Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cargo container house. Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Boxcar Children book series may have found the thought of living in a ...

Cargo containers, long a staple of international trade, are designed to be affordable, sturdy and watertight. So it's no surprise that for decades they've been used by the military, the needy — or ...

Shipping containers are being transformed to provide housing. Can they be affordable? We are used to seeing shipping containers as a mode of transporting goods by land or sea. We see them on the backs ...

Shipping containers have become quite popular lately seeing how they can be repurposed into all sorts of cool housing ...

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, ...

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) – ...

This post originally appeared on The Wayward Home. Click through the gallery above to see nine model home styles currently on the market. Shipping container homes are an affordable and eco-friendly ...

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This architectural drawing shows what The Cotton Groves development would look like. The 35-unit affordable housing development will be built from shipping containers by the North Collin County ...