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> living spaces are growing too Median home sizes have gone from 1400 sqft in the 70s to 2400 sqft in recent years. https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/avera
by darth_avocado 10mo ago
> living spaces are growing too
Median home sizes have gone from 1400 sqft in the 70s to 2400 sqft in recent years.
https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/average-home-size/ https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/average-home-size/
Part of it is the economics of construction. Part of it is growing threshold for “bare minimum”. In unit laundry was optional in the 70s and I’ve heard people wanting a “laundry room”. Pandemic has pushed the need for an office. Larger kitchens and more storage space is also a big difference in newer units vs older ones.
- SoftTalker 10mo agoIn the '70s, in-unit laundry in a rental apartment was almost unheard of except at perhaps very top end. An on-premises shared laundry room was normal but having to go to a laundromat was not uncommon either. I did not have laundry facilites of my own until I bought a house.
- DauntingPear7 10mo agoIt’s $1.75/load where I live now. Small washers and dryers
- potato3732842 10mo ago>Median home sizes have gone from 1400 sqft in the 70s to 2400 sqft in recent years. Because you literally need more square footage to amortize all the regulatory required and industry checkbox required bullshit over. Ain't no different than General Motors saying "no more small cars from us in the US".