Shipping containers may seem like a cheap path to a durable modern home, but costs add up when turning a bare metal box into a functional furnished house.

Walking through the 8-foot by 40-foot shipping container, people talked among themselves, noting the large kitchen, pointing out the storage space and exclaiming shock at the sight of the full tub.

San DiegoSan Diego — The region’s first housing project made from shipping containers could open as soon as April, providing homes for 21 formerly homeless veterans and possibly paving the way for ...

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) – ...

E-commerce giant Amazon is evidently entering into America’s multi-billion dollar real estate business with a recent listing of shipping container houses. Everybody's gotta start somewhere, after all.

Yes, I am from a generation when technology virtually did not exist. I barely looked at my store-bought toys, making holidays and birthdays a nightmare for my parents. As a child, my preferred toys ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND — On the hunt for a new home? More ...

The white, two-story house looks like a rustic steel cabin. It measures 1,200 square feet and has four bedrooms and two bathrooms in Jupiter Farms in Palm Beach County. But this isn’t just any house.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A new law takes effect October 1 that bans counties and cities from allowing homeless people to sleep in public places such as parks and on sidewalks. Palm Beach County ...

15 Shipping Container Home Ideas You’ll Want To Move Into ASAP originally appeared on Parade Home & Garden. It’s no secret that houses come in all shapes and sizes, but what’s really exciting is how ...

FERNDALE, Michigan – Its two-story, modern design stands out in the older neighborhood of many ranches and bungalows. Inside the front door, a floating staircase tailored from wood and steel leads up ...

Does it seem strange that you can order your very own tiny house on Amazon just like you can order your groceries or a pair of wireless headphones? If history shows us anything, the pre-fab house ...