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McMansion, anyone?

McMansion, anyone?
by Kaushik Sirkar, Chandler AZ REALTOR
Chandler Arizona Real Estate

Bigger is better? More horsepower in cars. Bigger boats for the lake. SUV over wagon. Biggie sized. Super sized. Etc. Face it, people in this country prefer larger in many cases. And homes, apparently, aren't any different.

This article recently came out on msnbc.com. It suggests that 'Mcmansions' are being built in suburbs all over the country. Now, this hadn't gone unnoticed to me! But I did find some interesting bits of information in this article. in 2005, 1/4 houses had at least 4 bedrooms. In 1990, it was 1/6 homes. Average persons per household fell to about 2.6 people whereas square footage has grown by about 400 to 2434.

What else makes these homes bigger? How about

his/her offices
media rooms
dens
more bathrooms

McMansion. Funny - but true? I suppose the word 'downsize' will soon be blasphemous!

Thanks for Reading :)

Kaushik Sirkar, Chandler AZ REALTOR
http://www.homesphx.com

Posted by Kaushik Sirkar on 05/23/2007 10:59 PM

Comments (7)

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7 Comments on McMansion, anyone?

MAY

2007

I prefer a cozy home to those mcmansions any day

Kaushik, We stagers have talked recently about some of the McMansions which some have been asked to stage. In our house we use a different word, actually two words to describe these places. We call them Starter Castles.

Kristine - In my opinion it really depends on the home. Some cozy homes can be great and some large 'McMansions' can feel like an empty barn. But in some cases, the opposite is true as well.

Yvonne - Starter Castles?? Whats a step up....lol

JUN

2007

England?

JUN

2007

Yvonne - All over Europe, me thinks :)

Very interesting. My tiny 3 bedroom home will be banished from the 'burbs in the next revision I guess.

Thanks,
Shailesh

JUN

2007

You are correct. Good thing I picked up two applications for passports yesterday; huh? Like Shailesh, I'm thinking our requirements for 3 beds, 2 full baths, NO swimming pool will get us banished in the next revision. But as you can see we aren't terribly picky.

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