In 1949, the average square footage of a house for one family was 909 square feet. By 2021, it had almost tripled to 2,480 square feet, according to American Home Shield's American Home Size Index.

Those with a $300,000 budget to buy a house could get something up to 1,500 square feet on average across 25 states, ...

After years of high existing home price appreciation as well as persistently steep mortgage rates, homebuyers are responding ...