Tract, or cookie-cutter, housing used to be the name of the game. After World War II, developments featuring identical homes arose. Levittown, arguably the most well-known community among them, was ...

The cookie-cutter neighborhood is an iconic American symbol of suburbia — the architecture is uniform, the lawns manicured, the colors drawn from the same palate. Facades of the houses may vary, but ...

A new home: It's your chance to personalize your living space with details that suit your taste and personality. Or, so you think. Many builders only allow you to choose colors; and offer limited ...

Most of us consider nothing better than coming home after a long day at work or school. Our homes are arguably one of the most important settings we’ll create for ourselves, providing a safe space ...

The Millennials, recently deemed the next generation of homebuyers, have earned a new nickname for themselves: the Fix-It Generation. According to a national survey released by Better Homes and ...

Homes in coastal towns like Newbury are often covered in clapboard, but this house on Scotland Road swaps wood for stonework. Called “the antithesis of cookie cutter” by its listing agent, Melissa ...

Dorlisa Flur was living in a cookie-cutter house in a suburban subdivision when, as a member of a cultural facilities board, she helped oversee the creation of Charlotte, N.C.’s, Bechtler Museum of ...