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July 3, 2009
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
- Tags:
- community, demographics, housesize, markettransformation, mcmansions, smartgrowth, sprawl
In an article published in The Wall Street Journal on June 29, June Fletcher reports a new survey showing that large houses have fallen out of favor with the American homebuying market: "A new study out Monday by the American...continued→
December 16, 2008
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- communitycharacter, housesize, mcmansions, montgomerycounty, neighborhood, preservation, teardowns
The Montgomery (MD) County Council has voted 8-1 to scale back the size of new homes that are replacing teardowns in older neighborhoods. This addresses what has become a growing (pun initially unintended) problem in many communities. From the...continued→
August 22, 2008
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
- Tags:
- development, gasprices, golf, mcmansions, sprawl, suburbs
The 1990s are starting to feel like a long time ago. Remember when golf courses surrounded by McMansions were sprouting up on the outskirts of many American suburbs?Today, with large-lot suburbia largely overbuilt, gas prices dragging down home values in...continued→