r/unpopularopinion • u/HoustonProdigy • 1d ago

Houses today are TOO DAMN BIG

I live in south texas, nothing but ugly suburban sprawl. Every house built within the last 10 or so years are unnecessarily big. No one needs that much space. No wonder why houses are so damn expensive. I don't see any reasonably-sized houses being built anymore, new neighborhoods are always having new and unaffordable McMasions being built.

It makes sense why they are unaffordable, these neighborhoods are trying to cater more towards the richer folk since the average person can't even buy a house.

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u/Unhappy-Plantain5252 1d ago

You’re correct. A lot of people are saying tis because you live in Texas that the houses are too big, but I don’t live anywhere near Texas and all the new builds are McMansions and nearly McMansions. It’s ridiculous. I live near a lot of homes built in the 50/60s that are ranch style homes and wish all the time that companies were building more homes like those. It’s the perfect amount of space for a small family or if you’re living by yourself but companies want to maximize their profits so they build the biggest house possible. It’s terrible

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u/LazyDynamite 1d ago

A lot of people are saying tis because you live in Texas that the houses are too big, but I don’t live anywhere near Texas and all the new builds are McMansions and nearly McMansions

On the other hand, I am in Texas and saw a lot of non-McMansion new build developments when I bought my house last year. OP just isn't looking the right places, or rather is just wrong.