How Affordable Housing Distracts People From Housing Affordability
Charles Marohn May 28, 2024 My hometown of Brainerd, Minnesota, is caught in the housing trap. Most places are. When housing attempts to play the role of financial product while simultaneously serving as shelter, all kinds of ridiculous things happen....
Home Sizes: Demand versus Supply
Paul Emrath August 7, 2024 The share of new single-family homes built in the 1,600-3,000 square-foot range closely matches the share of buyers who want homes of that size, according to recent surveys from NAHB and the U.S. Census Bureau....
New homes are getting smaller. That could be big news for first-time buyers
By Samantha Delouya, CNN 4 minute read Published 5:00 AM EDT, Mon August 5, 2024 Bigger may not always be better: According to a National Association of Homebuilders survey, 17% of homebuilders said they built homes on smaller lots in 2023...