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Yet, almost no one makes those sweet starter homes anymore.


Newer homes have been trending smaller and smaller for a long time. Especially in the western US.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/10/smaller-n...

> Median new-home sizes are at a 13-year low.


I must not be looking at the right place then. All the new homes I've seen recently are 2000+ sq. ft. The only ones that are smaller are usually townhomes and are even less affordable than the bigger homes I just mentioned they are located near downtowns or other heavily populated areas.


Here are some at not much more than 1k sq ft:

https://www.mihomes.com/new-homes/texas/greater-san-antonio/...

https://ginngrp.com/for-sale/parkhouse-vista/

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/812-24th-Avenue-S-Seattle...

> The only ones that are smaller are usually townhomes and are even less affordable than the bigger homes I just mentioned they are located near downtowns or other heavily populated areas.

That will not change because the market of people looking to buy a 1k sq ft home on a quarter acre lot in a less populated area either cannot afford the construction costs or the set of buyers interested in that is too small to bet on for a developer.


No you are still right. The article says the new smaller homes average 2179 square feet.




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