This summer, a typical new house in Phoenix was more than 20 percent larger than a resale home ... Ruggles' family, for example. Four women from three generations live under one roof.

Gable and hip ... the home instead of having the higher, peaked exterior walls on the ends. The four roof sections all slope in toward the middle where they typically meet either at a single ...

While buying a home ... to be single-family structures along with fully detached homes. However, in order to meet this classification, the homes must be separated by a ground-to-roof wall with ...

The home’s outer structure has a hip roof frame, composed of asphalt. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system.