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Housing for extended families

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Fri, 30 Nov 2012, 8:43am   362 views   7 comments
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/us/building-homes-for-modern-multigenerational-families.html?hp&gwh=C6AC1FBF5968A1E0D27A365291601014

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1. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 414 threads 4,124 comments Baltimore, MD

   1   4:19pm Fri 30 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   We already have tens of millions of homes made for multigenerational housing. We call them McMansions

2. fedwatcher Follow Befriend 108 comments Sunnyvale, CA

   2   7:45pm Wed 5 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   zzyzzx says We already have tens of millions of homes made for multigenerational housing. We call them McMansions Yup! The boomers were raised in 1,000 sf one bath homes and now live in 2,400sf three bath homes that can support three generations.

3. lostand confused Follow Befriend (9) 161 threads 1,543 comments Premium

   3   7:46pm Wed 5 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   fedwatcher says Yup! The boomers were raised in 1,000 sf one bath homes and now live in 2,400sf three bath homes that can support three generations. The funny thing is more people probably lived in the smaller homes than do in the McMansions!!

4. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

   4   10:05pm Wed 5 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   fedwatcher says The boomers were raised in 1,000 sf one bath homes and now live in 2,400sf three bath homes that can support three generations. I can use three baths myself.

5. lisalisa Follow Befriend 1 threads 79 comments New Lenox, IL

   5   5:14am Thu 6 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   If you have the Family, more power to you.

6. Danaseb Follow Befriend (1) 142 comments San Jose, CA

   6   5:26am Thu 6 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   fedwatcher says zzyzzx says We already have tens of millions of homes made for multigenerational housing. We call them McMansions Yup! The boomers were raised in 1,000 sf one bath homes and now live in 2,400sf three bath homes that can support three generations. Don't point that out to them, least they start squealing about how they NEED their room and the younger generations, if they just applied themselves; could surely take advantage of the silver platter economics boomers had enjoyed in their youth.

7. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 414 threads 4,124 comments Baltimore, MD

   7   6:05am Thu 6 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   fedwatcher says Yup! The boomers were raised in 1,000 sf one bath homes and now live in 2,400sf three bath homes that can support three generations. I thought that McMansions were typically larger than that.