Home Sizes

The Oklahoma local movers found out that for about 20 years the size of the average American home kept growing. It peaked in 2007 at 2,521 square feet, but when the housing market crashed, the home sizes have been declining. These days home buyers are looking for smaller homes, because of their budgets and the economic uncertainty. Unemployment rate is high and people are immersed in foreclosure talks, short sales and other housing catastrophes. So it’s now owner, home buyers are being careful and sometimes even opting for housing that’s a little under their budget, just to be on the safe side. This ‘smaller home’ trend is apparently not just in the U.S., the All My Sons of Oklahoma learnt. There are 21 square-feet capsule apartments for rent in Beijing. New York’s smallest apartment is 175-square feet. According to real estate search engine, Trulia, 37% of people surveyed said their ideal home is smaller than 2,000 square feet and only 9% wanted a home that was 3,200 square feet.If you’re renting or buying a home, big or small, call the Oklahoma moving specialists for your stress-free residential moving services.