Everybody wanted a house with a picket fence.” But that could be any fence. How did a white wooden fence become synonymous with the American dream?

Townhouses: The new American dream? With the salary needed to afford a home more than doubling since the COVID-19 pandemic, the dream of owning a home has become harder for the average American.

The American Dream as we define it has perverted our notions of socialization and collectivism. But my dream of living in an apartment building in the city isn’t just about the fact I don’t need the ...

As more residents opt to rent instead of own, the American Dream is evolving The house with the white picket fence is not for everyone, because of money or lifestyle.

If you live in a four-bedroom property close to the beach, then you just might have the dream American home, according to new research. A study of 2,000 Americans asked people to conceptualize thei… ...

- Terry Lindsley-Barton calls her home at 124 East Avenue in the village of Minoa "my dream house with the white picket fence." The eat-in kitchen is her favorite room.

As housing costs soar, younger adults are trying to reimagine prosperity — without the white picket fence.

He adds: "For better or worse, the image of the suburban house, complete with a white picket fence and a backyard of one’s own, is permanently etched in our minds." ...

But the symbolism of the white picket fence was inescapable, and it slid into popular culture as a visual shorthand for the good life.

He adds: "For better or worse, the image of the suburban house, complete with a white picket fence and a backyard of one’s own, is permanently etched in our minds." ...