Better Homes and Gardens Survey Says Consumers Want Houses to Be Green and Small
Last month, Better Homes and Gardens released their survey results about what their readers are looking for when they come to buy a new home. The survey was among U.S. consumers, but the results do a give idea of how attitudes are changing due to the recession, and due to changing market conditions overall.
The major [...]
Small Condos Rise in Popularity
It is not really news that condos in Canada’s downtown urban areas are often bought by young, single professionals. City councils in several cities have struggled to persuade developers to add multi-family units to their buildings. And the developers point out that families don’t want condos.
The problem with marketing condos almost exclusively to young professionals [...]
New Homes Drop in Size in the U.S.
In the U.S., for the first time in 27 years, the average size of a new home has dropped, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The square footage of an average home dropped from 2,520 to 2,480 in 2009. This is the first fall in size since 1982.
The reason for this drop in [...]



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