their kids afford housing in the Vancouver area, John and Kathleen Higgins demolished their family home of three …
Arizona’s autonomous home: entirely off-grid, no hookups needed by Kirsten Dirksen on November 24, 2024 Brian Stark’s Sparkboxes can add a fully functional home to your backyard—or a remote location—in just one day, with no …
