{"id":31,"date":"2026-09-27T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/kelvinsmith-net\/2026\/09\/27\/innovative-compact-homes-offer-affordable-urban-living\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:00:00","slug":"innovative-compact-homes-offer-affordable-urban-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/2026\/09\/27\/innovative-compact-homes-offer-affordable-urban-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative Compact Homes Offer Affordable Urban Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Have you noticed that new single-family homes are getting smaller, yet the price tags keep climbing? In 2025, the average new U.S. single-family home will be about 2,409 square feet\u2014down 11.6% from ten years ago. But despite the shrinking space, the price per square foot has nearly soared by 72%. As a broker and mortgage professional serving Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida, I see firsthand how builders are adapting homes to address rising costs and affordability concerns. My mission is to help you make sense of these shifting trends, offering honest advice and tailored solutions whether you&#039;re buying, selling, or investing. Through every market change, I\u2019m committed to guiding you with integrity, clear communication, and a client-first approach.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/usa\/usa-today-us-edition\/20260903\/281500758121795\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you noticed that new single-family homes are getting smaller, yet the price tags keep climbing? In 2025, the average new U.S. single-family home will be about 2,409 square feet\u2014down 11.6% from ten years ago. But despite the shrinking space, the price per square foot has nearly soared by 72%. As a broker and mortgage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":63,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}