The average size of a single-family house built in the 1960s was about 1,500 square feet, and homes within multifamily units ...

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 ...

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, ...

If smaller homes become more affordable and available, then aspiring homeowners will eventually settle and be happy with them ...