{"id":22,"date":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/secivalbona-com\/2026\/09\/21\/what-smaller-u-s-homes-could-mean-for-buyers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","slug":"what-smaller-u-s-homes-could-mean-for-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.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\/valbona-seci\/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, we\u2019ve seen new single-family homes across the U.S. shrink from an average of 2,700 to 2,400 square feet, while the price per square foot has climbed by about 72%. By 2025, one in four new homes sold measured under 1,800 square feet\u2014up from roughly one in six ten years ago. At the same time, larger homes (3,000+ sq ft) have become less common, dropping from about one in three to one in five. Builders are responding to rising land, labor, and material costs by designing smaller homes, making it possible to keep prices accessible for buyers, especially with mortgage rates hovering around 6\u20137%.<\/p>\n<p>For those focused on budget or buying their first home, these smaller options could mean lower down payments and more manageable monthly costs\u2014even as the higher price per square foot reminds us that affordability remains a challenge. Having helped many buyers and families throughout North Jersey navigate these changing trends, I know how important it is to understand how home size and pricing shifts can shape the right strategy for your next move. Every client\u2019s goals are unique, and informed guidance is key to making confident decisions in today\u2019s market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past decade, we\u2019ve seen new single-family homes across the U.S. shrink from an average of 2,700 to 2,400 square feet, while the price per square foot has climbed by about 72%. By 2025, one in four new homes sold measured under 1,800 square feet\u2014up from roughly one in six ten years ago. At [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":364,"featured_media":50,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}