In Land of Giants, Smallest Houses Larger Than Ever
Home Buyers Redefine Concept of Starter Home
By Alec MacGillis
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, July 9, 2006; A01
A young family came recently to Vienna real estate agent Reza Rofougaran with what should have been a simple request: They wanted a small house.
But in the Washington suburbs, that's easier said than done. The family -- an Iranian doctor waiting for his U.S. credentials, his wife and their child -- couldn't find what they were looking for, a townhouse of about 1,400 square feet, a size that in earlier eras easily accommodated a three-bedroom layout. They settled for buying a two-bedroom apartment.
"There is a lot of demand for smaller houses, but you cannot find any of them on the new market," Rofougaran said.
[Full story at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/08/AR2006070801072_pf.html]
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