[charlie0]

I must not be looking at the right place then. All the new homes I've seen recently are 2000+ sq. ft. The only ones that are smaller are usually townhomes and are even less affordable than the bigger homes I just mentioned they are located near downtowns or other heavily populated areas.

[lotsofpulp]

Here are some at not much more than 1k sq ft:

https://www.mihomes.com/new-homes/texas/greater-san-antonio/...

https://ginngrp.com/for-sale/parkhouse-vista/

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/812-24th-Avenue-S-Seattle...

> The only ones that are smaller are usually townhomes and are even less affordable than the bigger homes I just mentioned they are located near downtowns or other heavily populated areas.

That will not change because the market of people looking to buy a 1k sq ft home on a quarter acre lot in a less populated area either cannot afford the construction costs or the set of buyers interested in that is too small to bet on for a developer.

[amanaplanacanal]

No you are still right. The article says the new smaller homes average 2179 square feet.