{"id":33,"date":"2026-09-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/nitasummerlinrealtor-com\/2026\/09\/24\/what-smaller-u-s-homes-could-mean-for-buyers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:00:00","slug":"what-smaller-u-s-homes-could-mean-for-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/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\/nita-summerlin\/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 last decade, we\u2019ve seen a noticeable shift in new single-family homes across the U.S.\u2014the average size has dropped from 2,700 to 2,400 square feet, yet the price per square foot has soared by nearly 72%. In 2025, one in four new homes sold measured under 1,800 square feet, compared to just one in six ten years ago. Larger homes (3,000 sq-ft or more) have become less common, now making up only one in five sales versus one in three previously.<\/p>\n<p>Builders are turning to smaller designs to balance out the rising costs of land, labor, and materials, all while mortgage rates hover between 6% and 7%. For my clients along Alabama and Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast\u2014especially first-time and budget-minded buyers\u2014these smaller homes can bring down payments and monthly costs within reach, even as the overall price per square foot remains high. Navigating these changes is part of how I help families find the right fit, whether it\u2019s a cozy starter home or a beachside retreat, always with your needs at the heart of the process.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last decade, we\u2019ve seen a noticeable shift in new single-family homes across the U.S.\u2014the average size has dropped from 2,700 to 2,400 square feet, yet the price per square foot has soared by nearly 72%. In 2025, one in four new homes sold measured under 1,800 square feet, compared to just one in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":68,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}