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Land lots are getting smaller, but houses are getting larger. The average new home in the US has increased in size by 1000 sq ft since 1973. http://www.aei.or
by gozur88 10y ago
Land lots are getting smaller, but houses are getting larger. The average new home in the US has increased in size by 1000 sq ft since 1973.
http://www.aei.org/publication/todays-new-homes-are-1000-square-feet-larger-than-in-1973-and-the-living-space-per-person-has-doubled-over-last-40-years/ http://www.aei.org/publication/todays-new-homes-are-1000-squ...
- betaby 10y ago1) This study was proven flawed, because of definition 'home'. It does not include condos, and nowadays that's significant. I remember long threads about it on other 'forums' 2) More correct metric would be m^2/person and m^2/adult and that metric is in constant fall. Can't recall exact numbers, it is now somewhat 25-30% less m^2/person than it was in 70-s. Also, see UK and most of Europe, shrinking is a common trend for a very long time http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2398714/The-incredible-shrinking-houses-British-homes-built-just-HALF-size-1920s.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2398714/The-incredib... "The average new British home is now just 925 square feet – barely HALF the size they were in the 1920s"