Your funds will be disbursed in chunks—called draws—as your home’s build progresses Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Aly J. Yale is a contributor at Buy Side and an expert on real estate, ...

The pre‑construction phase often feels like playing poker with half the cards still face‑down: you’re expected to anticipate costs, timelines, and resource needs long before the first scoop of dirt is ...

Reliant Home Funding Inc. is the top choice among other owner-builder construction loans. Building your own home can be exciting. You’ll get to customize your design, pick your features and create ...

While bamboo holds incredible potential as a building material, efforts to build durable bamboo structures often fall short with errors made in both the design and building process. Bamboo structures ...

Nick has seven years of experience in the home improvement industry. He started his career marketing for dozens of flooring providers and related home services across North America. Today, he is a ...

Motor-grader operators who are maintaining roads but want to climb to the top levels of the earthmoving profession — to become finished-grade operators — can practice the skills they need by taking ...

If you need to borrow money to buy a home that's already on the market, you can usually depend on a mortgage to help. But what happens if you need a loan for a house that only exists in your mind?

People don’t usually think of construction as the birthplace of tomorrow’s artificial intelligence. The industry is messy, unpredictable and full of moving parts. It’s hardly the controlled ...

NBC News modeled out a 3-bedroom home and found tariffs added more than $4,000 to total costs. By Alex Ford and Jiachuan Wu July 6, 2025 Lumber from Canada? That will be another $534. Major appliances ...

According to HomeAdvisor, a network and marketplace made up of construction professionals, the national average range to build a home in the United States is currently between $138,937 and $531,294.