"Builders shrink home sizes"

An interesting article by Nancy Sarnoff at the Houston Chronicle: Builders shrink home sizes to appeal to more buyers (ht MV) After years of catering to move-up buyers with substantial budgets, builders are introducing new models with lower price tags and smaller footprints - oftentimes the size of a two-bedroom apartment. They're doing so by building on smaller lots, skimping on high-end materials, such as granite and brick, and designing floor plans that eliminate formal dining and living rooms, foyers and other spaces that often go unused. ... These developments have helped shrink the size ......(read more)

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