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> Americans simply want a lot more space. I'm American and I don't. Stop stereotyping.

• mattbrewsbytes 3y ago
  Its a generalization based on facts about median size. For single family homes in the 1960's it was 1500sqft and in the 2000's its around 2100-2200sqft https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/programs-surveys/ahs/working-papers/Housing-by-Year-Built.pdf https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/programs-surveys/a...
  • mperham 3y ago
    And that growth is due to US cities all jumping on single family zoning as method of segregation, post civil rights. If the only thing you can do with a lot is build a single house, you make it as large as the market will support to maximize sale price. When only rich people can afford houses in a neighborhood, it becomes white only. Also known as gentrification. I live in a wealthy, 99% white zip code and that’s exactly how it happened.