Best House Floor Plans

The Ranch House Plan has become one of the most popular plan styles for its affordability and size.  House Plans and More and All Plans have nice featured Ranch House Plans.

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Retro interior home design is in this year, the Staten Island Advance reports.

Helium has a debate about whether tankless water heaters save money.

The San Diego Union-Tribune has an interesting story for any builder or architect that has run into the problem of having to build on land with something in the way.

MaineToday.com features the magazine Maine Home and Design.

The Tudor House Plan comes from the late 19th century, though it has traditions from earlier years.  Among the features are brick and stonework, as well as features that seem like they are from Medieval times.  There are several web sites to find nice Tudor House Plans including eplans.com and House Plans and More.

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The Luxist is featuring an incredible Seattle estate worth nearly $2.5 million.

The Evansville Courier-Press has information on adding a site planning before you build your home.

More home builders are marketing to Latinos in Los Angelos, the Press-Enterprise reports.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on a neat, contemporary home in Illinois.

The Republican talks about the construction of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) homes.

A basement can be the perfect place to build a home gym, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The San Jose Mercury News has information about going from a house to a condo.

For most of us living in the upper 48, this time of year seems great for a vacation.   It is freezing outside, and there is snow on the ground.  The groundhog seeing his shadow means six more weeks of winter, depressing us even more.  What a great time to think about a vacation and building your perfect vacation home.

There are several places on the internet where you can find the house plan for the perfect vacation home.  Among the choices are House Plans and More and Architectural Designs. 

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A mini-estate in the UK is raising some eyebrows, reports Daily Echo.

Interested in log homes?  There is a new web site for them.

The Des Moines Register discusses the new trend of adding on sunrooms.

Baton Rouse, LA, is participating in new urbanism, reports The Daily Advertiser.

Recordnet.com confirms what most already knew: Home sales were well down last year.

If you appreciate unique and incredible homes, this mansion description in the Seattle Times in Malaysia will float your boat. 

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle has a good article on creating a home office setup.

Checkout the Orlando Sentinel’s design of the week.

Home renovations are popular in a bear housing market, the Detroit Free Press reports.

The Indianapolis Star and Hendricks County Magazine reports on the renovation of a home built in 1858.

A new book profiles houses in Los Angeles, the Palm Beach Post reports.