Posts with tag smaller homes

Townhouses Trump McMansions As New Hot Property

When it comes to home size, American homebuyers are finally deciding that less really is more. They are cutting back on options and reducing square footage. More incredibly, they're buying townhouses instead of McMansions. I about flipped when I got wind of a new development under construction in tony University Park here... Continue Reading »

Homebuilders Scale Down as Homebuyers Think Smaller

The recession has taken a bite out of the McMansion, and experts don't expect homeowners will be supersizing their homes again anytime soon. The U.S. Census Bureau released new figures, based on homes completed in 2009, which show that the average square footage of a new, single-family home completed in 2009 was 2,438;... Continue Reading »

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