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Compared to other countries, America is known for bigger cars, portions and take-out coffee cup sizes. For most of recent history, Americans have also wanted bigger homes — but now that’s changing.
For most of the last half-century, new single-family homes kept growing. In 1973, the median size of completed single-family homes was 1,525 square feet, according to US Census data. By 2015, that number had ballooned to 2,467 square feet.
But as the cost of buying a home has exploded and McMansions have fallen out of favor, homebuilders have reversed course, building smaller homes with an eye to first-time buyers. In 2023, the median single-family home built was 2,233 square feet, down 9% from the 2015 peak, with many formal dining rooms and “bonus” rooms disappearing.
Carias and her partner ultimately settled on a roughly 920-square-foot home. To maximize space, they decided to use the basement as their primary bedroom.
Hey CNN, you dropped the most important value there buddy. I see median new construction is still 200k+ more than I can afford so…
WHAT’S THE PRICE!?
I don’t for one single millisecond believe that these “starter houses” will come with starter prices. You know, the whole goddamn reason we can’t buy anything…
They didn’t drop it. You didn’t read the article.
Okay I thought my guess was already ridiculous but what in the actual fuck?
I did read and it’s in my comment (in the form of “it’s 200k+ more than I can afford” referring to their median quote). They specifically say the median price of new homes, they didn’t specify these “starter homes” that the article is supposed to be about.