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Many home buyers toward are edging toward a tendency many real estate industry scholars are surprised with; smaller scale and more affordable housing. Architects across the nation are reporting a higher demand for home plans that feature reduced sized homes and the American Institute of Architects reported that fifty nine percent of home builders are building smaller scale homes.

As everyone’s IRAs hit the skids in early 2008, so did the demand for larger houses causing a lot of the chaos still being ironed out in the real estate market. With the lack of money came a desire for a smaller scale home that worked and the square footage average dropped by over 300 square feet.

Expenses are often being reduced on these little houses by using parts from other houses or outbuildings again in their construction. Old barns and homes that are being torn down have supplied many materials that can be used again for the builders who are constructing little houses.

The comparatively low price of 40-90 thousand dollars for a smaller scale home illustrates their true value, especially when viewed in the light of homeowners still receiving luxuries like modern homes.

Some creative California builders even make their small houses versatile enough to fit on either, foundations or wheels. He sells plans for a little under $999 and builds mobile, small homes for around thirty thousands dollars. He relates constructing a small home to tailoring a suit. Each plan has the homeowner in mind and is adapted to fit any specific desire or need they may express. The traditional construction that many small residences have to utilize are space savers like build in cupboards and storage space.

Even big companies like Lowe’s home improvement stores sell a model of a kit home that is designed for owner construction to save you money.

Given the tendency of people with extra room to accumulate more stuff, the little home size helps many people deal with the materialist nature we all tend to have. Many homeowners are taking those exact thoughts to heart and exchanging their energy “McMansions” for smaller, if not more humble homes.

Many people prefer the modern features of larger homes, but you do not have to go without when you buy a little home. The appliances in the smaller scale residences do not have to scaled down due to the incorporation of double door refrigerators and claw foot tubs. The green houses angle is one that cannot be overlooked in terms of a little home size either.

Not only do smaller residences have a lower mortgage payment but they also have reduced energy expenses. The smaller scale homes tend to have an 8 foot ceiling height which is more energy compliant than a vaulted or cathedral ceiling. With fewer square feet in the floorplan, smaller houses require less energy to either heat or cool them off so you can save on your energy costs in a big way with them.

Not only can you save on your energy costs but you can also save in regard to the way you use your building lot. With a little portion of your building lot taken up by the building, you can use more of it to grow tomatoes, raise goats or other pets, or any other recreational pursuit you may choose. Putting up that extra concrete pad for a basketball hoop may even be a reality!

The author enjoys writing articles on homes in Meridian Idaho and Meridian Idaho real estate.