David Bruce

October 9th, 2008

The Small House Movement featured on the TODAY SHOW

This morning on NBC’s Today Show there was a featured segment about the Small House Movement.  Since 1950 the size of the average American family has steadily decreased, yet the size of houses has nearly doubled. This movement advocates the building of smaller, more eco friendly and energy efficient homes versus the trend of McMansions and bigger is better as we have seen in the last decade. See full article for video and more information. This “Small House” trend is gaining traction in many parts of the country.  Small homes are ideal if you are looking to down size or if you want to save money on either the purchase or building price.  Upkeep is obviously less expensive as are utilities. Now I doubt we see any developments in the Richmond area with tiny houses like in the clip, however, in our current economic climate and with a growing move to more green and energy efficient homes I think we will see more options from area builders. Your comments and thoughts are welcome on the subject!  What do you think?

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