Shopping around for the perfect domicile includes considering various design aspects, especially when you're buying a home for the first time. Your home design preferences often greatly depend on your ...

If the words “ranch-style house” make you think of a single-story residence with a low, long profile perched relatively close to ground level and with outdoor space devoted to a patio or porch, then ...

With a booming population and economy in the U.S. after World War II, hordes of GIs and others wanted their own homes, and builders found an answer that was both easy and appealing: the ranch house.