Do you love your home but feel like it's missing something? That something could be another room, a garage or even a whole second floor. Home additions like these can expand your living space and add ...

Ginny Bartolone began writing DIY and home improvement guides nearly 10 years ago, covering everything from energy-efficient appliances to cracked foundations. Whether she's compiling cost information ...

Highlights The cost to add a second story is about $175,000, but a typical average is $100,000 to $250,000. The size of the addition and the home are the biggest cost factors, but homeowners will also ...

Amy Fontinelle is a freelance writer, researcher and editor who brings a journalistic approach to personal finance content. Since 2004, she has worked with lenders, real estate agents, consultants, ...

Price per square foot is a metric used for comparing costs in real estate, such as rents or remodeling costs. In commercial leases, PSF helps assess value by comparing the rent of similar buildings.

It shows the average size of new single-family homes sold in the U.S. fell 11.2% over the past decade, from 2,707 square feet ...

Sometimes a prospective client will ask “what’s the cost per square foot for building a home addition.” Our standard answer is: We’ll find out after we’ve built it–when we divide the finished square ...