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Housing Bubble 2: Return of the Ugly

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (12 children)

These are rational housing sizes. People talk about older generations buying houses right on the cheap, my parents raised 5 kids in a 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bathroom home that was around 900 square feet. This is a reasonable size for a family. Old guy rant off.

[–] Maggoty 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Pretty sure you had more than 900 sq feet unless you ate your meals outside?

[–] aliceblossom 3 points 3 months ago

I think sqft isn't a great metric for understanding three size or feel of a house, especially for US Americans. I think most houses have rooms that are too big for their uses, especially bedrooms. When I was looking into moving a year ago I found a house with the same number of bedrooms and bathrooms as my current house but 1/3rd smaller in sqft. And I WANTED to move there because the house was cooler and nicer than mine!

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