"I'll probably live in 400 square feet of ... more than 20 times before the final plans were approved last year. The board's changes, he said, bettered the project. The house will look historic ...

Every January, as we build up to the big International Builders Show, there are a million stories about model homes and dream house plans, all many thousand square feet and full of many rooms ...

However, it’s worth noting that the cost per square foot only covers the house itself. There are other costs associated with house building to plan for, such as purchasing and finishing a lot.