On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:37:52 -0400, wrote:




House sizes roughly doubled since the 1950s despite family size
decreasing. Houses have been getting a bit smaller lately. Maybe
people are regaining their sanity.

I see no evidence that they're getting smaller. There are a dozen or
so going up in my neighborhood, all of which are in the 3000-4000ft^2
range. All five and six bedroom.

You have to measure them. Hard to see the changes on a daily basis,
but if you measure them once a month you can see the shrinkage.