Portland’s Small-House Movement Is Catching On

Re:Portland’s Small-House Movement Is Catching On by jweir on Sunday October 02, 2016 @11:55AM (#12622886)

Well, if it is catching on, it is not catching on in Portland. The new houses being built are maximizing the square footage and taking up as much foot print as possible.

Now some people are adding small ADU(additional dwelling unit) and these often are small. They are meant to be rented out. But these are not primary residences.

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Re:Portland’s Small-House Movement Is Catching On by erentz on Sunday October 02, 2016 @03:02PM (#12623714)

If Portland is anything like Seattle, the problem is that the absurd zoning encourages developers to build larger houses to maximize their return on the investment in acquiring the land. This is based on conversations with architects and builders where I've asked about this specific problem.

This means that I could afford many newer houses if they were built out to something like 1800-2200 sqft which would still be more space than I need. But instead all new houses are built out to 3000+ sqft making them >$1m.

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