Is the McMansion Era Over?

trulia Is the McMansion Era Over? real estate search Americans' Ideal Home Size Average Size of American Homes – Through the Decades would be at least this large: Fact: The average American home swelled from 983 square feet in 1950 to 2,349 square feet in 2004 -- a 140% increase in size. 9%= =100 square feet 1950s- 3200 square feet + 983 square feet 1960s 1,200 square feet 13%= 1970s- 1,400 square feet 2600-3200 square feet 1980s 1,710 square feet 1990s- 27%= 2,120 square feet 2000-2600 square feet -2000s 2,330 square feet 2010s 28%= 1400-2000 square feet Fact: Nine of 10 builders surveyed by NAHB in 2009 say they're building or planning smaller, lower-priced homes than in the past. 9%= 800-1400 square feet Source: Trulia-Hamis Interactive Survey conducted July 22-26, 2010. Sources: National Associason of Home Bulders, Infoplease, Library of Economics and Liberty, US Census