I can’t remember when I first learned of Sears Roebuck homes, but it must have been decades ago. There are several in the county and one was on Greene County’s Tour of Homes when it was in Durham in ...

Over the decades, the kit homes ranged in price from $3,000 to $10,000 depending on the size, design and scope. The companies also sold garages, boilers, chicken coops, bathtubs and built-in shelving.

Kit homes, also called catalog or mail-order homes, come shipped to your door in flat-packs with precut (and often partially assembled) materials you can assemble yourself on your property. They first ...

When she started her search for a house, Amy Balicki didn’t set out to buy a Sears kit home in Downers Grove, Illinois – but she probably should have. That’s because Downers Grove was a prime location ...