The trend grew and shipping container homes are popular even today. In case you're not totally sold on the idea of owning a ...

Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Boxcar Children book series may have found the thought of living in a railroad car intriguing. In fact, that is probably more likely the case now than ever before ...

Shipping containers have become trendy statement homes, sustainable solutions to a need for housing, and durable replacements for traditional homes at risk from climate change. Myriad variables go ...

Price: It usually costs a lot less to build a shipping container home than a traditional single-family home, but the price depends on the features. Costs of the containers vary depending on the size, ...

LAKE WORTH BEACH — The most talked about home in Lake Worth Beach these days is a shipping container. Roger Bennett, a former public relations executive for Ford Motor Co., is building a two-bedroom, ...

More than 21,000 shipping containers arrive in the United States on a daily basis. Many of them originate in China, where it is cheaper to build new containers than to ship them back after their ...

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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) – ...

ST. LOUIS – Just down the street from the Crown Candy Kitchen in the Old North St. Louis neighborhood sits a home for sale that’s hard to miss. A house made of nine former shipping containers stacked ...