Ever driven through a suburb and spotted those massive homes with the towering roofs and sprawling footprints, now sporting ...

It's not just home values that are falling in the wake of the real estate bubble bursting. The size of newly built homes has also dropped. According to U.S. Census data, the median size of new homes ...

For nearly 40 years, the McMansion has dominated American suburbs. The cookie-cutter homes, which typically measure between 3,000 and 5,000 square feet, are meant to exude affluence without costing ...

They go by such names as garage mahals, hummer houses and starter castles and soon you may add another -- dinosaur mausoleums. And while they've been widely disparaged, McMansions are among the best ...

Powered by Money.com - Yahoo may earn commission from the links above. For many Americans, perhaps nothing better symbolizes prerecession excess than the McMansion. If you live in a suburb of one of ...

For those who choose to live in their towns because of the proximity to nature, it can hurt deeply to see large acreages of ...

You’ve heard of a mansion, but have you ever heard of a “McMansion”? Chances are someone you know probably lives in one. McMansion is a term that refers to a large house — typically in a suburban ...

Think mortgage rates are at their peak in 2025? History tells us a different story. Flash back to 1981 when homebuyers paid an interest rate of 19% on a mortgage, according to CNN. At the time, people ...

When Dr. Kishin Ramani decided to sell his six-bedroom, Georgian-style home on a half-acre lot in Hinsdale three years ago, it never occurred to him that he’d be resigned to accepting far less than he ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Though the Great Recession of the last decade is solidly in the rearview, its aftereffects still loom large over the American real estate market. In many ways, the recession catalyzed an awakening ...