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This 20-acre property in Northern Wisconsin makes for the ideal vacation home with "complete privacy and the freedom of ...

The trend grew and shipping container homes are popular even today. In case you're not totally sold on the idea of owning a shipping container home, check out these ten inspiring projects that we've ...

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Building a home from a shipping container is much like a large-scale Lego project. You can have an entire room delivered in one giant rectangular piece. Or, you can stack the containers together to ...

It is expected to arrive in Pittsburgh sometime in early spring. Each brand-new steel container is 8 feet by 40 feet. The price for the home is in the $825,000 to $850,000 range. There is nothing else ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: The first of the shipping container homes will be ready to move in June 1, but is currently on the market. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – ...

At a typical home construction site, two-by-four beams build the skeleton of a home. Insulation and drywall complete the inner walls. A roof is placed on top; in Florida it’s usually made of shingles, ...