The do-it-yourself, modest tiny home boom is gaining popularity in an era of shocking rent increases and low housing inventory — and we may have America's former largest retailer, Sears, to thank for ...

Long before Amazon and internet shopping, you could buy almost anything from a mail-order catalog. Clothing, furniture, jewelry, toys, plant seeds. Even homes. From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick ...

ALBANY — Judi Gabler looks over the website of a modular home manufacturer, admiring the modern fixtures featured in the picture. “It’s crazy,” she said. “It looks like,” she said, catching herself ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The average cost to buy a home in Florida in 2025 is hovering around $385,000, according to Zillow’s most current Florida housing ...

The average cost to buy a home in Florida in 2025 is hovering around $385,000, according to Zillow’s most current Florida housing market data. But there was once a time, about 85 years ago, when you ...

Sears sold mail-order kit homes from 1908 to 1942, ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. Few Sears kit homes were sold in Florida, likely due to shipping logistics and the homes' ...