{"id":24,"date":"2026-09-21T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/fetterrealty-com\/2026\/09\/21\/what-smaller-u-s-homes-could-mean-for-buyers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:00:00","slug":"what-smaller-u-s-homes-could-mean-for-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/what-smaller-u-s-homes-could-mean-for-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Smaller U.S. Homes Could Mean for Buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/nicole-fetter\/shrinkflation-housing-prices-remotion-videos-6f40\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Over the past decade, I\u2019ve watched the average size of new single-family homes sold in the U.S. shrink from 2,700 square feet to 2,400 square feet\u2014even as the price per square foot has jumped nearly 72%. By 2025, 1 in 4 new homes sold will be under 1,800 square feet, compared to just 1 in 6 a decade ago, while the share of 3,000+ square foot homes has slipped from roughly 1 in 3 to 1 in 5. Builders are turning to smaller designs to navigate rising land, labor, and material costs, which helps keep homeownership within reach\u2014especially with mortgage rates hovering around 6% to 7%. For buyers focused on budget, especially first-timers, these modestly sized homes can make down payments and monthly costs more manageable. But it\u2019s important to note that the higher price per square foot means affordability remains a challenge. My years in both lending and residential real estate have shown me how important it is to balance space, comfort, and value\u2014something I always keep in mind when helping families and couples find the right fit across the Valley.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past decade, I\u2019ve watched the average size of new single-family homes sold in the U.S. shrink from 2,700 square feet to 2,400 square feet\u2014even as the price per square foot has jumped nearly 72%. By 2025, 1 in 4 new homes sold will be under 1,800 square feet, compared to just 1 in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":53,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fetterrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}