http://raincityguide.com/2005/09/12/bigger-homes-and-smaller-lots/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:19:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://raincityguide.com/2005/09/12/bigger-homes-and-smaller-lots/#comment-139252 Austin Real Estate Wed, 23 May 2007 20:53:38 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=161#comment-139252 Those are interesting statistics. We are seeing that down here in Austin as well. On the plus side smaller lots mean more people can live in an area. So that its more likely there are more amenties like local shops, parks, movie theaters in walking distance. The increased number of commercial spaces are made viable because of the increased density. The only problem is that at least in Texas too much cover can make things hot. Additionally some subdivisions can start to look more like parking lots than real neighborhoods. Those are interesting statistics. We are seeing that down here in Austin as well. On the plus side smaller lots mean more people can live in an area. So that its more likely there are more amenties like local shops, parks, movie theaters in walking distance. The increased number of commercial spaces are made viable because of the increased density. The only problem is that at least in Texas too much cover can make things hot. Additionally some subdivisions can start to look more like parking lots than real neighborhoods.

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