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“The modern farmhouse is the millennial answer to the baby boomer McMansion”
Of modern farmhouses and McMansions: Photo by Erik Mclean on Pexels.com This post-agrarian look is the defining style of the current era — dominating renovations, new construction and subdivisions in...
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McMansions and combating climate change
A letter to the editor in California includes McMansions on a list of items that need attention in order to fight climate change: Photo by Guduru Ajay bhargav on Pexels.com Wildfires are increasing...
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The Simpsons encounter a teardown McMansion
The Simpsons have new neighbors in Season 35 episode 3, “McMansion and Wife.” They get to know each other and enjoy spending time together. But, then the neighbors go from a modest home to a teardown...
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What allowing “build[ing] more houses on less land” in Austin could lead to
Austin, Texas recently changed its regulations to allow property owners to “build more houses on less land”: Photo by Abigail Sylvester on Pexels.com Homeowners now have increased flexibility to build...
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Dallas neighborhood fought off McMansions with conservation districts
The Greenland Hills neighborhood in Dallas limited McMansions in recent decades by establishing conservation districts: Photo by David Gonzales on Pexels.com Neighbors were also concerned about tear...
View ArticleHere is what Americans gained in interior features with larger and larger new...
An analysis of data involving American homes from 1970 to 2022 shows several important changes: Since the 1980s, the percentage of homes being constructed with four bedrooms has on the whole grown,...
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Do Christmas movies avoid McMansions?
What kinds of homes are featured in Christmas movies? One article suggests McMansions are rarely featured: Photo by Kristina Paukshtite on Pexels.com Have you noticed that holiday movies are already...
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Opening land for development and “subsidies for McMansions”
A proposed bill in Utah would allow development on public lands. Critics say it would open the door for McMansions. Photo by Michael Tuszynski on Pexels.com Rep. Ivory, R-West Jordan, sponsored HJR19,...
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“A man’s home is his castle,” McMansions, and the “castle” that houses a...
Let me try to put together a few ideas: Americans tend to subscribe to the phrase “a man’s home is his castle” and all that means for a private home owner. Plenty of Americans like McMansions, large...
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Seeing teardowns and infill homes throughout DuPage County
While working on a project, I noticed something while driving through a number of DuPage County communities: there are teardown homes everywhere. They are not just limited to desirable downtowns; they...
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