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The Geography of Home Size and Occupancy
 
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The Geography of Home Size and Occupancy

 

By Robert Dietz, Ph.D. and Natalia Siniavskaia, Ph.D.
Economics & Housing Policy
 
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An often noted stereotype of housing claims that owner-occupied homes are smaller in downtown areas and inner suburbs and grow in size as you move out to the outer suburbs. There is an element of truth to this description of the housing stock, but it also overlooks how many people actually reside in these homes. That is, it is incorrect to claim that those larger homes mean more “housing space” for people who live outside central cities. Why? Family size...Full Story

 

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