The US needs to build 2 million houses to revive the American dream of homeownership

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The US needs to build 2 million houses to revive the American dream of homeownership
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I thought Americans used sq ft to casually describe houses? Please don't switch to number of bedrooms. That's what we do in UK and it's led to house builders squeezing closet-sized bedrooms into a house so they can sell it as a 4-bed.

Americans use any/all of bedrooms/bathrooms/square footage/lot size

We also measure them in bulletproof ratings. The average house is a level 6.

And lot size in football fields, a 1500 square foot 3 bed 2 bath on 1/4 of a football field.

Just be thankful we are using soemwhat sane measurements, ive witnessed someone use Humvee's as a measurement. It was in relation to a pool.

I’ve never used square feet as a primary way to describe a house. The rooms are the main concern.