Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Waterfront property certainly has its appeal. Access to the river, lake or ocean can provide endless enjoyment, especially if ...

Whether amphibious or over water, floating houses have the potential to resist sea-level rise. Floating houses cost 8-16 percent more than land-based structures. Floating houses can help revitalize ...

When a heavy storm hit in October, residents of the floating community of Schoonschip in Amsterdam had little doubt they could ride it out. They tied up their bikes and outdoor benches, checked in ...

Three unusual floating homes are on sale in Canary Wharf, east London. They have two bedrooms, a bathroom, a mini-kitchen and a living room. The houses are docked alongside houseboats and barges in a ...

For homebuyers with a special affection for life on the water—and an insistence on creature comforts—floating homes check a lot of boxes. These unique dwellings offer a permanent, water-based ...

A woman couldn’t afford to buy a house, but fear naut — she made do with a floating home. Kate Fincham beat the housing market by purchasing a 550-square-foot, two-story home that’s built on steel ...

The disco-era Aqua Star floating house, which anchored the pricy Oregon Yacht Club moorage on the east side of the Willamette River long enough to be spoofed on the comedy cable show “Portlandia,” has ...

This contemporary houseboat-style condo is one of 14 floating in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. The sellers, Gemma and Russ Daggatt, moved into it in 2013, hired local firm Graham Baba Architects to ...

Escalating house and condo prices in Portland are affecting nontraditional dwellings too, especially floating homes. After sales stalled and prices sank during the Great Recession, Oregon’s floating ...

German company Forster Trabitzch want to build you a floating home. At two stories tall with lots of sexy curves and parking space for the family yacht (seriously), the models certainly look good, but ...