Marianne Cusato

Will People Really Buy Small Homes?

Building smaller, more economical and sustainable homes is the talk of the building industry. But is it based on truth? Reporter Andrew Rice says it's anyone's guess with Americans will embrace the "spirit of contraint."

27 October 2010 - 8:00am

The New York Times

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Thinking by the Square Foot

Tue, 06/09/2009 - 09:29

"Buyers value the dollar per square foot, and the builder responds by delivering as many square feet of conditioned space as possible for $X. If he can deliver 100 more square feet than the competition, most buyers think it's a better value."

-Ron Jones, Green Builder Magazine, in The Washington Post.

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