At Freundschaft Ranch, sustainability meets extravagance on more than 160 acres of Texas countryside, where the solar-powered ...

The idea of living off the grid—once the domain of hippies and doomsday preppers—has been steadily winning over a broader range of homebuyers, from remote-working young professionals to families ...

In 2020, there was a spike in searches for off-grid homes and a general trend of moving to rural areas. Rural housing applications spiked by 80% during the pandemic, according to Fannie Mae. Overall, ...

One Covid project has paid for itself and then some only five years later. And the benefits go beyond cost of living.