
Why smaller houses are selling faster than mansions
Buyers in 2025 and 2026 have been choosing modest footprints over showpiece square footage, and the market data explains what changed.
David JordanResidential covers the homes people actually buy: their layouts, light, condition and cost. Coverage runs from listing data and neighborhood price trends to what a floor plan does to daily life. Written for buyers, sellers and owners weighing a move, with the numbers behind each decision shown plainly rather than summarized.
Houses and apartments as places to live and as assets: asking prices, layouts that work, time on market, and what a street actually sells for.

Buyers in 2025 and 2026 have been choosing modest footprints over showpiece square footage, and the market data explains what changed.
David Jordan