"House Lust" is the name of a new book by Dan McGinn that gets your attention.McGinn is referring to the enormous sizes of the new built houses, at least in America.
"In Sweden, Britain and Italy, new homes average under 1,000 square feet. By 2005, the average newly built U.S. home measured 2,434 square feet, and there were many that were double, triple or quadruple that," McGinn writes.
Robert Samuelson, reviewing the book for the Washington Post, wrote: "In 2000, Toll Brothers' most popular home was 3,200 square feet; by 2005, it had grown 50 percent, to 4,800 square feet. These "McMansions" often feature marble floors, sweeping staircases, vaulted ceilings, family rooms, studies, home entertainment centers and more bedrooms than people."
Now with the latest credit crunch, some of those McMansions have been on the market for quite a few months now. Buying them was fun. I'm not sure selling them would be as pleasant.
After all is said and done, it all boils down to one thing: it's a BUYER'S MARKET dear reader. So if you've been in the market for a while this might be the best of all possible markets to own the home of your dreams. And if you haven't got the finances, or think you don't, that's why I'm here. Give me a call and see if we can put together an affordable home-buying package for you.
Call me today at (603) 505-4291 for a confidential consultation.
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