{"id":37,"date":"2026-09-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/what-smaller-u-s-homes-could-mean-for-buyers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:00:00","slug":"what-smaller-u-s-homes-could-mean-for-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/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\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/brandon-bowers\/shrinkflation-housing-prices-remotion-videos-6f40\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Over the past decade, we\u2019ve seen a noticeable shift in the size of new single-family homes across the U.S.\u2014the average sold home shrank from 2,700 to 2,400 square feet. At the same time, the price per square foot jumped by about 72%. By 2025, one in four new homes measured under 1,800 square feet, compared to just one in six ten years ago, while larger homes (3,000 sq-ft or more) dropped from one in three to one in five of new builds. Builders are responding to higher land, labor, and material costs by offering smaller floor plans, aiming to keep prices manageable\u2014especially with mortgage rates holding near 6% to 7%. For first-time and budget-conscious homebuyers, these smaller homes can mean a lower barrier to entry and more manageable monthly payments, even as the higher price per square foot keeps affordability top of mind. In Northeast Oklahoma, especially around Grand Lake, understanding these trends is key\u2014whether you\u2019re looking for your first home or sizing down to fit your lifestyle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past decade, we\u2019ve seen a noticeable shift in the size of new single-family homes across the U.S.\u2014the average sold home shrank from 2,700 to 2,400 square feet. At the same time, the price per square foot jumped by about 72%. By 2025, one in four new homes measured under 1,800 square feet, compared [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":38,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}