Good News About the Bad Economy

If there's any silver lining to the economic cloud that hovers over us, it would have to be the demise of the McMansion. In a recent interview with the Washington Post, Virginia McAlester, author of A Field Guide to American Houses, speculated that our current economic woes will lead to smaller houses. McAlester thinks we'll also see an increase in energy-efficient attached houses and duplexes. Yay!

Full story in the Washington Post: Recession Should Change Tastes